2011Camera Stage/Donkey Box forum
Installing Kipp handles on DB3 camera support equipment
15 years old. Gear and prices may have changed since.
What the thread found
- The DB3 locking mechanism uses a hex screw that passes through a swing clamp, making it geometrically difficult to retrofit a Kipp handle without redesigning the clamp structure.
- Kipp handles can be sourced from McMaster-Carr, Fixtureworks, JW Winco, and direct from the manufacturer, with a wide selection of styles available in both steel and plastic.
- The DB3 design functions effectively as-is and does not require modification since it has a separate fine-adjustment mechanism unlike earlier models.
- Some participants questioned whether the original question concerned a DB1 model rather than a DB3, as the hex screw detail was characteristic of the older model.
Depends on
- No successful modification example was presented in the discussion.
- The feasibility of this modification remains theoretical rather than demonstrated.
- Uncertainty about the exact model being discussed in the original question.