Power ANY DSLR or mirrorless camera with a USB power bank?!?
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- Опубликовано: 15 июн 2020
- UPDATE: Straw (as the product is now known) is now available on Kickstarter. Check it out here - www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
I've got so many cameras now of different models and from different brands, that leaving the house with 20 batteries in total isn't uncommon. Whether I'm shooting stills or video, I need spares, and I'm never sure until I get where I'm going which camera is going to see the most use. So, I have to take a bunch for each of them.
Wouldn't it be great if we could swap all those batteries with a couple of USB power banks for all of them? I received some prototype USB PD cables recently that should allow me to do exactly that. In this video, I test them and see how well they perform.
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It now has a name. It's called Straw and it's on Kickstarter. Check it out here -
Very cool little project and video John!! Nice hand model :D
I've been using a USB battery to power my G85 for some time now but I hadn't considered testing the voltage and amperage to check if it's meeting the needs of the camera. Great video, looking forward to checking this product out when it's official!
Neat idea. Hope to see it on the market.
This looks like a great idea. I could do with one of these for powering my Pentax K1 when I'm using it for astrophotography
so cool we really need this system
Really like the idea. My D850 with the MD-B18 and the 18C battery can go through a night but in weight it's add roughly 570g and the EL-18s require specific charger so, would be definitely easier to carry approx same or little more weight in a power bank + dummy battery. Especially that I have the original dummy battery and AC plugs. With this I would only need a matching cable set.
eres un genio con las pruebas siempre me rondaba en la cabeza esta posibilidad y despejaste mis dudas gracias saludos desde Perú
Love that the life of "standards" means making a special cable to make stuff fit universally with USB-C PD 😁
Thanks for the info!
Very good video. Thanks.
Thanks for the excellent video
I know this is an older video but there are dummy batteries with a usb type c socket that can be plugged in directly to a pd power bank and will eliminate the need for all these extra cables and adapters.
Interesting and better than my current dummy battery solution, would make a much nicer portable setup.
Thank you for explaining everything so well. I definitely want a couple of those cables. The trouble is I don't understand the Straw website, mainly because I don't understand crowd funding. Please can you explain how a numpty like me can buy the cables without too much hassle?
Where did you get your smaller Novoo 2A power bank? I can't find it anywhere, and do you know if Omars is the same as Novoo?
Hi John. I have a D800E so what do I really need like dummy, wire and battery to have what you showed in your very clear video?
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Would you be able to verify that this device works in time lapse mode (intervalometer) on a Panasonic camera? This has been a big problem for me with dummy batteries and power banks in the past. Most usb power banks can power my GH4 and GH5 but when in time lapse mode they fail. If you can do a test and answer the question I would be grateful. I would like to support the fellow in his kickstarter, obviously he does not have any Panasonic cameras. Hoping you will be able to give it a try and assist me in my quest to solve my issue. Thank you!
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