Aluminum PL mount?

[Gary Ploj]

Wondering when will this be available? Not sure I need or want Ti at this current time?

 

[Brandon J.F.]

I do believe there will not be an aluminum PL mount.

 

[Troy Bakewell]

I hope there is. I would buy one.

 

[Brian Iannone]

When I think of PL mount lenses, I think of cinema lenses. Perhaps RED is not planning on making an Al PL mount because cinema lenses typically weigh a lot. I don't think aluminum would be strong enough for that.

 

[Brian Iannone]

That said, if RED does release a Al PL mount, I'll buy it immediately.

 

[Dave Blackham]

Buy an A mount with PL adaptor which is Ai and Stainless.

 

[Brian Iannone]

Buy an A mount with PL adaptor which is Ai and Stainless.

An A mount? I'm not exactly familiar with those...

 

[Ron Goodman]

Al 7075 is an extremely strong aluminum alloy and perfectly suited for all lens mounts. This is not exactly designing engine mounting brackets for the F-35 or landing gear for the B2. Beware current tech catch words, "Titanium","Carbon Fiber" that translate into $. All heavy lenses with any length must have additional support regardless of camera lens mounting material. Consumer stills lenses with their standard mountings will fail far before any lens mount on a professional cinema camera, film or digital will feel any distress at all.

 

[PatrickW]

Strength isn't the only factor in selecting a metal for a mount. How they handle temperature also is important.

 

[Brian Iannone]

Al 7075 is an extremely strong aluminum alloy and perfectly suited for all lens mounts. This is not exactly designing engine mounting brackets for the F-35 or landing gear for the B2. Beware current tech catch words, "Titanium","Carbon Fiber" that translate into $. All heavy lenses with any length must have additional support regardless of camera lens mounting material. Consumer stills lenses with their standard mountings will fail far before any lens mount on a professional cinema camera, film or digital will feel any distress at all.

Excellent point. That makes complete sense. I suppose any long telephoto lenses would have to be supported anyway.

 

[Robert Cauble]

The Epic update from July states that they are discontinuing the Epic PL mount option.
link here

The RED One PL mount is problematic. The flange focal distance changes slightly with shifts in temperature. Enough so that calibrated focus marks shift. This does not help an AC do his/her job.

The Epic Ti Mount is much more stable.

 

[Brian Iannone]

Okay, so there used to be an Al PL mount?