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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 :)

Allstar A-mount system is available! --with REDONE approved!

David Kellermann said:
Amazing! Does the aparture ring has hard stops? And will there be perhaps a possibility to keep the electronic contact to the camera for the pro redmote to use it as a follow focus?
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My guess is "yes" to the hard stops and "no" the electronic contacts.
 
ALLSTAR said:
Hi Derek,
It will be available soon.

test video:
http://vimeo.com/13927314
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Great to hear that. I hope the aperture ring is not as smooth as it looks. I am afraid the iris would be hard to turn without much friction on the metal ring.

In any event, it's a piece of great work. Please let us know as soon as this adapter ships, thank you.
 
hi Everyone,

Finally I retired from the army couple days ago,( :hurray:goodbye to tanks and my rifle)
Now I can concentrate on the producing and offering better service
Nikon G adapter is lasering mark, and will be ready on stock soon. The price is $210, higher than F adapter, because the producing of it is more difficult and it has more parts.
However, I am not satisfying with this edition.
The construction of iris ring is way too complex. So it is going to be on sale for introducing price $180 USD/ per. While supplies last.
Next time I will improve the construction to let it be more simple.

I am now also making OCT19 adapter, when it is done, I will focus on producing rehousing lenses.
IMG_9344.jpg

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below is pictures of rehousing phototype, it is now still in design
I will keep working harder
thank you very much
 
Congratulations on completing your military service. I'm looking forward to seeing your new products. Especially eager to see what you do with lenses.
 
Tom,

What lenses are you planning to rehouse? Which mount PL or A-mount?

The three zooms would be great.

17-35mm f2.8
28-70mm f2.8
70-200mm f2.8

Either the Canon L or Nikon. That set in PL with proper gears and manual iris would be awesome.


Dusty
 
I'm rehousing prime lens, I choose the lens which has the best optics resolution.
Nikon 24/1.4 G (not sure yet)
35mm TBA
50mm TBA
Sony 85/1.4 ZA
Sony 135/1.8 ZA
They are expensive, but I need their optics quality.

And zoom lens will choose:
Nikon 14-24 G
Sony 24-70 ZA
Nikon 70-200 G

All of them will have PL mount, and could be added A or F mount on the rear.
I don't like the green and red chromatic dispersion on Canon lenses, and iris will be difficult to deal with.
All rehousing will be cine-style(gears, front diameter....), and cover FF35. It won`t have electronic contact, electronic contact brings trouble, and all mechanically could let it work until next century.
Thanks
Allstar
 
Why did you chose the Sony 24-70 over the Nikon 24-70? I used the Nikon on a feature resently and was very pleased. Also it would probably match nicely with the Nikon 14-24 and 70-200... Anyway I'm looking forward to these lenses!

off topic: Do you know if there is a way to change the mount on Canon HDSLRs to Nikon? Or if there are good adapters with the right FFD?
 
That sounds awesome! Will you be able to change the rotation of the focus gearing on the Nikons or will they rotate backwards from cine standard?

What about expanding the focus rotation? All those AF lenses have a very short focus throw.


Dusty
 
Wow! This is awesome. I'll gladly send you a sigma 24mm 1.8 with broken autofocus if it helps your quest.

Sigma might not be a bad
Option...they have:
20mm 1.8
24mm 1.8
28mm 1.8
30mm 1.4
50mm 1.4
85mm 1.4

Looking forward to trying some Allstar PL primes!

Dan
 
ALLSTAR said:
hi Everyone,

Nikon G adapter is lasering mark, and will be ready on stock soon. The price is $210, higher than F adapter, because the producing of it is more difficult and it has more parts.
However, I am not satisfying with this edition.
The construction of iris ring is way too complex. So it is going to be on sale for introducing price $180 USD/ per. While supplies last.
Next time I will improve the construction to let it be more simple.
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So, if I want the next badge "improved G mount (at $210)", how soon will I get it?

I need at leaset two Nikon G, one Nikon F, one Leica R and some PL, plus an A mount, naturally. Will I get them all in one shipment soon?

I kind of lost track on how many items you have available for sale (not to mention the upcoming offerings), do you have a website that list everything we could order right now or down the road?
 
Hi Allstar,

sorry if this was asked before:
Could I use a Allstar Nikon G-mount directly with the PL mount from Red?

Thanks,
Marc
 
Marc Berger said:
Hi Allstar,

sorry if this was asked before:
Could I use a Allstar Nikon G-mount directly with the PL mount from Red?

Thanks,
Marc
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Nope, You need A-Mount
 
I have been using my All Star mount with PL, BNCR, and Nikon adapters for a couple months now and it is AWESOME!

We had some problems with the BNCR mount in the begining. There was an easy fix, but Tom didn't like that solution, so he sent me seven different BNCR adapters until he had it just right.

The mount is great. It makes it so easy to switch between PL, BNCR, and Nikon lenses. And the support from All star is great too.


Dusty
 
ALLSTAR said:
I'm rehousing prime lens, I choose the lens which has the best optics resolution.
Nikon 24/1.4 G (not sure yet)
35mm TBA
50mm TBA
Sony 85/1.4 ZA
Sony 135/1.8 ZA
They are expensive, but I need their optics quality.

And zoom lens will choose:
Nikon 14-24 G
Sony 24-70 ZA
Nikon 70-200 G

All of them will have PL mount, and could be added A or F mount on the rear.
I don't like the green and red chromatic dispersion on Canon lenses, and iris will be difficult to deal with.
All rehousing will be cine-style(gears, front diameter....), and cover FF35. It won`t have electronic contact, electronic contact brings trouble, and all mechanically could let it work until next century.
Thanks
Allstar
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Any update?
 
I have one bad news about G adapter..
Now it can controll the iris,
but it cannot have steps on iris ring, because it has 3mm play.
So I cannot make step mark on it.
IMG_9460.jpg

I am re-designing the whole stuff to solve the problem.
So ..there will be another long waiting...
so...please kill me as you wish...:emote_whack:

but if you can not wait, these units of G adapter now I have, will be sold for $150/each. You can controll exposure through the screen, or false color.
And even if you are not satisfied about the function, you can still use it as a F adapter. (You just have to emsemble the three parts in the photo)
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You can refer to the A-mount website.
http://allstar-cine.myweb.hinet.net/html/red_accessories/A_mount_system.htm


Hi Kwan,
the first rehousing lenses will be simga 50mm/1.4
 
Thanks for update.
ALLSTAR said:
Hi Kwan,
the first rehousing lenses will be simga 50mm/1.4
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Sigma 50mm and Nikon 50mm, two lenses are close cousins in terms of performance.
Is there a specific reason why you're going for sigma instead of Nikon?
 
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