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Image 1 — 3D printable Airtag bracket for FX6 and Tilta battery plate
Image 2 — 3D printable Airtag bracket for FX6 and Tilta battery plate
Image 3 — 3D printable Airtag bracket for FX6 and Tilta battery plate
Image 4 — 3D printable Airtag bracket for FX6 and Tilta battery plate
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3D printable Airtag bracket for FX6 and Tilta battery plate

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7375313

I was looking for the optimal place to mount an Apple Airtag on my Sony FX6, and realized there's a perfect Airtag-sized gap under the Tilta Battery Plate. There also just so happens to be two M3 screw holes on the camera body right there as well. So I designed this bracket to hold the Airtag in place in there. Use two M3x10mm screws.
I tested this with both iterations of the V-mount plate (the original design with the integrated DC power cable, and the updated design that powers through the BPU battery slot) and they both work. I haven't tested this with the Gold Mount plate, but hopefully it's the same dimensions.

The camera body and Tilta battery plate are exactly the right dimensions to stop the airtag from moving forward and back. The side walls of the bracket stop the airtag from moving left and right. You can add gaff tape to shim the bracket and adjust how much pressure it puts on the airtag being able to move up and down. I guess that might be useful if you're using the battery plate without screwing it into the Tilta top plate, as I believe there can be a little bit of play inside the BPU slot without the screw. I have it installed on my FX6, and there is no rattling sound; the airtag does not move.

This probably goes without saying, but the bracket will not work without the Tilta battery plate.

u/astropancakes — 8 days ago

Should I get a second Countryman B3, or buy two Sanken COS-11D’s?

I currently use 2 Tentacle Track E’s with the included lav mics. They’ve worked well in most cases since I mostly shoot talking head videos. I’d like to upgrade to a wireless kit so that I can monitor the audio better, possibly the upcoming Rodelink II UHF kit (if it ends up having good reviews). I own a Countryman B3 already, so in order to have two matching lav mics, should I buy a 2nd B3, or buy 2 COS-11D’s? I’m not super concerned about the price difference, I’m just more concerned about the potential sound difference between the B3 and COS-11D.

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