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Casey Danielson · May 28th, 2014, 02:26 PM

What are your favorite battery solutions for the BMCC for different prices?

Battery life is abysmal, eh?

Jim Andrada · May 28th, 2014, 08:03 PM

Internal batteries are useless. I run mine off of my Anton Bauer batteries.

Re price - I have no idea because I've been using the batteries for about 4 - 5 years now on a couple of cameras. But I do know they aren't cheap

I have a lightweight Dionic 90 and a humongous brick of an older technology non LI. 140 WH beast that I think I could run my house off of for a week - well, maybe that's a slight exaggeration:<))

It will on the other hand run a 75W on camera light where the Dionic won't run anywhere near that big a light.

Wolfgang Winne · May 28th, 2014, 11:17 PM

Green Power!

Wolfgang Winne · May 28th, 2014, 11:50 PM

Monocell for BMCC ? ;-)

Chris Barcellos · May 29th, 2014, 09:34 AM

This battery gives me about 3 to 4 hours of additional recording with the BMCC EF. The cord that comes with it also fit the BMCC power in plug.

I had previously used a DIY battery set up with power tool batteries, but this works much better.

Anker 2nd Gen Astro Pro2 20000mAh Multi Voltage 9V 12V External Battery | eBay

Casey Danielson · May 29th, 2014, 12:49 PM

Wow, Chris! How exactly does this work? Do you think you could post a photo of how you have it rigged? I already have an all-purpose place mount, so I'm only needing the battery + cord, and this is intriguing.

Chris Barcellos · May 29th, 2014, 03:39 PM

I tend to be DIY on most of my rigging, I am not concerned about looks, just performance. While on a tripod, I hand the Anker from a hook on the tripod, in a bag that came with the Anker.

For shoulder shooting, I have devised a should rig, on which I mount the battery.

Chris Barcellos · May 29th, 2014, 03:47 PM

I tend to be DIY on most of my rigging, I am not concerned about looks, just performance. While on a tripod, I hand the Anker from a hook on the tripod, in a bag that came with the Anker.

For shoulder shooting, I have devised a should rig, on which I mount the battery. See pics attached.

Casey Danielson · May 29th, 2014, 04:19 PM

I wonder why more folks don't know about this option. How long have you been using this on BMCC? Is it safe? They shouldn't even sell the BMCC without external batteries IMO. Seems like Velcro would work well for a battery like this, stick it to the rig and be done with it.

Darren Levine · May 29th, 2014, 06:11 PM

this reminds me i need to get back to DIYing a camera battery out of 12v power tool batteries.

Chris Barcellos · May 29th, 2014, 09:34 PM

I've used the Anker for 3 day long shoots now, and no problems. I found out about Ankers on the Black Magic Forum, and have seen it on BMCUser.com too.

Here' what I did with the tool batteries back a year ago.

Thomas Wong · June 4th, 2014, 10:22 PM

Anker Pro 2

http://www.amazon.com/20000mAh-Multi...ords=anker+pro

I've been using this battery a lot, very reliable
it works out of the box, you don't need to buy adaptor or cable

It last 5-6 hours

May 28th, 2014, 02:26 PM	#1
Casey Danielson Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 76	BMCC external batteries What are your favorite battery solutions for the BMCC for different prices? Battery life is abysmal, eh?

May 28th, 2014, 08:03 PM	#2
Jim Andrada Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 2,211	Re: BMCC external batteries Internal batteries are useless. I run mine off of my Anton Bauer batteries. Re price - I have no idea because I've been using the batteries for about 4 - 5 years now on a couple of cameras. But I do know they aren't cheap I have a lightweight Dionic 90 and a humongous brick of an older technology non LI. 140 WH beast that I think I could run my house off of for a week - well, maybe that's a slight exaggeration:<)) It will on the other hand run a 75W on camera light where the Dionic won't run anywhere near that big a light. Last edited by Jim Andrada; May 28th, 2014 at 08:58 PM.

May 28th, 2014, 11:17 PM	#3
Wolfgang Winne Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bremen, Germany Posts: 176	Re: BMCC external batteries Green Power! __________________ Wolfgang Winne www.ohrwurmaudio.de www.fxsupport.de

May 28th, 2014, 11:50 PM	#4
Wolfgang Winne Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bremen, Germany Posts: 176	Re: BMCC external batteries Monocell for BMCC ? ;-) __________________ Wolfgang Winne www.ohrwurmaudio.de www.fxsupport.de

May 29th, 2014, 09:34 AM	#5
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Re: BMCC external batteries This battery gives me about 3 to 4 hours of additional recording with the BMCC EF. The cord that comes with it also fit the BMCC power in plug. I had previously used a DIY battery set up with power tool batteries, but this works much better. Anker 2nd Gen Astro Pro2 20000mAh Multi Voltage 9V 12V External Battery \| eBay __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

May 29th, 2014, 12:49 PM	#6
Casey Danielson Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 76	Re: BMCC external batteries Wow, Chris! How exactly does this work? Do you think you could post a photo of how you have it rigged? I already have an all-purpose place mount, so I'm only needing the battery + cord, and this is intriguing.

May 29th, 2014, 03:39 PM	#7
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Re: BMCC external batteries I tend to be DIY on most of my rigging, I am not concerned about looks, just performance. While on a tripod, I hand the Anker from a hook on the tripod, in a bag that came with the Anker. For shoulder shooting, I have devised a should rig, on which I mount the battery. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

May 29th, 2014, 03:47 PM	#8
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Re: BMCC external batteries I tend to be DIY on most of my rigging, I am not concerned about looks, just performance. While on a tripod, I hand the Anker from a hook on the tripod, in a bag that came with the Anker. For shoulder shooting, I have devised a should rig, on which I mount the battery. See pics attached. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

May 29th, 2014, 04:19 PM	#9
Casey Danielson Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 76	Re: BMCC external batteries I wonder why more folks don't know about this option. How long have you been using this on BMCC? Is it safe? They shouldn't even sell the BMCC without external batteries IMO. Seems like Velcro would work well for a battery like this, stick it to the rig and be done with it.

May 29th, 2014, 06:11 PM	#10
Darren Levine Major Player Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NJ/NYC Posts: 563	Re: BMCC external batteries this reminds me i need to get back to DIYing a camera battery out of 12v power tool batteries. __________________ C100 - GH4 - NYC Shooter www.DarrenLevine.com

May 29th, 2014, 09:34 PM	#11
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Re: BMCC external batteries I've used the Anker for 3 day long shoots now, and no problems. I found out about Ankers on the Black Magic Forum, and have seen it on BMCUser.com too. Here' what I did with the tool batteries back a year ago. Demonstrationof DIY Auxilliary Battery Source for Black Magic Cinema Camera - YouTube __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

June 4th, 2014, 10:22 PM	#12
Thomas Wong Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 144	Re: BMCC external batteries Anker Pro 2 http://www.amazon.com/20000mAh-Multi...ords=anker+pro I've been using this battery a lot, very reliable it works out of the box, you don't need to buy adaptor or cable It last 5-6 hours