DSMC Ti Canon Mount (Prototype) Footage...

[Mark Pedersen]

In my experience, the flare ha been quite controllable so far.

How have you controlled it? When you pan off of a direct source in the frame, it flares. So you're shooting a car approaching at night with headlights on. As the headlights leave the frame, BAM! Streak flare. This clip is a perfect demo of the streak flare problem.

How many times do you face this situation in a feature? All the time.

M

 

[Mark Pugh]

I've made the issue largely go away by the use of matte-black adhesive-backed "foam" (1 or 2 mm thick) cut and applied to the OLPF mount area.
Other materials would do the same, and probably better (adhesive flock).
But...
Red could basically make the issue go away completely, by just changing the material and texture of the OLPF mount ( and ideally, tweaking the design of the mount as well).

 

[Joseph Hutson]

Life in "Santa Monica".

Shot on EPIC #1226 ("CHECKMATE"), using a prototype model of the DSMC Titanium Canon Mount which taps into the electronic features of the Canon lenses.

Lenses used:

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f3.5-4.5
Canon 24mm f1.4 L
Canon 50mm f1.2 L
Canon 24-70mm f2.8 L
Canon EF-S 70-300mm f4.5-5.6

Shot and Edited: JOSEPH HUTSON
Production Assistant: BLAKE SIMON
Special Thanks: RED DIGITAL CINEMA & MIKE HEDGE

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[Greg McDonald]

Great stuff Joseph! Love the shot selection and the footage. Keep it coming!

 

[Joseph Hutson]

STILL from MOTION: Shot on EPIC with the Carl Zeiss T* Planar 50mm f1.4

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[Bob Minervini]

I've made the issue largely go away by the use of matte-black adhesive-backed "foam" (1 or 2 mm thick) cut and applied to the OLPF mount area.
Other materials would do the same, and probably better (adhesive flock).
But...
Red could basically make the issue go away completely, by just changing the material and texture of the OLPF mount ( and ideally, tweaking the design of the mount as well).

Wow that's quite ingenious for the streak flare problem. Thanks! But yes, it would be great and convenient if Red resolved it in the new cameras.

 

[Bob Minervini]

YUP. Red needs to FIX the streak flaring. It SUCKS. But they are ignoring everyone. Why??

M

If any, Red should listen to Mark Pedersen! I trust they'll come up with a solution soon, as it looks not that big of a problem to solve.