FS-4 High Capacity Battery and Cradle at DVinfo.net

Erwin van Doorne · September 10th, 2005, 05:12 PM

I just recieved my FS-4 with cradle and the 3 hour battery.
But the high capacity battery is twice as thick and so the FS-4 will never be able to fit in the cradle with this battery.

Just to let you know if your looking into buying the new battery's and having them mounted on the smaller camera's in the cradle.

I will contact Focus here in europe about the problem.

Daniel Kohl · September 11th, 2005, 01:58 PM

Thanks for the info.

Was there any mention about a stand alone charger for the the high capacity battery?

Jim Olson · September 13th, 2005, 11:17 PM

Hello,
I sent this string to Matt McEwen, our FS-4 product manager. I agree with what you're saying, we should make the mount cradle "expandable" or have 2 sizes.

Thanks,
Jim at Focus

Hu Feri · October 17th, 2005, 08:32 AM

Is there any new news for the cradle? It's important for me, because I want to use it, but I can't, just because the incompatible cradle size.
And one other question: Will there be a refund or a trade-up program for the smaller cradle? My budget isn't so big, that I could allow that loss.

And the most important: When will that new cradle available?

Erwin van Doorne · October 17th, 2005, 09:03 AM

Well Focus didn’t give me an estimate on a new cradle other then the one posted in this thread.

The manfrotto mount that ships with the cradle costs about 50 euro separate. That’s 80 euro for the piece of plastic that makes the cradle which doesn’t fit my high capacity battery even though I ordered them together.

If there will be an cradle that will fit’s the new battery, I expect an exchange.

Karl Heiner · November 3rd, 2005, 11:12 AM

well, i have e-mailed focus about that problem, but no answer.

just got my new batt.

greetings

Karl Heiner · November 10th, 2005, 07:28 PM

hi gang,

here is the focus e-mail, in regards to a batt. mounting device. i don't like the answer, but at least they are honest:

quote:
We don't at this time have a camera mount kit for the larger battery, I know that there was discussion of making on though.

Thanks,

greetings

Robert Lane · November 12th, 2005, 05:38 PM

I had this same issue with the larger battery/camera mount kit. When I called Focus directly and asked why they hadn't considered this combination they didn't have an answer but to say "gosh, we didn't think far enough ahead on that one..." Nice.

They went on to say that they probably won't have a larger cradle available for another 4-5 months.

I tell ya, with all the problems I've had with this company and the new FS-4 Pro HD version I'm boycotting this company altogether. Read my post about M2T files not compatible with FCP and you'll see the headaches I've been dealing with.

Erwin van Doorne · November 12th, 2005, 06:07 PM

It's a shame.

September 10th, 2005, 05:12 PM	#1
Erwin van Doorne New Boot Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 17	FS-4 High Capacity Battery and Cradle I just recieved my FS-4 with cradle and the 3 hour battery. But the high capacity battery is twice as thick and so the FS-4 will never be able to fit in the cradle with this battery. Just to let you know if your looking into buying the new battery's and having them mounted on the smaller camera's in the cradle. I will contact Focus here in europe about the problem.

September 11th, 2005, 01:58 PM	#2
Daniel Kohl Contributor Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Frankfurt, Germany Posts: 571	Thanks for the info. Was there any mention about a stand alone charger for the the high capacity battery? __________________ Daniel Kohl Frankenstein meets XL1

September 13th, 2005, 11:17 PM	#3
Jim Olson Focus Enhancements Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8	Forwarded your info to Matt McEwen our product manager Hello, I sent this string to Matt McEwen, our FS-4 product manager. I agree with what you're saying, we should make the mount cradle "expandable" or have 2 sizes. Thanks, Jim at Focus

October 17th, 2005, 08:32 AM	#4
Hu Feri Tourist Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Miskolc Posts: 2	Bump for urgency Is there any new news for the cradle? It's important for me, because I want to use it, but I can't, just because the incompatible cradle size. And one other question: Will there be a refund or a trade-up program for the smaller cradle? My budget isn't so big, that I could allow that loss. And the most important: When will that new cradle available?

October 17th, 2005, 09:03 AM	#5
Erwin van Doorne New Boot Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 17	Well Focus didn’t give me an estimate on a new cradle other then the one posted in this thread. The manfrotto mount that ships with the cradle costs about 50 euro separate. That’s 80 euro for the piece of plastic that makes the cradle which doesn’t fit my high capacity battery even though I ordered them together. If there will be an cradle that will fit’s the new battery, I expect an exchange. Last edited by Erwin van Doorne; October 17th, 2005 at 12:35 PM. Reason: typo

November 3rd, 2005, 11:12 AM	#6
Karl Heiner Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: california Posts: 342	well, i have e-mailed focus about that problem, but no answer. just got my new batt. greetings

November 10th, 2005, 07:28 PM	#7
Karl Heiner Major Player Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: california Posts: 342	hi gang, here is the focus e-mail, in regards to a batt. mounting device. i don't like the answer, but at least they are honest: quote: We don't at this time have a camera mount kit for the larger battery, I know that there was discussion of making on though. Thanks, greetings

November 12th, 2005, 05:38 PM	#8
Robert Lane Go Go Godzilla Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Scottsdale, AZ USA Posts: 2,788 Images: 15	I had this same issue with the larger battery/camera mount kit. When I called Focus directly and asked why they hadn't considered this combination they didn't have an answer but to say "gosh, we didn't think far enough ahead on that one..." Nice. They went on to say that they probably won't have a larger cradle available for another 4-5 months. I tell ya, with all the problems I've had with this company and the new FS-4 Pro HD version I'm boycotting this company altogether. Read my post about M2T files not compatible with FCP and you'll see the headaches I've been dealing with. __________________ Robert Lane Producer/Creator - Bike Pilots TV

November 12th, 2005, 06:07 PM	#9
Erwin van Doorne New Boot Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Netherlands Posts: 17	It's a shame. Last edited by Erwin van Doorne; November 13th, 2005 at 06:28 AM.