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New 1.7 Primes for the RED ONE from Germany:

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Dear Ladies and Gentleman,

please allow us to inform you that the new developped red-specific set of primes now passed, after a long time in research in development, the final stages of testing.

The image quality is outstanding, the stop ~ 1.7,
Almost / no visible ramping / breathing.
The price will be low - in the range of the revolutionary price red brought you. Ecnomies of scale.

Betatest will be closing down within the next 2 weeks - anyone interested can join in Berlin (Babelsberg) and Munich.

Expect still and moving images within the next 2 weeks.


sincerly yours
jan yorick von krogh

p.s.
i would strictly recommend anyone who is in the market for used/old lenses to hold their breath for the next 14 days.
 
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New 1.7 Primes for the RED ONE from Germany:

as the betatest is closing down, please allow us to invite red-owners to participate:


http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=26917

I and several DoPs already are, lets say, fascinated.

for the last week of shooting, anyone owning a red is invited to join.
 
Sounds fascinating,but is the shooting only taking place in Berlin & Munich?
Pity,I'm working all next week,but please keep us up to date with any information you can share.
Tom.
 
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Thomas Dobbie said:
Sounds fascinating,but is the shooting only taking place in Berlin & Munich?
Pity,I'm working all next week,but please keep us up to date with any information you can share.
Tom.
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Berlin and Munich only for the next 14 days - sorry.
 
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Tim Whitcomb said:
2 Weeks? Moving images?

YES!!
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Shooting right now.

It seems the 25 and the 95 are the coolest lenses if i interpret the footage correctly.
 
What lenses are these? I'm assuming they're something yet again different than the IB/E primes?

Any chance of beta testers on the other side of the planet?
 
Jeff Kilgroe said:
What lenses are these?
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New Primes.

first batch: 25, 32, 50, 75, 95 1.7 Arri PL Primes.
Optical quality in the upper echelon. Think mid between UltraPrimes and MasterPrimes. You cant know them so far.

Jeff Kilgroe said:
I'm assuming they're something yet again different than the IB/E primes?
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correct.
Schott
http://www.schott.com/uk/english/index.html
would be rather intersing than ibe and laguun.


Jeff Kilgroe said:
Any chance of beta testers on the other side of the planet?
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The american betatesters are a very small crowd.
I suppose we will deliver soon - as quality and mechanics now already have been approved and are on typical german / japanese level.

Final beta stage is in Berlin the next 14 days.
 
Great Words...waiting this news
 
Interesting. Also you say the stop is 1.7 and say "F1.7" So what would be the actual T-stop? I'm assuming something similar to 1.8 or 1.9, or is this still to be determined?
 
Jeff Kilgroe said:
Interesting. Also you say the stop is 1.7 and say "F1.7" So what would be the actual T-stop? I'm assuming something similar to 1.8 or 1.9, or is this still to be determined?
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T would be rather 1.9ish - as the Arri Ultraprimes.
However, we want to measure the T, especially in the wide lens / s35 combo a bit more before confirming the absence of straylight etc.
 
Excellent news!
Looking forward to updates...
 
What prizes

What prizes

laguun said:
New Primes.

first batch: 25, 32, 50, 75, 95 1.7 Arri PL Primes.
Optical quality in the upper echelon. Think mid between UltraPrimes and MasterPrimes. You cant know them so far.


correct.
Schott
http://www.schott.com/uk/english/index.html
would be rather intersing than ibe and laguun.



The american betatesters are a very small crowd.
I suppose we will deliver soon - as quality and mechanics now already have been approved and are on typical german / japanese level.

Final beta stage is in Berlin the next 14 days.
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WHAT PRIZES ARE YOU THINKING?

Regards Robert
 
Robert Berger said:
WHAT PRIZES ARE YOU THINKING?

Regards Robert
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PRICES WHICH DONT REQUIRE CAPSLOCK! ;)

we will most certainly offer an *outstanding* offer for red-owners.

we will slash the prices as red did, so think about -70-85% of usual prices. we certainly wont reach -90% as red did (optics and mechanics are different from electronics and software) but the massive volume indeed helps.
 
price intention

price intention

Hi Jan,
even at the $5000 price point, I cannot afford cine lenses so I have been running my R1 on Nikon primes. (Some of these primes are excellent if you have a decent FF).

However this Monday I have booked a lens test session with my local Zeiss importer. I was intending to test and then purchase two lenses: the Carl Zeiss Planars T 1.4/50 & 1.4/85 ZF (for Nikon mount) these are cost around 1000 EUR each.

So my questions are these:

(1)Regarding my Monday appointment, could you please give me a clue as to how much more expensive your lenses will be in relation to the Carl Zeiss Planars ZF(for Nikon mount). i.e. is it’s closer to a factor of two or ten? an intention would be very helpful. I realise you don’t know your volumes yet?

(2)Also, a strange question I know, but as you are intending volume sales, are your lenses ever likely to be released on a Nikon mount for the high end stills market? i.e. I’m trying to work out if it is time for me to “bite the bullet” and run my R1 on the PL mount?

In summary, can I come out to play with the big boys yet? Or do I still have to tell the crew not to breath as I pull focus on my Nikon 1.4-50 :-)

Paul
 
I don't suppose these new lenses will cover Full Frame 36mmX24mm will they? It would be wonderful if they did. I feel that Full Frame Cinematography will become the norm, in the near future. Full Frame has benefits, like Increased dynamic Range etc. So I really hope they cover it. That's what I've been keeping a look out for. Especially the emergence of Full Frame Anamorphic lenses. Any Beta testing of those? :)
 
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