Question for RED: Will the Nikon mount be ready when EPIC ships ?

[Antoine Fabi]

Hi,

Will the Nikon mount be ready when EPIC X ships ?

Thanks

Antoine

[Imran Farouk]

ooohhh..this i would also love to know the answer to! given the delays on the actual production i'm hoping so! otherwise, I hope RED have new electronic lenses...

[Jean Déraps]

I certainly hope it will be ready Antoine!

[Mike 'Fireman' Ross]

As I think I suggested before, even if the software isn't ready, the mount should be made available for those who want/need it, to use as a plain dumb mount. The focus/iris functionality can be enabled by an update later, but please don't hold the mount back just because the software isn't finished!

Mike

[Antoine Fabi]

Hey Jean!
How are you Man? ...long time no see :)

Yeah, i agree, even if the software is not ready, at least we could use our Nikon mount lenses.

Would be a pity to receive our EPICs and wait 6 months to use it... :(

Maybe i'm not the only one in this situation...

Antoine

[rod bradley]

I know Steve Gibby for one uses a lot of Nikon glass (as do I) -- and I imagine many others who are all hoping it's a front burner project that will soon come to fruition. I think the Canon mount is close to a reality. And I suspect the Red team is aware there's a lot of great new Nikon glass worthy of Epic.

[Antoine Fabi]

Yeah,

...if no Nikon mount is available, we could use Nikon F to Canon EF adapter...

At least a temporary solution...

Antoine

[Shane Betts]

Unless there are parts for the mount coming from Northern Japan, I can't see any reason the Nikon mount should be behind the already-late camera. At least I hope so:-)

[Sergei Franklin]

Optitek is supposed to make a adaptor to use their Nikon mount on the Epic.

[richard cook]

A very simple Nikon mount similar to the Red one, or possibly one like the Long Valley mount that would enable the G lenses to be used would be great to have when the camera ships. The Sony F3 Nikon mount looks well made and is a simple mechanical solution.