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Possible Redvolt field battery tests on Scarlet X? And RED brick questions

Prince Bagdasarian said:
Hey Jeffrey, do you know for a fact that the battery plate you mentioned works with regular red bricks? (http://www.viewfactor.net/index.php/...j-top-x-1.html) I emailed those guys a few days ago and still no response -- or a phone number. Also wanted they to state in their email response that it would fit the same way on the Scarlet as it would on the Epic.
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Yeah, they work with all vmount batteries. Red bricks, switronix, global media pro.
 
Jeffrey Loewe said:
What's the limit of what you can take as "carry on" for a flight? I never put any camera gear below. Can Red Bricks and Global Media pro's go on board?
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Below 100wh i think its unlimited. Above 100wh then its 2 batteries on carryom, with a 3rd attched to camera, which i believe having it on the battery plate counts.
 
Zac C said:
Below 100wh i think its unlimited. Above 100wh then its 2 batteries on carryom, with a 3rd attched to camera, which i believe having it on the battery plate counts.
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Sweet! Thanks Zac.

I ordered 2 Bricks and just ordered my Viewfactor plate. Funny thing is they'll probably be here before my scarlet just like all the rest of my lenses, SSD's and Red Station :(
 
Prince Bagdasarian said:
Hey Jeffrey, do you know for a fact that the battery plate you mentioned works with regular red bricks? (http://www.viewfactor.net/index.php/...j-top-x-1.html) I emailed those guys a few days ago and still no response -- or a phone number. Also wanted they to state in their email response that it would fit the same way on the Scarlet as it would on the Epic.
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It will. It saves you about $1200 bucks too. If you go the RED route you have to buy the DSMC backpack $1200, and Backpack Quickplate which is nearly $700. I'm sure there are benefits to the RED route. But I need more power and couldn't fork $1700 when something for $700 does the same thing and already has great reviews.

But I wanted to support RED so I still went with there power over getting them from AB or GMP.
 
Jeffrey Loewe said:
It will. It saves you about $1200 bucks too. If you go the RED route you have to buy the DSMC backpack $1200, and Backpack Quickplate which is nearly $700. I'm sure there are benefits to the RED route. But I need more power and couldn't fork $1700 when something for $700 does the same thing and already has great reviews.

But I wanted to support RED so I still went with there power over getting them from AB or GMP.
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Zac/Jeffrey, thanks guys.

I have no intention in purchasing DSMC backpack/quickplate options. Besides the VF plate, I have my eye on the Element Technica plates to mount on my 15mm rods.
(http://elementtechnica.mybigcommerc...Accessory-Mounting/V%2dDOCK-Battery-Mounting/)

Since you said you've ordered the VF plate already, perhaps I'll just wait a bit and see how satisfied you are with yours soon.
 
Prince Bagdasarian said:
Zac/Jeffrey, thanks guys.

I have no intention in purchasing DSMC backpack/quickplate options. Besides the VF plate, I have my eye on the Element Technica plates to mount on my 15mm rods.
(http://elementtechnica.mybigcommerc...Accessory-Mounting/V%2dDOCK-Battery-Mounting/)

Since you said you've ordered the VF plate already, perhaps I'll just wait a bit and see how satisfied you are with yours soon.
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No worries. There is a full thread on here with people that have purchased them for there epic's already. So far the reviews have been good and plentiful.
 
Brad Crawford said:
found this as a possible solution to convert to AB mount, looks like it will serve for this purpose. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/459110-REG/Marshall_V_ABA_01_VABA01_VMount_to_AB.html
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Hi Brad,
That plate is our QR-A200 and will convert the V Mount to Anton/Bauer Gold Mount. We also have our QRC-EPIC plate which is compatible with both the EPIC and Scarlet cameras. Based on information in other threads I believe Brook and Viewfactor are releasing an Anton/Bauer version of their plate.

Best,
Kyle Dann
Anton/Bauer
 
Jeffrey Loewe said:
I'll be getting 4 Rv's, I planned on 6-8, but found a better power source option. Instead of spending 2 grand on a backpack and quickplate, then more on power I can add this sucker http://www.viewfactor.net/index.php/products/epic-acc/fmj-top-x-1.html

And power for about the same price as a backpack and quickplate w/o power.

Thought I'd share with you guys as something to consider. I'll let you know what kind of run times I get off both but I don't think this is an option you can pass up if you want to run Bricks. It was a no brainer to me. I shoot outside in the cold and while RV's are nice, I like the idea of this set up even more. The pictures show the simplicity of how easy it is to connect. Before when I was considering Bricks I was looking at a belt clip (heavy and awkward for shooting in some instances) and the additional cable you had to buy for $190. And attaching it to the camera seemed like a better fit for my work.
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Jeffrey, thanks for the link. I ordered the scarlet x AL package. If i'm understanding this correct and i can do this of course, then i really wouldn't need the 2xRedvolts ($195) and the charger ($125) that come with the package, i can get this mount and couple of band bro batteries?
 
Okay.. so if I got the Globalmediapro Li160S-R Lithium ion Battery 160WH for Red Camera and Globalmediapro SCA2S 2-channel Charger/ AC Adaptor, do I actually need the plate? Can't I just mount the battery somewhere off-camera (to reduce weight of the camera) and cable it to the Scarlet-X?
 
Kamal Kyrala said:
Okay.. so if I got the Globalmediapro Li160S-R Lithium ion Battery 160WH for Red Camera and Globalmediapro SCA2S 2-channel Charger/ AC Adaptor, do I actually need the plate? Can't I just mount the battery somewhere off-camera (to reduce weight of the camera) and cable it to the Scarlet-X?
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and so God sent the answer in the form of a question, thanks kamal
 
Roshdi Alkadri said:
Jeffrey, thanks for the link. I ordered the scarlet x AL package. If i'm understanding this correct and i can do this of course, then i really wouldn't need the 2xRedvolts ($195) and the charger ($125) that come with the package, i can get this mount and couple of band bro batteries?
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Roshdi,

As long as they're a V-mount battery they will work on the plate.
 
Kamal Kyrala said:
Okay.. so if I got the Globalmediapro Li160S-R Lithium ion Battery 160WH for Red Camera and Globalmediapro SCA2S 2-channel Charger/ AC Adaptor, do I actually need the plate? Can't I just mount the battery somewhere off-camera (to reduce weight of the camera) and cable it to the Scarlet-X?
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Sure you could but doesn't that make it a lot more work if say you are switching from a handheld set up to tripod or viceaversa? This solution still keeps the unit super portable in my opinion even if it gains a few pounds the weight isn't offset strangely.
 
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