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Your cart is empty.4.6 out of 5 stars
- #92 in Camera Mounts & Clamps
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anton thompson
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2025
Nice and compact. Smaller then I assumed from the picture and makes my rig compact while adding a v mount
julio
Reviewed in Germany on March 1, 2025
Funktionell, sehr zufrieden
The Hoggatt Project
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2025
I've been keeping an eye out for one of these to pair with my camera and v-mount batteries for quite a while now. You can image my excitement when I saw an opportunity to review it! I am grateful to have this one, though there are some minor annoyances. First, let's talk about the good!The main selling point for me, is the fact that I can pull the flippy screen in/out of the camera by simply tilting back this v-mount plate! Before, I would spend a lot of time cranking down the screws at the perfect length (right up against the back of the eyepiece), so I had to leave the flippy screen outside and vulnerable. The only ways around that were to have a monitor attached or the battery further back... not anymore!They include a v-mount insert plate (with attachment points) if you are using something else like NP-F batteries also. This is great if you don't necessarily have v-mount, or are altering them with your lights, other cameras, etc. The release button works smoothly and is easy to find as well.Lastly, the locking pin feature is something I really like. If you have a tripod mount plate that works with it, that is great. It would prevent it from accidentally sliding out if you forgot to lock everything down. However, if you have a camera cage that it doesn't work with... you can simply rotate the knob and hide it! It is no longer in the way, and you don't need Allen keys to completely remove it.Now for the slight annoyances...One of them being that you might find your camera cage incompatible. I have two cameras (Lumix s5 and Lumix s5iix), and it's 1 for 2 on fitting them. Neither of these were mentioned as compatible in the listing though, and they are not the Neewer brand (Tilta fits but Lefoto doesn't). After some fiddling, I also found that the locking knob at the front (underneath your lens) get in the way if you are trying to manually pull focus. You have the ability to pull and twist the plastic knobs position (upward or sideways) but it still gets in the way. If you were to fully remove it, then your cage will remain attached to this plate.That said, I realize that using this as part of my setup would probably mean that the focus puller and 15mm rods are coming out to play as well. That would elevate the setup, and the twist knob no longer becomes a problem. So... do I recommend getting one? Yes. Especially, if you use auto-focus or are applying this to rails. If you pull focus directly from the lens, just be aware of that pesky knob!
Pizzaiolo
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2025
This bracket is a cost effective ($35 after some amazon discounts) and most minimal method for me to add v-mount battery to my Sony FX-30 rig without adding rails or other bulk, and importantly maintain Arca Swiss compatibility with my camera and tripod. I like it a lot.Neewer seems to have a dizzying array of variations of this bracket (PS013, PS014, PS015, PS015 Pro, and PS016). They all have some subtle variations. So it took me some time to learn the differences and pick the right one. I wish they had an easy comparison chart. And I still don't know what the difference between PS015 and PS016 Pro is. I think there is some subtle variation in the thumb screw and the anti-off pin's head.I am using a Neewer PS099E 100Wh V-Mount battery and everything clicks and works fine. I noticed a couple of negative reviews for PS015 where the users claimed it didn't work well with this battery. Perhaps the "Pro" version fixed something? Anyway, all is well in my use.If you are using an Arca compatible tripod and the lever/thumb screw to fasten the camera is towards the back of the camera, you may have to turn it around towards the front of the camera because once this bracket and battery are attached, you can't easily get under it and operate the tripod's fastener. Hope that makes sense.I love the swivel feature of the battery mount which allows me to swivel down, open the FX30's screen and swivel the battery back up. I am also able to tuck a few cables behind the bracket so the camera wires don't go all over the place.The bracket also offers a nice design feature with a couple of "legs" in the back so the whole rig can be placed on a flat surface without losing balance. It stays flat. Nice!
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