Hey guys, welcome to another video.
Today we are going to look at the Beastcage
for the iPhone 11 Pro Max.
I'm very excited about this, this just arrived
a couple days ago.
Here I've got the Beastgrip M-Series wide
angle lens on it, and up until now I've been
using the Beastgrip Pro, which is fantastic
because it's universal.
You can position and size it for any smartphone
and any generation of smartphone so this is
something you're not going to have to replace
when you upgrade your phone.
The Beastcage of course is made for a particular
device, so this one is for the 11 Pro Max.
I've also got one for the 7 Plus, that I'm
currently using to record audio.
Fantastic, a lot lighter, a lot more kind
of low profile, and much easier when you're
wanting to rig up your smartphone on a bigger
gimbal, like a mirrorless or DSLR style gimbal.
Super flexible, we're going to look at how
to rig it up with different lenses.
So I've got a couple of the Beastgrip Pro
Series lenses, this is the 1.55X anamorphic,
I've got the 1.33X anamorphic.
The 3x tele, the wide.
We're going to look at Moment lenses as well,
different lens mounts, so 1.33X anamorphic,
and the original Moondog Labs 1.33X anamorphic,
all different lens mounts.
So you're going to see how to rig that up.
So, looking forward to it.
Let's take a look.
The Beastcage for the iPhone 11 Pro Max is
very well designed, machined and finished.
It’s a precision fit for the phone, and
has protective rubber pads to grip and protect
the phone from direct contact with the metal
cage.
The back side has the interchangeable lens
mount, and the front side has a latch mechanism
to release the retaining plate that holds
the phone securely in the cage.
Attaching a lens, for example here the Beastgrip
M-Series wide angle lens, is as simple as
fitting it to the mount and rotating the lens
90 degrees to lock it in place.
The position of the lens mount itself can
be swapped between wide and telephoto cameras
within seconds by loosening the thumbscrew
to release the plate, removing the plate and
rotating it by 180 degrees.
It’s just as fast to swap the entire lens
mount plate.
So for example you can use the 37mm thread
mount to attach 37mm mount lenses such as
the Beastgrip Pro series lenses, or Moondog
Labs anamorphic.
It’s also a solid mounting point for the
DOF Adapter MkII.
Once mounted there’s no movement or play
at all even with a heavier lens combination.
Moment lenses can be attached using the Moment
style bayonet mounting plate.
The moment lenses actually work very well
with the Beastcage because there’s a slightly
larger distance between the lens and the phone
camera which actually increases sharpness
on these lenses.
The 17mm lens mounting plate can be used with
Ulanzi lenses, or any other lenses that use
a 17mm thread.
Using a filter without a lens is easy with
the right filter mount, such as this Beastgrip
M-Series 58mm filter mount.
The Beastcage is super flexible, and compatible
with all the popular smartphone lenses.
One of the biggest advantages to the Beastcage
over the Beastgrip Pro, is that lens alignment
is always perfect.
That said, the Beastgrip Pro is universal,
and will outlast the Beastcage when it comes
to accommodating a new phone.
A 
pair of side handles and a nato rail are available
separately and make it a great handheld rig.
The side rails simply attach to the back side
of the cage, and the handles slide into place.
The nato rail can be attached to the top of
the cage so you can use one handle
as a top handle.
For me one of the best things about a solid
metal cage such as the Beastcage, is that
I can attach it solidly to a larger gimbal.
I’m using the Feiyu Tech AK4500, and up
to now have used the Beastgrip Pro, however,
the Beastcage is more compact, and more easily
balanced.
So it’s not only about holding your phone
and attaching accessories, it’s also about
attaching your phone to other gear.
When I’m shooting minimally, with just the
phone and an ND filter, nothing beats a simple
moment case and the Moondog Labs Multi Camera
Filter Mount, but as soon as lenses enter
the equation, especially if you’re using
a mix of lenses with different mounts, the
Beastcage comes into its own.
The Beastcage is an excellent way to accommodate
all the different lenses on the iPhone 11
Pro Max on a single cage, along with filters
and any other accessories you might need.
Lenses, lens mount position and the type of
lens mount can be swapped in seconds, it’s
It definitely beats carrying around a few
different cases, and having to get the phone
in and out of each case, with the risk of
dropping it every time.
That's it for me guys, thanks for watching.
I hope you've seen what you can do with the
Beastcage for the iPhone 11 Pro Max.
Check it out on the Beastgrip website, and
yeah, don't forget to subscribe for new videos
and updates, and check out my website.
I'm putting more and more stuff on there,
written resources, and things are going to
be happening there so check it out.
That's it from me for this video.
Until next time, thank you for watching.
Goodbye.
