SMALLRIGx Brandon Li All-in-One Mobile Video Kit, Universal Quick Release Phone Video Rig Kit for iPhone for Samsung for Pixel, with 67mm VND Filter Wireless Rotatable Handles for M.2 SSD - 4596

This is a perfect example of a company listening to their consumers,and giving free range to their collaborators. This cage and its accessories checks all the boxes for an amazing phone rig.Big ups to Brandon Li for this one.P.S. I also added the Smallrig S60 wireless mics forthe extra sauce.

Overall this is a great setup but Smallrig fail to mention the shortcomings such as the magsafe does not allow the iPhone 16 pro max to fit correctly, you will have to use the regular clamp instead. Plus if you’re having problems finding a M.2 SSD to work, I bought the SAMSUNG 980 SSD 1TB PCle 3.0x4, NVMe M.2 2280. It worked fine. But I Had trouble with others. Also I had to buy the Silkland USB 4 Cable for Thunderbolt 4 Cable 1FT, the cable that came with it is probably not a thunderbolt 4 cable and is hit or miss to work with iPhone 16 pro max. I would advise to look for an angled usb 4 thunderbolt cable because with the 16 pro max there’s barely enough room for the cable to fit, once you connect the usb-c hub. The shutter button works ok on the Bluetooth handle, but the zoom rocker does not work period, I’m certainly sure smallrig is aware of this, but yet they sold it as if it do work. If you’re using the iPhone 16 pro max thinking everything just going to work out the box, save your money, I’ve had to purchased an additional cable, I also removed the filter bracket and lens adapter, and replaced it with another smallrig lens filter and adapter so that I could be able to use the MagSafe and included filter. It fit fine with the IPhone Pro. I decided to keep it anyway despite the disappointed alterations I had to make, because I love the accessories and they would cost just as much if I bought separately. I ordered the new Smallrig Mobile Handheld Kit for iPhone 16 Pro Max without the handles, because I can use the Brandon Lee kit accessories with it. This really sucks that Smallrig would ship out a unit like this but fail to address the few short comings when using this with the 16 pro max. I’m usually a big advocate for Smallrig products, but you deserve a good 2 Star tongue lashing for shipping out an expensive product with such a great concept, but yet having these shortcomings, especially knowing that zoom rocker does not work period and you can’t use the mag safe with the iPhone 16 pro max. This is a big deal in purchasing decision for many people buying this product.

First issue: Despite what the SmallRig website says for this kit, an iPhone Pro Max will not work with this cage and its accessories. The phone is too large to properly seat to the MagSafe part of the cage without having the iPhone's lenses covered. You can manually slide the phone over so that the phone's lenses are not covered, but then you are using the cage's phone grip, not fully attached to the MagSafe part, which means you have to seat the phone each and every time you use the cage. SmallRig’s tech support admitted MagSafe will not work properly with the Pro Max and to manually slide the phone over instead. They really should disclose this.Second issue: If you go the route of using MagSafe and not the cage's lens cover, the connector cable is literally flush against the 4-part connector, preventing the phone from solidly sticking to the MagSafe part of the cage. The phone is simply too large, or this should be clearly labeled by Small Rig—which normally makes great products—as not compatible with Pro Max and similarly sized phones. The lenses are not flush with the cage’s lens cover. This is a basic, fatal flaw.Third issue: My Pro Max would not properly connect to two different SSD drives installed into the grip. A regular portable SSD SanDisk hard drive connects to my phone with no issues, but the M.2 drives inserted into the grip show a live connection (blue light), but the phone did not recognize either drive. This makes the SSD grip worthless, in my experience.Fourth issue: Upon connecting to the handle with the shutter button and zoom function via Bluetooth, only the shutter button worked after following all instructions in the included manual. The zoom toggle would not control the zoom function on the phone's camera app. Instead, it moved a small dot on the screen back and forth. This could be an issue with iOS 18.1, but it's clearly not been remedied by SmallRig. SmallRig tech support said they are testing this and will get back to me. Such testing should have been done prior to release.If you have a Pro Max, SmallRig’s other All-In-One Cage will work, but you will not get the same features as above; instead, you get a mic and light. That is workable for my purposes.I am returning the Brandon Li model and got this one instead: “SmallRig All-in-One Universal Quick Release Phone Video Rig Kit Pro, Phone Stabilizer Rig Kit with LED Light Microphone QR Tripod Dual Handles Power Bank Holder, for Vlogging & Live Streaming - 4704.” It works fine with minor adjustments, and I can use an external SSD instead.SmallRig’s soon-to-be released iPhone 16 Pro Max cage looks promising. I will also get that one for a lighter cage to carry around. Overall, this model has been a disappointing experience and appears to have been prematurely released and SmallRig should do the right thing and disclose this model does not adequately work with the Pro Max series.

Love this thing. As a filmmaker I feel like a kid in a candy shop putting this together and adding accessories on this rig.

I was extremely excited to receive this product as the reviews were exceptional, and I wanted an all in one cage that was portable together with the total flexibility that small rig normally provides. I read reviews and watched videos which identified this unit could be used 100% with a 16 Pro Max iPhone.. This is definitely not the case. The equipment is extremely well-made and aesthetically pleasing. I love the ability to have the M2 Samsung 998 1tb card located in the handle especially for Apple pro res raw video. After placing the iPhone into the MagSafe adapter in the center of the rig there was no way to adjust the camera housing to cover the cluster. There are lots of adjustment screws, which I assumed would be easy to adapt the fit but unfortunately, the only way to hold the unit in place is to slide it forward and rely that the rig clamp will hold it securely. I gave it a medium size shake, and my iPhone fell out immediately. I’ve been a supporter of small rig for numerous years and I’m sure that they will provide an adapter to facilitate the new iPhone range. There also was two items missing from the package, the hub and the tripod adapter. I’m still giving this item a rating of 3 stars as it is superbly built, however, if you have an iPhone 16 Pro Max, it will not work currently. Small rig please develop an adapter to make this universal cage perfect.