Tilta Camera Cage for Sony FX3/FX30 V2 Lightweight Kit - Black

The Tilta Camera Cage for Sony FX3/FX30 V2 Lightweight Kit is the lightest of the three kits built around the same cage. The full cage for the Sony FX3 and FX30 holds the body with three screws and leaves the ports, the recording (tally) lamp and the flip-out screen clear. Just one thing is added: the powered side handle with Run/Stop control on a NATO rail. Finish: Black.

The Lightweight Kit is the lightest of the three Tilta kits for the Sony FX3 and FX30. It adds one single but essential thing to the cage: the powered side handle with Run/Stop control, which lets you hold the camera with both hands and start recording with your thumb. Without rods and without a top handle the rig stays small and light — for the gimbal and for travel.

What is in the Lightweight Kit

The Lightweight Kit is the lightest of the three kits: it adds only the side handle to the full cage for the Sony FX3 and FX30. It consists of the Advanced Left Side Handle Attachment Type VI and the powered Tilta Left Side Advanced Power Handle with Run/Stop control, which also comes with the connecting cable for the Sony a6, a7 and a9 series. There is no top handle, baseplate or 15mm rods in this kit — you will find those in the Basic Kit and the Pro Kit.

A cage made to measure — ports, tally and screen stay accessible

The cage is machined exactly for the Sony FX3 and FX30 bodies, so it covers nothing you need while shooting: not the side connectors, not the recording (tally) lamp, not the NP-FZ100 battery compartment and not the flip-out screen, which on these bodies opens to the side. The camera controls stay within reach and the cage does not have to come off to change the battery or the memory card.

Everywhere you can screw something on

The top plate carries a NATO rail for handles, two cold shoe receivers and 1/4″-20 and 3/8″-16 threads with locating points that keep accessories from turning. On the sides there are further threads and points for a single 15mm rod holder, at the back a cable clamp tightened with a thumb screw and, in two places, wrist strap ports.

Powered side handle with Run/Stop control

The side handle connects to the NATO rail of the Type VI attachment and rotates to the chosen angle; the strap across the back of the hand holds the camera even when you let go of the grip. The handle powers accessories from a Sony NP-F series battery (type F570) and, with the supplied RS-TA3-SYA cable, starts and stops recording straight from the grip. The battery is not included.

Arca-Swiss underneath — moving to tripod and gimbal

The bottom plate of the cage is made to the Arca-Swiss standard, so the camera moves between tripod head and gimbal without any screwing. The manufacturer points out that it follows DJI’s Arca format: with the DJI Ronin series heads the fit is verified, with other makers it is not guaranteed. Moving between tripod, gimbal and hand is therefore a matter of one click.

Four versions of the same cage — how they differ

The cage is the same in all four versions — only what the manufacturer packs with it differs.

Full cage (TA-T16-FCC): the cage on its own, the HDMI cable clamp and two Allen keys. No handles, no baseplate and no rods.

Basic Kit (TA-T16-A): cage, Tilta Xeno top handle, universal 15mm LWS baseplate with Type III adapter and two 15mm rods. No side handle.

Lightweight Kit (TA-T16-B): cage and powered side handle with Run/Stop control. The lightest kit — no top handle, no baseplate and no rods.

Pro Kit (TA-T16-C): both together — cage, Xeno top handle, baseplate with adapter, two 15mm rods, powered side handle with Run/Stop and cable.

Compatibility

The kit is intended for the Sony FX3 (ILME-FX3) and Sony FX30 (ILME-FX30) bodies. Camera and lens are not included.

The top module of the cage can be removed to fit the original Sony XLR handle (XLR-H1), which Sony supplies with the FX3 and with the FX30 in the version with the XLR handle.

The bottom plate of the cage and the baseplate both follow DJI’s Arca format. Compatibility with DJI Ronin series gimbals is verified; for other standards the manufacturer does not guarantee it.

What to watch out for

A Sony NP-F series battery (type F570) for the powered side handle is not included.

A monitor mount is not part of the kit.

The manufacturer gives no product dimensions for these kits; the figure in its table is the packaging size, which is why we do not list it in the specification.