SL2 USB Port?

[Jonathan Levin]

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Hi Everyone.

New to forum, but I am a long time M user: DBL stroke M3, one of the few who loved the M5, a couple of M6's and Leica glass.

When I switched to digital, sadly I sold most of the Leica stuff, with the exception of the M3 which was my fathers. I Probably will hang on to that forever just because...

I then "retooled" getting into Nikon digital gear and glass. Fine stuff, but I REALLY miss the Leica gear. I am seriously looking into the SL2, getting rid of the Nikon equipment. I do a lot of video and the specs and fact that you can connect an external recorder i.e. Atomos makes this even more attractive. My one lens would probably be the 24-90.

So here is my question: would anyone know if the USB port on the camera would act as an AC/DC power source for the camera? I do interview work and the camera is generally stationary so I could use AC adapter in place of batteries. At $250.00US is just ridiculous. I'd need 4 of those for a day of work. So AC adaptor makes sense.

If not would this be a firmware update someday? Dumb ? I suppose.

Jonathan

[dfarkas]

Yes, you can power the camera over USB Type C. It works with a battery bank like you'd use for a phone, from a simple USB wall charger, or from a V-mount USB breakout. I covered this in my overview video. Here's a screen grab with the charge light illuminated indicating USB power. Supplying power was my myCharge 6700mAh battery pack. 

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[Jonathan Levin]

David,

Thanks for pointing out that video. VERY informative. The fact that the SL2 now has 3.5mm in/out for audio. When I was looking at the SL, having to buy the Audio Adapter AA-SCL4 for another ~$175.00US Ouch!

Back to the USB port, you mentioned in your video about using a phone charger-USB-C-camera. Would the power brick that came with my MacBook Pro be used for this? I know that all the power bricks have different power wattage and so on. The power brick for the MbP has a USBC connector. I am assuming the small charger that comes with and iPhone wouldn't work, or would it? I suppose for that a USB (2 or 3?) from that charger to USBC would be needed. Not sure about the wattage/power though.

Thanks again. Really an amazing camera.

Jonathan