Film Gear Review: Game Changing Maxoak V-Mount Battery

Film Gear Review: Game Changing Maxoak V-Mount Battery

If you use V-mount batteries in the field for your cameras, LED lights or want a battery that acts as a power cell to charge your phone or laptop via USB connection, look no further than the Maxoak V-mount battery.

We used them on “This is Meg” and never had a battery die during the 8-10 hour shooting days. Cinematographer Austin Nordell recently purchased several more of the batteries after being impressed with their stamina and form factor on his recent narrative and documentary shoots like “Marvel’s Captain America: 75 heroic years”.

He left his Blackmagic Ursa Mini 4.6k recording a timelapse in RAW 3:1 compression at 4.6k resolution for over two hours and the battery only dropped a single peg in power. While at Sundance, the batteries were used to power the LED lights in a series of back to back interviews, going less than halfway down in battery life after a six-hour stretch.

Each battery has a USB port, a DTaP connection, and its own charger, so there is no need to buy additional gear to get up and running.

As far as we can tell, these are by far the longest lasting v-mounts we have ever used. The Maxoak Batteries currently come in two flavors:

MAXOAK 158 10700mAh 14.8V V-Mount Battery

• 158Wh high capacity V-mount battery with adapter charger, providing at least 1.6 times lifetime of the original battery. Lightweight and portable can be taken on the airplane
• Independent 5V/2.1A USB output, available to charge smart-phone, etc. The battery also comes with a wall plug for self-charging so no extra charger is needed.4-level LED indicator on the side to show remaining power.
• More than 500 Full recharge cycles over the life of the battery.
• Made with premium quality polymer lithium-ion battery, suitable for the shoulder type Camcorder. Use the leading technology of battery management chip of Texas Instruments. Use the environmental-friendly materials, CE and FCC certificates approved.
• What you get: 1* V-mount battery,1*adapter charger. 12 Month Warranty.

And the higher wattage, and preferred by our team:

MAXOAK 177 (12000mAh/14.8V) V-Mount Battery

• 177Wh high capacity 12000mAh/14.8V, providing 1.8 times lifetime of the original battery. lightweight V-Mount battery for professional Sony camcorders PMW-EX330K PMW-EX330L, PMW-580K PMW580L, PDW-680 PDW-700 PDW-850, PMW-TD300, HDW-F900R HDW-680 HDW-800P, PMW-F55 PMW-F5,etc. Can be charged from any standard v-mount charger that designed for V-mount professional camcorder batteries. ( CAN NOT USED FOR RED Series Camera such as RED Epic-W/ WOODEN CAMERA BLUESHAPED V MOUNT)
• Made with premium quality polymer lithium ion battery, suitable for the shoulder type Camcorder. Use the leading technology of battery management chip of Texas Instruments.
• Independent 5V/2.1A USB output, available to charge smart-phone, etc.The battery also comes with a wall plug for self-charging so no extra charger is needed.4-level LED indicator on the side to show remaining power.
• More than 500 Full recharge cycles over the life of the battery.
• Use the environmental-friendly materials, CE and FCC certificates approved.12-Month warranty.

Maxoak is offering a special discount code, exclusively to the Indie Film Hustle Tribe. Simply go to Amazon through one of the links below, and at checkout, in the promo code field, enter the code: HD5LAITZ

For the MAXOAK 158w V-Mount Battery (20%OFF on Prime Day):

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01826JO3M

For the MAXOAK 177w V-Mount Battery(20%OFF on Prime Day):

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00RN76282

Let us know how you like them!

Please note that we were supplied with batteries for this review but were not paid.

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