Nick Driftwood | Zacuto Panasonic Lumix S5 Cage and Recoil Shoulder Rig Experience @driftwoodtv | Uploaded May 2021 | Updated October 2024, 22 hours ago.
Here's my experience of 𝐙𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐨'𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐒𝟓 𝐂𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐠.
You can read the blog post on Zacuto's web site at zacuto.com/blogs/blog/zacuto-lumix-s5-cage-and-recoil-rig-review

I wasn't paid to do this. I've bought a ton of rigging gear over the years and there's something about the Zacuto equipment which always makes me feel confident in my filmmaking and I return to their products time and time again.

Maybe its because I trust in their build quality, robustness, and adaptability - maybe its because I can re-use large parts of the equipment across other cameras.

There are some great hardware companies out there, and Zacuto are certainly one of my favourites.

This cage and shoulder rig work beautifully, and I just love the quick release functionality of the ACT system. together with industry standard rail and screw mounts, building my Lumix S5 rig with Zacuto is effortless.

Here's what I got:-
𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐒𝟓 𝐂𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲
zacuto.com/products/panasonic-s5-cage?_pos=2&_sid=d46de8125&_ss=r

𝐒𝟓 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐑𝐢𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐜 𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐞:
zacuto.com/collections/panasonic-lumix-accessories/products/act-panasonic-s5-recoil-rig

𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝐈 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨:
𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞: zacuto.com/products/tactical-handle?_pos=1&_sid=fb5ebc14b&_ss=r

𝐙𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐨 '𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬' 𝐙-𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞:
zacuto.com/products/z-drive

𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞: zacuto.com/products/tornado?pr_prod_strat=copurchase&pr_rec_pid=6157784219824&pr_ref_pid=6157776978096&pr_seq=uniform

𝐙-𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐬/𝐁𝐌𝐃 𝐕𝐀 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫:
zacuto.com/products/z-rail-ball-mount?_pos=7&_sid=2c5ebae8b&_ss=r

𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢 𝐙-𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥: zacuto.com/products/mini-z-rail?_pos=1&_sid=4b45be56d&_ss=r

I also bought in the past the 𝐋𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐱 𝐒𝟏 𝐂𝐚𝐠𝐞 (which also supports S1H and S1R) which you will see in this video:-
zacuto.com/products/panasonic-s1-cage?_pos=3&_sid=d46de8125&_ss=r