18-85's

[Eirik Tyrihjel]

I am sure there are many more, right behind the pallets of Epics and Scarlets... you guys just keep ´em to yourselves...

Can anyone enlighten me as to what is the close focus limit on this lens?

 

[Claus Mueller]

Has anyone made an adapter for proper 138mm filters?

 

[JanneJansson]

Has anyone made an adapter for proper 138mm filters?

Yes, We made a small aluminum ring that fix this.

Cheers

 

[Claus Mueller]

Thanks Janne, I'll sometimes use my 18-85 without MB, so I need a adapter solution for standard 138mm filters. Are there any other suggestions?

 

[Martin Weiss]

Why don't we take bets? 12 to the corner, 48 to the pallet, 192 lenses in total.

I´ll go for the 160 total theory (i.e. 10 to the corner, 40 per pallet).

But what are the blue dots, one might wonder...

 

[Roberto Lequeux]

Ok, Jared, how many per pallet? Whomever got it right gets a free one!!! :happyhappy:

 

[Adrian T.]

Can anyone enlighten me as to what is the close focus limit on this lens?

Less than 70 cm.

 

[Shane Betts]

But what are the blue dots, one might wonder...

Metric scale would be my guess.

That picture answers the "how can they do it for the price?" question right there.

 

[Thomas Koch]

I'm guessing 24 per pallet. 96 in the 4 that we see.

 

[Eirik Tyrihjel]

Less than 70 cm.

THANK YOU! (I was beginning to think no one could ever answer this)

 

[Jun-Dai]

I'm curious as to why there's barbed wire inside the shipping area.

 

[Curran Giddens]

But what are the blue dots, one might wonder...

serial numbers?

 

[nick allsop]

i am waiting for number 405.

 

[Alexis Vanier]

I'm curious as to why there's barbed wire inside the shipping area.

Usually barbed wire keeps electrics and grips away from electrical panels (for a limited amount of time), so I guess it's not that important. Probably the coffee machines or something.

Or maybe it's a VIP lounge for Sony reps...

 

[Roberto Lequeux]

Or maybe it's a VIP lounge for Sony reps...

and if you were able to look inside you would notice a plush couch with high thread count pillows, caviar and a few hungry alligators.

 

[michael zaletel]

Those boxes are enormous!

-michael zaletel
(shooter)

 

[PatrickW]

I'm curious as to why there's barbed wire inside the shipping area.

Tis common to have a secure area in a shipping room for valuable things. When you have millions worth of cameras and lenses you lock em up, under guard and key.

 

[Ketch Rossi]

This is so mean,

I want one so bad it is truly no even funny.

The 18-85 not only is an incredible zoom, but it is by far the absolute best in its range, including the LWZ, and the Rouge, I'm sure that if RED was to make a comparable zoom range to that of the ARRI MZ, it will be also bad A%@!!

Any way, one of this will make a new addition to my new lens collection, right next to the set of new RPP's and the 300 Pro.

ciao

 

[jamesedwelland]

buying unseen?

buying unseen?

where can the 18-85 be tested prior to purchase? Likewise with the prime lens sets?

Someone wrote a post about buying prudence.

Its probably not prudent to buy lenses unseen and untested so I wonder what Red has in place to allow customers to inspect and project?

Cheers

james w

(London based)

 

[Costelloe Michael]

Hey James,

Good to see you on here, finally, hope things are going well. Give Alan Piper a ring in Pinewood. Extremely helpful and a wealth of experience. I've heard some rumours that someone up here is going to be testing RPP's so they must be available for this, or it could ne the usual BS. I'll let you know if it happens.

Mike Costelloe