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DSMC Front Body Cap

Brian Iannone

Brian Iannone

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This is not a complaint, but instead a request for RED. Please start selling the DSMC Front Body Cap by itself! (It currently only ships with the purchase of an EPIC-M/X Brain Only.)

I sold the Ti Canon Mount that came with my Scarlet and will be ordering a Ti PL Mount in the next few days as I will be buying a 25mm RPP soon. However, in the meantime, my Scarlet's sensor is exposed (which I personally am freaking out about...). So, I've had to place the brain inside an airtight plastic bag to ensure that no dust can enter and come into contact with the sensor. The DSMC Front Body Cap is such a small, useful and necessary item that it would be great if you could start selling it by itself in the store.

I'm still trying to find an alternative solution to cover the sensor as keeping the camera in a plastic bag is not such an elegant solution. Any suggestions? :-)
 

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Brian Iannone said:
This is not a complaint, but instead a request for RED. Please start selling the DSMC Front Body Cap by itself! (It currently only ships with the purchase of an EPIC-M/X Brain Only.)

I sold the Ti Canon Mount that came with my Scarlet and will be ordering a Ti PL Mount in the next few days as I will be buying a 25mm RPP soon. However, in the meantime, my Scarlet's sensor is exposed (which I personally am freaking out about...). So, I've had to place the brain inside an airtight plastic bag to ensure that no dust can enter and come into contact with the sensor. The DSMC Front Body Cap is such a small, useful and necessary item that it would be great if you could start selling it by itself in the store.

I'm still trying to find an alternative solution to cover the sensor as keeping the camera in a plastic bag is not such an elegant solution. Any suggestions? :-)
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Brian,

the body cap is just a thin piece of plastic (it looks aluminum in the pics). Maybe the storefront at Red Studios may be able to hook you up?
 
Brian Iannone said:
This is not a complaint, but instead a request for RED. Please start selling the DSMC Front Body Cap by itself! (It currently only ships with the purchase of an EPIC-M/X Brain Only.)

I sold the Ti Canon Mount that came with my Scarlet and will be ordering a Ti PL Mount in the next few days as I will be buying a 25mm RPP soon. However, in the meantime, my Scarlet's sensor is exposed (which I personally am freaking out about...). So, I've had to place the brain inside an airtight plastic bag to ensure that no dust can enter and come into contact with the sensor. The DSMC Front Body Cap is such a small, useful and necessary item that it would be great if you could start selling it by itself in the store.

I'm still trying to find an alternative solution to cover the sensor as keeping the camera in a plastic bag is not such an elegant solution. Any suggestions? :-)
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Damn Sir...
 
Sid Idris said:
Brian,

the body cap is just a thin piece of plastic (it looks aluminum in the pics). Maybe the storefront at Red Studios may be able to hook you up?
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Yes, it's just a small piece that fits on the front of the camera over the sensor. I will try contacting the store at RED Studios, but my Bomb Squad rep said that it's only available if one orders an EPIC (which I find to be highly unfortunate).


Paul Ellington said:
Damn Sir...
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Uh, oh... You say that as though I've done something not-so-good. What did I do...? :)


Also, I've attached an image of the Front Cap just so everyone understands what I'm referring to. By the way, I would have posted this thread in the "Requests" section of the forum, but, that section doesn't yet exist. So I posted it here under "COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT" as I noticed that many other users use this section to submit requests.
 

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Brian Iannone said:
This is not a complaint, but instead a request for RED. Please start selling the DSMC Front Body Cap by itself! (It currently only ships with the purchase of an EPIC-M/X Brain Only.)

I sold the Ti Canon Mount that came with my Scarlet and will be ordering a Ti PL Mount in the next few days as I will be buying a 25mm RPP soon. However, in the meantime, my Scarlet's sensor is exposed (which I personally am freaking out about...). So, I've had to place the brain inside an airtight plastic bag to ensure that no dust can enter and come into contact with the sensor. The DSMC Front Body Cap is such a small, useful and necessary item that it would be great if you could start selling it by itself in the store.

I'm still trying to find an alternative solution to cover the sensor as keeping the camera in a plastic bag is not such an elegant solution. Any suggestions? :-)
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Similarly, I sold my Ti PL mount before getting another mount. I've covered mine in Plastic wrap and taped it to seal it and then covered it with a plastic bag. Also placed some dessicant drying bags inside the plastic bag and check it daily to ensure there's no moisture buildup.
 
Brian Iannone said:
Yes, it's just a small piece that fits on the front of the camera over the sensor. I will try contacting the store at RED Studios, but my Bomb Squad rep said that it's only available if one orders an EPIC (which I find to be highly unfortunate).




Uh, oh... You say that as though I've done something not-so-good. What did I do...? :)


Also, I've attached an image of the Front Cap just so everyone understands what I'm referring to.
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Just worried about dust, is you body inside a ziplock or just covered?
 
Elsie N said:
Similarly, I sold my Ti PL mount before getting another mount. I've covered mine in Plastic wrap and taped it seal it and then covered it with a plastic bag. Also placed some dessicant drying bags inside the plastic bag and check it daily to ensure there's no moisture buildup.
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Oh, goodness... Now I'm freaking out about moisture buildup. Thank you for bringing that up as I hadn't thought about that. :-)


Paul Ellington said:
Just worried about dust, is you body inside a ziplock or just covered?
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The brain is inside a Ziploc bag.
 
Save some dollars and use a wide stripe of gaffer tape and a square of paper...paper where the mount goes and tape on top.
 
Björn Benckert said:
Save some dollars and use a wide stripe of gaffer tape and a square of paper...paper where the mount goes and tape on top.
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I will admit that your solution is better than my plastic bag idea. But, I'd still prefer a Body Cap if there was any way to obtain one. Saving some dollars is always nice, but when it comes to protecting the sensor on a $10K camera, I'd rather go with a specially made item. :-)

[Goes looking in drawer for tape and paper. Hehehe...]
 
Brian Iannone said:
Unfortunately, RED does not have any extra front caps. Off to find some paper and tape now...
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Sorry to hear that. I would have hoped you'd get a single one at least. But asking Brent about special stuff like that is always an option! :)
 
Add my name to this list. While we still have our Epic cap, on a shoot last night, AC misplaced it for a good half an hour before it turned up. Would be great to have a second one in the studio or at least available for order. Thanks!
 
Brian Iannone said:
Unfortunately, RED does not have any extra front caps. Off to find some paper and tape now...
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If you go the tape route, please use gaffer tape or low tack tape, other varieties may leave a sticky residue if left on for long periods of time, especially in warm temperatures.
 
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