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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

i/technology: PLEASE update

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Ryan Patrick O'Hara

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I am currently on my 5th Red Epic shoot, and we just got the new firmware with playback and some other really helpful goodies (I see the menu for button programming is much easier to navigate and choose from, etc) However, I'm still shooting with my Cooke's and they all still say 48mm in the lens data. The lens iris information works perfectly, down to every .1 of a stop. However, the focal length and resulting DoF ranges are not accurate.

Considering Cooke invented the i/technology and it is currently being implemented on all new Angeniuex, Sony, Red, Fujinon and DigiOptical lenses... you'd think that RedEpic would read them right. They should be speaking the same language (presumably with a slight english accent). Point is... considering Cooke established the system in use, you'd think that Cooke lenses would be the most likely to communicate through the i/technology system without issue. I'm no programmer, but this seems like this would be something one of your very talented Red team-members could likely solve over a lunch break. Please, please, please, have the i/technology contacts communicate properly. The iris is doing so... now please recognize focal length and focus! :)

I know I'm not the only one, because i've used three different sets of Cooke lenses on the epic, and they all say 48mm.... which is only borderline helpful when using the 50mm. The RedOne got it, now we need the Epic to.

:)
 
I used a 16mm Cooke a few days ago on Beta 2.02 firmware, and I didn't get any /i info, not even the iris, so I was wondering about this too... It works fine on both the Red 18-50 and 50-150 lenses.
 
Wouldn't it be nice...

Anyone with Red lenses and i/technology have similar issues? I'd hate to think it was just the other lenses being neglected.... :(
 
Anyone?
 
Ryan Patrick O'Hara said:
Wouldn't it be nice...

Anyone with Red lenses and i/technology have similar issues? I'd hate to think it was just the other lenses being neglected.... :(
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My 18-50 displays all data. No problems.
 
Cüneyt Kaya said:
it costs something to enable the lenses to let through the data.
i used cooke lenses sending infos and dont sending them.
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Could you please reword this or clarify... because I had a hard time understanding you.
 
Pawel Achtel said:
...and LDS, pleaase.
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Hey Pawel, I agree completely.

Several of us long time Red users have been trying to get Red to build an LDS compatible mount since 2008.

EPIC is the perfect camera. It has a removable mount system. Surely, a Ti PL mount with both LDS and Cooke i/pin outs and software support would be welcomed in the industry. Especially for VFX and 3D work.

I think it comes down to supply and demand. We need to rally support and demonstrate that there are enough folks out there who really need/want this solution.

Anyone want to add their vote here??

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Yeah, I imagine if Red wants big productions to use their camera's, they'd have the big boy lenses lenses read on the Epic... The MX did it.... and even the little F3

There is a bunch of Cooke, Zeiss, Angeniuex, Fujinon, and likely upcoming Sony lenses who will want a home with i/tech or those arri/zeiss that have LDS.

IMO, Arri tried to be different and stubborn with LDS, they should just reconfig for a 12' pin location and go i/tech.
 
Does anyone from the Red Company read the posts here, like they do in Recon? Can I get any sort of update of why nothing but Red lenses work as of now, and when they think it will be available, considering the MX did it, and Cooke invented the i/data system. What can we do at this time?
 
Ryan Patrick O'Hara said:
Does anyone from the Red Company read the posts here, like they do in Recon? Can I get any sort of update of why nothing but Red lenses work as of now, and when they think it will be available, considering the MX did it, and Cooke invented the i/data system. What can we do at this time?
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I've wondered which posts they read as well, and would also really, really, really like to use Cooke Panchro/i's with the /i data actually being captured.

Having read the /i spec and worked on an implementation, this should be a very simple bug to fix (and doesn't even require a programming genius). I have no idea why this isn't higher on RED's list.
 
Please?

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/i wouls be nice, please... I find it quite sad that the new zooms don't support it either - as the old ones did, neither does the primes... Wish I had pretty cat eyes, but I can still say please...
 
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I don't want to be annoying, but the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
 
Has anyone e-mailed Red directly? One e-mail to the right person might be louder than ten posts here.

Give it a few days for new years to settle down, then start e-mailing or calling directly?
 
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