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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 :)

DSMC build 6.2.44 + REDCINE- X Build 39

Adam Becker said:
Sadly, I have realized that Red will never deliver functionality to any Nikon mount. The issues with the Nikon mounts have been going on for at least a few years - possibly longer. I have many Nikon lenses and It is absolutely infuriating that the problems with Red's own Nikon mount have been so longstanding. My lenses all have rings to control iris on the lens, so if Red could simply find a way to make it so that their own mount and firmware didn't force these lenses wide open, that would be most excellent. However, I've been back and forth on this issue with Red, and it is pretty clear that a working solution will never happen. It's extremely dissapointing and for me personally, it will probably serve as the last straw. I simply will not invest any more money in any Red product until such time that the company can deliver a firmware and lens mount that are compatible so that I may use my many beloved Nikon Mount Lenses. If they could offer a Nikon mount WITHOUT electronics, it would solve my problem, though I realize those with newer Nikon glass will still be out of luck. With all due Respect:
Red, please please please, at long last, manufacture a Nikon solution devoid of these ridiculous issues. I may well consider removing the small arm that controls iris inside the mount as a last ditch effort to restore the function of my camera system. I must say though, that for such an expensive lens mount, that type of DIY solution shouldn't ever have been necessitated. Has anyone used the wooden camera mounts? I'm curious to know if they have any issues.
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So true! :-(
 
For these rare occasions we have the solution. We sell mechanical locking Nikon mount with no electronics and aperture ring with scale and gear built into the mount. This way you can control AIS lenses with the lens iris ring OR the ring on the mount and AF/S lenses ( no iris ring) with the aperture ring on the mount. The Red Nikon adapter is a sophisticated piece electronically that needs careful (and intense) upkeep every time firmware revision comes out, new lenses come out, etc. I love Nikon lenses and that's why we made this mount but it's Nikons fault that they messed up so bad back in 2008 and did not see the opportunity and immense potential in their D90. We can complaint all we want about Canon but they stuck with it on their 5D and ended up selling 5 million cameras, laughing all the way to the bank haha.
But I digress ;-)
 
I know that the Electronic mounts are complicated and I appreciate why they need so many components. I was just super frustrated to update the firmware, put a lens up, and see this familiar issue creep back in on Epic M Dragon. Obviously being able to set a shooting stop is very important.

I removed and reinstalled the mount and then several lenses and was finally able to regain control. But what a frustrating issue.

It occurred to me that all the red mounts have electronics - and those serve certain purposes at certain times - but since many lenses don't have electronics and since much of the time that tech is not needed (regardless of PL/motion/canon/nikon), perhaps a future firmware could incorporate somewhere in settings an option to disable the smart mount electronics when they aren't needed? I'm sure it's harder to implement than to imagine, but a menu option seems like it could be a great solution.... Basically a "dumb mount mode... If something like that is possible.
 
Another suggestion for RCXp; would it be possible to put in a control like "Shadow" but for the top-end/"Highlights" side?
 
  • Fix QT file crashing Resolve/Premier (WEAPON only)
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Yeah, that hasn't actually been fixed. I started another thread about running into this issue yesterday and then just happened to read the release notes and noticed that this bug had supposedly been fixed. It's still happening with my Weapon Mg on 6.2.44.
 
Hey Andre

Are you still having Nikon mount issues with the latest firmware ?

just wondering if this was resolved.
 
Adrian Weinbrecht said:
Hey Andre

Are you still having Nikon mount issues with the latest firmware ?

just wondering if this was resolved.
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Hi Adrian,

Yes I still have issues. I installed 6.2.44 a couple of times, it doesn't work for me. Two lenses out of my 8 worked, but the lens-motors made a horrible sound all the time. Running 6.0.46 again, which works for all my lenses except two (Sigma and the brand new Nikon 24-70 vr).

I am clueless, is it just me, my mount? Haven't heard anybody else complaining, maybe nobody uses Nikon on RED anymore. If you use Nikon, I would be super happy if you could share your experience? Or anybody else! I have a support ticket open, third one regarding Nikon. Latest status "I do know there should be a release in the near future that will increase compatibility on the NIKON end" .
 
Jan Reichle said:
Had the same issue with the latest firmware and had to roll back to 6.0.44 for all of my Nikkors to have iris control again.
A shame the Nikon mount never seems to be compatible with the latest release firmwar.
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Thanks Jan, good to know that I am not the only one having issues. Wasn't sure if my mount have some issues.

Do you maybe have a Sigma 18-35?
It worked when I got my camera back in Nov. 2014, but some firmware update in April 2015 broke it and since then the aperture control never worked again. This and the new Nikkor 24-70 VR model are the only lenses that don't have iris control in 6.0.44 (for me).
 
Has anyone noticed the EVF hanging on the boot-up checkerboard screen on 6.2.44?

It's like every other boot. Sometimes unplug/replug gets is working, other times a reboot is required. In all cases the camera is responsive (like it can record and is "working", but the display is stuck on the checkerboard).

This is with a Scarlet-X.
 
Hi Guys,

GPIO record trigger seems to be busted in this build.

If I have the GPIO set to toggle and then trigger, it will only flash yellow and turn off. If I hold the trigger down it will record, but for only as long as I hold down the record button (sending a continous pulse)

I only want to trigger stop, start of regular 24FPS.

Can anyone help out with this?

David
 
Solved.

Had ad record toggle on high and low, just needed to disable the low key.

Thanks,

david
 
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