Nikon Mount Aluminum and Titanium

[Andrew Huse]

I'm checking that link everyday now until I can preorder

 

[Brian Merlen]

Weight wise, what number do I need to pass to need supports on the Nikon AL mount? I wanted to weigh the glass ahead of time to know if rails are needed... and if so for which glass I have...

 

[Jude Byard]

Hi Brian,
Seems like September 7th is the day!

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?78486-May-Product-Delivery-Update/page26

I almost missed Jarreds quote last week: "Shipping September 7th for both Titanium and Aluminum version."

Fantastic.

 

[Alan Peterson]

Weight wise, what number do I need to pass to need supports on the Nikon AL mount? I wanted to weigh the glass ahead of time to know if rails are needed... and if so for which glass I have...

I would guess it's probably a bit more sturdy than Nikon's mounts (due to the aluminum construction vs. steel and the positive locking mechanism the Red mount will have), but we'll probably have to wait for the mount to be released before we get detailed specs and an in-depth Q&A on it.

 

[Caden Nash]

Looking so forward for this. Use all my "G" lenses.

 

[Ulf Krentz]

Guys, is the Nikon mount still on track? Any possibility to preorder?

Cheers

Ulf

 

[Brent Carter]

http://www.red.com/store/products/dsmc-ti-nikon-mount

http://www.red.com/store/products/dsmc-al-nikon-mount


BC

Guys, is the Nikon mount still on track? Any possibility to preorder?

Cheers

Ulf

 

[Stephen Mick]

Already ordered mine about five minutes ago.

 

[Asif Limbada]

ordered...hehehe

 

[Bob Gundu]

did the price just go up $100 while I was ordering? Very strange. It was $700, I clicked add to cart, on checkout it went to $800.

 

[Bill Sepaniak]

Just ordered. Looks like I will be taking my 2 Nikon zooms to Italy next month.

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Scarlet X # 1859 “Bettie Page”
“… preparing to ‘whip’ the competition …”

Zeiss Lenses:

CY 21/2.8
ZF 28/2.0
CY 35-70/3.4
CY 50/1.4
ZF100/2.0

Nikon Lenses:
G 14-24/2.8
G 24-70/2.8
D 80-200/2.8

Tokina Lenses:

11-16/2.8

 

[Brian Merlen]

so now that its out for order, can i get the tech specs on the max weight allowed on the Nikon AL mount? I am just trying to figure out which glass I need rails for and which ones I can let it slide on... i mean its DSLR glass so its not like it weighs a ton but I just want to make sure I am following the tolerances at all times. thanks!!!

ps ordered as well...

 

[Jarred Land]

so now that its out for order, can i get the tech specs on the max weight allowed on the Nikon AL mount? I am just trying to figure out which glass I need rails for and which ones I can let it slide on... i mean its DSLR glass so its not like it weighs a ton but I just want to make sure I am following the tolerances at all times. thanks!!!

ps ordered as well...

whatever your normal Nikon body can handle we can handle.. and then some. There is no weight spec as weight means different things if its on a short lens 5 inches away from the mount vs weight 12 inches out on the end of a long lens.

 

[Brian Timmons]

While I'm not in the market for this, it is impressive that someone is actually shipping a smart Nikon mount.
Is this not a first?

Brian Timmons
BRITIM/MEDIA

 

[Brian Merlen]

ah the joys of physics... well its my buddies nikon glass and I can get the measurements if that helps...but they fit on his still cameras just fine without rails so that much is encouraging... thanks for the quick response, i hit refresh and you've already answered my question, its like magic!!! thanks so much

 

[D Fuller]

I'm confused by the tech specs for these mounts. Is the mount compatible with the older AF-S Nikkors? And will it allow iris control of them?

 

[Jarred Land]

I'm confused by the tech specs for these mounts. Is the mount compatible with the older AF-S Nikkors? And will it allow iris control of them?

likely.. it was a pain in the ass so if nobody else has done it I can understand it.. but it sure was well worth the effort. Im not sure if we are more proud of doing this first.. or for inventing the first double lock system for still lenses.

 

[richard peterson]

I just ordered the Titanium. It looks like a great choice of supported lenses out the gate... though some of the older nikkor glass is nice its the newer G primes and zooms that take it to the next level. Again Red You guys nailed it in on the supported lenses; For those that haven't shot with the newer nikons think of the supported lenses as a cheat sheet on what you need.... Finally a DMSC lens option for the epic without crossing over to the dark side. Light, fast and sharp wide open.

 

[Bob Gundu]

likely.. it was a pain in the ass so if nobody else has done it I can understand it.. but it sure was well worth the effort. Im not sure if we are more proud of doing this first.. or for inventing the first double lock system for still lenses.

Looking forward to getting mine. I've had great success with using the Optitek so far which I will be keeping as a spare. The nice thing about using the Optitek was that it enables non-declicked lenses to have a smooth aperture control. I guess I can assume that the RED Nikon mount can only control electronic apertures? In which case there is still a benefit to using the Optitek?

Thanks!

 

[D Fuller]

likely.. it was a pain in the ass so if nobody else has done it I can understand it.. but it sure was well worth the effort. Im not sure if we are more proud of doing this first.. or for inventing the first double lock system for still lenses.

We really appreciate that you kept working on it until it was right.

OK. So so I have this right: the list of lenses under tech specs are the only ones that will auto-focus, but iris should work with everything?

Will that list grow? I assume it will. Will it always be only the "G" lenses that auto-focus, or does auto-focus depend on them being AF-S lenses?