C200: Tilta CNT-01 v-lock with sdi splitter, anyone uses this?
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ericsanpablo
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I thought about it, but erred in the side of caution... seems like that might be prone to ground loop issues (i.e. fry your camera or monitor)
mothmachine
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I guess the battery on the plate is supposed to power the camera, which seems great since the canon batteries are so expensive and it would be a good counterweight on a shoulder rig. But the C200 manual doesn't say anything about using a power source other than the supplied power adapter or the canon power packs.
puredrifting
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I have the Wooden Camera V-Mount battery plate for the C200. I've also tried using it on the C300 MKII. One thing that you may not be aware of, IMHO, at least some C200 and 300MKII have factory defective DC power connectors. I've tried my Wooden Plate (Which uses the same IDX plate as this Tilta) on my C200 and several rental C200s and C300 MKIIs and in each case, the connection to the DC in seems to be rock solid with no wobble or perceptable looseness yet in each case, when I power up the and then heft the camera up onto my shoulder or shoot handheld, the connection with the camera is periodically lost, perhaps just for a millisecond but enough to make the camera lose power and reboot. I tested this when my C200 was brand new and when the Wooden plate was brand new, literally right out of the box. I exchanged the Wooden plate for another, yet still experienced the exact same thing. If you research posts, you'll find others who have experienced this here and elsewhere. If you leave the small, stock Canon battery, the BPA-30, on the camera, it mitigates this issue as when the V-Mount loses that connection for a split second, the BPA-30 takes over powering the camera until the connector from the V-Mount plate makes its connection again.
Just something to be aware of. This may not affect all DC in connections from all plates or all cameras. I had Canon check the connection when they were repairing my C200 and they reported back that the DC input seemed fine and was "within specifications".
I rarely shoot with my V-Mounts on shoulder but when I do, I always make sure that there is a fully charged BPA-30 in the back of the camera. Which is a drag because I have already increased weight considerably with the V-Mount and now I have to also keep
another battery in the camera as well but that's the workaround for me.
Just something to be aware of. This may not affect all DC in connections from all plates or all cameras. I had Canon check the connection when they were repairing my C200 and they reported back that the DC input seemed fine and was "within specifications".
I rarely shoot with my V-Mounts on shoulder but when I do, I always make sure that there is a fully charged BPA-30 in the back of the camera. Which is a drag because I have already increased weight considerably with the V-Mount and now I have to also keep
another battery in the camera as well but that's the workaround for me.