All my 3rd party accessories (that need more than a single 1/4-20 screw of course) fit on the SmallRig cage but not the Tilta. The biggest difference and ultimate deal breaker for me is the spacing of all the mounting threads around the cage - Tilta’s are spaced uniquely enough that they only work with Tilta gear. This could be partially due to the weight, as the Tilta is slightly heavier than the SmallRig. The Tilta also feels slightly higher quality overall, but not by much. The Tilta has an ever-so-slightly tighter fit around the camera, but all said they have similar mounting points, etc., though the Tilta has two cold shoe mounts vs SmallRig’s one (but buy a $10 cold shoe mount and it’s even). The long and short of it is that both cages are VERY similar once assembled. ![]() Though to be fair (to be faaiiiiir) depending on which top handle you get for the SmallRig, and what accessories you may already own, you’ll almost definitely save at least some money with SmallRig. Tilta is a quality manufacturer, and with the full kit that was available from Chinese sellers on Amazon at the time, the Tilta priced out to be more or less the same as the equivalent SmallRig… rig. ![]() After doing a bit of research, I initially went with the Tilta over SmallRig, for 2 main reasons: the SSD mount seemed to beat SmallRig’s for location options, and the right side of the full Tilta cage seemed to have better mounting options (plus Tilta seemed like a higher-end company to be honest).īut ultimately after also getting the SmallRig and comparing both, I returned the Tilta in favor of the SmallRig cage. ![]() In an effort to figure out which option was best, I somewhat unintentionally got both the BMPCC4K Tilta full cage, and the SmallRig full cage - with top handle, SSD mounts, and accessories for both. TL DR The Tilta cage is great quality and you’ll be quite happy with it, but get the SmallRig for compatibility with accessories and future reuse of those accessories.
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