Birger Mount

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I contacted Birger Engineering about a week ago. This is the response I received:

AF100 product is in development. The formal announcement
(price/features) will be in November. We will start shipping in December.


Regards,
Erik.

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Erik Widding
President
Birger Engineering, Inc.
 
#1 priority for me is Iris control obviously, however, I want focus control for ONE reason, when my camera is up on the crane and I need to tweak the focus a bit, it would be REAL nice to do that remotely instead of lowering it down, adjusting, putting it back up.

I too will be ordering one immediately so it gets here before my AF100.
 
I know this may sound like a silly question, but how does the adapter attach to the camera? Does it just "Click" in like a lens? Or does the adapter use screws etc? How does the Birger RED adapter go on? Click? Quick? Someone told me if you have a AF-100 and a canon lens, in order to use the adapter and the lens it's like putting two lenses on. Click, click?

Does that click? Am I clicken!

Thanks for the click-date! (up-date). Oh, maybe I am just getting excited to use my 7D as a sweet still camera. Click click click....

b.p.
 
mcgeedigital said:
I run and gun all of the time with my 5d/7d and with practice can pull focus 95% faster and more accurately manually than any autofocus.

AF is for still photos, not video.
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If the facial tracking is any good at all, it might be a nice tool to have. I'll still pull focus for most shots, but having that feature (assuming it works well) would be nice.
 
Birger Mount EF to Micro 4/3

Birger Mount EF to Micro 4/3

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Birger Engineering is currently developing a specialist lens mount to allow the use of Canon EF lenses on the Panasonic AG-AF100 / AG-AF101 Micro 4/3" camcorder.

The mount features full electronic interface so that the lens aperture can be properly controlled via the camera's iris control dial. Automatic iris will be supported and continuous (video-style) auto-focus will also be supported on most Canon "L-series" lenses. Power is provided by the camera for most lenses. Image stabilization is supported on "IS" lenses and this feature can be turned on or off from the lens.

Anticipated shipping date is 14th February 2011.
 
With all the concern over torque on the mount, should there be a rod support for the mount for lenses without a support built in?
 
Absolutely should have a lens support for the heftier lenses like the Canon 70-200s, etc. Redrock makes a nice support, which I use.

On certain lenses, lens supports are necessary - no matter the mount or make of camera.
 
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