CANON 70-200L scarlet AI eos mount

[Chris Tharp]

What are other people who have this lens doing? im worried the aluminum isnt strong enough to hold the lens with out a support. Im used to mounting the lens to the tripod and then letting the dslr body hang.

 

[Peter Majtan]

This is one of my fav lenses and was the key reason to go for the Titanium mount. I would definitely support it on a Alu mount or you are bound to mess up your mount-to-sensor plane alignment over time... Even with the Tit mount I am making a custom bracket to support it from the REd GUNNER. Better be safe then sorry...

Peter

 

[Philipe Ratton]

buy lens support.

 

[Domenic Barbero]

so my mattebox goes on my lens and then the mattebox is connected via 15mm rails. does that count as lens support. I have been running that lens on the al canon mount. It seems really really sturdy. but who knows over time. I def wouldnt want to run a really large cinema lens though without support

 

[Pete Lutz]

I have that lens, and I use the wooden camera easy riser, LW 15mm Bracket and an inexpensive lens support I found on ebay, I already had some 15mm rods. I needed most of that stuff for my follow focus, so it wasn't that big of an investment for the one lens.

 

[Sunny Jhooty]

I have that lens, and I use the wooden camera easy riser, LW 15mm Bracket and an inexpensive lens support I found on ebay, I already had some 15mm rods. I needed most of that stuff for my follow focus, so it wasn't that big of an investment for the one lens.

how do you find the build quality on that lens support?

 

[SeanBrown]

The mount is strong enough for this lens.

 

[Sunny Jhooty]

thanks sean

 

[Mohamed Younis]

I have it on my camera right now on a tripod for the past couple of days. I'll go change it now.

 

[Zac C]

Yeah, I had it hanging on my Scarlet for the better part of a day, and I never thought twice about it not holding it up.

 

[Jarek Zabczynski]

The mount is strong enough for this lens.

Agreed. Love this lens. No worries about needing support.

 

[Trevor Meeks]

There's no problem with the aluminum mount - it's plenty strong. RED's locking ring mechanism is beefy...

Keep in mind this same aluminum is what keeps your ass safe at 35,000 feet in the air when you fly in an airliner... it holds the 70-200 no problem.

 

[Jeff Whitehurst]

I've been using my 70-200L 2.8 plus a 2X extender without worry. I figure I can buy another Al mount with the money I saved on the Ti mount if there's ever a problem. However, I think the RED designed locking mechanism makes all the difference.

 

[Justin Talley]

So without lens support is there no image shift when pulling focus? Anyone used the 70-200 w/a wireless follow focus sans support?

 

[Trevor Meeks]

What do you mean image shift?

 

[Justin Talley]

When you pull focus is there any torque applied to the lens that causes visible movement in the frame? This is obviously common on other camera that allow the use of still lenses, and so far with my Scarlet I've seen none, but I'm using small, lightweight lenses. Wondering if an unsupported 70-200 produces image shift when the pressure of a follow focus or wireless ff is grabbing onto it.

 

[Trevor Meeks]

There shouldn't be any "shift"

Make sure your locking ring is tightened down...

"Breathing" of the lenses during focus is another thing, and that depends on the lens that you're using...

 

[Justin Talley]

So without lens support is there no image shift when pulling focus?

I wasn't saying that I was seeing it. I was asking if other folks who are using this lens without support and a wired or wireless ff are seeing image shift. It tends to be exacerbated on longer lenses that are not supported. I'm wondering if anyone using this setup can comment.

 

[Peter Majtan]

The problem is that you will not see anything immediately, not even after few months. But with the RED ONE the PL mount - which is a lot stronger then Canon - gets either too loose or to tight and makes change of lenses a pain as well as affecting back focus. To each their own...

 

[Jay Kim]

Anyone used the 70-200 w/a wireless follow focus sans support?

I have been using a Bartech for more than ten years and I am a wireless focus freak. However, when I tested my Scarlet Canon Al mount with a canon 24-105 lens from 5D, I was amazed by the Redmote's ability to adjust focus wirelessly.
I am still using my Bartech for other lenses but for canon AF lenses you don 't need a wireless FF or motor. What a crazy system Red sent out to the world!