The Zacuto GH5 Cage Bundle 5 for GH5 and GH5S includes the Zacuto GH5 Cage, Zacuto Top Handle with Z-Rail and Cold Shoe Mount, and a Zacuto GH5 Metabones Adapter Support. This bundle brings you a versatile cage system that protects your camera while providing additional mounting points for accessories. The cage and top handle expand the number of ways you can effectively handhold the camera, and allow you to mount accessories without stressing your camera's body.
The top handle features threaded 1/4"-20 and 3/8"-16 threads and a cold shoe mount. It clamps to the cage's built-in Z-Rail providing additional handling capability. The Zacuto GH5 cage has been designed to protect your GH5/GH5S camera and allows you to mount a support for the Metabones EF to Micro Four Thirds adapter directly to the cage, obviating the need for a rod-based lens support for your Metabones adapter.
Zacuto touts their GH5 Cage for GH5 and GH5S as a "no-cage" cage, although it provides protection and support for accessories via 1/4"-20 threaded mounting holes and otherwise meets the criteria for what people generally refer to as a cage. Lightweight, but maintaining the robust build quality Zacuto is known for, the cage features anodized aluminum construction with a front plate, the accessory mounting holes, and a removable handgrip on the camera left side. The cage is form-fitting and is designed to use your camera's neck strap eyelets, in conjunction with the 1/4"-20 mounting screw, to keep your camera secure.
The design of the cage allows access to all the camera's functions, battery, and SD card compartments, as well as leaving your camera's hot shoe unobstructed. In addition, the design permits you to grasp your camera with your right hand as if the cage were not there, while the included strap keeps your hand snug against the camera. The top plate incorporates numerous 1/4"-20 threaded mounting holes, with the cage itself featuring a total of 46. The bottom of the cage is machined into a dovetail compatible with an optional VCT Pro or VCT Pro Dock, but it also features two 1/4"-20 and one 3/8"-16 threaded mounting holes for mounting a tripod plate. An optional top handle and Metabones support expand the functionality of the cage.
- Anodized aluminum construction
- 46 total 1/4"-20 threaded accessory mounting holes
- Built-in Z-Rail for top handle (or other accessory) mounting
- And included HDMI "pincher" attaches directly to your camera
- Access to the battery and SD card compartments, all the camera's knobs and functions, and the camera's hot shoe is maintained
- The wood handgrip incorporates a cold shoe, and mounts to the cage via a Z-Rail
- A Metabones adapter support that attaches directly to the cage and not to rods is available
- A 15mm LWS rod support base is available
- A top handle with cold shoe is available
The Zacuto Top Handle with Z-Rail and Cold Shoe Mount features a slim design with a contoured wood grip that fits comfortably in your hand. It features an orientable Z-Rail clamp, and the built-in Z-Rail, cold shoe, and single 3/8"-16 and multiple 1/4"-20 threaded mounting holes enable you to mount a variety of accessories.
The Top Handle attaches to any Z-Rail dovetail, and the Z-Rail jaw clamp can be oriented multiple ways to work on horizontal or vertical Z-Rails. The spring-loaded locking lever enables tightening or loosening of the clamp even when you don't have room to fully rotate the lever. It releases quickly with the flip of a mini ratcheting lever. This is well suited for mounting to the GH5 cage or using on your Recoil rigs.
The Zacuto Metabones Adapter Support for Panasonic GH5 Cage screws straight into the front of your Zacuto Cage. This support prevents the adapter from twisting during lens zooming or focus pulling. Metabones 0.64x and 0.71x speed booster adapters are compatible with this support.