Remember when Canon released a camera that had to shut down so it wouldn’t catch fire? Well, apparently that’s still an issue. After Canon shipped their R5 and R6 camera systems, let’s just say, the conversations people had got a bit heated. Each camera offered incredible shooting resolutions, 8K RAW and 4K respectively. Unfortunately, all that power came at a price. Both cameras overheated after recording for long periods of time. Solutions ranged from using icepacks, replacing the internal heatsink, or shooting in the snow. However, Tilta saw an opportunity and their Tiltaing Cooling System is now available for both Canon cameras. When we covered the announcement of Tilta’s Cooling System for the Canon R5 almost a year ago, it sounded more like an April fools joke than a product. But there was a serious problem to solve and only a few people had solutions. The USB-C powered Tiltaing Cooling System now covers the R6 as well as the R5. Some other changes have also been made and while the product still seems like a bandaid to a much bigger problem, it’s a serious endeavor that will hopefully allow longer shooting times at higher framerates. The changes Tilta has finalized the design of the Tiltaing Cooling System for the R5 and R6, which still sits in the cavity after opening the flip-out screen. The six-layer design remains, as well as the 7 blade fan. However, Tilta has reduced the RPM from 6200 RPM, as we originally reported, to a maximum...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 19 August, 2021