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Hey folks,
After months of backorder, Lemo have finally started to deliver connectors! First and foremost that means that the APU-IDX and APU-AB are back in stock!
If you've been dying to get one, now's the time. We have a limited stock of connectors and while we have tons more on the way, distributors are doling them out in batches.
While we've been waiting for connectors we've been finishing up the entire APU [Auxiliary Power Unit] line of products:
Battery Plates
APU-IDX V-Mount and IDX battery plate
APU-AB Anton Bauer battery plate
Cable Lengths
6" [ideal for direct body mount, RED Backpack and RED Module Adapter]
14" [ideal for RED Gunner, Clutch and iris rod mounts]
6' [ideal for belt clip and specialty rigs]
Interface Adapters
Bolt-through Interface Adapter
Interface Adapter for RED Module Adapter & Modules
Interface Adapter for RED Backpack
Belt Clip
Shifter Plate for Anton Bauer
Power Distribution
P-Tap to USB Converter
Something new coming soon…
So, mounting the APU... here's the way that you're used to:
We always set out to make our APU the complete industry-standard power solution for the Epic and Scarlet. This is how it works.
First, the Shifter Plate for Anton Bauer
Some of the largest Anton Bauer batteries [namely the super-beefy Hytron 140] are wide enough to interfere with the removal of the SSD from the Epic. Since the Epic is so narrow and the Hytron is so wide, the battery plate must be shifted off of the camera's centerline to eliminate this interference.
Some Anton Bauer batteries also extend below the bottom of the battery plate. In most configurations this is normal, but with some shoulder pads there can be interference. Trevor Meeks describes one example in this thread.
The Shifter Plate moves the Anton Bauer battery plate to a slightly higher mounting point just to the right of the camera's centerline. This eliminates Hytron 140 interference with the Epic SSDs and prevents Anton Bauer batteries from extending below the bottom of the AB mount.
We made this for a few customers who wanted to move their battery plate and decided to make it available publicly. It's a specialty product for very specific circumstances so don't worry - if you don't think you need it, you don't need it.
Next, the Interface Adapters
Interface Adapters are the APU's way of quickly connecting to things other than the back of the camera body. They are exactly the same for the APU-IDX and APU-AB. The first is the Bolt-through Interface Adapter.
As it stands, the APU has five 1/4-20 tapped holes on it for accessory mounting. The Bolt-Through adapter lets you attach the APU to anything you can screw a 1/4-20 into.
For many people, this will be the ideal way to mount the APU to either an iris rod bracket or to RED's Gunner or Clutch. Here's a look at bolting the APU to some FMJ-Sidearms.
First, screw the Interface Adapter to your intended surface. Here it is attached via 2x 1/4-20 bolts.
Next, snap on the APU just like you would as though it were the back of the camera!
The cables have been removed from this rendering.
Remember, you can bolt this Interface Adapter to anything that you can screw a 1/4-20 into. This is going to be the most dynamic and low-cost solution for changing quickly between multiple configurations with the same battery plate.
Next, the Interface Adapter for RED Backpack
This adapter lets you use the APU with RED's Backpack accessory platform. You simply snap the APU onto the Interface Adapter and slide it into the backpack.
We also added through-holes to lock the Interface Adapter to the APU if you want to make it a more semi-permanent solution.
Here's an exploded view, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
Next, the Interface Adapter for RED Module Adapter & Modules
This adapter lets you mount the APU on the back of RED's Module Adapter or on any module with RED's interface on the rear. To date, every single module that we have seen from RED [either as products or renderings] has the module interface on the back.
To use, simply snap the APU onto the Interface Adapter and mount the APU just like you would mount a module. Sean Brown and Tim Whitcomb made a great video showing how RED's module interface functions.
Here's an exploded view to see how it all pieces together:
This Interface Adapter is the most valuable in my mind... particularly because it will enable the eventual execution of the way that I've always envisioned the Epic looking in a cinema environment:
[cable removed from rendering]
That's a placeholder in the shape and size of the most recent Pro IO Module we've seen from RED. When the rest of the "camera body" is attached with an APU on the back, you can start to see how the Epic will eventually be able to take on the shape of more traditional cinema cameras. It looks a little peculiar today but trust me... when you see how it's going to look when all is said and done, it's going to be a very familiar shape to a lot of folks in the film industry. Gotta love the modularity of Epic...
The fourth Interface Adapter is the Belt Clip. I don't have a rendering tonight since I'm still experimenting with different belt clip shapes, but the concept is the same as every other Interface Adapter. Simply snap the APU onto the belt clip and you're in business. The 6' cable completes the package.
As you already know, both the APU-IDX and APU-AB have a single P-Tap power output. To enable charging your REDmote while the APU is installed on the back of a camera, we introduced the P-Tap to USB Converter. This converter also works perfectly to charge your iPhone right from the camera.
The P-Tap to USB converter is in stock and shipping now.
We have another trick for the APU up our sleeve... a BIG one. I'll leave it at that for now, but it's something I've been needing since day one.
I'll come back tomorrow and update prices, links, and production details. It turns out that knocking out renderings takes a long time and we're exhausted!
As usual, stay tuned... I hope you guys like it!
