The C6D Package Build
Follow these steps to build the Canon EOS 6D motion picture camera package.
First gather the Pelican 1600 case labeled C6D1 or C6D2, a blue WorkPro soft sided case containing the camera cage and one of the black and red Miliboo tripod cases.
The label for the camera package is just above the pressure release valve.
Inside the case you'll find the following (clockwise from the top left): Canon EOS 6D body, battery charger, the SmallRig field monitor mount, 7" field monitor, SD Card wallet, 50mm cine lens, 35mm lens, (the empty slot is for an 85mm cine lens), camera manual, filed monitor battery and HDMI cable.
The blue WorkPro case contains all the components for the camera cage to complete the package.
Locate the tripod case, remove the tripod and set it up with a single riser height.
Attach and adjust the pan handle so it is parallel to the surface of the tripod head.
Level the head by loosening the main head bolt (under the head) and adjusting the attitude of the head according to the green bubble.
Next, locate the camera stage from the WorkPro bag and make sure the quick-release plate is attached at the bottom at two points. Square it up and tighten if necessary.
Orient the stage and plate so the LENS --> is heading the proper direction on the tripod head, forward of the pan handle.
The quick-release plate dovetails into the top of the tripod head...
and slides into position. Center the stage assembly and tighten the clamp on the head to secure the stage.
Note: Opposite the thumb screw clamp on the head is the quick-release plate release button.
On top of the camera stage is another quick-release plate. Loosen the blue clamp screw and slide the plate reward until it stops, then press the blue quick release button to remove the plate entirely.
Attach the plate to the bottom of the 6D body, centering it to the body. Use a coin to tighten the quarter-inch bolt, tighten so it's snug, compressing the rubber strips on the top of the plate.
Now mount the camera onto the stage...
...center the body over the stage's center and tighten the blue clamp screw.
The stage has its own level. Be sure to check it against the tripod level making any adjustments to get them to agree. This is critical to maintain a level horizon, especially when panning the camera.
Now that the body is mounted, remove the body cap to prepare to mount the lens.
Remove the rear cap of the lens, in this case, the Rokinon 50mm cine lens,
...line up the red dot on the lens with the red dot on the body,
...insert and carefully twist the lens clockwise until it clicks and stops.
Since this is a cine lens, the T-stops will show at both sides instead of the top of the lens.
Note the markings on the focus ring. They indicate distance of the subject to the film plane of the camera and are used for focal plane reference. Also, note that the ring is geared to mate with a follow focus.
Locate the follow focus from the WorkPro bag and slide it on the 15mm rods with the focus knob on the camera-left side of the lens.
Position the follow focus so the drive wheel mates well with the focus ring on the lens. Tighten everything down - there are tow adjustment knobs on the follow focus, horizontal and vertical adjustments - and test the fluidity of the follow focus action. If it's stiff to move, back out the drive wheel just a little bit and re-tighten everything down.
With the follow focus installed, locate the matte box from the WorkPro bag and fit it on the 15mm rods ahead of the lens.The rods should extend out about an inch once the matte box is in place, allowing room for the installation of handles if they're needed.
Raise or lower the matte box so it frames the lens centrically, and move it back just barely beyond the filter mount of the lens. Tighten the blue thumb screws and vertical adjustment if needed.
Locate the three flags - a top and two side flags - from the WorkPro bag. Note each flag has two claws on one side and a single claw on the other.
Snap each flag onto the matte box with the single claw on the inside.
Be sure to mount the side flags so the diagonal cut is on top of both.
Next, locate the D-frame from the WorkPro bag and mount it on the rear of the 15mm rods.
Slide it forward as far as it will go.
Note that on top of the D-frame is a 3/8ths screw. It's there to mount an audio receiver for sound acquisition.
Be sure to tighten the main blue thumb screw underneath the D-frame.
Locate the SmallRig filed monitor mount from the C6D pelican case and clamp it on the end of the D-frame.
The clamp has a sliding bar for leverage. Once it's tight, adjust the bar away from the camera.
Loosen the thumb screw to get the SmallRig read to mount the field monitor.
Thread in the end of the loose SmallRig arm into the bottom of the field monitor and tighten.
Then right the field monitor into position and tighten the butterfly thumbscrew.
The field monitor has a Velcro band around its perimeter to attach the hood.
This is how the field monitor should look attached to the D-frame.
With the package built, now engineer it for video. Locate the HDMI cable from the Pelican case and find the port on the camera-left side of the body and remove the cover from the bottom, lifting up. The cover stays attached to the body.
Plug the mini side of the HDMI cable into the body,
...and the other standard end into the filed monitor.
Locate the field monitor battery from the Pelican case and attach it to the filed monitor.
Be sure to slide it in until it clicks.
A red light with illuminate once the battery is properly installed.
