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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

homebrew "better" battery mount

Looks like this will be the first piece of equipment I'll get for my Red ;)

Lenses are coming in August, and the body - fingers crossed - no later than November.

With this, I am sending some positive vibes to Jon, The SquatTeam and the whole of Red. And to Hunter and his able friend.

Cheers!
 
Jean (koffi)- The actual photos are the first version, the CAD renders you see are the updated version and are compatible with the ET and RED top mounts. Sorry for the confusion. You shouldn't have any issue with a set-up like that, I made sure of it with my new design.

Thanks!

-Hunter
 
Just a big thanks to Hunter. Am now the proud owner of serial #005 which came to Norway via San Francisco - thanks Hunter for taking that extra trouble. (And if you ever come to Norway, I'll also get you a beer here.)

This is my first piece of Red Gear, soon the legs/head are coming, August will see my Contax Zeiss primes arriving and then towards the end of ´08 comes our Red.
 
Don't know if Hunter still has some in stock or will make some more of these, but if you don't have one yet and want to use your Red in a lightweight combination for small crew location shoots, this battery mount is a must-have. If you're shooting to CF it enables you to strip the camera of all its accessories besides the top handle and LCD. The camera with a prime lense or compact zoom becomes perfectly balanced and it also enables you to use a lightweight tripod. You also spend less time building the camera. We did some nature shots on the Normandy coast and had to hike several hours and were very grateful to have a lightweight setup such as this.
Thanks again Hunter!

Edit: It also works great for handheld shots where you cradle the camera against your body like a baby. The fact that it protrudes a bit in back actually protects the rear buttons from getting hit accidentally when you do this.
 
Martin Weiss said:
Steven,
this the lightest working setup I have seen. What do you do for ND - use a screw on filter, lower the ISO or shorten the shutter angle?
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Yes, I believe this is the lightest you can go with everything still onboard. I'm still looking for the best clip-on mattebox. Wish Red had continued developing theirs! :)

The birger mount and it's bluetooth remote, if it ever becomes available would make this setup even more practical. Screw-on filters could be used on the Canon lenses or some lightweight filter system such as Cokin's Z-Pro.

The only thing I'm still not quite satisfied with is the LCD arm. I'm trying to design a quick release system with a ball head that keeps it closer to the body while still allowing to adjust viewing angle.
 
Martin Weiss said:
Steven,
this the lightest working setup I have seen. What do you do for ND - use a screw on filter, lower the ISO or shorten the shutter angle?
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I often work like this too, only with the battery plate (holes drilled) attached to a universal mount.

I use Zeiss Superspeeds and I had some custom 77mm screw-in filter adapters made for them by SK GRIMES. Now I just need to find a good 77mm IR cut filter.
 
The battery plate that comes with does seem like overkill, especially if you're not into the hard drive. I might have to pick one of these up.
 
Ok here are some more photos:

For those of you who haven't heard, This is a featherlight battery mount I designed for my own camera and people requested that I make them for their cameras too. This is the *lightest battery mount for the Red. You can put both V-mount and a/b mount battery plates on this mount. They are also compatable with Red top mounts (see picture). I still have them available if anyone is interested for $200. I think its the best and the lightest battery mount available for the camera system- but thats just me!
 
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