11Apr Letus Talon 1DmkIV cage with the Canon t2i fully loaded
Even though this Letus Talon Cage was designed for the Canon 1D Mark IV, it does a very good job of protecting the fragile plastic body of the Canon T2i and it’s battery grip. The reason I point this out, is that Letus Currently has this Cage on Sale for $250.
At $499 the cage was a little over priced, but at $250 it’s pretty competitive with other DSLR cages on the market. The cut out sections of the solid aluminum frame may have been designed for the 1D mark IV, but they still work well for the t2i. As you can see, it’s very easy to slide the batteries in and out of the battery grip without having do dismount the camera.
There is plenty of room to use the HDMI, usb, and audio ports on the side of the t2i. You’ll also have more then enough 1/4 20 threads to mount a friction arm for monitors or microphones.
In this case I’ve gone a little overboard. A passive XLR audio interface on the left is feeding the input of the Juicedlink DS214 on the right which is then feeding the camera below. A Sennheiser G2 wireless unit is plugged into channel one and my Rode Videomic is plugged into channel two.
You probably wont need to mount this much stuff to your rig every day, but it’s nice to know that you could if the need arises. The one thing that would make this cage better is if it came with handles, but at the discounted price it’s hard to complain. If you want to take advantage of the Letus sale swing over to their site and check it out.
April 11th, 2012 at 3:34 pm
Doy ou think the 7D will fit in it (cut out wise)? I’ve been looking for a solid cage, and I love Letus gear.
April 11th, 2012 at 4:21 pm
Yes the 7d will fit, but you’ll probably want to have a battery grip on it. The 1d mark IV cage doesn’t have a cut out battery hole on the bottom of the unit so without a battery grip, you’d have to remove the camera every time you want to change the battery.
April 11th, 2012 at 4:45 pm
Awesome. Thanks for the heads-up.
October 28th, 2012 at 9:49 am
I am actually building a cage like this for my T2i. I have 2 questions if you don’t mind.
1. Will a follow focus still work with this since the battery grip puts it up higher?
2. Is there some sort of pin to keep the camera from twisting once mounted in the cage?
Thanks in advance.
PS
I love your videos, they have been extremely helpful, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us newbies.
October 28th, 2012 at 2:34 pm
You’ll need to use a riser adapter for your ff if you use a battery grip. The adapter plate has 2 rubber feet, so if you snug it down tight you shouldn’t have any problems with rotation. Keep an eye out on ebay as these talon rigs can sometimes be had for under $100 used.