Amazing new redrock product!!!!!

I don't know a thing Kholi. I'm still looking for my crystal ball somewhere. I can find my Magic 8 ball... just not that fogged up glowing one!
 
We'll see if Mr. Skywalker is allowed to see any other pre-release RR products in the future. Wonder what the RR team thinks about this guy going rogue :)
 
We will see:-) But I think they were pretty happy to see how excited I was. Once they make the announcement, I will give you some better info on what I found out in my test. Sorry for all of the conjecture, I do have some decent factual info that I am dying to let out!
 
The only thing I can think of that would really float my boat would be a 2/3" relay esp one that works with the adapters I already have.

Lenny Levy
 
That's why the M2 is on sale for 50% off right now. Trying to clear out the inventory before they release the new one. It's funny how people say the other adapters are better than the M2. I've used all the adapters and the Redrock gives the best image. I could prove it if you'd like me to.

http://www.vimeo.com/2459711

I was going to buy the Letus EX for less light loss, but the image was not as good as the M2.
 
I guess "best image" ism completey subjective, because what i see in that video are video laittude, blacks way too crushed, blown out hi lights, major vignetting and soft edges.... :P
 
Yup, not really anything that the other sub 2k adapters can't do; I'm not seeing the whole "best image" angle here. Where I think the M2 falls short isn't the image (when it's set up properly it's good as anything out there) but the reliability and fast setup. When I used one it was a nightmare trying to get it to work reliably. I can set up my Extreme in about 2 minutes; takes much longer on the M2 and if things are out of wack for some reason, the rod mount design makes it really hard to adjust. If there is a new M3 out, it needs to address a few issues:

1) Needs X-Y adjustment for the GG, and a way to quickly adjust the backfocus.
2) A compact design that incorporates the flip like the Extreme or the upcoming Blade, incorporating a separate rod support module instead of the rod clamp design that it has now. Reliability and ease of setup is key.
3) Ability to stop down to any f-stop and use any shutter speed.

Sharpness is a given, and light loss should be a good compromise between bokeh and light efficiency. Although if the RR team choose to go the way of the G35 in term of light loss, that wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing for some people.

PS: It's funny, about two years ago I heard from a DP friend of mine (who of course was close to the RR team) that the company was working on an M3 design with a vibrating GG. This should be interesting.
 
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The M2 and Sgpro have been built very very robustly. I have experience failures on the other guys but have not heard of an M2 being useless and only heard of ONE case of Sgpro going bezerk.
 
I agree with you huy vu. Once set up properly the image is decent. but the set up time is not condusive to an indi filmakers workflow. I own both the letus and the sgpro, and these are a dream to set up. the m2 as you've stated was a nightmare to set up when I owned it.

I think my biggest gripe thus far about my experience had to be product support. to be honest i think the image on the letus is similar to that of the m2 minus the severe vignetting from the m2.
 
There isn't severe vignetting on the M2. And it isn't a pain to set up. It just takes some time getting to know the equipment like everything else. Once that happens it's easy.

I'm an indie filmmaker and it's been the bestest friend to me.
 
Well stay tuned everyone! Because I have a question I'm going to post about this unknown product that is unlike any question that has every been asked!

Seriously, my question will blow your minds. And the answers will be, like, infinite!!!

Start the countdown to my question...now.
 
The only time I've had vignetting is when the lens you are using has a small rear element. My 14mm rectilinear doesn't vignette at all.
 
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As long as you're zoomed in on the camera properly you're not going to get vignetting.
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Well, sure, as long as you define "properly" as being "in far enough to clear the vignetting"!!

Try mounting up the old trusty Canon FD 24/2.8 lens, which exhibits Z-E-R-O vignetting on a still camera, and get 84 degrees of horizontal field of view out of it on an M2, and then tell me you're not getting vignetting. I hereby raise it to a double-dog-dare...

(Yes, a workaround is to pay $1000+ for the f/1.4 version with the massive rear element, but that's not a problem with the f/2.8 lens, it's a problem with the M2.)

Duncan
 
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