Viewfactor battery plate with new Pro I/O?

[Andreas Mendritzki]

Hi

So I guess this is an open question to Brooke and everyone at Viewfactor.


Are there plans in the works to figure out a way to adapt your (excellent) v-mount battery plate to work on the rear end of the Pro I/O? Since word is they're slowly starting to trickle out, it would be good to know if this is feasible.

The problem is obviously the lack of the 4 mounting screws holes that are on the back of the Epic. Its like you'd need an inversed version of Red's module adaptor. . . with their locking mechanism on the front end, and a reproduction of the Epic back on the other. . .

Once these come out I think they're going to be pretty essential to most users - and a way to continue using 3rd party battery plates like Viewfactor's would be essential.

thanks!

 

[Andreas Mendritzki]

Bump. . .

Anyone? And is no one else concerned about this?

 

[Andy White]

My personal view is that it's time to mount the brick somewhere else (top rails, back rails, side etc etc)... as the stress/weight ratio will start to increase as the body expands in size with the addition of the pro I/O.

 

[Nate Kalushner]

VF has a solution coming

 

[Michael Lindsay]

seems elegant..

 

[Andreas Mendritzki]

Ah ha! Perfecto. Make that module adaptor the handy little +1 adapter and we're good to go!
Thanks Nate! Where did you find this?

cheers

 

[Martin Stevens]

NICE!

 

[Nate Kalushner]

I got this off Brooks blog

 

[Caden Nash]

what's the point? Can you explain?

 

[Andreas Mendritzki]

Hi Caden

With the Pro I/O module nearing release (the first DMSC module that most people will actually use) a solution is needed for the people who bought the Viewfactor battery plate. Currently it mounts to screws that can be afixed to the back of the camera. These screws cannot currently be attached to the back of the pro i/o (or any other) module. Hence, that little spacer plate in the render above.

 

[Caden Nash]

Hi Caden

With the Pro I/O module nearing release (the first DMSC module that most people will actually use) a solution is needed for the people who bought the Viewfactor battery plate. Currently it mounts to screws that can be afixed to the back of the camera. These screws cannot currently be attached to the back of the pro i/o (or any other) module. Hence, that little spacer plate in the render above.

Thanks but still I'm not understand the point? The picture above is the MODULE ADAPTOR so why would you attach the VF battery plate to the back of the MODULE ADAPTOR then say mounting it directly to the back of the camera? I thought the point is to attach the new Pro I/O to the back (camera) then you can't be able to attach VF plate?

Sorry, so confused?

 

[David Ariel]

Thanks but still I'm not understand the point? The picture above is the MODULE ADAPTOR so why would you attach the VF battery plate to the back of the MODULE ADAPTOR then say mounting it directly to the back of the camera? I thought the point is to attach the new Pro I/O to the back (camera) then you can't be able to attach VF plate?

Sorry, so confused?

The back of the module adaptor and the back of the Pro I/O are the same. They utilize a cam locking system to secure the pegs that are inserted from the module, or in this case, the plate that follows it. So... If it works on the module adaptor, it will work on the pro I/O, rear ssd, dual battery, as long as the VF plate is the last on the chain and the cable is long enough to reach the brain.