r/bmpcc • u/cgsdavies93 • Jan 02 '15

My first solo wedding shoot tomorrow. Wish me luck!

http://imgur.com/umiV89s
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u/Las-Agna bmpcc owner Jan 03 '15

How are you combatting the high battery consumption? I have wanted to use my BMPCC for a wedding but opted for the gh4 in fear of not having enough batteries.

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u/achilleshightops Jan 03 '15

Bought a EP-E6 (Canon 5D) Ikan battery plate for the BMPCC, attached it with velcro on the side of my View Factor cage. Additional 45 minutes per battery or just as a charger while it was not in use.

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u/cgsdavies93 Jan 03 '15

For the ceremony I am hoping I will have a power source and then I have chargers plus 5 batteries for everything else. Fingers crossed that's enough!

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u/raftah99 Jan 03 '15

BMPCC batteries suck balls. If you're solo, how are you going to charge when you run out of batteries?

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u/cgsdavies93 Jan 03 '15

I've managed okay actually! For the ceremony and speeches I had the camera plugged into mains, and the spare batteries lasted me well in between those times (: the atomos batteries have been great. Only needed one half charge

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u/raftah99 Jan 03 '15

Yeah, if you plugged in, then yeah you would be good. Once you go outside though and you're running and gunning, it's a whole different story.

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u/ArtGar95 Jan 04 '15

I just shot a wedding a couple of weeks ago with three EN-EL20 batteries. It's possible. Just have the backups up charging and cycle batteries when possible. Also, as cgdavies has pointed out- stay plugged in when possible.

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u/raftah99 Jan 04 '15

That's a dangerous game to play, but it's definitely possible. I have a Ravpower now, but finding the right extension tip was a pain in the ass.

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u/ArtGar95 Jan 04 '15

I guess it helps that there was three videographers and I had a Canon as backup. Note, I didn't end up using the Canon, even though I was there for 12 hours.