NEW design to chew on...

[Dan Blanchett]

Sweet! I was looking for a slimmed down design like this. It will make shooting in those tight spaces all the easier.

 

[Ralph Oshiro]

1. Love the Photoshop visualization Alex!
2. If you had like some extra spare time, and some extra inclination as well, would you consider making a version where the top rails extend past the back of the camera, with the HDD cage and battery mount hanging "underslung" from the extended portion of the two top rails? That would probably best resemble my preferred personal configuration.
3. [To RED: Are the baseplate and the bottom rail assembly one-piece?]
4. If I top-mount the HDD+brick, and if the bottom rail assembly and baseplate are in fact one unit, then I would simply add a Sachtler quick-release plate directly to the camera's base. This lowers the camera's overall CG, and permits quick re-mounting to various other Sachtler receiver plate-equipped camera supports.
5. Speaking for myself, since I'm going RED "light" and am planning on using smaller Nikkor lenses, I will not need lower rails to hold a mattebox. Yes, I know, a camera this cool without a mattebox will look "naked" but, I'll probably end up using a still camera or medium format mattebox instead. This is why I keep harping about losing the RED dovetail baseplate. I'd prefer to have a lower profile, and lower overall CG, and the ability to mount third-party, quick-release plates/receivers directly to my camera bodies whenever possible.
6. Let me repeat . . . LOVE the new top handle!

 

[C.H.Haskell]

Just getting back from a shoot to check up on the RED world only to find out that it has been shrunken down to a guerilla friendly weapon of choice for infiltrating those hard to get spots!

Score for RED team again. Endless are the possibilities…

Best

 

[Casey Green]

Thanks for continuing to improve the design. The weight is quite an important issue, but I personally like having as many options as possible.

 

[Ralph Oshiro]

Thanks for continuing to improve the design. The weight is quite an important issue, but I personally like having as many options as possible.

Yes, thank you RED people! Don't let my whiny posts disguise the fact how much I truly appreciate the on-going design process. I know that we'll all have many options from which to choose when all designs are locked for release.

 

[David Limpus]

A small concern is the knob hanging out the back of the camera. What is the chance on that getting wiped off first in a compact configuration.

 

[david farland]

A small concern is the knob hanging out the back of the camera. .....

I knew the camera had balls but.........geez,

Sorry my mistake......you're talking about the DOP!

dave,

 

[SF Geek]

That design sure gives the A-minima a run for it's money. Wow, I'm actually a shameless fanboy today.

 

[Sanjin Jukic]

Such a lovely camera!!!

 

[Charles Perkins]

will i still be able to buy something like the old cage where there were actual handles making up the four corners of the cage?

 

[Jannard]

sort of... imagine two sets of these placed front and rear instead of the middle. And they lock down solid.

Jim

 

[Michael Mann]

Congratulations, great new designs!
What is going to be the weight of the lightest basic RED configuration (without lens and battery)?

 

[Brook Willard]

Ahh... can't help but love the retro a little bit. It's great to see all those holes back on the arms.

How far she's come, eh?

 

[Alexander Nikishin]

sort of... imagine two sets of these placed front and rear instead of the middle. And they lock down solid.
Jim

For you Jim. :biggrin:

 

[jamesedwelland]

I think Jarred said the mounting holes are 1/4 size Many accessories and fluid heads have 3/8th whitworth thread screw attachments. Its easy to downsize the hole to 1/4 with a small screw in threaded collar. Converting from 1/4 to 3/8 means drilling out....not quite so simple. Should at least some of the attachment points be 3/8th if they are not already?

Cheers

james

 

[Alexander Nikishin]

And just to get a handle on things....horrible pun intended....

 

[david farland]

Why are those side handles there?
To pick up the camera!
Doesn't matter.....

Someone, hiree, owner, fido is going to pick up the camera with one of them.

All I see is 2 locking nuts that may fail if not done up correctly. Well 4 actually and I'm imagining there's 2 x 2 more on the other side.
Two chances (per handle) for that handle with it's 15lb payload to spin out of my hand, onto the ground and on the plane back to the Red factory for repair.
Also, please tell me that the top 1/4 turn locking assembly, if not tightened correctly, won't just slip off the rail!

Cheers,

stop press: Just read Jarrad's original thread & I realise I've not added anything new...carry on!.....

except... I like the horizontal bar on top as it's parallel to the load and let's me pickup/put down the camera with one hand, where's those vertical side carry bars mean i'll always need two hands unless I don't mind swinging it down on the battery/drive/matte box/follow focus first, and getting more dusk etc on the upward facing lens.

 

[Charles Perkins]

thanks Jim and Alexander, that is exactly what i was hoping for/

 

[Tony Lorentzen]

Pretty! Jim - can I hire your SolidWorks guy? He does a nice job!

 

[Jannard]

Pretty! Jim - can I hire your SolidWorks guy? He does a nice job!

nope...

Jim