What the thread found

• An Amira camera with CP2 lenses, follow focus motor, and accessories can be mounted on a Zephyr platform and will fly successfully.
• The Amira can be powered via 12V input from the Zephyr sled, eliminating the need for separate camera batteries.
• Adding an extra battery hanger to the Zephyr allows powering the camera, follow focus motor, wireless video transmission, and external monitor simultaneously at 24V.
• The total weight of an Amira setup with mattebox pushes toward the upper limit of what a Zephyr can carry.
• Custom power cables connecting the Zephyr sled to the Amira and accessories can be obtained from specialized vendors.
• The Amira may require the viewfinder attached to generate free-run timecode, which affects weight calculations.

Depends on

• Weight with all accessories approaches the maximum payload capacity of the Zephyr.
• Power delivery may approach system limits when powering multiple devices simultaneously from the sled battery.
• One user reported uncertainty about whether a firmware update resolved an issue with timecode generation without a viewfinder attached.
• Official Arri specifications do not consistently provide weight information for all camera accessories.
• Experience is limited to a single confirmed successful flight.

Gear in this thread

Zephyrcatalog

Parts

Follow Focus

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