Optitek Nikon mount on epic

[Conrad Hunziker]

Ive had my Optitek nikon mount for the epic for about a week now, and Im loving every minute of it. The mount is solid, easy to use, and well worth it. Of course the glass Im using goes well with the epic, I think. Ive got the G series lenses, so Im using the nikon mount to manually control the iris.

In film mode, I just use a bartech and give the AC the handset. This gets around the backwards focus of the nikon lenses, and allows for focus range expansion where a large turn on the assistants dial equals a small turn on the lens. This also gets the assistants hand off my camera - which is usually fine but theres always that moment.....

In DSMC mode, its just like a nikon camera with the Epic sidehandle and EVF. I treat it like a big F3. The EVF setup I have forces the camera a little more to the right than Id like. But Im a big guy and can adjust.

Heres a couple of sample pics: 85mm @1.4.

85mm @1.4. In the full res you can see my reflection in his eye.

70-200 @200mm, 2.8. I didnt use HDR, but theres a little more detail in the intentionally blown highlights.

50mm @1.4. Not a great image, but look at the brokah. Also you can see how far I am from the lens while looking through the EVF, as hes looking at me but hes looking way off the lens.

The attached pic is the mount on todays shoot. You can see the M-one mounted. I use the 15mm lightweight and brooks stealth plate with an ET v-dock to the bartech receiver to make the camera as small as possible.

 

[Martin Widerberg]

That looks fantastic!
Thank you for sharing. Makes me wanna stick with Nikkor lenses.

 

[Brandon J.F.]

How much is this mount?

 

[D Fuller]

How much is this mount?

It's $1,000. Best $1,000 I spent after the Epic!

 

[Joe Pontecorvo]

The mount is $995.00 sold by http://Optitek.org/ contact Jacek

 

[Brandon J.F.]

Any difference, in functionality, between this and what RED plans to offer?

 

[Justin O'Neill]

Any difference, in functionality, between this and what RED plans to offer?

RED's Nikon mount will be able to control electronic Nikon lenses as well.

 

[D Fuller]

RED's Nikon mount will be able to control electronic Nikon lenses as well.

A kind of nuanced correction... Red's mount will offer electronic control of Nikon's electronic lenses. That is to say it will offer autofocus support, electronic control of iris, and VR support if the lens has VR capability. (It should also work fine with the manual lenses.)

Optitek provides iris control of all Nikkor lenses, both the manual and the electronic ones, but no autofocus or VR support. So Optitek provides iris control for the Nikkor "G" lenses, but not autofocus support. (It also has a very solid positive locking mount.)

I hope that's clear.

 

[Conrad Hunziker]

A tad more info - the Optitek is a dumb mount - meaning all mechanical. There are no electronics in it. It controls the iris on the Nikon G lenses mechanically.

The Red Nikon mount is electronic. It will control the iris via the touchscreen, as well as autofocus and VR.

 

[Jochen Schmidt-Hambrock]

Sorry to dig out this old posts, but if anybody is interested, I am selling this one.
Its the cheapest way to use Nikkors on Epic or Dragon.
Here's the link to the RED marketplace.

http://reduser.net/forum/showthread...-Nikon-Mount-by-Optitek&p=1493214#post1493214