PYXIS Monitor EVF Kit - is top handle required? RESOLVED

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PYXIS Monitor EVF Kit - is top handle required? RESOLVED

PostSat Apr 05, 2025 10:14 am

I am considering which monitor to get for my PYXIS. I like the flexibility of the EVF kit. But do I need the top handle to use the EVF mount? I can't work out how it attaches to the top of the camera without the handle.
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Re: Blackmagic PYXIS Monitor EVF Kit - is top handle require

PostSat Apr 05, 2025 3:50 pm

Yes, you definitely need the top handle.
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Re: Blackmagic PYXIS Monitor EVF Kit - is top handle require

PostSun Apr 06, 2025 3:21 pm

No you do not need the top handle. You can get other rails and mount them to the Pyxis monitor. The NATO Rail Side Plate for SmallHD will work with the Pyxis monitor as well as other Small HD accessories.
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Re: PYXIS Monitor EVF Kit - is top handle required? RESOLVED

PostMon Apr 07, 2025 9:53 am

Pete Tomkies wrote:I am considering which monitor to get for my PYXIS. I like the flexibility of the EVF kit. But do I need the top handle to use the EVF mount? I can't work out how it attaches to the top of the camera without the handle.


There are some threads already about this, but you can use a small 70mm nato rail and attach with m4 screws.

I use this Condor Blue clamp, which gives me basically the same adjustments as the EVF mount for the Pyxis, but with my Shape D handle and a 15mm rod.

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/ ... _nato.html

Here is a quick picture of it mounted, sorry for the lighting but my office lighting is very dark.
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Re: PYXIS Monitor EVF Kit - is top handle required? RESOLVED

PostMon Apr 07, 2025 11:23 pm

Thanks for the tip!
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Re: PYXIS Monitor EVF Kit - is top handle required? RESOLVED

PostTue Apr 08, 2025 5:54 pm

can i able to use hand grip without top handle?
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Re: PYXIS Monitor EVF Kit - is top handle required? RESOLVED

PostTue Apr 08, 2025 7:36 pm

admasv wrote:can i able to use hand grip without top handle?

Huh??? Are you asking about the new Pyxis grip?
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Re: PYXIS Monitor EVF Kit - is top handle required? RESOLVED

PostTue Apr 08, 2025 9:10 pm

yes pleas
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Re: PYXIS Monitor EVF Kit - is top handle required? RESOLVED

PostWed Apr 09, 2025 4:01 am

These Camvate rails should be compatible with the Pyxis monitor mounting holes.

https://www.camvate.com/products/camvat ... eries-1831
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Re: PYXIS Monitor EVF Kit - is top handle required? RESOLVED

PostWed Apr 09, 2025 10:29 am

admasv wrote:yes pleas

I don't think we really know yet since the handle hasn't been released. We all assumed before the Pyxis monitor got released, it would mount differently than it does. Took us all about a day to cobble something together and now we are all good and don't necessarily need the OEM mount. I'm sure when the handle is released, it may be the same if something isn't standard, though I expect the handle doesn't need anything else to mount since it replaces the existing side mount and makes the Pyxis more "camcorder" like record and zoom control (if your lens supports it).
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Re: PYXIS Monitor EVF Kit - is top handle required? RESOLVED

PostFri Apr 11, 2025 6:27 pm

Update. The Camvate/smallHD rails are absurdly close to the same mounting points, but no cigar. Apparently the Blackmagic mount on the Pyxis monitor is unique and compatible with absolutely nothing else.
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Re: PYXIS Monitor EVF Kit - is top handle required? RESOLVED

PostSat Apr 12, 2025 12:25 pm

Tim Kraemer wrote:Update. The Camvate/smallHD rails are absurdly close to the same mounting points, but no cigar. Apparently the Blackmagic mount on the Pyxis monitor is unique and compatible with absolutely nothing else.

The smallrig nato rail fits with two m4 screws.

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