SGblade - photos of production version

Wayne Kinney

Wayne Kinney

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Hi Guys,

Here are some photos showing the production version of the SGblade with the new Rods Support System. We are getting close to shipping the first batch :D


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Comments Welcome :)
 
it looks as if the new rods design doesn't allow for a low mounting camera like the sony Z1 to work with a nonflip sgblade... am i right?

and is the little square tab a film plain hook?
 
You can take the camera mount section off, take the shims off, then mount the rod plate upside down and put the quick release back on again.
 
thanks pete. i thought you might be able to do that. it's just the old rod plate doesn't let you do that... coz of the recessing. good to know the new one is more flexible
 
A few questions for you wayne:

1. Is the red ring in the first 3 photos the X/Y Adjustment ring? If not, do you have any photos and how does it work/implement into the blade?

2. When we order, do we need to order any sort of adapter threading to connect the blade to our existing flips?

3. Is there any benefit to the new flip?

4. What is the status on the C/Y Mount?
Thanks
 
Thanks guys,

jenningsp said:
it looks as if the new rods design doesn't allow for a low mounting camera like the sony Z1 to work with a nonflip sgblade... am i right?

and is the little square tab a film plain hook?
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The new rods support has been designed to work with both 'flipped' and 'non flipped' configurations. As Peter mentioned, the Base Plate can be mounted below the rods clamp for 'non flipped'. A raiser shim is also included should you need it, this can be used to either raiser OR lower the Base Plate further.

Yes, the tab is the ROTOrazor image plane.


Avenger007 said:
A few questions for you wayne:

1. Is the red ring in the first 3 photos the X/Y Adjustment ring? If not, do you have any photos and how does it work/implement into the blade?

2. When we order, do we need to order any sort of adapter threading to connect the blade to our existing flips?

3. Is there any benefit to the new flip?

4. What is the status on the C/Y Mount?
Thanks
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The red 72mm connector at the back of the flip connects to your camcorder and the other end connects to the X/Y adjustment ring. We have just finished the SGblade Manual which details the X/Y Adjustment, we will upload this shortly.

If you own an SGflip module, this will connect directly to the SGblade without any additional intermediate threads/rings.

The new flip module & Achromat improves CA and also solves the vignetting issue with the EX1.

We have been working on Minolta MD, Olympus OM and C/Y mounts, however we have had a delay with the C/Y due to our supplier changing the design of the bayonet section, meaning that we have to redo our drawings to match.
 
Thanks Jay.

The SGblade Instruction Manual can now be downloaded in PDF format. You can find it in the 'sticky' thread in the 'SGblade Main Discussion' section of the shoot35 forum.
 
Looks extremely well thought out!

Some comments after reading the manual:

-- Very clever to make the interchangeable screens a unit complete with motor...part and parcel of putting all collimation adjustments somewhere besides the motor shaft. Voila- no wobble, not touching the screen, etc. Nice.

-- How do you hook it up to cameras with an X in the "N/A" column of the step ring table - are they all 72mm filter threads? If so, "Not Required" might be a better title for that column!

-- The X/Y adjustment looks like a huge win for HVX/HPX owners. Does it actually have enough range to compensate for the fairly sizable offset of the CCD in those cameras? The "wiggle room" in the M2 MicroX blue collar sure wasn't enough, even when I ground another mm or so off of the collar on one side.

Eagerly awaiting someone to shoot using a Canon FD 24/2.8 on one of these, zoomed out to full FOV for the lens. That's the acid test for vignetting, in my brief experience. It's a lens with no vignetting at all on a still camera, but because of its small exit pupil, it's a real challenge for a ground glass system.

Duncan
 
Hi Duncan,

Yes, N/A means that you do not require a step ring for that camcorder.

The HVX200 footage on our homepage was shot with the worst 'offset CCD' we have seen, yet there was more than enough adjustment to compensate.
 
Thanks :D

An EX1 is arriving today, hopefully we can get some more footage although our schedule is tight and the British weather is against us.
 
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