iFootage SeaStars | A Quick Mount for Everything! 

I've backed ifootage's Cobra Strike 3 on Kickstarter, I can see this being a handy inclusion for that monopod. I plan to use this Seastar for my Platyball Head where I'll swap back and forth between my Manfrotto Neotec, Heipi Travel and soon to be added SmallRig x Potato Jet Tribex tripod for my landscape work. I love options and this tool has that and so much more! Thanks for sharing your thoughts

Stop trying to convince me to spend money when I have no income. I love iFootage. 😭😭😭😭

Scott, you must have a prerelease or current production model. Just received my SeaStar from IFOOTAGE and the top plate does not have 3 security lockdown screws only a compression type ring surrounding the spring-loaded camera connector. Have to make sure you have the top plate tight with the camera. Nice in-depth review. IFOOTAGE makes great stuff.

Reminds me of zhiyun trans adapter!!! Great to see someone else is inovating

Great presentation.

Looking forward to the new Seastars Q1S! Coming this summer!

Will definitely add that to my kit. Moving from system to system will be a breeze. Nice video Scott

Looks like a great quick release system, and I know iFootage is a good company but the price for such a thing would make it harder for someone to switch from his current Manfrotto or Arca-swiss especially if he has a lot of stuff... honestly I started with a Manfrotto tripod and than found out that arca-swiss is just more common, when I got my Peak Design capture (BTW, awesome device especially if you need to walk with heavy lens) I bought their dual pate which is compatible with both and it actually opened so many opportunities for me! arca-swiss heads and plates can be found very cheap on Amazon and on AliExpress so it will be much easier to switch to those instead... The only advantages I see here is that those are really low profile and that 2 screws in one method is much better than anything I saw so far. But still, nothing wins that moment that you go to shoot with a friend and his tripod already set and you want to take 1 photo with a tripod, you just put your camera in with the same arca-swiss which can be found almost anywhere...

Great review, I like the way you present the information. Thanks for taking the time to make this video!

I'm intrigued by this product. Your video assures me that, when properly mounted and secured, it will not add any slop or wobble. I agree the price is a wee bit high, as I will need extra top and bottom components to make full use of the system between my rigs (2 tripods, 1 monopod, slider, crane, teleprompter). This could easily add up to $250-300 for all the bits I would need to support all my rigs. Q: How much additional height does the system add to your rig? This can be an issue with matte boxes when mounted to a rail system. If I add this between my rail system and camera, the lens could be too high up to accommodate my matte box. I currently use inexpensive Manfrotto 401 plates with my rigs, and their low profile is not an issue. I presume the Seastar gizmo will add too much weight and height to work with my Ronin S gimbal.

Have you ever tried to attach a sea star to a DJI Ronin-SC Gimbal? Does it work, if yes that would make a good video. Anything to make gimbal set up faster.

Hi. At 2:35, you mentioned about 3 screws under the top plate to make sure the plate does not move but I do not have those on the 3 Seastars that I bought. Looks like yours were pre-production models and iFootage eventually decided to remove this feature. Any clue why they would have done so?

My quick release needs a quick release lol. Hope you're well

Is there a lock on the star arms?

How would 1 screw on the quick release plate prevent whatever it is attached to from spinning. compared to a 2-screw Manfrotto plate?

My comment is that they have missed a huge thing. You can't put down your camera on a table or flore without tipping the hole camera, or a set with a cage. In that case you have to buy an extra base plate for each. I where on a consert where I had two tripods, two cameras but I needed to change them in between in different scenarios. An 500 mm lens,(back and forth with a extender 1,4) one 300 mm and obut the same and one 70-200 mm. Videofilming for stills. I was a demanded to that. So something stable under the topplate for a lens or camera when changing or "park" the set-up. That is my comment and hasitation for buying this "studio-moore- a like-kit" . Loved it at first but don't have the last thing solved. (I cant have any videohead below, with a wobbly bottom) To heavy also. I need a flat "dummy" for a stable "camera put down".

Hi Scott! My workflow is a little different from most of your photos and demos. My camera/gimbal combo ( BMPCC 4K / ZHIYUN Crane Lab 3 ) either sits on a DIGITALFOTO Thanos II support WITHOUT a fluid head, or it sits on Manfrotto Nitrotech N12 Video Head (see below link) sitting on a tripod or slider. Since I don’t want a fluid head added to the Thanos (added weight and not needed) it doesn’t seem your typical mounting suggestions would work for me. Am I missing something? The only way I can see using the Seastar is to mount it to a Manfrotto quick release plate between the fluid head and the base of the gimbal. That works but I’m worried about stability and rotational shifting, as I don’t know where or how the “locking screws” are going to grab the Manfrotto plate. Can you suggest a better adapter or arrangement? Also the Seastar's locking screw on the quick release plate (NOT the base plate) is outside of the circumference it would engage with the Zhiyun Crane 3 lab handle. Any suggestions on how to work around this?

Brilliant !!!

Thanks for the review Scott! Q: How much height does this system add to a tripod and video head? I need to insure my tripod/video head will still fit inside its travel case.

This is a very interesting product and I am looking forward to getting it. Scott, please can you help find out when ifootage shark slider nano will be available. This is a product we have been expecting for a while now and ii am still waiting for your Z CAM E2 F6 guide.

I own ifootage’ s mini jib, ishark slider and two of their monopods, all of which are fantastic quality and design. However, even though this new product seems to be of the same pedigree, I shall not replace my present Manfrotto quick release solution for this; reason being that it is way too large in diameter and would not be suitable for to be used on everything. I go from cages to tripods to gimbals to monopods to jibs to sliders and my motion control rigs all with the same mount. Unfortunately, this system would only be suitable for some of those applications so for my needs it is not universal enough! If they make a smaller and more compact version then that would be another story! 😉🙏🏾

In a word (two actually) Arca Swiss. The simplest and most versatile system for still, video, cine cameras. Non-proprietary and very inexpensive.

If you are buying 2 of them, it is $2 cheaper to get 2 Baseplate and a single 2 Plate bundle than getting 2 Standard Bundle sets.

Hi Scott, I am sure you have already been asked but if I am not wrong, you live in Japan. How did you end it up there? Are you married with a Japanese? FYI, I’m half French and half Japanese, hence my family name.

How do you get them apart when you first get them? I just got mine and trying to figure it out.

Hi Scott. Again me :D....my first thaught was....if this cost 28 euros it would be awesome....79 is a lot. ... Nad now my question. If you mount slider(center of the slider) with this to a tripod without a head....straight to tripod. Is it going to cause some movement of the slider. I mean the movement which make horizon off on both sides and straight in the center. Thank you.

Is this compatible with their cobra series monopod quick release? Would be nice to move the K5 from the cobra to riser.