DIY micro35 kit (New Footage!)

Memento's micro bus

Memento's micro bus

Hmm, I'm the last person in the world to lose faith, but setting aside paranoid ideas of the scandalous sort, perhaps Redrock met up unexpectedly with a bus in the middle of the street or perhaps he's come down with that Christopher Nolan 'Memento' condition, let's just hope he starts tattooing 'MICRO35' on his chest so he'll see it in a mirror and perhaps figure out what all those contraptions are lying around his house! ;-)
 
See I asked about this a few weeks ago and people told me I was being paranoid. Seems that my paranoia is spreading...

Sincerely Suckered,
Jared
 
There is still a lot of movement in DVInfo's forum (wich is now the official micro35 forum...) I'm now convinced it's for real. But it's late, nonetheless...
 
Indeed, I forgot that's even what the micro35.com website mentions: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=37830&highlight=micro35

Though apparently you'll still have to exercise patience. And although I truly appreciate the amount of work this takes, setting expectations appropriately does wonders for keeping the level of frustration down, no different than working on any project with a customer, set realistic expectations, create a realistic schedule, add PADDING to the delivery date, and everyone is happy when you deliver early!

March 3rd posting in dvinfo:

"The guides should be going out next week"

Three weeks later I don't think I see anything about the status of the guides, maybe they actually shipped. I'd order one but I don't want to get my expectations (undies) in a bunch! ;-)

Ciao4now
 
EDIT: I seem to be getting the wrong message across in my postings, some people here really need to pull the stick out of there asses, and I need to remember the smilley's.. :thumbsup:
Hopefull his product comes threw.......
 
Apparently James (Redrock) is actually updating and posting updates/info over at dvinfo, but you have to search through other threads (very odd that they would allow splinter threads for updates on the product..)

From March 23rd:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?s=&threadid=41000&highlight=micro35

"Daniel,

I'll be back on Thursday afternoon and will get back in the driver's seat the minute my plane lands. So hang in there. A lot of things will start to roll pretty quickly of the next couple of weeks.

The GGs were ready as of Friday of last week. I wanted to personally verify their accuracy before unloading them to everyone. So once I arrive and inspect the ggs, the guides will begin to ship!

I appreciate your patience everyone!

One other thing, everyone that ordered a guide or orders a unit, you will gain access to the member's section of this forum. Here you'll be able to share building experiences with everyone building or have built the micro35 adapter. You will receive an email once the guide has shipped with more information on this member's forum.

Thanks again everyone!

james
www.micro35.com"
 
James is a busy guy, cut him some slack. I've been browsing dvxuser for a week or so and there's a lot to learn here... but this is the only forum that I have seen get mad at James for not shipping the guides. I'm just as anxious as you to get my hands on the guide but I've emailed him and talked to him on several different forums. He's not trying to rip you guys off. I know I am a new guy in this forum, but I want to say that Nick's graphic is a bit out of hand.

A lot of you have questions about pricing, go to his website and you can get all of the info. 45$ for the guide, 250$ for the guide and prefabricated parts, 495$ for the guide and a premade rig.

Be patient, I have a feeling you'll all be getting some packages in a week or so.
 
I can't speak for anyone else, but I for one am definitely not questioning James's integrity, perhaps his ability to manage expectations effectively (but that's what program/project managers are for!) ;-) Nonetheless, I am extremely grateful that he (and others) are doing this kind of work.

btw, I can't seem to locate the pricing or ordering info on the micro35.com site as you mentioned, can you point me to the link that gets you there, Thanks.
 
Well, I suggest to sign up for the mailing list, but if you don't want to, just click the submit button. It will direct you to a page that tells you about the product and its pricing.
 
well you never know, and I could definetly be wrong, it is appreciated when people do things that try to better something at a cost affordable to the indie filmmaker, however if your going to say something and tell ever one they'll get it by this date, sorry by this date now, plus I'll throw in stuff, opps it didn't happen but it's coming in soon, so heres some more free stuff... which by the way isn't going out to people since nothings going out... I think it just get's frustrating..... Imagine going to Fantastic 4 and you get to the theatre and they said, sorry the prints didn't arrive? apparantly there was a problem..... I think the distributor would find another printer.....

p.s. although he's not charging what everyone else would be, he's still charging and as a providor of services there really is an obligation especially since payment has been recieved... can't forget the happy face :thumbsup:
 
