David Knaggs
August 28th, 2019, 05:15 AM
The reports on the existing battery (LP-E6) supplied with the BMPCC 6K aren't very good, so I figure I'll use some of my existing Sony F970 batteries to start off with. I figure I might get 2 1/2 - 3 hours per F970 battery, but I'll need to verify in actual practice.
There's an inexpensive F970 battery plate solution by Tilta for A$50 (US$35) on B&H:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1488837-REG/tilta_ta_btp_f970_g_bmpcc4k_f970_battery.html/BI/2855/KBID/3801
Unfortunately it's "Coming Soon". In the meantime, I'm trying to figure out what cable to connect from the 12V outlet on the battery plate into the camera. On Tilta's website, this looks like it might be the right one:
https://tilta.com/shop/12v-micro-dc-male-nano-handle-to-bmpcc4k-power-cable/
It talks about a "micro DC" connection to the 12V port and says, "Compatible with the several different BMPCC 4K/6K battery power side handles," so I figure this might be the one, even though Tilta only has it on backorder right now. I tried to find the equivalent on B&H but, so far, all I could find was this:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1490898-REG/tilta_ta_t01_dc_pc_bmpcc4k_5_5_2_5mm_dc.html/specs/BI/2855/KBID/3801
All it says in the specs is that it's a "2.5 mm Barrel" connection. Whether this is the same as "micro DC" is something I'm still trying to figure out! I'm pretty sure it would be compatible with the Tilta plate though. And it's listed as "Coming Soon" as well.
On a more positive front, I'll be picking up a 1 TB Samsung Portable SSD T5 for recording. On B&H's website, they've got this mounting solution from SmallRig for the SSD on B&H:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1449318-REG/smallrig_2245_mount_for_samsung_t5.html/BI/2855/KBID/3801
This one's in stock!
Obviously, a cage will be needed to screw the battery plate and SSD mount onto and so far I've found two candidates (from SmallRig and Tilta):
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1449303-REG/smallrig_2203_cage_for_blackmagic_design.html/BI/2855/KBID/3801
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1490081-REG/tilta_ta_t01_fcc_bmpcc4k_full_camera_cage.html/BI/2855/KBID/3801
The Tilta cage seems better to me, with three Cold Shoes as opposed to the SmallRig's one. But the Tilta is "Coming Soon" and I need something now, so I'll order the SmallRig cage and the SSD mount from B&H and I'll get a F970 plate and cable from an eBay dealer (simply because they have it in stock and can ship it to me right now).
There's an inexpensive F970 battery plate solution by Tilta for A$50 (US$35) on B&H:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1488837-REG/tilta_ta_btp_f970_g_bmpcc4k_f970_battery.html/BI/2855/KBID/3801
Unfortunately it's "Coming Soon". In the meantime, I'm trying to figure out what cable to connect from the 12V outlet on the battery plate into the camera. On Tilta's website, this looks like it might be the right one:
https://tilta.com/shop/12v-micro-dc-male-nano-handle-to-bmpcc4k-power-cable/
It talks about a "micro DC" connection to the 12V port and says, "Compatible with the several different BMPCC 4K/6K battery power side handles," so I figure this might be the one, even though Tilta only has it on backorder right now. I tried to find the equivalent on B&H but, so far, all I could find was this:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1490898-REG/tilta_ta_t01_dc_pc_bmpcc4k_5_5_2_5mm_dc.html/specs/BI/2855/KBID/3801
All it says in the specs is that it's a "2.5 mm Barrel" connection. Whether this is the same as "micro DC" is something I'm still trying to figure out! I'm pretty sure it would be compatible with the Tilta plate though. And it's listed as "Coming Soon" as well.
On a more positive front, I'll be picking up a 1 TB Samsung Portable SSD T5 for recording. On B&H's website, they've got this mounting solution from SmallRig for the SSD on B&H:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1449318-REG/smallrig_2245_mount_for_samsung_t5.html/BI/2855/KBID/3801
This one's in stock!
Obviously, a cage will be needed to screw the battery plate and SSD mount onto and so far I've found two candidates (from SmallRig and Tilta):
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1449303-REG/smallrig_2203_cage_for_blackmagic_design.html/BI/2855/KBID/3801
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1490081-REG/tilta_ta_t01_fcc_bmpcc4k_full_camera_cage.html/BI/2855/KBID/3801
The Tilta cage seems better to me, with three Cold Shoes as opposed to the SmallRig's one. But the Tilta is "Coming Soon" and I need something now, so I'll order the SmallRig cage and the SSD mount from B&H and I'll get a F970 plate and cable from an eBay dealer (simply because they have it in stock and can ship it to me right now).