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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 :)

Coming out of Beta...

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Jannard said:
If you are uncertain, ask the 1st 100 if the are happy they took the leap.

Jim
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Or ask the first 137... :biggrin:

Happy is an understatement.

-Thor
 
Douglas Underdahl said:
Hello Jim and everyone -

Not sure if this is the place to post this, but here goes -

A bunch of folks have been asking me to make up Nikon and BNCR mounts for the RED. I'm pretty sure that I can do this and offer them up in the price/spirit of the RED camera, like $500 - $750 each.

I just need engineering specs and/or a RED camera to examine. So far no one has jumped at loaning me a camera for a day (I'm in NJ about an hour from NYC) so I thought I'd ask you, Jim, for this. I think someone said that you were asking if a third party would make up these mounts since you were behind on them, or?

Douglas Underdahl
Long Valley Equipment
www.longvallleyequip.com
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Yeah, I do recall Jim putting out an invite to third parties for Nikon mounts cuz they were a bit snowed under developing the PL mount. I couldn't find that post, but I did find this one:

Jannard said:
The redesign of our lens mount system is a huge advancement, but until it is done... the re-work of a Nikon mount cannot begin.

I understand that there are two small companies that plan to make a Nikon adaptor as soon as we ship the new mount. I can't say who they are, but maybe they will step up here and announce their intentions? One has said he could supply a Nikon mount within two weeks of seeing our new mount.

Jim
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just a FYI. re-work of the Nikon Mount has just begun :)
 
an interesting and valuable discussion.

on one hand, i completely agree with Offhollywood's point that all features do not have to be enabled for a product to be considered out of beta. frequent or periodic upgrades and the enabling new features is now a standard practice for most tech products.

on the other hand, i completely agree with Aquavideo's excellent list of what should be enabled in order to meet industry standards for a professional camera: working EVF, genlockable HD-SDI output for live monitoring, fully functioning audio, functional stated frame rates, nikon mount, and a remote.

so...it better be totally complete right now dammit, but i'll joyously take it anyway, even if it's not, fer cryin out loud!

kind of head-spinning....

i'm sure they will get there with all of these items, some seem on the verge or, like the EVF, are already in play with production ramping.

as far as they have come already, in such a short time, with with all of these better-than-expected goodies...

...and with a 4K display and scarlet, etc. ready for prototype...

if jim says that Build 15/March 1 is the point at which the camera is considered officially out of beta, then i feel confident that he will deliver the most urgent of these needs/requirements one month and one week from now.

one month in RED time is a long time.

now jim, if you could just do something about this t-shirt. the back is fine, the build quality is great, but that logo on the front is not at all flattering to the female chest. ugh. i am giving this to my nephew.
 
Jannard said:
Earthling... your order will be shipped with an EVF. Do you have a reservation? I'll make sure your EVF ships with your order. I remember Claudio saying it is the best EVF in the industry.

Jim
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Can I get in on that deal Jim? (#993)

On your request I would even be willing to change my Avatar again if you wish. I just need the EVF with my camera.

cheers
Daren
 
Considering Jim's high quality standards (look at what's being done on "beta" cameras right now), I'm confident that Jim's definition of beta is more then good enough. So if he says it's out of beta, it's out of beta. The rest are just features that will eventually come in the future.
 
Fingers crossed.

(For the Nikon mount, not for the speedo offer)
 
Douglas Underdahl said:
Hello Jim and everyone -

Not sure if this is the place to post this, but here goes -

A bunch of folks have been asking me to make up Nikon and BNCR mounts for the RED. I'm pretty sure that I can do this and offer them up in the price/spirit of the RED camera, like $500 - $750 each.

I just need engineering specs and/or a RED camera to examine. So far no one has jumped at loaning me a camera for a day (I'm in NJ about an hour from NYC) so I thought I'd ask you, Jim, for this. I think someone said that you were asking if a third party would make up these mounts since you were behind on them, or?

Douglas Underdahl
Long Valley Equipment
www.longvallleyequip.com
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Hi Douglas,

You should be aware that Ultracam made a variation on the BNCR mount, all BNCR mounts work on the Ultracam camera but other camera mounts need adapting for Ultracam lenses. They show up on Ebay fairly often I have 2 sets so I can give you any information you require or possibly send you a lens.

Stephen
 
Jannard said:
Earthling... your order will be shipped with an EVF. Do you have a reservation? I'll make sure your EVF ships with your order. I remember Claudio saying it is the best EVF in the industry.

Jim
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Hi Jim,

Earthling has a camera ordered, it should ship this month.

Stephen
 
Stephen Williams said:
Hi Jim,

Earthling has a camera ordered, it should ship this month.

Stephen
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Well if that's true then there will be a lot of pissed people in the 1-300 category still waiting for their EVF's to be delivered. I didn't really want to order the LCD but I was told the wait for the EVF could be quite a while.

Paul
 
Not to sidetrack the thread, but it kept being mentioned, so... What's the difference between an LCD and EVF? (aside from the obvious). For the people who prefer the EVF, why? Pros and Cons? (I'm planning LCD).
 
Same here. I didnt want to get the Red LCD either but then again, it isnt too be at all. I do love how light weight that thing is.
 
My error on the EVF... I'm out of state and heard the right answer to the wrong question.

Jim
 
Let's clarify here on EVFs...

EVFs began shipping in order of reservation number this month. We had VERY limited numbers to ship. Production already has been ramping up and we will start delivering again (as soon as early next week) to fulfill backorders. So, yes, Shawn will get his before Greg, and so forth :)

Here is how the EVF backorder fulfillment process works. As soon as we have EVFs ready to ship out, we will contact people in order of reservation number. As soon as they get back to us, we will process their order. This process will be in place until all backorders are fulfilled and we are shipping EVFs realtime with camera orders.

As I said, production on EVFs is ramping up. So, people receiving your cameras now or soon, you will not have a long time to wait until your EVF shows up on your doorstep.

Earthling, we can most definitely ship your EVF with your camera, if you want us to hold you camera until the EVF is ready? I already know the answer is "no" :)

If anyone has ANY questions regarding EVFs, do not hesitate to PM or email me.

BC
 
Brent,

I'm assuming that if I already paid for my EVF, I won't need to be contacted for anything other than to be given a tracking number. Is this correct?

-Thor
 
Thor Wixom said:
Brent,

I'm assuming that if I already paid for my EVF, I won't need to be contacted for anything other than to be given a tracking number. Is this correct?

-Thor
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We always want to confirm shipping address, don't know if you will be on set or such. If paid, it will be ready to ship and waiting for the green light....

BC
 
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