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Focal Plane

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Hi there, I'm sure someone can easily answer this;

I am on a shoot and we have had a Red camera turn up, fairly basic kit without a tape hook and there is no focal plane marked on the camera body. I know fairly closely where the focal plane lies, but for the purposes of calibrating the lens mount I would like to know exactly where it is in theory.

Would someone be able to provide a measurement to the where the focal plane is in relation to another part of the camera body, such as one of the seams in the body relatively close to the front of the camera.

Please note we have a custom lens mount so any measurements made from the front of the lens port may be different with the camera we have.

Thanks in advance.
 
It's about 2.8 mm back from the front of the body.

I will take a picture for you.
 
Here it is:

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A stripe engraved around the body would have been nice too... Maybe Red Two...
Big Lebowski, how did you get a focus hook? They told me it was on backorder...
Cheers,
Harry
 
harryclark said:
Big Lebowski, how did you get a focus hook? They told me it was on backorder...
Cheers,
Harry
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I didn't get it with the camera. It was on backorder then. I got it about 10 days ago.
 
Newer cameras are shipping with the mark.
 
that is good news, but is it possible to be more specific about "newer"--as in what number is starting to ship with the mark?
 
Sorry, I don't have numbers (it's not an area I'm up to date on).
 
People within the next delivery batch should see those marks. This is a running change, there is no program to retro existing cameras.

Thanks, BC
 
Bummer.
Maybe something for the machine shop then...
Cheers,
Harry
 
Anyone want a video on how to make and install a focal plane hook on their earlier RED?
 
Its pretty easy Doug, you just unscrew the front allen bold, slide the focus hook onto the longer screw that is included, then screw it back into the hole.. you can put it on either side.
 
So, who is correct, Brent who says there is "no program to retrofit existing cameras", or Jarred who says "It's pretty easy"?
 
Douglas Underdahl said:
So, who is correct, Brent who says there is "no program to retrofit existing cameras", or Jarred who says "It's pretty easy"?
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I believe what he meant was there was no plan to go back and rescreen the focal plane mark on older cameras. Not that you couldn't put the focus hook on the older cameras.

Matthew
 
Why not put a witness mark on the hook as standard.
Cheap, Easy to mount and gives a clue to the AC where to put his tape :-)
 
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