Please how do you put a battery on an Red Epic

[AndreasOberg]

Hello everyone. I have spent countless hours and am becoming crazy because I cannot find the answer...

How do you actually attach a V-Mount battery like PagLink on the Red Epic?

Do I really need both the Quickplate http://www.red.com/store/products/backpack-quickplate-m for $650

and the

DSCM Backpack for $1200
http://www.red.com/store/products/epic-backpack-m
so nearly $2000 for putting a battery on?

Do i have any other options?

If anyone can help I would much appreciate it!
/Andreas

 

[Peter Strietmann]

How about...

http://woodencamera.corecommerce.com/RED/Power-RED/Quick-Back.html

http://woodencamera.corecommerce.com/RED/Power-RED/QB-Switronix-V-Mount.html

http://woodencamera.corecommerce.com/RED/Power-RED/QB-Battery-Back-SWIT-IDX.html

Saves a few bucks

 

[Terry VerHaar]

How about...

http://x.corecommerce.com/RED/Power-RED/Quick-Back.html

http://x.corecommerce.com/RED/Power-RED/QB-Switronix-V-Mount.html

http://x.corecommerce.com/RED/Power-RED/QB-Battery-Back-SWIT-IDX.html

Saves a few bucks

Peter - if you want your URLs to show accurately with the WC component, you'll have to use tinyurl or similar. Here's the main site:

http://tinyurl.com/a8kykoq

 

[Andy White]

Or you can get this http://www.red.com/store/products/battery-belt-clip-dsmc

 

[Peter Strietmann]

Thanks Terry.

Try these...

http://x.corecommerce.com/RED
/Power-RED/QB-Battery-Back-SWIT-IDX.html

http://x.corecommerce.com/RED
/Power-RED/QB-Switronix-V-Mount.html

http://x.corecommerce.com/RED
/Power-RED/Quick-Back.html

The thing I like about the Switronix is it includes 2 d-taps on the side.

Best, Peter

 

[Terry VerHaar]

Peter - the problem is that REDuser automatically change WC to "x". LOL

 

[Ketch Rossi]

This is what I use: http://www.viewfactor.net/products/power/idx-apu.html

 

[Victor Lazaro]

I personally love view factor or wooden camera solutions.

 

[AndreasOberg]

Thank you thank you guys. Great to know that our brothers will come in dire need
The viewfinder solution looks great Ketch. Have you decided to get the PagLinks by the way? Will check it out!

/Andreas

 

[AndreasOberg]

You attach the adaptor plate to the module adaptor or directly to the brain. Looks like the module adaptor.

Ketch, your rig truly looks spectacular!
/Andreas

 

[Larry McKee]

It has to attach directly to the brain. You can't have any modules attached to the camera and still use a v-mount battery. That is, until RED releases their new v-mount module.

 

[Joseph Winchester]

You could also do this:

http://www.cinemaoxide.com/brick-back-plate.php

with this:

http://www.cinemaoxide.com/oxide-battery-plate.php

 

[Trevor Meeks]

Viewfactor plate is the way to go. Enjoy.

 

[Tim Buchheister]

You bought a digital video camera and have no idea how to attach the batteries? Wow

 

[Jim Hoffman]

I think the question was "do I really have to spend $2000 to use my bricks?"

 

[Caden Nash]

MG1

MG1

I'm quite happy with my MG1 Scarlet Standard plate. Its the cheapest option out there for attaching a V-mount battery plate to the back of your camera. They have a Pro line but more expensive.

I went with the cheapo way. But there are lots of options.

www.mg1concepts.com

 

[Elan Gunos]

Countless hours? Well right this way sir:

http://bit.ly/TDz72i

Hello everyone. I have spent countless hours and am becoming crazy because I cannot find the answer...

How do you actually attach a V-Mount battery like PagLink on the Red Epic?

Do I really need both the Quickplate http://www.red.com/store/products/backpack-quickplate-m for $650

and the

DSCM Backpack for $1200
http://www.red.com/store/products/epic-backpack-m
so nearly $2000 for putting a battery on?

Do i have any other options?

If anyone can help I would much appreciate it!
/Andreas

 

[Tom Hamilton]

Has anyone made this unit work? Required cables? Thanks

http://store.redrockmicro.com/Catalog/microPod-and-microPowerPod/microPowerPod-V-Mount-Battery-Plate

 

[AndreasOberg]

You bought a digital video camera and have no idea how to attach the batteries? Wow

Mm, yes not my brightest moment, but seriously its very hard to find any explanations for how to put non red batteries on the camera. Also I haven't bought the camera yet so it's a bit hard to figure out what to buy before you held on in your hands

The Viewfactor plate looks great! Have you guys been able to get the battery information through to the display? I heard that only some of the v-plates would actually let "through" the information to the Brain. I heard there were some troubles with the swixtronix for example.

Thanks for the help to my beginner questions.
/Andreas

 

[Trevor Meeks]

Mm, yes not my brightest moment, but seriously its very hard to find any explanations for how to put non red batteries on the camera. Also I haven't bought the camera yet so it's a bit hard to figure out what to buy before you held on in your hands

The Viewfactor plate looks great! Have you guys been able to get the battery information through to the display? I heard that only some of the v-plates would actually let "through" the information to the Brain. I heard there were some troubles with the swixtronix for example.

Thanks for the help to my beginner questions.
/Andreas

The most important information to have is battery voltage. This information is transmitted perfectly to the camera through the Viewfactor plate.

Countless hours? Well right this way sir:

http://bit.ly/TDz72i

I think the top result there makes it pretty obvious