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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 :)

18-85 T2.9 RED zoom...

CJ Roy said:
How is the ramping and breathing on it?

Thanks.
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Incredibly good ramping and breathing characteristics... trained professionals duly impressed.

Jim
 
Congrats... Do you have any footage? Even just charts, ramp tests, low light tests etc would be interesting, stills or video.

Cheers
Paul
 
Jarred Land said:
OD is 139mm...

Our compact zooms (18-50 and 50-150) have I-pin support.
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So then why would You have a I-pin support on the "compact" lenses and the omit it from the "pro" series and the primes? To be honest I was not planing on buying RED lenses (I have a nice "L" glass collection from Canon and will rent ARRI glass for big jobs), but the I-pin made me thinking about it. Without the I-pin functionality I have that much less reason to consider this option, no matter how fantastic and affordable the RED lenses are...

PS: I with Tom on this one - I would absolutely snap a 10 mm rectilinear wide prime with T equal or bellow 2.0... :) :) :)
 
Offhollywood said:
Paul, I'll post stills and video asap.
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Thanks Mark, look forward to seeing them. If you get a chance please stick on a Cooke or Angeneiux for comparison on any tests.

Much appreciated
Paul
 
Jarred Land said:
No future plans to have i/data on the 18-85mm or the RED Primes.
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Bummer. :sad:

Oh well, I'm still super-excited about the new Pro lenses. Bring on those primes!
 
Yea the I/data is pretty important.

I'm sure the glass is great. The major issue is that on any project that would have any VFX elements we pretty much must have a lens with i/data.

So far all the CG companies I have talked to seem to love RED ONE not just because well...you know the reasons but also because it has the ability to capture the lens data frame for frame via the i/data.

I am not sure what the total plan is for the primes or the 18-85mm or any future glass. But for any larger projects that even have a chance of using VFX the i/data is a must.

I still want the 18-85mm but a lot of the things we do will call for VFX which makes it hard because VFX will say use another lens.

Thanks RED for doing a great job and making an awesome product and having the support and team to back it up. These are just my thoughts, albeit trying to be as objective as I can, I could be wrong.

Rock on RED TEAM!
 
Reactor88 said:
So far all the CG companies I have talked to seem to love RED ONE not just because well...you know the reasons but also because it has the ability to capture the lens data frame for frame via the i/data.
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Have Red started installing the /i link in the mount yet?

Paul
 
Reactor88 said:
Yea the I/data is pretty important.

I'm sure the glass is great. The major issue is that on any project that would have any VFX elements we pretty much must have a lens with i/data.

So far all the CG companies I have talked to seem to love RED ONE not just because well...you know the reasons but also because it has the ability to capture the lens data frame for frame via the i/data.

I am not sure what the total plan is for the primes or the 18-85mm or any future glass. But for any larger projects that even have a chance of using VFX the i/data is a must.

I still want the 18-85mm but a lot of the things we do will call for VFX which makes it hard because VFX will say use another lens.

Thanks RED for doing a great job and making an awesome product and having the support and team to back it up. These are just my thoughts, albeit trying to be as objective as I can, I could be wrong.

Rock on RED TEAM!
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I second this.
Shooting in RAW with i/data takes all the guess work out of the process.
I guess I will wait a bit longer, maybe RED will include i/data on this lens in the future.
 
Jannard said:
Incredibly good ramping and breathing characteristics... trained professionals duly impressed.

Jim
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I'll second that, I played extensively with one at NAB and found it to be very tasty in every respect. Quite a bit like my Cooke 18-100, but a little smaller / lighter and it seemed to have better field illumination. Mechanics were excellent.

If anyone in LA gets an early 18-85 we can run it side by side with our Cooke and see how they stack up.

Matt Uhry
www.mattuhry.com
 
PaulClements said:
Have Red started installing the /i link in the mount yet?

Paul
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Yes, cameras are now shipping with upgraded audio board and i/pins. Existing camera owners can expect an email from me in the new few days with an overview of our upgrade program where we will put in the audio board and i/pins into every camera in the field - at no charge to the customer. This will fire up by the end of September.

BC
 
i have some headache when i think about sending back the camera from europe to usa for some upgradings ... my experience with the customs are enough for this year.
any news about the european service?
 
It is my understanding that this lens is Supposed to be designed "inhouse"
instead of a rehoused Still Camera Lenses. I am assuming the I/Data was easily accomplished because its was already built in.

Since this lens is supposed to be built from the ground up, implementing the I/Data feature might have complicated manufacturing and costs and instead was removed inorder to keep the price range desired.
 
Red South West said:
i have some headache when i think about sending back the camera from europe to usa for some upgradings ... my experience with the customs are enough for this year.
any news about the european service?
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"Very" soon :)
 
that is music in european´s ears:blush:
 
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