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Kind of random and likely something that's been discussed to death in previous threads, but what are your BMPCC4K/6K battery solutions? I recently switched from NP-F to V-lock, using the Zhiyun Transmount PowerPlus Battery Pack (stupidly long name club, I guess). They're designed for the Crane 3S, and that's how I came across them, but they're surprisingly competent. I think they've been discontinued, but if you can find them, here's some highlights:
1) They're rectangular, which makes them really easy to mount without obstructing anything. I mount mine on the right side of my handle, using a small v-lock plate (helps with weight distribution), but it fits really well on the left side of the camera.
2) The battery life is solid (15600 mAh, 56.2Wh), at 4 hours record time and 5-ish hours standby (BMPCC4K screen at 50% brightness, dimming enabled - it's ridiculous how much juice it drinks when it's just on).
3) Two D-tap (14.8V and 21.6V), one 7,4V DC barrel, USB-A and Type-C. It charges via Type-C as well, 0-100% in 4-5 hours or so (35W), which is pretty good.
4) The battery pack consists of 6 standard Zhiyun gimbal batteries, which can be swapped out once worn.
Anyway, I chose NP-F to keep my rig lightweight and compact. I find regular V-lock batteries to be bulky and difficult to mount, even the smaller 99Wh ones. Constantly switching LP6E was never an option. But using NP-F batteries was a a hassle. Once a bat hit 25%, the adapter (and I've tried several) started to struggle with the 7.4V to 12V conversion. My camera could shut off at any time past that, at least without an internal LP6E battery. So even on a massive 12000 mAh NP-F 970-bat, I would only get about 2 reliable hours of on-time before it switched to the internal bat). This is not an issue when using a dummy battery, as it's just 7.4V, but dummy batteries are not made to be used outside. If any of you are using dummy batteries, please feel free to chime in. But I welcome all battery solution ideas.
