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Wooden Camera Cable-less or V-Lock Expander?

its too bad WC just didnt make a simple module out of that design with a DC input and one SDI output. it would be all you would need for most getting a raven or scarlet.
 
Christoffer Glans said:
On a side note, those rods holding up the Sigma lens aren't needed. I'll get the tele lens, but the sigma is small enough to be supported without help from rods.
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Yeah, I know it doesn't need it, but im very run and gun and I take the camera on golf carts and scooters all the time to get from place to place on track. So I certainly use it with the 70-200 ISII, as well as the obvious with the 200-400 because the bouncing will stress the mount more than id care to let it and since I swap lenses all the time I just keep it on the camera and looking nice even when its a lens that doesn't necessarily require it.


Matthew J said:
How did you get yours already? I ordered within minutes of the email announcing that they were taking orders and mine is supposedly still weeks away.
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I have a contact at WC and im in Dallas as well. When I got the camera I was in a real bind as I had a shoot and at the last minute RED let me know that the Base Expander that I ordered wouldn't make the ship date of the rest of the gear. So with no way to power the camera they built one for me on the spot when I stopped by and explained the situation. I was also very very early to preorder, so that helped as well.
 
Christoffer Glans said:
These are very good points. I sincerely hope that the mount is reliable though, it's always a risk with third party stuff, but the V-Lock expander is really really bad in it's design. The point about it not being able to mount wider batteries just adds to the list of faulty design choices that went into it. I think I'm settling for the WC mount, Red should really redesign their mount, it doesn't help that they will "redesign" their own batteries, we still can't use wider batteries on the mount. V-Lock design is supposed to open up choices in batteries, otherwise we could just go for the RedvoltXLs and have Red create new more powerful versions of those for that mount.
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I haven't had any issues with 3rd party mounts. Even though it's "3rd party," most camera manufacturers don't make their own V-mount plates to use with their cameras, they usually use IDX or something. This will be my first time using Blueshape but I don't think there will be an issue.
 
So finally, I went with the WC lower cable-less Blueshape V-mount, sincerly hope it's the right choice, but gut feeling tells me this :tongue_smilie:
 
Hi,
I just got the chance to try for the first time my WC cable-less V-mount and not too happy about it. Basically, it doesn't fit tight, no matter how hard I screw it. This is specially noticeable when doing handheld work: the mount is shaky, due to the weight of the battery (DYNACORE miniseries) and it freaks me out, as I am afraid to force a camera shut down while recording.
Hand screwing is great for quicker setups, but I rather have the possibility of tightening the screws with a wrench to secure it tightly.

Would like to know if you are having the same issue with the mount not holding tight on the back of the brain. BTW, I am attaching it directly to the back of the brain (no modules in between).
Thanks!
cheers
 
TD Wood said:
Would like to know if you are having the same issue with the mount not holding tight on the back of the brain.
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Yes and no. I have no problems with the mount actually being shaky, even with heavy 190Wh V-mounts on it. However, I did experience the problem of the camera refusing to boot up properly once. It would shut down immediately after the Touchscreen started coming alive and just reboot over and over again. After a few tense minutes, I found that after removing the Quickback and screwing it back on, tightening the hell out of the four tumb screws, it would work fine again. The cable-less connection is, of course, likely to be rather susceptible to contact issues, so I do agree that having the option of really screwing the Quickback on in a more permanent fashion would be a nice option to have.
 
TD Wood said:
Hi,
I just got the chance to try for the first time my WC cable-less V-mount and not too happy about it. Basically, it doesn't fit tight, no matter how hard I screw it. This is specially noticeable when doing handheld work: the mount is shaky, due to the weight of the battery (DYNACORE miniseries) and it freaks me out, as I am afraid to force a camera shut down while recording.
Hand screwing is great for quicker setups, but I rather have the possibility of tightening the screws with a wrench to secure it tightly.
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Are you talking about the plate attached to the camera being shaky (like if you grab the plate without a battery you can move it?) or the battery itself is not super tight on the mount? My plate is like a rock attached to the camera, but I've found a few batteries that don't have as tight tolerances and are a little more wobbly if I grab them while on the mount.

I would guess that there is something wrong with your plate/mount-something is impeding the install.
 
Matthew J said:
Are you talking about the plate attached to the camera being shaky (like if you grab the plate without a battery you can move it?) or the battery itself is not super tight on the mount? My plate is like a rock attached to the camera, but I've found a few batteries that don't have as tight tolerances and are a little more wobbly if I grab them while on the mount.

I would guess that there is something wrong with your plate/mount-something is impeding the install.
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It's definitely the plate. I have the v-mount wc cable-less, btw

Are you attaching the mount directly to camera brain or to a module?
 
TD Wood said:
It's definitely the plate. I have the v-mount wc cable-less, btw

Are you attaching the mount directly to camera brain or to a module?
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I attach directly to the camera.

Is the wiggle between the camera and the interface module (the part with the silver thumb screws), or between the interface module and the v-mount plate? Could it be that the v-mount plate is not screwed down tight to the interface module? Something is certainly not right as mine is solid as a rock.
 
So fix it? Gaff tape, or another amazing solution. Who knows..
 
Matthew J said:
I attach directly to the camera.

Is the wiggle between the camera and the interface module (the part with the silver thumb screws), or between the interface module and the v-mount plate? Could it be that the v-mount plate is not screwed down tight to the interface module? Something is certainly not right as mine is solid as a rock.
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The wiggle is between the camera and the interface module with the silver screws. Thanks Matthew. Ill contact WC and see what they say
 
Bob Gundu said:
I guess I've been lucky as my AB one sits very snug.
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My WC cable-less is definitely defective. While shooting handheld, the camera shuts down due to it not being attached firmly. I am currently in conversations with WC to see if there is a solution, but will most likely return the mount.
Hey Bob, I am aware you use DYNACORE batteries. Do you know if I can use DYNACORES with REDs DSMC V-lock battery module?
http://www.red.com/store/products/dsmc2-vlock-battery-module

Thanks in advance!
cheers
 
TD Wood said:
My WC cable-less is definitely defective. While shooting handheld, the camera shuts down due to it not being attached firmly. I am currently in conversations with WC to see if there is a solution, but will most likely return the mount.
Hey Bob, I am aware you use DYNACORE batteries. Do you know if I can use DYNACORES with REDs DSMC V-lock battery module?
http://www.red.com/store/products/dsmc2-vlock-battery-module

Thanks in advance!
cheers
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I don't see why not. They are small. Only Voltage reading though.
 
Anyone having problem with the WC Cableless V Mount Plate? Mine stopped working suddenly. Not powering camera. Some of the pins look like pushed back into plate. But didn't take the plate off since I installed them. Any solutions would be helpful since WC is closed today.

If i remember correctly, there was thread about it before. I can't seem to find it anymore. It may be deleted already or I may be blind.
 
Hey guys, Michael from Wooden Camera here.

If you are experiencing any issues with your cable-less plate, don't hesitate to shoot us an email to info@woodencamera.com. Our repair/replacement team is incredibly fast, so if anything is wrong we will make sure it's taken care of!

Thanks
 
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