USB-C is here and we have to say: Hats off, practical thing. Last time we had the chance to check out the connection of the
Sigma fp with the external Samsung T5 SSD: Simply plug it together and you have a high-speed bus with power supply via a single cable connection.
What we don't like the least: The plugs are very filigree and even against unintentional removal there's not even something like a simple plastic snap mechanism. But why not? Is nobody interested in a mechanically secured USB-C connection?
But who googles under the right keyword (in this case "Industrial USB-C") will find
quickly:
This screw eliminates the advantage that you can never plug in USB-C the wrong way round, but such a cable is definitely secured against unintentional removal. But why has no (camera) manufacturer yet used a compatible socket for this simple and at the same time practical idea?
Maybe because Industrial USB-C is not a standard. So you can find
also this "connection suggestion":
Not bad either. And here it can even be plugged in again on both sides. If you google even further in this direction, you will even find a camera with a similar connection:
However, this should not be compatible with the second mentioned, but rather with
this one, which can often be found under the term "Rugged USB-C":
But if it should be for a bigger camera (like the Blackmagic Cinema Camera 4K/6K), it's also really proprietary, as the following Tilta cable shows:
This fits only to the matching Tilta Cage.
What a pity that the USB consortium has not taken another step here and has also specified one or two screws as a potential addition. This would save us as users from such uncontrolled growth and instead of almost nothing, we would have had an optional, reliable connection to our cameras from the very beginning.