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Fp all the way.

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Appreciate it 🙏🏻😌

ProBlade bay is powered I think This hub is advertised as Thunderbolt-compatible with 40Gbps total throughput, which, with each board capable up to 10Gbps checks out and doesn't need a separate power cable That said, I haven't tested it with more than 2 drives at a time yet. But in theory, it should be well within specs

Yeah that's true, I tend to leave my screen in data display mode up against v-mount since I'm using external monitoring anyway So it wasn't an issue for me, but the mount has to be attached as the last step in the rig I might add another variation that's pushed further forward, but you're right, universal mount should solve this, i.e. you could use sth like Camvate 1781 blocks to mount it to 15mm rails I like Smallrig's T5 mounts but one of the requirements for building this was to keep things off of the top of the cage so I'm not using up any extra cold shoes or nato rails there

@@MaxRovenskyyeah absolutely, and your solution looks quite perfect for your configuration. I’m always impressed by people designing their own stuff to fit their needs. I remember the multiple SSD racks that Dark Power Laboratories designed for the sigma Fp, that was also amazing. Anyway, your a genius for coming up with this solution and very kind to make it available for everyone !

That was the hope, but the reality is 3D-prints aren't 100% reliable, and neither are Aliexpress cables 😅 I'm not proud of hot glue. but it's also a diy engineer's best friend sometimes :D

I don't think it's open. I'm sure they'll license it to other companies if they ask, but I just don't see any appeal in a pin-to-pin adapter that can be discontinued at any point because a single company makes the drives Type-C is definitely the way to go for something like this imo 🙈

I believe it's 1-2mm wider because of 3D-printing constraints, I can't precision-machine a heat sink like DJI does 😅

Heat sink isn't technically essential, but reeeeeeeally nice to have, the drive gets VERY hot during continuous operation You can keep the sticker on, but it will reduce the performance of the thermal pad

I imagine it’s because of the PCIE handshake I don’t have the Ronin 4D (yet 👀) but I imagine those files are chonky If I were them, and had a known history of doing weird unintended things with a Type-C interface (*cough phone destroying Goggles 2 batteries cough*) I’d do a weird unintended thing with a Type-C and CFExpress interface to unlock proper NVME speed instead of “only” 3.2/Thunderbolt But then there’s also the possibility that 3.2/Thunderbolt can totally handle those files, idk, I haven’t tested it 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@MaxRovensky They actually go to the extent employ a chip that writes the serial of the NVME drive to the USBC>Nvme interface contained within the mag. Even if you bust open a mag and swap the SSD the camera will throw an error. If you try and connect a USBC drive to the male USBC connection in the on-camera mag dock it won't work, and any USBC drive connected direct to camera wont allow recording of the 8k or RAW formats. It is in no way a hardware limitation, it is a deliberate software lock to ensure that if you are opting for the 'pro' formats you are buying their 'pro' media. The ProSSD, and the interface, is not particularly fast, well under 1GB/s and the files the camera records needs no more than this. CFExpress is faster than the ProSSD but is artificially software limited to prevent using it for the 8k/RAW formats. I'm also not sure what you mean by "PCIE handshake" PCIE is fairly agnostic in terms of what it allows to be plugged in.

@@dylanevans5644 yeah sounds about like what I would've expected Same thing RED does with their off the shelf mSATA drives in their mags Guess it's just the way it is in the high end camera industry 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@MaxRovensky Yea, you can see why they do it as they have such a massive markup. At least on Red you could replace the internal SSD or a third party could make their own... not so with DJI :( It's a shame as their biggest mag is only 1tb, which is a realy pain for very long shots.

