PAGlink Keeps The Images Flowing For Rob Whitworth

I am a travel photographer and urban film maker, well known for the use of time-lapse and hyperlapse photography. My work has received international awards, widespread critical acclaim and millions of online views, writes Rob Whitworth.

I have just finished making a film called Dubai Flow Motion, using multiple DSLR cameras powered by PAGlink V-Mount Li-Ion batteries, for the first time.

It was fantastic to have a reliable power source when I needed to leave the cameras shooting for extended periods of time. Knowing that the batteries definitely wouldn't be a problem allowed me to pay attention to other areas.

There were several shoots where the cameras had to be installed in advance: an A380 landing, shot from the cockpit, and New Year fireworks, shot simultaneously from multiple rooftops. Returning to a camera showing a flat battery icon and no images wouldn’t have been the best surprise.

I was also recently in Sydney, shooting the classic harbour view, on quite a choppy day. The best solution for smoothing out water is to increase the exposure length, with the help of some ND filters. However, when shooting 15 second exposures in time-lapse, the small DSLR batteries die quickly.

Having the PAGlink batteries meant that I could leave four cameras running all day without any concerns. When shooting over a number of days, I did not have to touch the cameras and risk disturbing their position; I kept them firing just by adding another fully-charged PAGlink battery to the stack.

This article is also available to read at BFV online.

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