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Custom (wooden) grip for Sony mirrorless

Started Jul 20, 2021 | Discussions thread
OP Damovich Senior Member • Posts: 1,141
Re: Custom (wooden) grip for Sony mirrorless

philzucker wrote:

Wow, congrats, very nice work and quite an achievement!

Only one question: What is the rationale behind the XT30 connector? Would a direct connection from the battery box to the fp50 dummy be possible, eliminating the need for the connector?

Again: Kudos for your imagination and abilities!

Philipp

Thanks Phil, appreciated!

A direct connection is possible indeed and was what I originally intended but after some consideration I decided to go this route first and to keep the permanent integration of the battery box optional for a (possible) next version of the grip. The idea behind the current version is having the ability to swap batteries fast and easy as two batteries make up for a single 'pack', which is easily swapped out for another if needed, instead of having to replace two batteries for two batteries. I have four of these batteries now, ordered another pair, but I have to give it some more use out in the field to decide if this is the final version or not.

The shape and the size of this version are final anyway, as the combo now has a really luxurious feel to it and is very nice to handle, while the thing you mention about the box is in fact the only thing I'm still unsure about

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