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I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon R5 C R5C

MDXFILMS — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 18:19:40 GMT

I made a battery grip for the R5C using the canon BP-A 30 batteries. Now I have 8k 60p no limitations, and battery anxiety is also nonexistent now 😂. Also getting about 2 1/2 hours of use. Thought I would share this because if I can make this you can too. Also canon can make this too. Canon or whoever please steal this idea make it better.

made of; NEWEER battery grip, 12v to 9v converter, canon DR-E6C converter, AND Dolgen BPA engineering battery plate.

I had to create a metal piece to connect the battery grip to the battery plate, and I had to solder it in two different places. I also use a tripod plate/shoe to add more pressure to keep it in place.

I have use this on my professional shoots to great success. I bought a second camera R5C and made a second battery grip for my two camera shoots.

The only other thing that’s on my wish list for this camera is shooting in a 8K 60P in the HEVC format

Re: I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon r5c

will4m — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 04:04:00 GMT

This is fantastic! Quite an elegant solution using the DR-E6C inside of the battery grip – when I saw the first picture, I was expecting that there was a USB-C cable hanging off the side out-of-site, but this looks clean!

Do my eyes deceive me, or is the battery charge level being displayed on the camera's display?

P.S. Canon / any 3rd party, please do make a version of this where the battery can be fully recessed inside of the grip – I think such a product would find a lot of happy customers!

Re: I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon r5c

shadowsports — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 18:16:56 GMT

Greetings,

Remarkable and quite ingenious.

Re: I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon R5 C R5C

MellowMover — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 14:30:07 GMT

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Re: I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon R5 C R5C

ayars — Thu, 23 May 2024 14:59:11 GMT

wow! ...can I buy one from you...?

Re: I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon R5 C R5C

huylu — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 23:27:20 GMT

Hi, what is the spec for the output for the R5C-specific dummy dc connector? I am trying to see if I can solder a Dtap with a booster to get the correct voltage.

Re: I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon R5 C R5C

MDXFILMS — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 01:18:55 GMT

9 volt is what I set it too.

Re: I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon R5 C R5C

Marlow — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 13:59:43 GMT

Anton-Bauer has a D-Tap to Canon 9V DC-barrel cable for the DR-E6C (B&H sells those). 9V is the target, that you want to achieve.

Re: I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon R5 C R5C

Marlow — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 14:39:07 GMT

This is fantastic. I guess, this could also be done with a BG-R10. If I see this right, there are no modifications to the grip itself, so buying a second battery tray (it that can be got as spare part) would give you the option of also using the battery grip like normal.

Can you show the underneath of the battery grip on how you mounted the battery plate to the grip ?

Re: I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon R5 C R5C

MDXFILMS — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:06:47 GMT

With the new canon LP-E6P battery this fixes the battery problem. I would look into getting that with a grip to get about 90-110min of filming time. But if you want the BPA battery option look for the new battery plate from

Accsoon Toprig BC08 BP-A Mounting Plate

then you can add that and have lots of power options using the BPA battery. I built a special metal plate out of spare parts to attach the battery plate to the battery tray then sliding it in to fit on the back of the grip.

Re: I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon R5 C R5C

Marlow — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:26:43 GMT

Yes, I've already spotted, that Accsoon now has a BP-A mounting plate, which is of better quality than the one you used.

As for the LP-E6P firmware update, yes, that solves some of the issues, but it's unsure, if you get the benefit of 8k60 recording with autofocus, as I'm not sure, that the LP-E6P batteries will give you that benefit with the BG-R10 grip and the Canon R5 C is the only older camera, that has not been listed as compatible with the BG-R20.

I contacted Canon support about this and they are currently looking into that.

The Canon R5 C for example also does not work with the Canon DR-E6P dummy. It shuts down instantly, if you try to use that.

On an interesting side node: The WFT-R10 file transfer grip works with the LP-E6P and gives the R5 C all the new LP-E6P benefits. I've already done extensive testing. Issue being, that the second battery obviously only powers the wifi portion.

/M

Re: I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon R5 C R5C

Marlow — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 11:46:45 GMT

Actually firmware 1.0.9.1 also added support for the BG-R20 and BG-R20EP to the R5 C. It's even in the updated manual.

Re: I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon R5 C R5C

MDXFILMS — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:29:23 GMT

That firmware now allows the camera to be used without restriction in 8k 60p raw mode with the new LPE6P batteries. So I get about 135min of battery time in the made with 2 batteries in a grip. Enjoy!

Re: I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon R5 C R5C

Marlow — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 14:34:00 GMT

I am aware. I already did a full load test with my WFT-R10.

The next issue is, that there's only a cage for the BG-R10 and the R5 C, but Canon also told me, that the LP-E6P batteries can be used in the BG-R10, too.

I'm just hoping, that 8k60 also will work in that one. Have one en route now.

/M

Re: I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon R5 C R5C

Marlow — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:28:03 GMT

Update on this:
BG-R10 indeed honors 8k60 RAW without external power now, as long as two LP-E6P packs are installed.

BG-R10 recording times:
- 8k60 RAW LT 1h45m and 1.85 TB filesize. Two minutes more and my 2TB CFexpress Type B card would have been full.
- 8k24 RAW LT 2h50m and 1.2 TB filesize

/M

Re: I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon R5 C R5C

sturmen — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:25:34 GMT

Is that with the BG-R20? Can anyone confirm that the BG-R20 lets you use two LP-E6P batteries & still removes all recording mode restrictions?

Re: I made a BP-A30 battery grip for the Canon R5 C R5C

Marlow — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:30:49 GMT

It's actually with the BG-R10 !! The BG-R20 is also supported as of the firmware update in December, but no need to spend the extra money, when BG-R10 can be got cheap. And yes, with two LP-E6P packs in there.

If you read my post, I was pretty clear about, that it's the BG-R10 I tested this in. And yes, all restrictions are gone.