Matt Johnston
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So I'm sitting here waiting for my side handle. Just hanging out, wishing I could go outside and shoot. Figured I better get some V-Mount packs to tide me over.
Unfortunately the Switronix plate is out of stock. Because the LEMO connectors are backordered forever since I believe RED bought them all. So I've got a shoot next week I'd really like to use the Scarlet on, and I'm getting bored of taking pictures of my kitchen.
Now, at first I hesitated to make this post. I'd prefer not to have my colleagues around the world thinking I am the jankest ghetto RED op around. Ideally I'd prefer a Switronix plate or something, but they are out of stock, and I hear they have hot glue and zip ties in them anyway, so why not.
So, the Budget Buddy® ™ V-Mount Setup made from the following:
The excellent Cinemaoxide V-Mount Plate Adapter $169
RED XLR to Lemo Cable $120
Generic e-bay V-Mount plate $49
AXRTEC V-Mount 89WH battery $129 (which now appears to be $229 that I go to buy some more ... wtf)
I originally got the XLR cable because I needed the RED Lemo to make a custom power cable for my helicopter. So I did that, and put a molex connector on it. So I just had to put a matching molex on the v-plate. No problemo. Total cost including the 1 V-mount battery = $467
Works great. Only bummer is the generic ebay plate doesn't match the standard hole pattern. So it mounts a little higher than ideal to the cinema oxide adapter.
Oh, and here is my current charging apparatus until I buy a 4 way. Or maybe I wont? This guy can put out 20 amps (which is more than the batteries can take in), but I could charge 10 v-mount packs at once at a slow 2amps. It's my regular helo lipo charger in LION mode. I'll have to make up some cables though.
Hope my side handle comes soon.
Unfortunately the Switronix plate is out of stock. Because the LEMO connectors are backordered forever since I believe RED bought them all. So I've got a shoot next week I'd really like to use the Scarlet on, and I'm getting bored of taking pictures of my kitchen.
Now, at first I hesitated to make this post. I'd prefer not to have my colleagues around the world thinking I am the jankest ghetto RED op around. Ideally I'd prefer a Switronix plate or something, but they are out of stock, and I hear they have hot glue and zip ties in them anyway, so why not.
So, the Budget Buddy® ™ V-Mount Setup made from the following:
The excellent Cinemaoxide V-Mount Plate Adapter $169
RED XLR to Lemo Cable $120
Generic e-bay V-Mount plate $49
AXRTEC V-Mount 89WH battery $129 (which now appears to be $229 that I go to buy some more ... wtf)
I originally got the XLR cable because I needed the RED Lemo to make a custom power cable for my helicopter. So I did that, and put a molex connector on it. So I just had to put a matching molex on the v-plate. No problemo. Total cost including the 1 V-mount battery = $467
Works great. Only bummer is the generic ebay plate doesn't match the standard hole pattern. So it mounts a little higher than ideal to the cinema oxide adapter.
Oh, and here is my current charging apparatus until I buy a 4 way. Or maybe I wont? This guy can put out 20 amps (which is more than the batteries can take in), but I could charge 10 v-mount packs at once at a slow 2amps. It's my regular helo lipo charger in LION mode. I'll have to make up some cables though.
Hope my side handle comes soon.
no joke but it's kind of nice to have the AC power by the video bay in the studio and then 4pin XLR extend the power cable up to the camera along with BNR cable and such and then do not have to have the AC by the dolly etc.