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Scarlet 8x Fixed Lens Photo

Looks good. I don't see a focus ring on the lens though, and I would need manual focus if I got a Scarlet...
 
The most logical one for me would be the zoom ring...
 
nice to see progress!!!
 
I would think that is a focus ring and that zoom is possibly electronically controlled with buttons?
 
Methinks you can map the ring to any function you want.
 
Zoom

Zoom

I would think that is a focus ring and that zoom is possibly electronically controlled with buttons?
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Zoom control from the rocker switch on the Side Grip or REDmote for example?
 
Stuart English said:
Zoom control from the rocker switch on the Side Grip or REDmote for example?
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So besides those buttons being there for the 8x fixed scarlet why are they there, because of the gunner possibly? Sorry if this has been answered but I was a little unclear about the gunner since it seems to be a bunch of different accessories in one.
 
Solomon Schechman said:
So besides those buttons being there for the 8x fixed scarlet why are they there, because of the gunner possibly? Sorry if this has been answered but I was a little unclear about the gunner since it seems to be a bunch of different accessories in one.
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Maybe there's something else special about RED's new electronic lenses...
 
J Davis said:
Let me dream of a zoom controlled by a bezier curve (y axis focal length, x axis time) with a programmable delay start and reverse loop option. Wishful I know.
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most logical way to control a programmable zoom
 
I hope its not like the fly-by-focus on the Exilim EX-F1 as the programmable C-ring is worthless as the image takes seconds to focus once you've turned it...
 
Ian B. Johnson said:
I have trouble believing RED would settle for this...
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Yeah, me, too, just never had good experience with fly-by-wire. For me its manual all the way... but if Red figured it out, man that would be convenient. I would have to imagine they did with their new eletronic lenses and touch screen focusing... But we'll just see...
 
Why is the fixed lens fixed and not just bundled with a 2/3" brain?
 
Pierre T. said:
Why is the fixed lens fixed and not just bundled with a 2/3" brain?
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It's pretty obvious isn't it? The 2/3 Fixed has a deeper body to accommodate the necessary components for the lens. Don't forget this is not just a lens, it has an intricate system on it to make it versatile and better than any other in the market. I don't think they can just house the fly-by-wire components in a conventional lens housing that easily (not yet at least :smile5:)

The question is what would it take to make the lens fully manual like the other RPPs and just house it like any other lens and sell it individually. I doubt that will happen but would you really want that? Something tells me that the fly-by-wire system will remove all preconceived notions about fixed lens systems and make you think twice about everyone's bias towards primes.

KO
 
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