Welcome to Ultralight Camera Solutions, where we proudly offer a selection of caged camera tray kits specifically designed for Underwater photography. Our kits encompass six categories tailored to underwater equipment and three categories dedicated to cinema gear. In this blog post, we will be highlighting the third category: Underwater Caged Camera Tray kits.

Within this category, we present three distinct kits, each carefully crafted to accommodate a range of needs based on the camera or iPhone housing employed. All three of these kits introduce innovative solutions that revolutionize the approach to setting up your camera rig. To further enhance your understanding of each category, we have included a video on our YouTube channel. You can find the link to the video at the end of this blog.

But first, let's see what a double-caged camera tray is and why it might be a desirable option. This solution emerged from the desire to have a robust wrap-around tray capable of securely holding various additional accessories, while also providing better support for those accessories. And thus, the double-caged camera trays were born.

These kits consist of two identical trays bolted together, with two handles positioned in between. The top center of the tray features a GoPro mount, while two 1" ball mounts serve as attachment points for arms. One configuration is the DTK-MCXLH and comprises two TR-DM2 trays, two AC-H1/4XL handles, one GP-TRI-MOUNT for GoPro, and two BA-HB ball mounts.

Two of the kits utilize the longer TR-SBLD tray. The first kit, DTK-LCXLH (not shown) includes two TR-SBLD trays, two AC-H1/4XL handles, one TRI-MOUNT, and two BA-HB ball mounts. The second kit, DTK-SCSH shares the same components but features a shorter handle, the AC-H1/4.

Our caged camera tray kits are compatible with various camera housings and iPhone housings. For the Kraken iPhone housing, the kit, DTK-SCSH with shorter handles and the TR-SBLD tray is the optimal choice. However, the SeaLife iPhone housing, which possesses a vacuum port on the top, is better suited for the kit, DTK-LCXLH (not shown) with taller handles and the TR-SBLD tray. If you plan to use a small video camera that utilizes a 1/4"-20 mounting bolt, simply remove the GoPro mount and use the same bolt to attach the alternative-style video camera to the top tray.

We invite you to explore the versatility and functionality of our caged camera tray kits, designed to accommodate your unique photography needs and provide an elevated shooting experience.

If you have any questions or are not sure which kits will work for you please feel free to Contact Us.  We're always happy to help! 

Links to caged camera tray kits:

DTK-LCXLH

DTK-MCXLH

DTK-SCSH

If you haven't heard, we are no longer Ultralight Control Systems. We are now Ultralight Camera Solutions, and of course, that means a new logo and a new website, plus a whole bunch of other goodies. 

We now have lots of different types of kits for both Underwater and Cinema use and in this blog, we're going to do a quick overview of them. Currently, we have six different underwater kits/ packages and for our cinema customers, we have three, making up a total of almost 70 different new kits/packages.

In our Intro video, I briefly went over the new kits and types of kits and when you get time I highly suggest checking that video out. Following up to this we have a series of videos covering each category of kit. 

Why all the different kits/packages you ask? Great question! The short answer is that we listened to our customers to make purchasing our products easier. The long answer is, we have over 200 different products for both underwater and cinema use and many go together or can be mixed and matched to create a setup of one kind or another. For underwater use, you might need clamps, arms, trays, extensions, ball mounts, and more to put together a setup for a camera, housing, strobes, lights, and other accessories. For cinema use, you might need clamps, arms, ball mounts, monitor mounts, etc to set up monitors, and sound systems, and do grip work. With all the products we offer, it can be hard for some to visualize or conceptualize what is needed, and with all the new kits, finding what you need and adding to it later becomes so much easier.

These new kits are not only great because we covered lots of different combinations but there are some that showcase some brand new products we have such as the double caged camera trays and sled setups mainly for larger cameras with big dome ports. 

The new kits we have for underwater are camera arm kits, camera tray kits, caged camera kits, GoPro & video kits, sled kits, and tripod kits. The new kits we have for cinema users are cinema arm kits, Cardellini arm kits, and tripod kits.

Below is some basic information on each category of kit

Underwater kits:

• Camera arm kits-These kits are with single or double 5” or 8” arms and setup for Sea and Sea strobes and lights with the YS style mount, Ikelite, and Inon strobes.
• Camera tray kits-These kits are for single-handle and double-handle camera trays plus add-on extensions with handles to make a single-handle tray into a double-handle tray. They work with small to large camera housings and Iphone housings.
• Caged camera tray kits-These kits are basically two trays mounted one over the other with a handle mounted between them creating a very stable environment for a camera housing and with plenty of mounting space for a GoPro or small video camera and lights.
• GoPro tray kits-These kits come either as a handheld setup, single-handle tray, or two-handle tray setup. One kit uses an adjustable Cardellini clamp originally made for the cinema industry and works well for mounting to almost any surface such as a motorcycle, watercraft, or automobile.
• Sled camera tray kits-These are some of the newest and most versatile tray kits Ultralight has ever come out with. They are mainly for a larger camera with a large dome port but can be used with smaller camera housings where you want LOTS of mounting options. We also offer a monitor mounting kit to fit the sled.
• Tripod kits-We have always had a large pan & tilt tripod but now we have kits from small to large tripods for mounting cameras, GoPro’s, and lights too. All of them work just as well underwater as above. 

Cinema Kits:

• Cinema arm kits-This is the largest assortment of kits that we offer. They range from small setups with no arms to large ones with double 8” arms and everything in between. These kits are mainly for different monitors that use either a  ¼”-20 thread, SmallHD mounts with locating pins, or larger monitors not using lactating pins. These kits can be used for many other applications depending on what is needed. 
• Cardellini arm kits-These kits all use the Cardellini adjustable clamp which can easily be clamped onto practically anything, not over 1 ½” thick. Each kit has a different mount on the end to attach monitors, GoPros, or other accessories depending on what is needed
• Tripod kits-These are the same kits as the underwater tripod kits except for our NEW large GoPro tripod using three Cardellini clamps. The cool thing about this new kit is it can be set up quickly for some awesome shots where it is hard to mount other camera mounts.

As you can see we have LOTS of cool new kits for all types of environments and applications with some being brand-new products. To see all the new kits, please visit our website and if you have any questions, feel free to Contact Us. 

Here at Ultralight Camera Solutions, we pride ourselves in manufacturing quality underwater photography and cinematography parts, all USA made with USA materials. Our assembly and packaging are done in-house as well at our warehouse in Oxnard but occasionally there are some problems. 

Our customer service is extremally important to us and we are ALWAYS happy to help. Owner Ken Kollwitz has been on the other end as a customer and fully believes in the Golden Rule, "do to others what you would have them do to you". For such a simple idea it seems many companies have forgotten. Here at Ultralight, this is one of our main goals, to offer the BEST customer service possible.

This also carries forward to our warranty and Terms of Service. We believe in making products that last, no matter what type of environment they are used in and because of this, we offer a lifetime warranty on all our products. As we all know, there's always the possibility of a problem, whether it is a malfunction of a product, missing parts, or a customer issue. No matter what the issue is, email us at info@ulvs.com or give us a call at (805) 485-0233 and we will be happy to help

One important thing to remember is that Ultralight is a small company. It's not like calling a big company which can be very hard to get a hold of somebody who can help. You won't go through one of those automated phone systems that take forever and totally frustrate you. Call us and more than likely you will get Ken, the owner of Ultralight. We stand behind everything that we manufacture, and we're here to help. Also, one more very important thing is that we are ALWAYS happy to hear your feedback, good or bad because we can't make needed changes if we do not know where those changes are needed.