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Mini v-mounts—batteries vs. plates

Started 6 months ago | Discussions thread
OP Roger Wilco Junior Member • Posts: 39
Re: Mini v-mounts—batteries vs. plates

mkfed wrote:

For filming with the A1 I use a clamp on my tripod and smallrig 2801 mini v-mount just too keep the battery in place. For walking around there are belt-clips too.

All this is because I want to stay lightweight - no 15mm rods on my rig, not needed I have autofocus and auto-nd in my camera Not sure what your rig goals are, if you have 15mm rods anyways for follow focus and stuff you might as well use a full v-mount plate.

I have half-length rods for the battery and a follow focus but I don't need a matte box or anything. So it's rigged but still pretty small and flexible, which I'm a big fan of. I like your ability to move the battery around without sacrificing its utility. That plus the ability to be charged via USB-C makes me think this is definitely the way to go.

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