Panasonic BT-LH80W Batteries

Ian A Swanson

Ian A Swanson

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Hello all,

I've been looking at field monitors and am in a dead heat between the BT-LH80W and the NEB70HD. It would have been a no contest if the BT-LH80W worked with the Panasonic batteries, but since it does not, I am trying to investigate the cost of getting the adapters and batteries necessary if I were to go with the BT-LH80W... enter my conundrum...

I am new to the world of the Anton Bauer batteries and I cannot for the life of me figure out which battery/charger I would need to get if I went with the BT-LH80W. Are there different types of Anton Bauer batteries in terms of their connectors? Is there other brands of batteries with the right type of mounts that I could get that might be cheaper than the AB batteries? I tried to price out the AB set, unsure if I was looking at the right batteries mind you, and my cost came out to around 800 dollar for two batteries and a charger... is this right? If it really costs this much to get the right battery set for the BT-LH80W, then I don't see how I can do it. But I want the waveform monitor!!!

Please help me figure this whole battery thing out.

Ian Swanson
 
Ian,

I find that the Anton batteries are super expensive. So are the V-mounts. These are professional solutions and usually people getting them are paying for them with income from their work. And yes, they are around that much for 2 batteries and a charger. :( (depending on which ones you get)

If you need the waveform, then the Panny is your best bet.

Otherwise the Marshall should let you use your Panasonic batteries. :)
 
Never used these batteries, but their prices are fairly low. Two batteries plus charger = about $755. Or, if you want to go with a single battery and a little travel charger, they've got that set at the bottom of the page for $325.
http://www.batteries4broadcast.com/combo_order_gm.htm

If you want to save a ton of cash, and keep the heavy weight off your camera anyway, look into using a battery belt. The monitor uses 1.5 amps, or about 18 watts, so a simple battery belt like this one which is rated for 96wh should be able to run that monitor for, oh, about five hours. And that's just $90. You could wear the belt when going handheld, which means you don't have a big heavy weight hanging off the camera; you can hang the belt on the monitor stand when you're using it in a studio configuration too. If you need all-day operation, this belt should last for almost 10 hours, and it's only $119. Or this one should go for a full 12 hours, and it's $140.

The economy solution is to use that 4-pin XLR, not the Anton Bauer mount. The A/B mount only really makes sense if you already have some A/B bricks.
 
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