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Element Technica/RED accessories review video

Thanks for the link budge, nice explanation.
You mention the arri bridge won't work with your matte box etc....is this because the rod distance or optical height or both is incorrect. That's pretty fucked up if Arri's MB/FF won't work with their bridge plate!
Daffy,
 
I was recently corrected on this:

Even though we all call it an "Arri bridgeplate," it's not "Arri's" bridge plate, it's a newly designed bridgeplate, made by Element Technica, to interface the RED to standard Arri accessories including matte boxes. Mounting an Arri brand mattebox on an Arri brand bridgeplate on RED will not work - the lens on red is in a different position relative to the threaded holes on the base of the camera. Won't line up. It's confusing, but the idea of the Element piece is to allow RED to DIRECTLY interface to Arri standards including dovetails, FF's, matte boxes, etc...
 
ET-EVF bracket

ET-EVF bracket

Is there anyone from ET (or otherwise) that can tell us the price of the EVF bracket? Also, will you still be able to utilize the RED top mount in the front of the camera with it's use.

Regards
 
I spent some time on the phone with Stephen this weekend. All I can say is Element Tecnica has our back covered in more ways then you would have imagined. Also it will soon be much easier to order and see their product line up. The plan I have for my camera is to have pretty close to all of its accessories be Element Technica and other add ons like remote button, wireless Follow Focus and Matte Box from View Factor Studios.

Element Technica has so many various products in the works that an ET decked out red will make any AC, operator or DP that is use to ARRI or Panivision systems feel right at home with it the first time they see and use it. I am very, very excited about all of the things Element has in the works. Perfect, is really the only word that comes to mind.

Sorry for the tease guys but Hector and Stephen are working 7 day weeks to engineer new products and set everything up as soon as possible, so the wait should be close to over.
 
Finner said:
I spent some time on the phone with Stephen this weekend. All I can say is Element Tecnica has our back covered in more ways then you would have imagined. Also it will soon be much easier to order and see their product line up. The plan I have for my camera is to have pretty close to all of its accessories be Element Technica and other add ons like remote button, wireless Follow Focus and Matte Box from View Factor Studios.

Element Technica has so many various products in the works that an ET decked out red will make any AC, operator or DP that is use to ARRI or Panivision systems feel right at home with it the first time they see and use it. I am very, very excited about all of the things Element has in the works. Perfect, is really the only word that comes to mind.

Sorry for the tease guys but Hector and Stephen are working 7 day weeks to engineer new products and set everything up as soon as possible, so the wait should be close to over.
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100% Agree with what Finner said -

Matt Uhry
www.mattuhry.com
 
Hey Finner,
You commented that there are many things (accessories?) folks think they need that they'll find they don't. Care to elaborate? I'm in to not wasting any money.
 
red1225 said:
Is there anyone from ET (or otherwise) that can tell us the price of the EVF bracket? Also, will you still be able to utilize the RED top mount in the front of the camera with it's use.

Regards
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The EVF bracket is $960.
Aloha
-A
 
Finner said:
... As far as Im concerned let them buy everything in sight, not know how to use it and lose thousands and have to sell it all for cheap. A bunch of us will be able to pick up barely used reds and used gear for very cheap in 6 or so months...
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Or maybe they will learn something? Dropping 70 grand on equipment is a great motivator to learn. Even Jim has said that RED doesn't have all the answers.

Sounds like a perfect fit to me. Those ~4000 reservations gotta be paid for by someone.
 
The top cheeseplate and the EVF mount should be compatible with the 19mm red top mounts.
 
I completely agree with Finner and others. It is great that ET has jumped in and provided support gear right out of the gate. And trust me, they are working seven days a week because I've received phone calls from them on the weekends. If people are seeking info, give them a call. They are easy to work with, although very busy as well which is a good thing for all of us.
 
ET pricing ?

ET pricing ?

I'm getting an order together from ET, their stuff seems great (I haven't had a chance to see or touch any for real yet). I wonder though, why does the Arri 19mm base plate cost $300 (50%) more than it's 15mm equivalent, they are practically the same size, they should cost the same, no ?

Same question for their dove tails, why are the 1030 dovetails $100 to $150 more than the 2060 dovetails, they seem pretty similar.

They sell their 15mm and 19mm rods for the same price, I understand that, the cost is in the manufacturing not the material.

Cheers,
Damien
 
My guess would be an expectation of how many they believe they will sell. This must be factored in to amortize R&D costs.

Mitch
 
earthling said:
I wonder though, why does the Arri 19mm base plate cost $300 (50%) more than it's 15mm equivalent, they are practically the same size, they should cost the same, no ?
Cheers,
Damien
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Because it's fun to stick it to the Europeans.
 
I was trying to be funny Greg. I assume the "less 19mm bases will be sold" makes ot more $ theory.
 
Finner said:
Because it's fun to stick it to the Europeans.
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With the current state of the Euro vs. the Dollar, it makes perfect sense to me. :)

Anyway, I'm not so sure that there will be fewer 19mm bases sold... There's a big world out there and much of it has decided to go with the 19mm spec. Much of the south and east portions of the US are 19mm friendly too.
 
Jeff Kilgroe said:
With the current state of the Euro vs. the Dollar, it makes perfect sense to me. :)

Anyway, I'm not so sure that there will be fewer 19mm bases sold... There's a big world out there and much of it has decided to go with the 19mm spec. Much of the south and east portions of the US are 19mm friendly too.
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Yes, but if you want 15mm, you have to buy the ET base plate, while if you want 19mm, you can stick with the Red base plate. I would like the 19mm ET base plate but I don't see why I should pay 50% more than for a 15mm ET base plate.

Now, I've asked ET about the price differences between the base plates, as well as between the 2060 and 1030 dovetails, the explanation for the dovetails was pretty clear, however they simply said the baseplates were made OEM for Red, which I understand as : Red decides of the pricing. So yeah, Europeans just get the stick, get stuck, whatever! What's the deal here? Red we're not used to this kind of pricing strategy. I find this very odd!

Damien
(no cheers here)
 
How do you purchase element technica materials, other than from the red.com site?
 
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