Sony a6300 Custom Rig Setups

Today we look at 3 different a6300 rigs and how to pimp out your Sony a6300 for video shooting. We'll look at a cage, budget monitor and how to deal with cables on a cage.

My a6300 Review:

Parts I Used for these Setups:

[ChrisThompsonphotography]

FYI, the A6500 cage also fits the A6300 beautifully! Just got mine in today. :)
And the little screw on the left of the A6500 smallrig adds an additional contact point through the right silver eyelit.

[ARickyRodriguez]

I just picked up the a6300 from B&H as a B-Camera for my FS700R. I bought your a6300 guide and thanks to you I was able to navigate thru the camera's menu without any trouble. Also, I will without a doubt build this rig with the battery pack. Thanks, man, you rock, keep up the good work.

[SullyCortez]

Thanks so much for mentioning me and my video! Loved this, I'm glad you found that tip useful about the zipties. Hopefully people find this helpful because this setup is absolutely wonderful!

[jamiem]

These videos are really helpful Caleb, I'm considering a rig like this for wedding videography, nice and light with less margin for error on the day. I'll be sure to buy the guide if I decide to pick up the a6300. Thanks!

[austinwachukwu]

Thanks for the tip on the ball head, also don't want a really tall setup. works out well!

[edfiregaming]

Cool video! Thanks so much for making it. I'm currently researching the A6300, and am trying to piece together the best way to get the most out of it. This really helped! Keep up the great work.

[DIYCameraGuy]

Hi Calib, I have a few rigs that I love for the 6300 one that puts the monitor behind the camera it is very simple to build and very inexpensive.

[ToddsNerdCave]

Great video Caleb! and totally of interest to me as I am building up my cage rig for my newly purchased a6300. I too am using the smallrig cage as the basis for it. But I am using a larger monitor for mine, the Aputure VS-2 FineHD. I bought your a6300 guide, it's fantastic.

[capturedbycaruso]

Dude, your reviews are so helpful thanks so much!!

[devinbass]

Hey Caleb! Loving the Sony a6300 vids!!! I recently purchased an A6300 and these videos have my excited to see what all it can do! Do you still happen to have the video guide available? I hit the link but it looks like it's no longer available.

[TickTockTime]

Awesome rigs! I've got the 18650 battery handle-style cage and had mentioned the sd extension previously. I did some testing and realized the extension is finnicky as hell but I did get it working to the point of taking a 1hr, 10 min 4K video before it shut off (recovered file just as always). And I promise you a quick glimpse of my setup is still on my list of videos to do (I'll send you a link when ready) but keep in mind it won't be nearly as production quality ;-). I really appreciate the time and effort you put into each of your videos, keep at it!

[MortenKeilow]

Hi. The “Video Guide” video has been removed. Do you have any other video about the bottom box? Looks neat, and love the XLR inputs.

[aninstrumentalvision]

Put in a HDMI 90° adapter to keep the HDMI from sticking out! Thanks for great ideas!

[Sam-beyy]

Amazing setup! I also need to find a good solution to the headphone jack issue.

[ArcticxBeaver]

Love these vids. Think I'll switch from canon to an a6300!

[thebrothersthre]

I just got the A6300. It was going to replace my GH4, but I am having second thoughts. I am probably going to sell it mainly due to the rolling shutter.

The rolling shutter is twice as bad as the GH4's 4k. Plus the 1080 200mbps on the GH4 is really phenomenal.  Plus the 96fps is much better then the 120fps on the A6300 as far as video quality.

It was a tough choice but I think I am sticking with the GH4 despite the A6300 sharper image (downsampled 6k), and low light abilities.

[BlazeCollie]

got to say i like this setup you got going on here but Ii would love to see a footage preview using this setup for sake of seeing how stable the video is using the top grip.

[EmileModesitt]

Love rigging videos, especially with the a6300. Definitely curious to see what you think of that new Ikan monitor. One thing I've been struggling with is wanting a top handle but also wanting to be able to use the viewfinder sometimes when I'm outdoors. The handle always gets in the way. Hmmm.... I wish these small monitors were brighter or came with loupes.

[joshuahammock]

You are awesome thank you for all these helpful videos!!

[AlljPro]

Great kit combo.
Can you do one which incorporates a Rode VMP & Zoom H1. Love the compactness of the A6300. I built one without monitor... Problem is the mic intergration