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The NEW Finish

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KICKS ASS!
Well worth any and all waiting!

I feel bad for the bitching about the matte finish (RED was already on the case at that point).

It really is awesome. Just awesome...

And the 5"/9" LCD arms - LOVE THEM.

And the RED Pelican rocks!!
 
What would you like?

I'll take some of everything and post before I go to bed tonight.

**Note, I live in Hawai'i where it's 3 hours behind LA.
 
i definitely want a few pics of the pelican if u dont mind :)
 
Pictures would be nice - thanks!

But the real issue is whether or not the strength of the parts is better now. Are these parts still the cast parts or machined?
 
tlorenzo said:
Pictures would be nice - thanks!

But the real issue is whether or not the strength of the parts is better now. Are these parts still the cast parts or machined?
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Just received #903 and most parts. They ARE cast but the finish looks and feels great. Tolerances for the bits we do have seem good as well. I too was dubious with the whole scenario but RED have done what they said and i am a happy customer. Just a pity so many of the crucial accessories are backordered. Bottom plate...can't use rails, battery and drive cradle, handles or anything without it. No 2nd top mount either so no top rails etc. It's running but stuck to mains power so really is very limited in what we can do!:whistling:
 
This is good news. The cracks in the RED baseplate had me very worried, as well as the slippage of the handles and shoulder dovetail. Would be very interested to know how those pieces are performing a few months down the line, so I hope folks continue to report.
 
Why don't we all just wait and see if the (still cast) parts, especially the top mounts, are not subject to cracking before we all celebrate? ;)
But I'm glad that they look better and fit better.
Cheers,
Harry
 
Agreed - but we've just received #1083 (woo-hoo!), and the new finish is excellent, build quality of parts looks fantastic - basically all is well in the land of Red accessories!...

Also, don't know if we just got lucky but our Red handle is actually very good and (for the moment at least, and only just) locks down without slippage. We're very happy!!

Also, thanks to Travis for his excellent service, a few (fairly important) aks are on back-order and he's running around as I type trying to get us the parts asafp... Top job fella!
 
kowboy said:
I feel bad for the bitching about the matte finish
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BASSAM MSSALATIE said:
Wow:w00t: REDTEAM always keep promises
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Hi guys. Is it possible to explain things a bit. I'm very behind on recent events and have not had time to read all of the threads.

Are you saying that Red has replaced all of your matte finish accessories? I've just received my #478 and half of the accessories have matte finish and some were actually broken.

Thanks for any advice you may offer.

Alex
 
Boothba -

I believe you can return your parts for new ones (at least the broken ones anyway).

Yes, new parts have a new "finish".
 
jing said:
pictures of the "good reasons" might be more interesting... what's her name? :)
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Don't hold your breath Jing!
Just know she's worth me being called a liar though!

If more pics are needed - let me know what you want to see and then give me some time.
 
Hi kowboy,

Can you post a pic of the two top mounts?

Do you think they are strong enough to hold a camera with lens etc with no problems?

These top mounts are the only accessories I will go for manufactured by RED.
 
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