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Tim Naylor
Banned
Taking Jarred's advice with new lenses, I popped out a rubber bushing and lost it. Not hard to do given they're a bit bigger than a dust mite. They're a sonafabitch to get in and out. Perhaps the most user hostile solution in the whole RED system.
Now my lenses are too loose. Red is sending me another set of bushings. Thanks so much. So I'll futz about to get it in and hopefully dial in the right tension and re-adjust when the bushing wears out or the extreme weather changes expansion, contraction, cracking, etc take their toll.
But I'm still amazed that people find this madness acceptable for a 550.00 dollar mount. I think it's scandalous. Bushing in/ Bushing out between lens changes - it's like some kind of bad joke.
Again, I implore the gizmo community, anyone to come up with a better Nikon mount or until then, a better solution than the rubber bushing method. We need one that clicks and holds secure like they do in still cameras (and some 35mm adaptors) regardless of whether it's a new or old lens.
And if it's tension that needs to be adjusted then why not some external method whereby an allen screw allows you to really dial in the tension on the tabs from the outside of the mount.
I've contacted some 35mm adaptor makers to see if they're were interested in tackling this but they declined as they feel RED, especially when Scarlet comes around is their competition. A few other machinist/manufactuers (must keep confidential for now) have shown interest but are still putting their efforts towards other recent priority projects.
I've written to RED about his and haven't heard back. Do they think they've solved it successfully? Perhaps I'm missing something.
I'd like to see a sensible fix on this one or a better design introduced that we could trade in from RED. Please don't take offense Red or Mr. Underdahl but if there were choices out there I wouldn't be so harsh.
What needs to be done to get this right?
Now my lenses are too loose. Red is sending me another set of bushings. Thanks so much. So I'll futz about to get it in and hopefully dial in the right tension and re-adjust when the bushing wears out or the extreme weather changes expansion, contraction, cracking, etc take their toll.
But I'm still amazed that people find this madness acceptable for a 550.00 dollar mount. I think it's scandalous. Bushing in/ Bushing out between lens changes - it's like some kind of bad joke.
Again, I implore the gizmo community, anyone to come up with a better Nikon mount or until then, a better solution than the rubber bushing method. We need one that clicks and holds secure like they do in still cameras (and some 35mm adaptors) regardless of whether it's a new or old lens.
And if it's tension that needs to be adjusted then why not some external method whereby an allen screw allows you to really dial in the tension on the tabs from the outside of the mount.
I've contacted some 35mm adaptor makers to see if they're were interested in tackling this but they declined as they feel RED, especially when Scarlet comes around is their competition. A few other machinist/manufactuers (must keep confidential for now) have shown interest but are still putting their efforts towards other recent priority projects.
I've written to RED about his and haven't heard back. Do they think they've solved it successfully? Perhaps I'm missing something.
I'd like to see a sensible fix on this one or a better design introduced that we could trade in from RED. Please don't take offense Red or Mr. Underdahl but if there were choices out there I wouldn't be so harsh.
What needs to be done to get this right?
