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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 :)

Birger Lens Mount Reservations

yes a large portion of my footage from Burning Man was shot on it. love it...

you need some light with it... as it's a 3.5- 4.5

you can put one ND on.... but not two and not a ND and a pola.... as it majorly vinettes if you are shooting 4K.

peace
 
...testing Birger

...testing Birger

Here's a list with the lenses we tested on Mike's RED with Birger. We just did a quick test so that is nothing scientific. The images with the Canon lenses look great, especially the L's. I prefer the L's because of the mechanical build quality and speed. Compared to Zeiss Standard and Super Speeds (which I used most in the past 9 month) the Canons are sharper, breathing is on par or even better. The Canon L Zooms (16-35, 24-70, 70-200) seem to hold focus but I have to look into it. I will do more testing when my Birger mount arrives...

Mike, many thanks for stopping by... :-)

The Birger mount is a terrific product. ERIK SHIP'EM OUT!

Primes:
Canon EF L USM 24mm f/1.4: adjusting aperture works, manual focusing works, focus calibration works
Canon EF L USM 35mm f/1.4: adjusting aperture works, manual focusing works, focus calibration works
Canon EF L USM 50mm f/1.2: adjusting aperture works, manual focusing works, focus calibration works
Canon EF USM 50mm f/1.4: adjusting aperture works, manual focusing works, focus calibration works
Canon EF L II USM 85mm f/1.2: adjusting aperture works, manual focusing does not work (will work in an upcoming software release)
Canon EF L USM 135mm f/2.0: adjusting aperture works, manual focusing works, focus calibration works
Canon EF L USM 200mm f/2.8: adjusting aperture works, manual focusing works, focus calibration works

Macros:
Canon EF L USM Macro 180mm f/3.5: adjusting aperture works, manual focusing works, focus calibration works
Canon MP-E 1-5x Macro 65mm f/2.8: adjusting aperture works (this lens has no focusing ring)

Zooms:
Tokina AT-X Pro 11-16mm f/2.8: adjusting aperture works, manual focusing works, focus calibration works
Canon EF L II USM 16-35mm f/2.8: adjusting aperture works, manual focusing works, focus calibration works
Canon EF L USM 24-70mm f/2.8: adjusting aperture works, manual focusing works, focus calibration works
Canon EF L IS USM 70-200mm f/2.8: adjusting aperture works, manual focusing works, focus calibration works
Canon EF-S USM 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5: adjusting aperture works, manual focusing works, focus calibration works
Canon EF-S IS USM 17-55mm f/2.8: adjusting aperture works, manual focusing works, focus calibration works
Canon EF DO IS USM 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6: adjusting aperture works, manual focusing works, focus calibration works
 
Alexander Christ said:
Tokina AT-X Pro 11-16mm f/2.8: adjusting aperture works, manual focusing does not work
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Manual focusing does NOT work ??? Why not ... mine works fine (need to pull the focus ring backwards into the MF position :) )
 
filters on ef-s 10-22mm

filters on ef-s 10-22mm

MikeHedge said:
yes a large portion of my footage from Burning Man was shot on it. (ef-s 10-22) love it...

you need some light with it... as it's a 3.5- 4.5

you can put one ND on.... but not two and not a ND and a pola.... as it majorly vinettes if you are shooting 4K.

peace
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The way to get around that is just use a step up ring and larger filters, for example use a 77-82 step up ring and then use 82mm filters.
 
Tried to call Birger just now. No pickup.

Anyone have an inside contact # who can call to see what's going on?

Thanks.
 
ruimavideoart, that music video is awesome! Well done! Can't wait to see more.
 
ruimavideoart said:
my first videomusic shooting with birger
http://www.vimeo.com/2151392
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Sensational looking video! I normally am not a "bokeh" person, but the bokeh in these shots was absolutely gorgeous. This is one more example of how tremendous still lens solutions are/will be for the RED. Such a nice balance of contrast, soft hilights, bokeh, and crisp, sharp resolution.

To augment the sensuous visuals, this music was pretty good also, not something I feel about the vast majority of music videos posted at this forum. Well done all around!
 
how to install the birger mount

how to install the birger mount

Hi There

Any video´s that shows how to install this birger mount.

Cheers

Bo
 
Martin Weiss said:
Can't say that I like the sound of this.

No updates from Andy either.

And P+S has also gone dark.

Either something big is happening behind the scenes, or the future is Nikon...
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Yeah, I'm starting to get a similar feeling of something brewing in the background. It seemed like Erik was on a string of regular updates to the forum. I can find no other reason for him to be so silent for this long now. Jim and Jarred do seem more giddy than usual. Any other theories?
 
Just got mine!!!!

It is mounted and I am on my way to test some canon lens. I have a friend with about ten.

It's been a long time since I ordered last November. Let the good times roll. More details tonight.
 
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