Is there any interest in some kind of "powerplate" for the mini35 at DVinfo.net

Dietmar Zonewicz · May 24th, 2005, 03:57 PM

I'm thinking about producing some kind of powerplate for the mini35.

This powerplate would be some kind of a NP slot with the possibillity to connect the mini35, a b/w viewfinder, your camera and a focuspuller monitor with it. You no more need four different rechargeable batterys for your mini35 rig.

Any comments, suggestions or other statements to this idea?

dietmar

Radek Svoboda · May 25th, 2005, 12:26 AM

Isn't mini 35 powered from camera? Is P+S ever going to introduce popular priced model? Is P+S image quality significantly better than Micro 35 and Gurilla 35?

Radek

Charles Papert · May 25th, 2005, 11:09 AM

Dietmar:

I'm putting the finishing touches on my version of the badly-needed box you described (although mine sandwiches between two Anton Bauer gold mounts). Mine also incorporates a video DA to allow for distribution of the image to an onboard, transmitter, out to a production monitor etc. I'll have pictures of the setup shortly.

However, P+S demoed their own version of this at NAB. It's not in production yet, but it looks good. It won't be cheap, but as usual it depends on how much of a pricetag one puts on one's own time (given a choice, I would have just bought their setup rather than all the hours invested plus the engineering and machining costs).

Dietmar Zonewicz · May 25th, 2005, 11:38 AM

Charles, I know that p+s is working on some kind of powerplate. But I think there are always some problems that I would have solved an other way. It would be interesting how you designed your powerplate. Which connectors did you choose? Some BNC, 3pin RS, vf-connector, Anton Bauer mounts?

I also thought about a possibility of using the powerful v-mount rechargeable batterys.

dietmar

Radek Svoboda · May 25th, 2005, 02:26 PM

Are there links to power plates so I understand better what is discussed?

Isn't best to have 35 mm adapter powerted from camera battery? Are there battery packs available to power adapter separately?

Radek

Dietmar Zonewicz · May 25th, 2005, 02:56 PM

I found this link: http://rafcamera.com/mca/support/bridge_plate.htm - this is a usual bridge plate.
As I wrote, I think about using v-mount or NP1 recharcheable batteries.

dietmar

May 24th, 2005, 03:57 PM	#1
Dietmar Zonewicz Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Esslingen & Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 47	Is there any interest in some kind of "powerplate" for the mini35 I'm thinking about producing some kind of powerplate for the mini35. This powerplate would be some kind of a NP slot with the possibillity to connect the mini35, a b/w viewfinder, your camera and a focuspuller monitor with it. You no more need four different rechargeable batterys for your mini35 rig. Any comments, suggestions or other statements to this idea? dietmar

May 25th, 2005, 11:09 AM	#3
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	Dietmar: I'm putting the finishing touches on my version of the badly-needed box you described (although mine sandwiches between two Anton Bauer gold mounts). Mine also incorporates a video DA to allow for distribution of the image to an onboard, transmitter, out to a production monitor etc. I'll have pictures of the setup shortly. However, P+S demoed their own version of this at NAB. It's not in production yet, but it looks good. It won't be cheap, but as usual it depends on how much of a pricetag one puts on one's own time (given a choice, I would have just bought their setup rather than all the hours invested plus the engineering and machining costs). __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

May 25th, 2005, 12:26 AM	#2
Radek Svoboda Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 500	Isn't mini 35 powered from camera? Is P+S ever going to introduce popular priced model? Is P+S image quality significantly better than Micro 35 and Gurilla 35? Radek

May 25th, 2005, 11:38 AM	#4
Dietmar Zonewicz Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Esslingen & Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 47	Charles, I know that p+s is working on some kind of powerplate. But I think there are always some problems that I would have solved an other way. It would be interesting how you designed your powerplate. Which connectors did you choose? Some BNC, 3pin RS, vf-connector, Anton Bauer mounts? I also thought about a possibility of using the powerful v-mount rechargeable batterys. dietmar

May 25th, 2005, 02:26 PM	#5
Radek Svoboda Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Prague, Czech Republic Posts: 500	Are there links to power plates so I understand better what is discussed? Isn't best to have 35 mm adapter powerted from camera battery? Are there battery packs available to power adapter separately? Radek

May 25th, 2005, 02:56 PM	#6
Dietmar Zonewicz Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Esslingen & Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 47	I found this link: http://rafcamera.com/mca/support/bridge_plate.htm - this is a usual bridge plate. As I wrote, I think about using v-mount or NP1 recharcheable batteries. dietmar