After months of backorder, Lemo have finally started to deliver connectors! First and foremost that means that the APU-IDX and APU-AB are back in stock!
If you've been dying to get one, now's the time. We have a limited stock of connectors and while we have tons more on the way, distributors are doling them out in batches.
While we've been waiting for connectors we've been finishing up the entire APU [Auxiliary Power Unit] line of products:
Battery Plates
APU-IDX V-Mount and IDX battery plate
APU-AB Anton Bauer battery plate
Cable Lengths
6" [ideal for direct body mount, RED Backpack and RED Module Adapter]
14" [ideal for RED Gunner, Clutch and iris rod mounts]
6' [ideal for belt clip and specialty rigs]
Interface Adapters
Bolt-through Interface Adapter
Interface Adapter for RED Module Adapter & Modules
Interface Adapter for RED Backpack
Belt Clip
Shifter Plate for Anton Bauer
Power Distribution
P-Tap to USB Converter
Something new coming soon…
So, mounting the APU... here's the way that you're used to:
We always set out to make our APU the complete industry-standard power solution for the Epic and Scarlet. This is how it works.
First, the Shifter Plate for Anton Bauer
Some of the largest Anton Bauer batteries [namely the super-beefy Hytron 140] are wide enough to interfere with the removal of the SSD from the Epic. Since the Epic is so narrow and the Hytron is so wide, the battery plate must be shifted off of the camera's centerline to eliminate this interference.
Some Anton Bauer batteries also extend below the bottom of the battery plate. In most configurations this is normal, but with some shoulder pads there can be interference. Trevor Meeks describes one example in this thread.
The Shifter Plate moves the Anton Bauer battery plate to a slightly higher mounting point just to the right of the camera's centerline. This eliminates Hytron 140 interference with the Epic SSDs and prevents Anton Bauer batteries from extending below the bottom of the AB mount.
We made this for a few customers who wanted to move their battery plate and decided to make it available publicly. It's a specialty product for very specific circumstances so don't worry - if you don't think you need it, you don't need it.
Next, the Interface Adapters
Interface Adapters are the APU's way of quickly connecting to things other than the back of the camera body. They are exactly the same for the APU-IDX and APU-AB. The first is the Bolt-through Interface Adapter.
As it stands, the APU has five 1/4-20 tapped holes on it for accessory mounting. The Bolt-Through adapter lets you attach the APU to anything you can screw a 1/4-20 into.
For many people, this will be the ideal way to mount the APU to either an iris rod bracket or to RED's Gunner or Clutch. Here's a look at bolting the APU to some FMJ-Sidearms.
First, screw the Interface Adapter to your intended surface. Here it is attached via 2x 1/4-20 bolts.
Next, snap on the APU just like you would as though it were the back of the camera!
The cables have been removed from this rendering.
Remember, you can bolt this Interface Adapter to anything that you can screw a 1/4-20 into. This is going to be the most dynamic and low-cost solution for changing quickly between multiple configurations with the same battery plate.
Next, the Interface Adapter for RED Backpack
This adapter lets you use the APU with RED's Backpack accessory platform. You simply snap the APU onto the Interface Adapter and slide it into the backpack.
We also added through-holes to lock the Interface Adapter to the APU if you want to make it a more semi-permanent solution.
Here's an exploded view, I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
Next, the Interface Adapter for RED Module Adapter & Modules
This adapter lets you mount the APU on the back of RED's Module Adapter or on any module with RED's interface on the rear. To date, every single module that we have seen from RED [either as products or renderings] has the module interface on the back.
To use, simply snap the APU onto the Interface Adapter and mount the APU just like you would mount a module. Sean Brown and Tim Whitcomb made a great video showing how RED's module interface functions.
Here's an exploded view to see how it all pieces together:
This Interface Adapter is the most valuable in my mind... particularly because it will enable the eventual execution of the way that I've always envisioned the Epic looking in a cinema environment:
[cable removed from rendering]
That's a placeholder in the shape and size of the most recent Pro IO Module we've seen from RED. When the rest of the "camera body" is attached with an APU on the back, you can start to see how the Epic will eventually be able to take on the shape of more traditional cinema cameras. It looks a little peculiar today but trust me... when you see how it's going to look when all is said and done, it's going to be a very familiar shape to a lot of folks in the film industry. Gotta love the modularity of Epic...
The fourth Interface Adapter is the Belt Clip. I don't have a rendering tonight since I'm still experimenting with different belt clip shapes, but the concept is the same as every other Interface Adapter. Simply snap the APU onto the belt clip and you're in business. The 6' cable completes the package.
As you already know, both the APU-IDX and APU-AB have a single P-Tap power output. To enable charging your REDmote while the APU is installed on the back of a camera, we introduced the P-Tap to USB Converter. This converter also works perfectly to charge your iPhone right from the camera.
The P-Tap to USB converter is in stock and shipping now.
We have another trick for the APU up our sleeve... a BIG one. I'll leave it at that for now, but it's something I've been needing since day one.
I'll come back tomorrow and update prices, links, and production details. It turns out that knocking out renderings takes a long time and we're exhausted!
As usual, stay tuned... I hope you guys like it!
If brook isn't allowed to make is, it would be great thing for red to make 
