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Nikon Mount on newer Red One

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Today I went to install a Red Nikon Mount on my recently purchased Red One
#57.. and discovered that there is now the addition of electronic sensor
probes attached to the red and white wires that appear to prevent the
installation. Does this sensor plug have to be removed to install the Nikon
mount and if so, how?
 
You unplug that cable from the board in the PL mount and tuck the cable into the channel in the mount plate. The plug should fit in the little space at the top.
 
Nikon Mount on newer Red One

Thanks for the reply. The part that is unclear is just how to do that. The plug
assembly is very small and I'm not sure how the small plastic bits interconnect
I'm just afraid of damaging the plug. I guess a visual would help, perhaps
someone will post one soon.
 
Just remove it very carefully, don't pinch any of the cables, and then make sure it tucks away properly so that you can attach the Nikon mount flush and you'll be all set. As long as you don't tug at the thing too hard you shouldn't run into any problems.
 
You have to unplug the connector from the PL mount. Use gentle force, gripping the plastic connector and NOT the cable itself, and pull it out. Then, put your PL mount in a padded bag. Take the spacer off the camera, pushing the cable with connector through it. The rest is just as in my two videos on Youtube. I suggest turning the connector sideways and pushing it into the recess at 12 0'clock, in the camera, then pushing the cable into the slot, and finally pushing any excess cable back into the camera from the point where it emerges. You want all of the cable and connector to be set into the slot and recess so that it does not prevent the Nikon mount from sitting absolutely flush.
 
Thanks Doug,

one little thing I was wondering: The difference between your video and the other from GothhamGuerillaTV is that he doen't use a balloon like you, but has his camera sitting horisontally on his tripod. I suppose the balloon is meant to prevent the screws falling into the camera and damaging the sensor. But letting it sit on a tripod the worst thing that could happen would be the screws falling in the floor...?

Is the balloon necessary?

Fred.
 
The balloon is a safety precaution to prevent damaging the OLPF. I use the horizontal method and have no troubles. All depends on how comfortable you are with doing the procedure. Always use common sense and the right tools. Take your time, be careful and you'll have no problems. It just takes a couple of times doing it and you'll find it gets pretty easy. I can switch from PL to Nikon in under 5 minutes under most circumstances. And I'm not the most mechanically gifted person around, so if I can do it, most people will be able to do it. :-)
 
Thanks Steve,
confidence is up!
F.
 
I don't use the balloon anymore either. I just do it horizontally. if you do it horizontally on a table, then you won't drop one on the floor. But I've done tripod horizontal, too.
 
Thanks,

table sounds to do the job. Will do the operation as soon as my lenses arrives.

Fredrik
 
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