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Birger Lens Mount frustration venting

Martin Weiss

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In an attempt to declutter the popular Birger thread, please use this thread for any emotional comments about this lens mount.

Collectively, I wonder just how much time has been spent reading and theorizing about the Birger mount.

What is your favourite definition of "soon", "next week" and "slight delay"? Who can post images of FedEx packages? Is your camera bricked until Birger arrives? Your favourite BirgerMoment?

Btw, as said in the title, this thread is for venting, so please don't start bashing fellow posters with "but the Birger mount will be amazing". If it wasn't we wouldn't get so emotional about it.
 
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Thanks Martin, i needed that. I feel a lot better now.
 
supernovafilms said:
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I know it will get there, and then the Birger will be really really cool
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This actually sums up a substantial portion of the Birger Lens Mound Reservation thread... :tongue::blush::wink::nerd:
 
muffinny said:
My first REd email is coming soon.

To order a Nikon mount or not to order a Nikon mount, that is the question....
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For you and probably all the rest of us. A few months ago at NAB I tested the Canon Birger mount and figured by the time my camera was ready, the Birger would be delivered and field proven already. But now here we are in August, my camera is almost here and still no mounts in users hands? It seemed to work perfectly at NAB but I guess it's just too complex to get finished and ramp up production so quickly.

I am just glad I didn't sell all my Nikon lenses.
 
Steve Sanacore said:
For you and probably all the rest of us. A few months ago at NAB I tested the Canon Birger mount and figured by the time my camera was ready, the Birger would be delivered and field proven already. But now here we are in August, my camera is almost here and still no mounts in users hands? It seemed to work perfectly at NAB but I guess it's just too complex to get finished and ramp up production so quickly.

I am just glad I didn't sell all my Nikon lenses.
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Steve, did you order the Nikon mount with your camera? If you don't order it with the camera and wait maybe for a week or two, and then order it again from Red, do you know if Red would ship it fast or I'd have to wait for a month?.

To be honest, I am in the 108 batch, and I have absolutely 0% hope that I'd get even a dumb mount before October 1st.
 
muffinny said:
Steve, did you order the Nikon mount with your camera? If you don't order it with the camera and wait maybe for a week or two, and then order it again from Red, do you know if Red would ship it fast or I'd have to wait for a month?.

To be honest, I am in the 108 batch, and I have absolutely 0% hope that I'd get even a dumb mount before October 1st.
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Did not finalize my order yet, but I assumed the Nikon mounts were readily available... I guess we need to ask our RED rep to be sure.
 
I think the resale on the nikon mount would be quite good, if you didn't want to keep a mount for a backup that is... In the bigger picture $500 is not that much.
 
supernovafilms said:
I think the resale on the nikon mount would be quite good, if you didn't want to keep a mount for a backup that is... In the bigger picture $500 is not that much.
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I know supernova. You are right, and probably it would make me feel more relaxed if I just got the Nikon. The problem is that I am hitting the road Oct. 1st for a month and I have pretty good canon glass. If I bought the Nikon, I would have to get two Nikon lenses from a friend and they are not even close to my Canon ones.

The stressing point is that I don't mind buying the Nikon mount if I knew that the Birger is going to take 3 more months to get in my hands, but the stressful thing is that it is supposed to be shipping the past Saturday... I mean the Next Wednesday, I mean... who knows when. And I am supposed to be getting my First RED email anytime soon.....

This uncertainty is killing me. Not to mention that I may not have my EVF or LCD Pro or 16Gb cards, Red RAID... in time, but that's another thing to worry about. :sad:
 
When will the Birger mount be delivered (working version, shipping in quantitiy, to RED owners):
  1. Monday (i.e. yesterday)
  2. "Monday" (Birger definition)
  3. This month
  4. Next month
  5. This year
  6. Next year
  7. "Who knows" (i.e. "Monday")
  8. Never
And, on a similar note, will the IMS warranty issue be resolved in the near future?
  1. Yes
  2. No
 
supernovafilms said:
OCTOBER is birger month... It's written in the stars...
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You may be right, but perhaps for the wrong reasons. I believe Erik is getting married in October. So I can only imagine what would that do to the shipping schedule if he doesn't manage to ship before then.

Hope he ships before he gets hitched!
 
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