Oh sorry, I thought my facial expression was clear, I'm now very not pro-Sony I used to passionately recommend their cameras to everyone I know but I can't bring myself to do it anymore. They're just straight up bad now. Might do a video on why I'm switching later, idk 🤔

Thanks! 🙌🏻 😌

That is a neat idea, I'm gonna have to look into it 👀

Re: cable management, the cable is tiny, it wraps to the left and above the mount and goes straight into the USB port, barely noticeable during use

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There are sets of M2/M3/M4 on Amazon for about $15-20, I think I mentioned it in my lens video I also have a ton of spares from building FPV drones 😅

And if you're referring to the ones that secure the SSD inside the mag - they come with the adapter boards and heat sinks

@@MaxRovensky thank you

Please do not try to plug it into the ProSSD mount, the dimensions won't match, it's slightly larger 😅 But I am curious if the board + M.2 would work. My suspicion is it might, but won't unlock 8K RAW

@@MaxRovensky Thanks for letting me know! haha! luckily I haven't purchased anything yet. I want to see if i could use cheaper SSDs with higher capacities like 2 TB and so on. I use the 6k version of the 4D and it 1TB isn't enough to record at the best codec and quality. this is great stuff you're doing keep it up!

Yes, but it takes up more space on the cage somewhere and I don't want to deal with cables The nice thing about this one is I have to plug it once during installation and never cable manage again 😌

@@MaxRovensky thats true!

Check the number of teeth on both parts the gear attaches to, I've had an issue with Cura slicer where it would sometimes remove one at the edge cause it's fairly thin. I used Creality slicer to fix it

@@MaxRovensky ​ I have three teeth + the bottom edge on the hook, four teeth on the button, and twelve teeth on the gear. Can on you confirm what it should be? I can't quite make it out from the video. I have slightly better results by increasing the gear to 105%, but it still seems like something is off.

@@JakeGraves that sounds correct 🤔 Can you DM me on Instagram, I can help you troubleshoot but youtube comments are super inconvenient for this 😁

As soon as I get my hands on one - yes, I'll make one :)

@@MaxRovensky could u please make it happen fast

Just checked, working fine for me 🤔

Which links are broken? I just tried every one and they seem to work for me 🤔

@@MaxRovensky sorry, I use the other browser they opened 👍

I can neither confirm nor deny 🙈 But maybe But also maybe not But stay tuned

Only Lumix S5-iix has the USB-C To SSD Recording Option, I have Lumix S5-ii it does not have that Option.

I know the S5II has some features unlockable via a paid firmware upgrade but I don't think SSD recording is one of them

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@@goddyab a shame s5ii :)

One of the many reasons I'm abandoning Sony They've lost the plot a few years ago and I don't see an improvement coming any time soon 😕

I don't think Sony supports direct to SSD recording 🤔

Okay, I just double checked it. The FX3 has the same issue that my A7SIII did (which is understandable since it's the exact same goddamn camera with software locked features) But no apparently none of the Sony consumer cameras and their low end “cinema line"support recordings directly to SSD because they want you to buy their CF-A media One of the many reasons I've switched

the FX3 *does not* support SSD recording straight out of camera.

Only way I know is to get a Ninja V monitor and then record to SSD. You can make the SSD smaller by placing it in a Andycine LunchBox.

@@MaxRovensky exactly my thoughts, but since the title was "SSD Mag Recording System for Any Camera" I was a bit confused maybe there is a way but I don't know it yet.

3mm ones 🙂

@@MaxRovensky Cheers. I'm going to make 4x Mags and the 4x Bay for my laptop. That way I can shoot tethered photos and have desktop PC-type storage at home. I may even try and put a Mount on the laptop rear for increased storage on the go.

Hot glue and electrical tape are engineer's best friends 🙃

@@MaxRovensky Until they are not...but I get it

There's likely an affordable 3D printing service wherever you live, you can send them the STLs and they'll print it for you :)

@@MaxRovensky: Well then, that is Not making it yourself, is it?

@@zapa1pnt I mean you still get to assemble and got glue it 😁 If someone else makes the Lego blocks, you're still building the Lego castle yourself 🤷🏻‍♂️