Old Lenses

[William Cork]

These Red cameras look amazing! I currently have an ancient set of old FD lenses from Canon and I was wondering if there were adaptors to use them on a 2/3 scarlet. I assume I would need the canon lens adaptor, but I guess that only gives me the ability to use EOS lenses. I have a FD to EOS adaptor that works very well. So if I use the Red Canon adaptor, My FD to EOS adaptor and then attach my lens, would that work? I'd hate for good lenses to go to waste. It may be time to catch up with technology.

 

[David Rasberry]

You can get Canon FD lens adapters for C mount very cheap. This would be the way to go for 2/3". C mount and adapter.

 

[Paris Remillard]

I'd imagine that someone will make an FD mount for the Epic/Scarlet. The mounts are supposed to be very easily interchangeable. Although I am still a bit cranky that the originally announced FD mount for the Red One never came to pass. And when the Muse FD mount was made by a third party, Red declared that it voided your warranty. I have FD lenses that I'd like to use on my camera as well.

 

[Wesley Scoggins]

While we're on the topic, anyone know where you could get an adapter for Minolta MD lens?

 

[Paris Remillard]

If the base mounting surface on the Epic/Scarlet brains is shallow enough for a C mount, then pretty much any other mount will be able to be made since the C mount has the shortest flange focal distance of any lens mount that I know of. Here's a list of mounts:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_mount

C-mount is #3. Pretty much everything below that should be easily mounted on the new bodies.

I think that putting on a new lens mount is just removing 4 screws on a plate that has the desired mount on it. So, if something has a greater FFD than the base of the mounting surface to sensor plane distance, you just need to add a longer spacer or collar to get to the correct FFD.

I doubt that Red will make all of the mounts that people want. But someone will. If you ask nicely and pay them : )

 

[Joe G.]

The Canon 35mm lenses will multiply the apparent focal length on a 2/3" sensor. Keep that in mind.