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Birger Lens Mount Reservations

Wow, thanks for the detailed breakdown of the issues you are currently facing Erik, even though it's actually not great news!

I guess it's the difference between a working prototype, and a ramped up production line which can be left almost unsupervised to crank out a product within tolerances and quality control limits.

I expect Andy Lesniak's competing product will hit similar obstacles along the way to becoming an off the shelf available product - which to be fair seems simpler in it's design targets than the Birger mount.

Looking forward to my tracking email!

Eric
 
Erik or Curt, sorry I keep asking this, but could one of you give us an idea what the price will be to upgrade the Impero work with both Curt's motors and the Birger mount.
 
where's mine??? lol

where's mine??? lol

Hi Eric,

Could you give us a solid update on where on the reservation list you have delivered to??

I received a Fedex tracking notification from you mid-November but then never saw any follow up tracking/shipping info.

I try to keep track of this thread so I'm up to date but don't always have the time.

I'm confused as to where my mount is?
Was it meant to ship and then was delayed?

cheers
wes
 
birgerEngineer said:
I just had my morning phone call with the machine shop. I am not particularly happy right now, as it looks like we will not have the first 20 parts going to plating until tuesday afternoon or wednesday morning.
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Erik, I'm not happy either, but I'm much happier knowing this information that I would be without it. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!

Based on your projections within the next few days(end of week), would it be possible to get some kind of a clear shipping schedule, much like RED did? Orders #107 will be shipped between XX/XX and YY/YY, Orders #108 shipped between YY/YY and ZZ/ZZ. If not a public schedule, a private one to mount owners? I'd really like to know if I can expect another week, or another month for delivery of my mount once things do start moving.
 
Would love to know something,it's nice to get a update but we still don't know if it will be a week or month before shipment. A daily update is good regarding status of our shipments, if things are delayed and aren't happening.

Hopefully the Viewfactor Impero control knobs won't hold up shipping of my mount, glad to be able to have this solution but if it comes later that's fine.

Just want to be able to mount my Canon lenses on my RED.

Go ahead Erik, make our day "Christmas".

We'll all be smiling with a Birger Mount on our cameras by Christmas!!

Best to all,
Frazier Nivens, Ocean Imaging
 
I gotta tell ya, seeing that video of VF focus wheel, and the Canon lens responding.

Jesus, this is going to be huge when it really breaks. I know the wait is painful, but it's still gonna be huge.

Jay

Congrads to Erik and Curt. And also I am impressed with how well you guys are working together.
 
Fedex came with a box from ViewFactor, an hour ago. I am f^&*ing stoked!:w00t:

The Impero feels fantastic, looks fantastic, and just plain works! I have been playing since fedex got here. There is some tuning left to do, which will make this work even better. It is a minor amount of work.

I will have an update from the machine shop end of day or early tomorrow.
 
birgerEngineer said:
Fedex came with a box from ViewFactor, an hour ago. I am f^&*ing stoked!:w00t:

The Impero feels fantastic, looks fantastic, and just plain works! I have been playing since fedex got here. There is some tuning left to do, which will make this work even better. It is a minor amount of work.

I will have an update from the machine shop end of day or early tomorrow.
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Time to send some more shipping notices and get some fedex boxes ready so we can all get it by Christmas!!!
 
Thom Steinhoff said:
Time to send some more shipping notices and get some fedex boxes ready
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Yep, spent 378 days in the line and still waiting.

If Epic X is available next autumn, the number of days the mount can be exploited is already quite a lot smaller than the time spent already in the line.
 
muffinny said:
Regarding ND and IR with the Birger.

I have bought the pancros. But any suggestion on some good ND screw on for the canon L glass? What are you guys using/going to be using?

Thanks,

IC
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We mainly use 4x5.6 filters in the mattebox but
we bought some inexpensive 77mm Dolica ND filters. The kit .3,.6,.9 were under $100.
Also picked up stepdown ring for my 82mm ef 16-35mm f/2.8L II usm and and stepup ring for the 58mm lens size on a 50mm f/1.4 prime. We had about ten 77mm filters in stock. Most L series are 77mm.

This gives us some freedom if we want to lighten the load.

Good luck
 
Videodisc said:
We mainly use 4x5.6 filters in the mattebox but
we bought some inexpensive 77mm Dolica ND filters. The kit .3,.6,.9 were under $100.
Also picked up stepdown ring for my 82mm ef 16-35mm f/2.8L II usm and and stepup ring for the 58mm lens size on a 50mm f/1.4 prime. We had about ten 77mm filters in stock. Most L series are 77mm.

This gives us some freedom if we want to lighten the load.

Good luck
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Don't you have vignetting problems when using the step-down filter at 16mm?
 
RE Step down filter

RE Step down filter

I think it doesn't vignette because the lens is designed for full frame slr cameras, so they need the 84mm ring on a FF senor, but on a red sensor 77mm is wide enough.

Vince
 
Videodisc said:
We mainly use 4x5.6 filters in the mattebox but
we bought some inexpensive 77mm Dolica ND filters. The kit .3,.6,.9 were under $100.
Also picked up stepdown ring for my 82mm ef 16-35mm f/2.8L II usm and and stepup ring for the 58mm lens size on a 50mm f/1.4 prime. We had about ten 77mm filters in stock. Most L series are 77mm.

This gives us some freedom if we want to lighten the load.

Good luck
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So with this Nd filters you don't use any IR cut filter for the .9?

Thanks,

IC
 
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