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RED-EOS Mount

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peter roehsler said:
as long as no warranty issue is involved, count me in please!
Can´t wait to use my super-soft old Zeiss M42 lenses (with EOS-M42 adapter) on RED.
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Peter,

you are right, manual lenses only, Leica's-R, Nikkor's, Zeiss M42/ZF/ZK/ZM, etc... all that can get on RED with Canon EOS adapter.
 
I think this might be a temporal solution. But having to change the f-stop with an extra SLR is quite inconvenient and also not having a focus knob.

Hopefully Red and Birger will have a better solution. But until then it seems a good option for the Canon people.
 
we would all love to see some footage.
 
I'm in Santa Monica and I have Contax to EOS rings. Come and grab my Contax Zeiss kit and shoot some stuff!

So glad that this is becoming a reality and so soon. Wooohooo.
 
in the thread polling who wants a dumb canon mount, Erik Birger says:

"I am all for other solutions. But I should point out to people that this is physically impossible, without removing the collimation assembly. The facts...
52mm PL mount distance
-12mm of PL mount is removable, to front of collimation adapter
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40mm at front of collimation adapter
+2mm EF Bayonet thickness
-44mm EF mount Distance
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2mm between collimation adapter and bayonet
The screws that we use to attach the bayonets are longer than this, and this leaves no room for the locking pin mechanism. Conclusion that I draw is you can't do the mount without removing the collimation assembly. Give RED and Birger a few days to work things out."
 
If you look closely at the photos it appears that the mounting plate is recessed about 2mm..... but is it enough? Put a 14mm or 8mm on this and see if it will focus at infinity. It is going to be close.....

I have the Muse Electronics Canon FD mount installed and it requires for the entire Pl mount to be removed as the FFD is 42. Kevin's mount has an excellent way to adjust the back focus to get it just right. When I mounted my 7.5mm (fixed focus) it was out and I had to adjust the BF to get it in focus. If the mount did not allow for that I would have been screwed.

These is no room for anything like that in this design since it is so close to the minimum FFD. Perhaps you can adjust the PL part to make it work? But then your PL mount will be off if you switch back.

I'm not sure how this can work.... but would love it if it does.
 
Enzo said:
I have the Muse Electronics Canon FD mount installed and it requires for the entire Pl mount to be removed as the FFD is 42.
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Veeeerrrrrryyyyy interesting.....
 
AquaVideoRed206 said:
Veeeerrrrrryyyyy interesting.....
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.. we all know that the icable has got nothing to do with the shorts...

its the power drain.. which is why i'd rather use an external source of power rather than draining it from red. the question is.. where can i get a battery with a gpio connection that can take the birger mount.
 
Akube said:
.. we all know that the icable has got nothing to do with the shorts...

its the power drain.. which is why i'd rather use an external source of power rather than draining it from red. the question is.. where can i get a battery with a gpio connection that can take the birger mount.
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You mean something like a Canon Battery Pack BP-511A.
 
Akube said:
.. we all know that the icable has got nothing to do with the shorts...

its the power drain.. which is why i'd rather use an external source of power rather than draining it from red. the question is.. where can i get a battery with a gpio connection that can take the birger mount.
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Akube, my first Birger mount had an external DC in, standard wall wart 2 pin dc plug. I am sure erik could make you a DC to 4 pin lemo to plug into the new mount. However he would have no control on what you plugged into it, so of course then you would void your Birger warranty - HAHA the circle remains unbroken. :innocent:
 
AquaVideoRed206 said:
Akube, my first Birger mount had an external DC in, standard wall wart 2 pin dc plug. I am sure erik could make you a DC to 4 pin lemo to plug into the new mount. However he would have no control on what you plugged into it, so of course then you would void your Birger warranty - HAHA the circle remains unbroken. :innocent:
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your FIRST birger mount? You're on to a second one already?
 
AquaVideoRed206 said:
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Originally Posted by Enzo
I have the Muse Electronics Canon FD mount installed and it requires for the entire Pl mount to be removed as the FFD is 42.


Veeeerrrrrryyyyy interesting.....
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dont get too excited.. the Muse mount kills the camera warranty just as fast as the current Birger one does :(
 
I've been meaning to ask. Why exactly does taking off the entire mount void the warranty?
 
Yeah, I don't get the warranty thing, Jarred. The /i-cable is no more exposed than with the Nikon mount, right? If the cable gets pinched and causes a short on a Nikon-equipped RED, it still be covered in warranty, but not if that happens with any other mount?
 
This is like buying a new car, swapping the factory radio for a third party one you like better and then the factory turning around on you and saying that you just voided the warranty for the entire car because of it.

I just don't get it. It's just not right.
 
Tico said:
This is like buying a new car, swapping the factory radio for a third party one you like better and then the factory turning around on you and saying that you just voided the warranty for the entire car because of it.

I just don't get it. It's just not right.
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Tico..

U can bet your assthat if you installed a 3rd party radio, and something was Janky with it and it ended up shorting out every piece of electronics in the car and starting a fire in the engine compartment, when you took it back to Ford they would laugh if you tried to play the warranty card.

Now if you installed a 3rd party radio and say, your tire fell off, Ford would still fix it. Just like if your RED thumscrew broke after you installed a 3rd party mount that voided the RED ONE body warranty, we would fix it.

This really isnt rocket science guys... I will say it again :

If you install something from a 3rd party that breaks the camera and we didnt make it, you (or the 3rd party) pays for it.

If you install something we make and it breaks the camera, then we pay for it.

3rd parties just need to check things out with RED that they making for the RED camera.... if you release a product that involves taking off the entire PL mount off of the RED ONE camera, and you know it voids the warranty, you probably should take the time to ask RED about it before you start making claims otherwise. ... and when we change to a required adjustable back focus mount, you need to pay attention and follow along.

Please understand that we are trying to protect your cameras from disaster, and your wallets when it happens.
 
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