2012Batteries/Power forum
Adapting PRO sled camera bases to use V-mount batteries
14 years old. Gear and prices may have changed since.
What the thread found
- Newer camera base models can be ordered with V-mount battery compatibility as a standard configuration
- V-mount to gold mount adapter cables enable using V-mount batteries with older PRO2 bases without requiring physical modifications
- Having both V-mount and AB mount modules allows switching between battery types depending on what comes with the camera package
- V-mount adapter solutions are commercially available at competitive prices
Depends on
- PRO2 base design has a spatial constraint where a front-mounted V-mount battery would sit upside down
- This discussion does not clarify which specific base models support factory V-mount options
- No details provided about compatibility of adapter cables with all sled configurations