Atomos - Shinobi II

The Shinobi II is really a step up from first gen. It even has EL zone like small hd.

Shinobi II with camera control and touch to focus works well. I dont love the atomos user interface for several reasons, but it works well regardless. Brightness is great. Low power use too. Powering the camera through the monitor via usbc is also great. Large batteries is what throws everything out of balance though. I use two power solutions depending on the situation: 1. Small cheap NPf batteries by Smallrig or Viltrox with usbc charging port type npf550. Will keep your camera setup very small and light. Will power the monitor for about an hour or less. Have a spare in your pocket for both camera and monitor. 2. micro v-mount batteries by fxlion with smallrig swivel adapter type 4064 (without rails!) + original smallrig power adapter to DTAP cable. This runs the camera and monitor for several hours with 98wh. Fantastic on shoots. Both solutions only make sense for me without the top handle and the monitor mounted on a natorail with natoclamp monitor mount directly on top of the camera body. Putting the monitor on top or to the front of the top handle will destroy the small formfactor of the fx30/3 and throw everything out of balance. Btw, the phone solution gives you a really good monitor and the monitoring tools are solid. I just cant deal with the connection management. I want to press a power button and have a signal. With a phone you always have to select the app, connect the camera etc.; too bothersome in in solo shooter situations involving other people. just try it

Highly recommend getting an Atomos Shinobi 2

I really like the new phone solution. Especially because its so light and easy. Other than that i sometimes whip out the atomos shinobi but honestly i want my rig to be as light as possible and i dont wanna walk around all day with the monitor on. I got the rs3 pro and im very happy with it sometimes i also have my telephoto on it but not often. U might get that one used. If i wouldnt have one i would actually opt for the rs4 mini because of the new features and it probably holds 90% of the stuff i need