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Jul 04, 2023Korean battery company GENTREE was showing a range of new batteries at Cine Gear 2023, including their new BEAST B-mount batteries for the ARRI ALEXA 35. Please be respectful of our interviewee's English as he is not a native speaker.
The BEAST B-mount batteries are native 28.8V batteries that are available in the following capacities:
They are shock and short-proof and they feature quite a few outputs:
It is good to see battery companies putting USB-C PD outputs on their products. This enables you to charge up laptops and other equipment from the battery which is always handy.
The GENTREE batteries are the only batteries on the market that have U.S Military standard drop testing ratings.
GENTREE also makes a wide array of other batteries in V-mount and AB Gold mount, including the 26A MONSTER series which can be used to run high-power draw lights remotely.
All of GENTREE's batteries utilize Samsung cells.
The 28V MONSTER series is a good solution for powering LED lights like the ARRI Skypanel S60, S120, Orbiter, Aputure 600D, Creamsource Vortex8, FiilexLED Q5,Q8, Nanlite Forza, etc.
The MONSTER G-B100 14.4V, 390Wh Li-Ion Battery from GENTREE provides power for cinema cameras and high-power draw LED lights. The 27.2Ah G-B100 battery also offers two D-Tap ports and one USB port for powering accessories. The G-B100 series batteries are designed to be both shock- and short-proof and feature a wireless design that dissipates heat. A 10-LED gauge remaining power display aids in timely battery changes.
The CUBE BANK M2 power distributor requires a pair of MONSTER batteries (G-B100/390W 26A 14.4V). This two-battery power solution can draw a maximum of 650W. It operates 48V light sources independently from an AC power source.
Application LED & Run time w/ G-B100/390W 26A (at 100% full brightness):
GENTREE is a Korean company that specializes in the development andmanufacturing of battery packs for broadcasting and film equipment. They have been around for 7 years and they have about a 90% market share in Korea. They are now looking to expand outside of Korea.
You can purchase GENTREE batteries in the US from Kameratools.
Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with over 30 years' of experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.He is the Editor of Newsshooter.com and has been writing on the site since 2010.Matthew has won 48 ACS Awards, including five prestigious Golden Tripods. In 2016 he won the Award for Best Cinematography at the 21st Asian Television Awards.Matthew is available to hire as a DP in Japan or for work anywhere else in the world.