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Hello,
I attempted a few forum searches and read those threads but looking for more advice on cold-weather, long-duration night time-lapse. Since these shoots take so long and I hike in pretty far, would be great to not fail on first trial...
I have a DP Slider and Sapphire Pro with NMX controller and the original DP motors paired with a Canon 5D4.
I have a Case Relay and 10000mAh Anker power bank for the Canon camera, and an 8000mAh DP power bank for the motion hardware.
In ~40 degree weather I was able to get 3 hours of time doing shoot-move-shoot, 2 axis motion at 35 sec intervals, no heavy lifts and power save on- before I aborted the shoot. All batteries had half or more capacity left. I know in cold, this will all change so keeping batteries warm is a must, but how much will the performance suffer?
How do you suggest attaching hand warmers so they will not overheat the batteries but keep them performing ok?
Anyone have experience with power usage of the DP slider bundle for 2 or 3 axis shoot move shoot motions (power save off, no heavy lifts) with one move say every thirty or thirty-five seconds? How many hours can I expect an 8000 or 10000 mAh battery to move the motors if kept reasonably warm?
Any other cold weather shooters with tips on how to get 6-8 hours or more out of this hardware without lugging around a truck battery?
Thanks in advance.
I attempted a few forum searches and read those threads but looking for more advice on cold-weather, long-duration night time-lapse. Since these shoots take so long and I hike in pretty far, would be great to not fail on first trial...
I have a DP Slider and Sapphire Pro with NMX controller and the original DP motors paired with a Canon 5D4.
I have a Case Relay and 10000mAh Anker power bank for the Canon camera, and an 8000mAh DP power bank for the motion hardware.
In ~40 degree weather I was able to get 3 hours of time doing shoot-move-shoot, 2 axis motion at 35 sec intervals, no heavy lifts and power save on- before I aborted the shoot. All batteries had half or more capacity left. I know in cold, this will all change so keeping batteries warm is a must, but how much will the performance suffer?
How do you suggest attaching hand warmers so they will not overheat the batteries but keep them performing ok?
Anyone have experience with power usage of the DP slider bundle for 2 or 3 axis shoot move shoot motions (power save off, no heavy lifts) with one move say every thirty or thirty-five seconds? How many hours can I expect an 8000 or 10000 mAh battery to move the motors if kept reasonably warm?
Any other cold weather shooters with tips on how to get 6-8 hours or more out of this hardware without lugging around a truck battery?
Thanks in advance.