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Birger Lens Mount Reservations

Avenger007 said:
Where can we find the user manual? I'm trying to figure out what the other ports do on the mount. The bottom port bumps into the 15mm support I have (long valley)
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How much do they bump into each other? Does it make it the mount incompatible with Doug's LW rod system or can you still manage to plug the cable in?
 
Great Videos Jay

Great Videos Jay

Jay A. Kelley said:
Watch the videos....
Bottom port is where the mount gets it's power. Other two are for communication.

www.info-tech.blip.tv

Jay
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BTW Jay, great videos and good job. FYI, on my computer the collimation video at the end quit playing when it was almost finished. Just when you said that we're basically collimated.

But enjoyed them and look forward to watching your creations in the future.

Best,
Frazier
 
Frazier Nivens said:
FYI, on my computer the collimation video at the end quit playing when it was almost finished. Just when you said that we're basically collimated.
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Same here. But it looks awesome, thanks for the effort!

Now all I need to do is get the revised mount shipped so I too can read from the /i pins....

Paul
 
Roberto Lequeux said:
In that case... I suppose the 2.8L Canon Zooms have to be quite good... I'd probably get three 1.4L primes with their widest which I think is the 24mm and get their 50mm and 85mm, then get three f2.8 zooms including the Tokina 11-16mm and the 16-35 plus the 24-70 or 24-105 whichever is better... and use the zooms most the time other than for low light.. right?

How does the Tokina mix in with the L zooms?
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you can also consider the 17-55 2.8 IS in lieu of the 16-35 and 24-70. the 24-105 is 4.0 lens.

reports have been good on the Tokina.

p
 
Roberto Lequeux said:
In that case... I suppose the 2.8L Canon Zooms have to be quite good... I'd probably get three 1.4L primes with their widest which I think is the 24mm and get their 50mm and 85mm, then get three f2.8 zooms including the Tokina 11-16mm and the 16-35 plus the 24-70 or 24-105 whichever is better... and use the zooms most the time other than for low light.. right?

How does the Tokina mix in with the L zooms?
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Keep in mind that the 24-70mm has a barrel that extends when you zoom. Not great when using with a matte box.
 
Jay A. Kelley said:
Fraizer, thanks for reminding me of that.. I saw it too and forgot to get that fixed.. I'll get on it right away.

Jay
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Thanks Jay for the Videos. They look great, Very informative, and making me wish even more to get the Impero. I simply can't wait.

unfortunately I haven't been able to watch Video part 2. It won't load. I guess it will be some temporary problem. I'll try later.

Thanks again.
 
I don't even have the mount (waiting on the Nikon version) but Jay's video's are so great I've watched them more than once:thumbsup:
BTW, my only complaint are the misspellings(accessible, not accessable..).
 
paul engstrom said:
you can also consider the 17-55 2.8 IS in lieu of the 16-35 and 24-70. the 24-105 is 4.0 lens.
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I am asking with no previous knowledge as to which L lenses are best. I thought the 16-35 might be better because of the shorter range. The f4 takes the 24-105 out of the way completely for my idea.

Jesse Rosten said:
Keep in mind that the 24-70mm has a barrel that extends when you zoom. Not great when using with a matte box.
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That could be a big problem too.


What would be the best set comprised of Canon L series lenses and the Tokina?

And on a side note, where can I find the price for the full Briger + Impero kit?
 
Birger Website

Birger Website

Roberto Lequeux said:
I am asking with no previous knowledge as to which L lenses are best. I thought the 16-35 might be better because of the shorter range. The f4 takes the 24-105 out of the way completely for my idea.



That could be a big problem too.


What would be the best set comprised of Canon L series lenses and the Tokina?

And on a side note, where can I find the price for the full Briger + Impero kit?
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Birger website... prices are on this order form. Fax to Birger to get in line. Erik has been shipping quite a number of mounts lately.

http://www.birger.com/pdf/cinema_order_form.pdf

Frazier Nivens, Ocean Imaging
 
Frazier Nivens said:
Birger website... prices are on this order form. Fax to Birger to get in line. Erik has been shipping quite a number of mounts lately.

http://www.birger.com/pdf/cinema_order_form.pdf

Frazier Nivens, Ocean Imaging
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Oh, I guess the link was down only momentarily when I tried it last night. It loaded now, thanks.

WOW!!! $2,500 with spare cables and a 20 footer. I expected the Impero to be about $1,500 or more by itself!
What an insane deal! These guys must really love developing this stuff or expect to sell tons of them.

I wonder if they will break even once DSMC ships with this capabilities... wish then lots of luck and success!
 
I spoke with Erik yesterday. I am awaiting an upgrade for the original mount and according to Erik I am about 100 out from shipping of the Impero. He felt it would be sometime shortly after NAB. My Birger upgrade should be here next week.
 
what are you guys doing for a body cap with the Birger mount?
 
Any photography store will sell branded or generic body caps for Nikon, Canon EF mounts.
 
Man I can't get over how well they seem to have pulled this off! The focus pulling looks fantastic... though I have not seen it in person. I would love it if someone could get a bigger shot of the screen with a picture in picture of the knob... lol... that may be too much work but it could help their marketing... anyway... how well do these lenses pull? I am concerned with smooth slow pulls but I guess motors designed to make minute adjustments can pull it off when properly controlled.
 
I have a quick question for all you Birger enthusiasts and lucky ones who actually have their mounts in hand.

I have been following this thread for awhile now as the Birger mount seems to be ideally suited to natural history wildlife shooting. We have been using the Varicam for all of our BBC shooting for years now with the HD video ENG lenses but the focus throw on these lens is so short that its difficult to follow focus on moving animals at the far end of the lens.

I am moving to RED camera for my next BBC production and have dreamed about going back to my Century/Canon 150-600 PL mount for its focusing ability. However the IS capability of the Canon stills lens is very important when working with these long lenses.

My questions is has anyone who has recently received and been testing their Birger Mount been able to confirm that the IS of the Canon lenses is working with the mount? Also I read that there was some issues with the longer focal length lenses 400 and up. Has this been resolved or does anyone have any more information/thoughts about this.

Cheers and thanks,
Jeff Turner
River Road Films Ltd.
Natural History cameraman/director/producer
Princeton, BC
Canada
 
Jeff Turner said:
I have a quick question for all you Birger enthusiasts and lucky ones who actually have their mounts in hand.

I have been following this thread for awhile now as the Birger mount seems to be ideally suited to natural history wildlife shooting. We have been using the Varicam for all of our BBC shooting for years now with the HD video ENG lenses but the focus throw on these lens is so short that its difficult to follow focus on moving animals at the far end of the lens.

I am moving to RED camera for my next BBC production and have dreamed about going back to my Century/Canon 150-600 PL mount for its focusing ability. However the IS capability of the Canon stills lens is very important when working with these long lenses.

My questions is has anyone who has recently received and been testing their Birger Mount been able to confirm that the IS of the Canon lenses is working with the mount? Also I read that there was some issues with the longer focal length lenses 400 and up. Has this been resolved or does anyone have any more information/thoughts about this.

Cheers and thanks,
Jeff Turner
River Road Films Ltd.
Natural History cameraman/director/producer
Princeton, BC
Canada
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My personal opinion is to take nothing for granted. Test each lens, one at a time. For now, I will only put my faith in the "L" series lenses, but that does not mean other's won't work

Jay
 
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