i agree brass is better
i agree the smaller and lighter then better, but it is still going to be smaller and lighter then a body so i am not picky about that (i don't stealth much or at all)
i agree it would be good to fit some sort of mount
hard wired would prob be my pref, but as long as it was attached to a mount good i wouldn't worry if it had a connector (i just don't want to see the cap fall at a show, let alone fall and i can't find it)
cost wise, the solution isn't worth a ton to me because i don't need it for anything other then overall faster/smaller setup/clamping (as i said before, i'm willing to pay up front for something we know works but i'm not paying only to find out we are where we are at now - no where)
all that said i think we need jon (or whoever) to tell us the sizes needed for the guts and whatnot, no sense in wasting time/money until the important stuff is done