SGblade Beta Tester Reviews & Feedback’
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Told ya: http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showpost.php?p=1493544&postcount=9
But he could rent an other camera. Rent out the Blade now and have it pay itself off before the final release... who knows.
But he could rent an other camera. Rent out the Blade now and have it pay itself off before the final release... who knows.
Wayne Kinney
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So will the new flip and achromat be included in the SGblade packages when we order / reserve them (within 2 weeks :happy: ) or will that be something that will be available later or specifically only for the EX1.
Oh, and is that "within two weeks" almost one week now?
Yes, the new flip and achromat will be ready in time for when the Blade ships. The order page goes up on the 18th!
Yes, I will be hiring an EX1 next week so I'll demo this.
I don't know the answer to number 1: of the top of my head, probably about 18x10mm area.
The flip will allow full zoom, the relayed area at full zoom will vary from cam to cam. The non flipped will allow academy frame.
The Blade to rods Bracket is £49. The First units will leave us between the end of January/Early February.
mvansomeren
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Thanks, Wayne!
One additional question for us yanks, when we order on the 18th, will we pay for it then and lock in whatever the exchange rate happens to be on the date of order?
One additional question for us yanks, when we order on the 18th, will we pay for it then and lock in whatever the exchange rate happens to be on the date of order?
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Wayne Kinney
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Hi,
Yes, that is correct.
Yes, that is correct.
Tomas Riuka
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great, i'm up for one hope the lead time will not be months, i still gotta shoot my loss fest in february
hope the lead time will not be months, i still gotta shoot my loss fest in february 
Steve Shovlar
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Best time ever for Americans to buy British. Wayne has timed things perfectly. A year ago I was in Florida and getting 2.02 dollars to the Pound. Today I get $1.43. The pound is at its lowest against the dollar for about 15 years.
Makes The Blade a very attractive package for those out of the UK, especially as it is at its lowest against the Euro since the Euro was invented.
Makes The Blade a very attractive package for those out of the UK, especially as it is at its lowest against the Euro since the Euro was invented.
Wayne Kinney
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Sorry, had to ask:
Full Zoom's not a term I understand. I understand "at the long end" and "at the wide end" or telephoto and Wide Angle.
Wayne, are you saying that you will be able to use the adapter at the camera's widest angle or the telephoto end?
Most, if not all adapters with flip units employed, can use it at the end of the lens, but it will officially be something different if you can use it at the widest angle.
I'm guessing that's not the case, but wanted to make sure.
Full Zoom's not a term I understand. I understand "at the long end" and "at the wide end" or telephoto and Wide Angle.
Wayne, are you saying that you will be able to use the adapter at the camera's widest angle or the telephoto end?
Most, if not all adapters with flip units employed, can use it at the end of the lens, but it will officially be something different if you can use it at the widest angle.
I'm guessing that's not the case, but wanted to make sure.
Wayne Kinney
DVXUser Sponsor
Hehe, yes I mean fully zoomed in to the telephoto or 'long' end, sorry for being somewhat unclear. The challenge is maintaining good edge to edge sharpness like this.
What has me scratching my head is how you are going to be able to get the same our of the grain on the ground glass, when you are only picking up a few granules... I mean, does this mean that the new GG is so absolutely grainless that it would still be sharp enough?
If so that would certainly mean that you would be able to use it with Scarlet so long as you really liked the actual thing given that we haz no clue how it is actually going to look till the camera is out.
Being able to shoot FF35 would be a crazy cool thing indeed. I mean if you managed to get yourself a set of FF35 lenses then you just made sure that you have wide enough FOV for anything... and given that low budget projects ain't got no cash for locations this will be huge for adapter people. Of course there is also those of you that are making a killing with their adapter rigs, but that may also mean that you just might be going SG soon, or doubling up with Ultimates and SGblades.
I mean being able to select your sensor size?! Has it come to that? Will Wayne give us something that could also be looked at as a sensor size adjustment module of sorts?!? hehe... ok, I'll shut up now.
I mean, does this mean that the new GG is so absolutely grainless that it would still be sharp enough?If so that would certainly mean that you would be able to use it with Scarlet so long as you really liked the actual thing given that we haz no clue how it is actually going to look till the camera is out.
Being able to shoot FF35 would be a crazy cool thing indeed. I mean if you managed to get yourself a set of FF35 lenses then you just made sure that you have wide enough FOV for anything... and given that low budget projects ain't got no cash for locations this will be huge for adapter people. Of course there is also those of you that are making a killing with their adapter rigs, but that may also mean that you just might be going SG soon, or doubling up with Ultimates and SGblades.
I mean being able to select your sensor size?! Has it come to that? Will Wayne give us something that could also be looked at as a sensor size adjustment module of sorts?!? hehe... ok, I'll shut up now.
Oh, and here is the best lens set still available for FF DOF adaptor users.
Crazy cool is the FOV of a 14mm f2.8 rectilinear wide angle lens or the DOF of the 85mm f1.2 horizontal full body portrait lens or the perspective of a tilt-shift lens...
I'm itching to get my mitts over the blade but waiting is killing me.
Cheers,
T
A man after my own heart, with the great FD lenses! The 14mm takes some very careful use not to make stuff just look scary weird, but it is indeed an amazing lens. And the 85 and 55 1.2 lenses have amazingly shallow DOF if you want it.
Why on earth are you selling that great set of lenses? You're not going to find anything better! And besides, once you get your Blade, I want to see how the 14 and 24 lenses perform on it...
Duncan
hoarp001
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This was my set of FD lenses.... Unfortunately the case was stolen when we were burgled afew weeks ago. Very sad that they took my lenses, and all they will get for them is a tenner down the pub from someone who thinks they are worth something. They are worthless to anyone but people like us. :-(
They are;
24 f2.8
28 f2.8
35 f2.8
50 f1.4
85 f1.8
135 f3
75-210 f4 zoom.
They are;
24 f2.8
28 f2.8
35 f2.8
50 f1.4
85 f1.8
135 f3
75-210 f4 zoom.
Dillon Novak
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Hey wayne,
will we be able to see some SgPro footage up against some Blade?
I'm sure that at least one of the beta testers have a Sgpro.
that would be awesome.
will we be able to see some SgPro footage up against some Blade?
I'm sure that at least one of the beta testers have a Sgpro.
that would be awesome.
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Joseph Stunzi
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Yes indeed it is interesting. News to be excited about at the least.
wartez
Well-known member
What leads you to believe the supposed new redrock adapter will be available before the Blade?