josh-ozirigpro
Active member
So for the past few months I've been working on some designs for a versatile power supply that can work with practically every camera configuration under the sun.
You've probably all seen the fixed output ones from guys like LanParte and Switronix which are great in their own rights, but are a pain to use if, like the AF100 etc., your camera body falls outside of their very narrow list of compatible cameras.
I've since come up with a proof of concept that can power any monitor, camera or set of lights from a V-Mount or Gold Mount battery... and although it's not pretty right now, it's small and certainly does the trick!
It's at the stage now where I'm working side by side with some R&D guys here in Melbourne and for the next 13 weeks we'll be going full blast to getting the prototype to a ready to manufacture form for a launch in late July/August.
The price I'm aiming at is going to be absolutely insane; $50 for a single-channel unit (to power 1 camera body), $100 for a dual-channel unit (2 devices at once) and $160 for a quad-channel unit (4 devices at once). They will interface with your iPhone or Android device for wireless control and nifty gimmicks like presets etc.
So far it works with the AF100, 5D2, C300 and BMCC... and will have compatibility with every other model; I just haven't had a chance to test it with them yet!
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Anyway, I need some thoughts and info from as many of you as possible:
1.) How many cameras do you have?
2.) How many batteries do you currently have? (either V/A-B or your LP-E6 etc.)
3.) How much did you pay for your current power solution (assuming you've bought one)
Although I have quite a bit of sales info to go off anyway, this info (and any rants you have about your current solution) will help to make sure I'm on the right track in terms of the overall direction.
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We've just moved OziRig into our new office this week as well as re-launched our website, so things are still pretty hectic but I'll be chucking up some more info shortly for anyone who is interested in checking the progress.
Big thanks in advance!
You've probably all seen the fixed output ones from guys like LanParte and Switronix which are great in their own rights, but are a pain to use if, like the AF100 etc., your camera body falls outside of their very narrow list of compatible cameras.
I've since come up with a proof of concept that can power any monitor, camera or set of lights from a V-Mount or Gold Mount battery... and although it's not pretty right now, it's small and certainly does the trick!
It's at the stage now where I'm working side by side with some R&D guys here in Melbourne and for the next 13 weeks we'll be going full blast to getting the prototype to a ready to manufacture form for a launch in late July/August.
The price I'm aiming at is going to be absolutely insane; $50 for a single-channel unit (to power 1 camera body), $100 for a dual-channel unit (2 devices at once) and $160 for a quad-channel unit (4 devices at once). They will interface with your iPhone or Android device for wireless control and nifty gimmicks like presets etc.
So far it works with the AF100, 5D2, C300 and BMCC... and will have compatibility with every other model; I just haven't had a chance to test it with them yet!
--
Anyway, I need some thoughts and info from as many of you as possible:
1.) How many cameras do you have?
2.) How many batteries do you currently have? (either V/A-B or your LP-E6 etc.)
3.) How much did you pay for your current power solution (assuming you've bought one)
Although I have quite a bit of sales info to go off anyway, this info (and any rants you have about your current solution) will help to make sure I'm on the right track in terms of the overall direction.
--
We've just moved OziRig into our new office this week as well as re-launched our website, so things are still pretty hectic but I'll be chucking up some more info shortly for anyone who is interested in checking the progress.
Big thanks in advance!