I think it's fair to say that if there is no progress, manuals, pre-built kits, etc. by the end of April...it might turn into vaporware. I mean....I thought redrock HAD a working prototype that's been thoroughly tested. Isn't that what the manuals are *supposed* to based on....his prototype? I understand getting busy and tied up and what not. But taking 5 minutes to post what's going on shouldn't be too much to ask. Personally I'm not gonna ***** about it *too* much even if it takes 6 more months, cause I'd rather have it for $500 bux rather than 10k for a mini35. Just drop us a line with the latest news Redrock!! ~reservoir~
 
question, (I'm getting way ahead now) what would be a good shoulder mount with rails even longer , to support this ???

and I'm not talking about a full size DV rig pro ( I already have a magiqcam ) , so just looking for a run-and-gun light shoulder mount with 2 handles ?

James ? any idea ?
 
marctronixx said:
caivision has a rig with handles, etc..
Click to expand...


yo, thanks. I check the website out and find the mattebox for the dvx and the 2 handles. But I dont' think it will have a shoulder brace for real shoulder support shooting and I don't think after we put on the 35mm lenses , the matte box will fit ?

Or am I wrong ?
 
Update: Quoting James:

"Sorry for the delay guys. I've been taking care of the 'Business' side of things over the last several evenings while fixing a few things during the day. Here's some very exciting and interesting updates from the Micro35 camp.

Company Information:
Redrock Microsystems, LLC. will be the company that will manufacture the Micro35, Micro35 Pro, MicroMatte (Mattebox), MicroFocus (Follow Focus), and possibly a shoulder mount. The company will launch a new website within the next two weeks. There will be much more information on the products and services provided by Redrock Micro on the site. You'll be able to purchase the products above online, plus parts and accessories. Before releasing these products to the market, it was important to me to formally setup the infrastructure to develope, manufacture, and support these products and services. There will be plenty of company information on the site once it's released.

The Micro35 Project Guides:
As mentioned before, the guides are ready! The stickers came in, but the were the old logo. The new logos will show up early this week.

And here's the bad news. The latest GGs are terrible. I spent all weekend re-designing the mounting mechanism to support the correct gg. Everything is now back on track (an managed to remove about $10 from the design), but I'm faced with the option of shipping the guides without the GGs or holding them until the new GGs and Mounts are ready (Week or two at the most). I may email everyone and give them a choice.

Pre-Assembled Units:
This is going great! I've got an initial prototype run going now. It's caused me to change up the design some to get them massed produced, but that's part of the game.

The new SLR mounts are freaking awesome. It will immediatly allow you to order systems with Canon AF, Canon FD, Nikon, Pentax, (good for you!) etc. without any design work or testing (Good for us!).

We will begin taking orders on the Pre-Assembled Units in mid to late April. We're expecting the lead times to be two to four weeks initially, and once things are running smoothly, they should ship the next business day.

In case you haven't seen them, here are a few pics:
www.micro35.com/images/hi_view.jpg
www.micro35.com/images/low_view.jpg

We've also made a few design changes based on feedback from our prototypes (Thanks Larry!). Here are a few:
1. Gone to Stainless Steel rods instead of the Aluminum.
2. Using a clamping mechanism instead of a set-screw/knob.
3. Made a 3/8 tap in the side of the mount to attach an Isreali LCD arm.
4. The new GG mount. (This will be available to guide purchasers for building their own adapters.)

Micro35 in the Field:
The Micro35 is being used on several 'big/highly visible' productions in the next few months which will make for a very interesting product launch.

NAB:
We've had many questions regarding our attendance at NAB this year. 2006 will be the year for Redrock at NAB. We'll have most of the products complete by then including the Micro35 Pro.


Again, I'm very excited that we've formally setup the infrastucture to handle these products and services. I believe it will be the key to providing excellent solutions for the indie community for years to come!

James
www.micro35.com"
 
Holy mother of frosty goodness!! A micro35 standard & Pro, Mattebox & Follow Focus. That would make all our dreams come true. Now if they will all just be able to work with the new HDX100 as well!?! That would save us all THOUSANDS!! Let's just hope everything listed *actually* materializes over the next few months!! ~reservoir~
 
Whomever reaches *US* the consumers first is likely to win. Unless one is just way overpriced!! But then again, we could always use the mini35 and spend even more. It would appear the micro35 has a huge headstart. We've seen pics, videos, and tons of other info from that camp. All we have from G35 is a website and 2 videos. We'll see.... ~reservoir~
 
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