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    FS5: Using FS5 with V-Mount Batteries

    Update: I added the 12v in-line limiter from Amazon (link above), cannibalizing the dc barrel plug off my Blueshape connector. V-Mounts went from ~16.8 volts fully charged to 11.97 on my meter. Had the camera powered for an hour or so now and so far, it's working flawlessly. Going to run...
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    FS5: Using FS5 with V-Mount Batteries

    Anyone had any success powering the FS5 with v-mount or AB batteries via the dc barrel connector? I bought a d-tap to Sony dc barrel connector to use my Switronix XP-L90S V-Mounts with my FS5. Worked perfectly on first test with a half-charged battery but when I try a fully charged battery, I...
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    Hanging Muslin Bounce from a C-Stand

    I would like to know the best way to hang a 6x6, 8x8, etc. sheet of bleached or unbleached muslin or other bounce material from a c-stand. I know most people use the "t-bone" method but I can't figure out what hardware is required to do it besides a c-stand. Also, are most people using...
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    Camera Pole/Mast for Aerial Time-Lapse in Swamp/Wetlands

    I am working on a documentary relating to land-loss in the wetlands in coastal Louisiana and plan on doing some motion-control time lapse shots of the marsh. I would like to mount the camera and a pan/tilt motion control head on a 20-30 foot mast that will be anchored into the soft swamp mud...
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