Michael Miramontes Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 I just bought a pair of B4B's NP1's and charger. After searching around for affordable NP1's I decided to pull the trigger with B4B. I figured if anyone else was contemplating this then it may be a good idea to post some pics/experience with them. I'll be sure to update this post after using them for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wexler Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 That's a good looking setup... keep us posted on how it all works out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 <Avoid fierce strike> Lol!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Childers Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 Funny I have been looking at these and contemplating...let us know what u think after some time in the field! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BWilson Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 I've been using the same(but named as Global Media Pro) system for about two years now. I haven't had any issues with the charger or batteries. Good bang for the buck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 I bought the B4B 6Ah V-mount setup for my Nomad bag. I have not been using it for a long time, but it is working well so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael McQueen Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 I've been a b4b user for a whole now. Good customer service as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darrell Henke Posted October 19, 2012 Report Share Posted October 19, 2012 I bought one and the 4 bang charger. I sent the charger back because it will not charge my IDX batteries. I kept the np1 but it is hard to remove from my Deva, so I only buy IDX now. Darrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted October 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Thanks for the input everyone. My first trial went well yesterday with the batteries. I'll keep updating this as time goes on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 I bought one and the 4 bang charger. I sent the charger back because it will not charge my IDX batteries. I kept the np1 but it is hard to remove from my Deva, so I only buy IDX now. Darrell There are a few threads about mixing IDX batteries and chargers with other brands. IDX work a little differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efksound Posted October 20, 2012 Report Share Posted October 20, 2012 Another happy B4B NP1 user here :-) Have 4 units, and they're working great. It's true they are 1mm thicker than other brands,which make them a bit difficult to use inside the Deva/Fusion . I'm charging them with a IDX 4 bay charger . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Matthews Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 I have been using NP1s from B4B for almost a year and I've been really happy with them for performance, price and customer service. With my 442, DR-680, two Lectro receivers, boom mic on phantom and a Zax hop all running off the NP1, I've only had to swap it for a fresh one on one shoot after about 13 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Another happy B4B NP1 user here :-) Have 4 units, and they're working great. It's true they are 1mm thicker than other brands,which make them a bit difficult to use inside the Deva/Fusion . I'm charging them with a IDX 4 bay charger . Eric, I'm still using an older IDX ION-2... Which IDX charger are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efksound Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Jim it's a ION-4 you need to bend the first pin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Cool. Thanks for the pictures Eric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Miramontes Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 So far the batteries and charger are performing well. I'll update this again in about 3-6 months, that is of course if the world doesn't end on 12/12/12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justanross Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Forget NP's. I sold mine. Check out www.globalmediapro.com. You can get longer lasting batteries for half the price of NP's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Feeley Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Ya NP1s are a fading breed. I'll probably switch to something else within a couple of years. But I have NP1 batteries, charger, cups for the bags, nice NP1-sized holding pockets in the bags... It'll take a few bucks to make the switch. For now, I'm going to buy a couple B4B NP1s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justanross Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 I bought two sets of these: https://www.globalme...-DCUF3-Adapter/ I sold my IDX charger and three NP's which covered the cost of the global media batteries. So! instead of having one charger and three batteries. I now have two chargers and 4 batteries. And! they have a longer running time than NP's. Win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 @Justan Dang! I should have gone that route. I bought B4B v-mounts. I got a 2 bay charger and three 6Ah batteries for about $1,000. I probably paid a V-mount tax. Originally I wanted more capacity (the 10Ah model), but the batteries were physically too large (size specs on the site were wrong). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efksound Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Forget NP's. I sold mine. Check out www.globalmediapro.com. You can get longer lasting batteries for half the price of NP's. Justan you don´t have a NP1 inside your Fusion just as a backup ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justanross Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Justan you don´t have a NP1 inside your Fusion just as a backup ? Nope. Never have. When the Fusion is in the bag it's a pain to change it. Plus added weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 pfft you aren't going to get a bag up to 40lbs by getting stingy with batteries! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jozzafunk Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 I've been using some of those BP-95 from Vect, same as the Global media pro. Made my own looms running off the battery D-tap - The life on them is awesome - 1 battery will run s442/hdp2/2xlectro200's and 1x411 for a couple of days with judicious turning off. Couple of small issues, they're thicker and dont fit in my bag quite as well - The voltage is quite high @16.8v at full charge, which some machines, supposedly the HD-P2 don't like, but I've never seemed to have a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon AMPS Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 I'm interested to know if anyone has tried charging the GlobalMediaPro NP1's from a Hawkwoods MR2/4 charger and if they have experienced any ill effects long term?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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