We’ve heard promises of salt water batteries and sodium ion batteries, but for the foreseeable future lithium ion batteries aren’t going anywhere. Everyone needs them and they make airlines nervous. When they work you don’t think about them and when they unexpectedly fail you end up with a really hot brick. So, when I heard there was someone innovating in the space I thought I needed to see what Bebob batteries were all about. When I first received the new Bebob Amicro battery series in gold mount for testing I was intrigued. They’re small (easily 40% of the size of comparable Wh batteries), but do they hold up under the rigors of filming in the field? Image Credit: Graham Sheldon Bebob Amicro Battery Battery manufacturer Bebob, based out of Germany, does seem to be trying to break the mold when it comes to their batteries and they recently created a new B-mount for ARRI cameras that looks rock solid. With the new Amicro line, in my opinion, the three banner features are the size, impact resistance and the nifty twist D-Tap port. Luckily the batteries arrived just in time for a few upcoming shows where I’d often be shouldering the camera. I spent almost two weeks on two separate series using primarily the A150 and A90 mounted on a Canon C300 MK II and a Small HD Bolt 703 monitor. For charging I used the Bebob AS2 2-Position Charger. Bebob also sent me a smaller A45 (43 Wh) battery for review that I used primarily with smaller handheld monitors....
Published By: CineD - Friday, 28 June, 2019