And this is how the completed rig should look. Be sure to catch the tutorial on engineering audio for this package.
First gather the Pelican 1600 case labeled C6D1 or C6D2, a blue WorkPro soft sided case containing the camera cage and one of the black and red Miliboo tripod cases.
The label for the camera package is just above the pressure release valve.
Inside the case you'll find the following (clockwise from the top left): Canon EOS 6D body, battery charger, the SmallRig field monitor mount, 7" field monitor, SD Card wallet, 50mm cine lens, 35mm lens, (the empty slot is for an 85mm cine lens), camera manual, filed monitor battery and HDMI cable.
The blue WorkPro case contains all the components for the camera cage to complete the package.
Locate the tripod case, remove the tripod and set it up with a single riser height.
Attach and adjust the pan handle so it is parallel to the surface of the tripod head.
Level the head by loosening the main head bolt (under the head) and adjusting the attitude of the head according to the green bubble.
Next, locate the camera stage from the WorkPro bag and make sure the quick-release plate is attached at the bottom at two points. Square it up and tighten if necessary.
Orient the stage and plate so the LENS --> is heading the proper direction on the tripod head, forward of the pan handle.
The quick-release plate dovetails into the top of the tripod head...
and slides into position. Center the stage assembly and tighten the clamp on the head to secure the stage.
Note: Opposite the thumb screw clamp on the head is the quick-release plate release button.
On top of the camera stage is another quick-release plate. Loosen the blue clamp screw and slide the plate reward until it stops, then press the blue quick release button to remove the plate entirely.
Attach the plate to the bottom of the 6D body, centering it to the body. Use a coin to tighten the quarter-inch bolt, tighten so it's snug, compressing the rubber strips on the top of the plate.
Now mount the camera onto the stage...
...center the body over the stage's center and tighten the blue clamp screw.
The stage has its own level. Be sure to check it against the tripod level making any adjustments to get them to agree. This is critical to maintain a level horizon, especially when panning the camera.
Now that the body is mounted, remove the body cap to prepare to mount the lens.
Remove the rear cap of the lens, in this case, the Rokinon 50mm cine lens,
...line up the red dot on the lens with the red dot on the body,
...insert and carefully twist the lens clockwise until it clicks and stops.
Since this is a cine lens, the T-stops will show at both sides instead of the top of the lens.
Note the markings on the focus ring. They indicate distance of the subject to the film plane of the camera and are used for focal plane reference. Also, note that the ring is geared to mate with a follow focus.
Locate the follow focus from the WorkPro bag and slide it on the 15mm rods with the focus knob on the camera-left side of the lens.
Position the follow focus so the drive wheel mates well with the focus ring on the lens. Tighten everything down - there are tow adjustment knobs on the follow focus, horizontal and vertical adjustments - and test the fluidity of the follow focus action. If it's stiff to move, back out the drive wheel just a little bit and re-tighten everything down.
With the follow focus installed, locate the matte box from the WorkPro bag and fit it on the 15mm rods ahead of the lens.The rods should extend out about an inch once the matte box is in place, allowing room for the installation of handles if they're needed.
Raise or lower the matte box so it frames the lens centrically, and move it back just barely beyond the filter mount of the lens. Tighten the blue thumb screws and vertical adjustment if needed.
Locate the three flags - a top and two side flags - from the WorkPro bag. Note each flag has two claws on one side and a single claw on the other.
Snap each flag onto the matte box with the single claw on the inside.
Be sure to mount the side flags so the diagonal cut is on top of both.
Next, locate the D-frame from the WorkPro bag and mount it on the rear of the 15mm rods.
Slide it forward as far as it will go.
Note that on top of the D-frame is a 3/8ths screw. It's there to mount an audio receiver for sound acquisition.
Be sure to tighten the main blue thumb screw underneath the D-frame.
Locate the SmallRig filed monitor mount from the C6D pelican case and clamp it on the end of the D-frame.
The clamp has a sliding bar for leverage. Once it's tight, adjust the bar away from the camera.
Loosen the thumb screw to get the SmallRig read to mount the field monitor.
Thread in the end of the loose SmallRig arm into the bottom of the field monitor and tighten.
Then right the field monitor into position and tighten the butterfly thumbscrew.
The field monitor has a Velcro band around its perimeter to attach the hood.
This is how the field monitor should look attached to the D-frame.
With the package built, now engineer it for video. Locate the HDMI cable from the Pelican case and find the port on the camera-left side of the body and remove the cover from the bottom, lifting up. The cover stays attached to the body.
Plug the mini side of the HDMI cable into the body,
...and the other standard end into the filed monitor.
Locate the field monitor battery from the Pelican case and attach it to the filed monitor.
Be sure to slide it in until it clicks.
A red light with illuminate once the battery is properly installed.
And this is how the completed rig should look. Be sure to catch the tutorial on engineering audio for this package.
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