Red Camera.. first test with Still Lens ( Nikon )

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I might have missed it in here, but just in case:

Are you guys planning on shooting something during the day this weekend outside in the bright Cali sun? :grin:

Weatherman says it should be perfect conditions.
 
Jannard said:
It is our goal to have the Nikon manual mount ready at the time we ship.

Jim
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wow.. what i've been losing.. this is the greatest événement of these days!

and my browse navigation favs list was taking me off this one.. a new subsection red forums and this nouvelle.. the nikon f mount will be ready at the time the red ships! wow and confirmed by the big boss.. :kiss:
 
Darkline said:
lol....silly question really :)
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not so silly darkline.. :thumbup: jim is not in this business because he thinks to lose money.. or give us what only our money can afford.. this is a market.. his words are part of his business.. and we can just do our job: to buy as cheap as possible..

yeah: i said the forbidden PRO word (or what some "pros" are thinking must be the "PRO" taboo :grin:)
 
Now, Jim, when you say "No added adjustment", do you mean we can just take the Nikon mount adapter and pop it on the camera without removing the PL mount? Or do you mean that the process of replacing mounts is something we can simply do ourselves without sending the camera in or having it sent that way by default?
 
The latter... the distance to the base-mount is 30mm. The distance after the base-mount is whatever is required for the different mounts. For PL, add 22mm, etc. Each camera mount (PL, Nikon, etc.) will mount to the base mount. Did that make sense?

Jim
 
so will it be properly interchanged by any non technical shooter?

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well everything takes special tech care depending on what you define special tech care.. No, you dont need a special technician to do it unless your the "completely useless" type.. (not that there is anything wrong with those types.).. but since the sensor will be open to the air, you obviously dont want to do it in a dust cloud or a rainstorm etc.
 
i've heard so many things on collimation need and something like that.. it's frightening.. because of those FUDs darkline asked what he did..
 
But these are 'special' news indeed! This is more that universal mount we've been asking as feature. The proper RED mount. A good service for the RED customers is what this is. I'm thinking to leave my brand agnostic etichetta for the RED brand loyalty!
 
And I am... :) But it's 'cause there are people like Jim in the charge, beyond the great RED team. But it's not easy to let away a lot of beliefs coming from the time when we were Sony customers or we were used to buy or rent from the traditional cine-style gear provider...
 
collimnation is not needed everytime you change the mount... a collimnator is just used to adjust your back-focus if something gets knocked out of alignment.
 
filmmaker1977 said:
i've heard so many things on collimation need and something like that.. it's frightening..
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If the current design is still similar to what's now on the RED webpage ( http://red.com/images/photo/1_b.jpg ) it looks like you simply undo 8 bolts, put on the new adaptor ring, and tighten them down again. Looks straightforward, appears to need only one tool, an allen wrench. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_wrench ).

As far as alignment, the most critical thing is that the lens axis is perpendicular to the sensor plane and lens flange is the right distance out, but bolting the mount solidly to the chassis should insure that. Just don't strip the bolt threads or get dirt/grit on any surfaces, and I'd think you'll be fine.
 
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