LEICA R on RED: Pictures

[Kenny Mosher]

Thanks David! It is amazing how light the rig is now with the Weapon and these Leicas. Super compact. I am also really excited to be able to shoot at ISO 2000 cleanly now and use the 2.8 lenses in lower light

 

[Mark Sandhoff]

Hey Guys!

New to the boards but loving this thread. I started using the Leica R's a few years ago as rentals. I recently purchased a set for myself and couldn't be happier. These are stills from awhile back. 35 Summilux on Epic MX if I recall correctly.

 

[Larry McKee]

Nice work, Mark. Welcome to reduser.

 

[Carsten Schuffert]

Hello, how do you manage to use the Leica-Rs with a Mattebox, as they change length during focus ?
Thanks for your advice.

Best
Carsten

 

[Bob Gundu]

Hello, how do you manage to use the Leica-Rs with a Mattebox, as they change length during focus ?
Thanks for your advice.

Best
Carsten

On rods with flexible donuts or nuns knickers. Check out my review of the Bright Tangerine with the Black Hole.

https://vimeo.com/123694314

 

[Carsten Schuffert]

Thank you, Bob.

 

[David Battistella]

Hi Carsten,

I've had all mine modded to 95mm Fronts and use the Prime Circle Matbox, which is build to use with telescoping lenses. https://www.lockcircle.com/matbox/ Compact and very tough piece of kit, have had it in my bag for a few years now. The Bright tangerines were not available yet and the model I was looking at, the rods did not clear the bottom of the matbox, with this one I rarely have to change rods, even on the longer lenses.


David

 

[David Battistella]

Welcome Mark!

Nice stuff,

keep 'em coming!

David

Hey Guys!

New to the boards but loving this thread. I started using the Leica R's a few years ago as rentals. I recently purchased a set for myself and couldn't be happier. These are stills from awhile back. 35 Summilux on Epic MX if I recall correctly.

 

[Mark Andersen]

I got some Leica Stills to share, but stupid me can't seem to figure out how to make pictures show up on RU like the ones above. Any clues?

 

[David Battistella]

I got some Leica Stills to share, but stupid me can't seem to figure out how to make pictures show up on RU like the ones above. Any clues?

You can host them from a website or flckr. But if you want I can host them for you from my server and send you the links.

David

 

[Brian Nguyen]

It's finally 100% complete. Huge thanks to Mark M. for hooking it up with a few of them, most notably the 19mm! Bought my first lens back in October and went through many lenses to get the right serial numbers. Everything is finally within the 309 - 347 range, from 1982 to 1987.

19mm V1 f/2.8
28mm V1 f/2.8
35mm V2 f/2.0
50mm V2 f/2.0
90mm V1 f/2.0
135mm V2 f/2.8

 

[Larry McKee]

Congratulations, Brian. You will love them.

 

[Tristan Pemberton]

I would also say that at over 100 pages, somebody at RED might want to notice and finally build us all a killer RED Leica R mount!

I know, I know, won't happen.

But one can always dream.....

Yep, that's why we have Leitax

 

[David Battistella]

Yep, that's why we have Leitax

Maybe we could organize a GB on this one. I'd consider converting all of mine back from Nikon if we could get 10-20 on a GB. I can contact the manufacturer if anyone is interested.

David

Here is a PL style mount for Red Epic/Scarlet. Been out for nearly a year as best as I remember

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leica-R-mou...632592?hash=item3cf661a6d0:g:i3QAAOSw34FVGn-j.

 

[Tristan Pemberton]

Hello, how do you manage to use the Leica-Rs with a Mattebox, as they change length during focus ?

I don't know which matte box you use, but this works great with my Chrosziel 450:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...2_AC_450_22_Flex_Ring_Flexible_Step_Down.html

it stretches to fit a huge range of lenses (Leica R, Contax & Canon) and it keeps snug when the lens extends during focus.

 

[Sergey Surin]

Hi Carsten,

I've had all mine modded to 95mm Fronts and use the Prime Circle Matbox, which is build to use with telescoping lenses. https://www.lockcircle.com/matbox/ Compact and very tough piece of kit, have had it in my bag for a few years now. The Bright tangerines were not available yet and the model I was looking at, the rods did not clear the bottom of the matbox, with this one I rarely have to change rods, even on the longer lenses.


David

hello David!
i just purchased set of R primes and have one question about lockcircle:
does it safety in terms of loading on internal mechanics of the lense?
i like this way of realization but have some questions wth it

 

[David Battistella]

Hi Sergey,

I would not use a clip on mattebox with the Leica R lenses that are cine-moded. This way the MB is loaded more onto the rods than the lens and most of the lenses do not telescope too much so it's not a huge issue.

David

 

[Mark M]

Brian your set looks great! They always take more time and due diligence to get them just right, but always worth it in the end. Glad to help some along the way.

Cheers

 

[Lewis-M Soucy]

You can try TLS (true lens service) in the UK. They do good work and a few people on this thread have had them modded there. This way the lenses stay in the EU and you might have less hassle than having them move in and out of the EU and the US.

The price is probably about the same. There is also RP lens service in Michagan in the US as well as Duclos in the LA area.

David

+1 for TLS. I've had all my lenses modded by them, they are brilliant.

 

[Ted Parkes]

+1 on TLS.. They were great to deal with. Modded a full set of Contax for me..