What the thread found

• A prototype bracket system exists that can mount both analog BFD receivers and digital BDR receivers together on a Steadicam rig or camera
• The bracket solution uses a blue bracket designed to hold up to two analog BFD receivers, with an additional bracket that screws onto it to accommodate one or two digital receivers
• The digital receiver bracket was designed to potentially work with existing third-party double bracket solutions without requiring modification

Depends on

• The bracket system was initially only a prototype and had not been put into production at the time of the discussion
• The digital bracket compatibility with other commercial bracket solutions had not been tested, only theoretically considered
• Production viability depends on sufficient interest from the user community

Gear in this thread

BFD

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