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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

NEW design to chew on...

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Ninety-Nine said:
Wow. Best design yet fo sure. Is this completely functional? Meaning: Where is the battery?
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The battery (and RED-Drive) is not attached. There are different ways to mount those as well depending on your needs. If you need ultimate lightweight portability, you could skip the RED-Drive and go with flash-based recording. It's all about modularity. :-)
 
I'm a bit unclear how the mounting holes are of use, perhaps because I have not owned pro equipment before. Are these hole sizes standard? Would I get the hardware to attach the mic and other accessories from red or a third party source?

Jarred Land said:
there are mounting holes all over the place on the handle.. plus the top plate. and you can always add one of the modular universal mounting plates as well.
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It would be good to see a minimal useable configuration by adding the battery, view finder, and flash adapter in the most minimal way.
 
I really like this very much... just saw it now. Spartan at it's core.
 
jlaurili said:
It would be good to see a minimal useable configuration by adding the battery, view finder, and flash adapter in the most minimal way.
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yes.. you can record to flash and use a battery belt and make the entire rig very very lean and mean.
 
The design looks delicious!

Any chance we'll see a hand grip version, so we can hold it like a HVX? :)
 
the more compact the better, in my opinion. The camera is still big enough for those that have pre-conceived notions of what a professional camera should be, so we don't have to worry there, but it would be nice to get it shrunk as much as possible. Of course this has been discussed at length before.

Now if the battery could just wedge in there somewhere. :)

Nice work. This is fun to witness.
 
Jim Exton said:
I always thought the handgrip kinda sucked, this new one is awesome.
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thats why we are doing this now while we can before we go into production.. to make things better.
 
Seems to me if you combine this render with the last one with sidehandles, bottom mounting the battery might be good as it would help lower the center of gravity for handheld fig rig style shooting.

With my HVX in a similar setup I often brace the back of the camera against my torso, with my elbows tucked into my ribs, so hopefully there is a "hold" switch for all the buttons on the back of the camera so one doesn't accidently adjust settings while shooting.
 
I like it...
I have placed an order for accessories...
Will the RED store products change at
some point to reflect the "final"
shipping accessories?
 
Jarred Land said:
there are mounting holes all over the place on the handle...
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Which handle are we talking about? The ones in the new cage design render? If so, those had no mounting holes, which I found to be a major problem.

Jarred Land said:
plus the top plate.
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From these renders, the top plate seems to have no holes, just grooves.

Jarred Land said:
and you can always add one of the modular universal mounting plates as well.
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Can we see the universal mounting plate?

I think it's time for a fully outfitted render just so we can have an idea of what is really trying to be done here.
 
Alexander Nikishin said:
Which handle are we talking about? The ones in the new cage design render? If so, those had no mounting holes, which I found to be a major problem.



From these renders, the top plate seems to have no holes, just grooves.



Can we see the universal mounting plate?

I think it's time for a fully outfitted render just so we can have an idea of what is really trying to be done here.
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Every hole you see on the top plate is 1/4"-20, including the ones that look like they are just for cosmetic reasons facing towards the lens.
 
Im christening this "Indy Le'Petite". Im quite glad you chose to show this configuration because there were many guerilla style users which were concerned about the minimal configuration system (Including me)

One thing though, why doesnt the top handle incorporate moulded oakley style bike grips? Would make holding the camera at ODD angles quite easier, as a cylinder tends to require extra muscular torque and grip to keep steady at these angles (say your holding it low and pointing up).
 
acehole said:
One thing though, why doesnt the top handle incorporate moulded oakley style bike grips? Would make holding the camera at ODD angles quite easier, as a cylinder tends to require extra muscular torque and grip to keep steady at these angles (say your holding it low and pointing up).
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that handle grip is the same diameter.. so you can cut off the rubber grip and slide on Oakley O-wings to get a little built in leverage...
 
There you go! You guys think of everything. I was thinking the top handle was quite thick as well. Would be good to incorporate these grips into the accessory line.
 
Please put up a render of the top end rails with all the optional accessories.

At this point, the top end rails seem a bit unnecessary without some really nice accessories to adorn them.
 
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