Redrock Canon LiveLens mount for AF100!

Barry_Green said:
Nikon adapters with aperture control are already available from other manufacturers.
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Nah, they're just little sliders that give you zero idea what aperture you're at and have almost no travel.

If this one really does accurately tell you what aperture you're on (even if the actual controls aren't any more precise), they need to do one for Nikon!
 
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I'll take one yesterday thank you very much.

I need someone to make something soon. Birger or RedRock, I'd prefer this because its is really all I need and at a ~$500 price point, the Birger electronic focus control suddenly feels like diminishing returns for an extra $900 (adaptor + controller), at least for my needs... but whoever can get it to me first wins. My AF100 needs this SO bad! I have about 20 canon lenses not being used much right now. C'mon Redrock you can do it!
 
Ryan-Guy said:
Birger electronic focus control suddenly feels like diminishing returns for an extra $900 (adaptor + controller), at least for my needs... but whoever can get it to me first wins. My AF100 needs this SO bad! I have about 20 canon lenses not being used much right now. C'mon Redrock you can do it!
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The adapter is expected to sell for $700. The other $700 will get you a wired/wireless follow focus, and maybe programmable rack focus, etc. Hands down, that's a great deal... if/when it gets released in sufficient quantities.
 
This whole issue has kept me from even considering an AF-100. I wasn't interested in purchasing more lenses when I have L-series hangin about. This could bring me around if they actually get the stuff to market.

Grant
 
I want an AF-100, but not until I can get the Birger mount for it and/or m4/3s lenses are more widely available for what I need. Prefer the Birger, however, since I already have a substantial investment in EOS glass.
 
ggrantly said:
This whole issue has kept me from even considering an AF-100. I wasn't interested in purchasing more lenses when I have L-series hangin about. This could bring me around if they actually get the stuff to market.

Grant
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Gary Huff said:
I want an AF-100, but not until I can get the Birger mount for it and/or m4/3s lenses are more widely available for what I need. Prefer the Birger, however, since I already have a substantial investment in EOS glass.
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Then get one anyways, it abso-freaking-lutely kicks ass with and without L glass. No aperture control? No IS? No metadata? Not a big deal. You can do a lot with the Lumix 14-140, and even dumb $15 adapters work great for shooting with Canon glass wide open. The only "issue" at that point might be needing an additional 1-3 stops of ND if, and only if, say, you decide to shoot wide open at f/1.2 on a sunny day... which is an issue you'd face regardless of the camera/lens used, just easier handled with an AF100 when it already has up to six stops of light reduction.

OK, so there's one minor problem, my 85 L is worthless on the AF100, so what, I have plenty of other choices, including the 25 f/.95, which is not even an option on Canon.
 
mkfotos.com said:
Then get one anyways, it abso-freaking-lutely kicks ass with and without L glass. No aperture control? No IS? No metadata? Not a big deal. You can do a lot with the Lumix 14-140, and even dumb $15 adapters work great for shooting with Canon glass wide open. The only "issue" at that point might be needing an additional 1-3 stops of ND if, and only if, say, you decide to shoot wide open at f/1.2 on a sunny day... which is an issue you'd face regardless of the camera/lens used, just easier handled with an AF100 when it already has up to six stops of light reduction.

OK, so there's one minor problem, my 85 L is worthless on the AF100, so what, I have plenty of other choices, including the 25 f/.95, which is not even an option on Canon.
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Like I mentioned, I am not much interested in buying more glass. So most of my fast Canon primes can be a little soft at the edges wide open, wouldn't this be a problem unless I wanted very shallow DOF. Why would I aggravate myself with the hassle factor until they sort this out for the Canon crowd. It's not like I have a camera shortage.

Grant
 
ggrantly said:
Like I mentioned, I am not much interested in buying more glass. So most of my fast Canon primes can be a little soft at the edges wide open, wouldn't this be a problem unless I wanted very shallow DOF. Why would I aggravate myself with the hassle factor until they sort this out for the Canon crowd. It's not like I have a camera shortage.

Grant
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Compared to L glass, at ~$600 the 14-140 is cheeeap... and after selling it once the Birger comes out (if I sell it, it's actually quite good for GP/walk-around glass), my cost of ownership might be a whopping... $100, if that? Yes, some Ls (I own around 14) are a little soft around the edges, wide open, on a full frame... but on the AF100, where only the center, sweet spot of the lens is used, that's not a concern.

No Birger = not an "issue", and hardly an excuse to avoid the camera. I hope you don't shoot video with Canon DLSRs, because if ever there was an aggravating hassle...

...and I have been shooting video on 5DIIs ever since they came out, and can't wait for the Birger to come out... ok, strike that last, I can wait, and although the repeated delays are frustrating, it's not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, because I continue to book jobs based on being able to produce some very pretty pictures with the AF100, a m43 lens or two, and L glass coupled with a $15 adapter.
 
It is an excuse to avoid the camera for now because I have the gear for production already. The AF-100 just has a better image and no need for a second audio recorder, but it's not enough to make me pull the trigger on it until I can use my EOS glass (with aperture control) on it.
 
Gary Huff said:
It is an excuse to avoid the camera for now because I have the gear for production already. The AF-100 just has a better image and no need for a second audio recorder, but it's not enough to make me pull the trigger on it until I can use my EOS glass (with aperture control) on it.
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Gotcha. I have to make excuses _not_ to buy stuff, othwerise I'd be broke all the time :)


(tried a 200 L and 400 L this Sunday; the 200 was great, the 400, at 800 equivalent, could've used IS)
 
mkfotos.com said:
Gotcha. I have to make excuses _not_ to buy stuff, othwerise I'd be broke all the time :)


(tried a 200 L and 400 L this Sunday; the 200 was great, the 400, at 800 equivalent, could've used IS)
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And for myself, I have a P2 cam and a HMC40; the only real benefit to my workflow would be using my Canon glass for shallow DOF and maybe low light. The AF-100 has allure, I mentioned several years ago in a thread that I wondered why Panny didn't have a cam like this, though I thought it would be P2.

Grant
 
mkfotos.com said:
The adapter is expected to sell for $700. The other $700 will get you a wired/wireless follow focus, and maybe programmable rack focus, etc. Hands down, that's a great deal... if/when it gets released in sufficient quantities.
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I meant the whole package ($700+$700)-$500=$900

I love the idea of the Birger, and I will eventually buy one, even after I get the Redrock, assuming of course that they both go into production. But my point was that at ~$500-$600 it solves most of my immediate issues.
 
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