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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

the red primes?

I did not see them there, very little talk about them.
More talk about the 18 - 85 zoom which is there on display which was very nice i must say.
 
The primes were in the booth, but not out for close examination.

They are very large.

Good shooting and best regards,

Leo Ticheli
Director/Cinematographer
 
I studied the primes as much as possible throught the plexiglass cases. The 35mm 50mm and 85mm were on display.

Pre-production models, just reporting what I saw and heard.

-They are quite large, similar to the cooke s4's, I think they are 110mm in front ?
-Nice Looking matte black finish
-No cooke-i or LDS contacts on the back.
-Plenty of markings, scribed. Nicely Done.
-The lenses are not all the same length the 35mm was quite long, suggesting a complex design.
-Delivery to be Summer 08
-Constuction and "Feel" like the 300mm, which is very good. ( heard this from Jim, did not try )

I have to say I was impressed. I'm leaning so far towards buying a set I keep hitting my head on my computer, It looks like the price performance ratio is hard to beat.

I'd love to take them for a test drive and see what the subjective qualities are like, perhaps do a shoot out against some other modern PL's ?

Anyone at Red up for that ?


Matt Uhry
www.mattuhry.com

PS

The 18-85 looked really good too... It was very well corrected for breathing. Mechanics felt very good, a cool looking anti flare mask on the front.

It's a big lens, possible, but not a good option for hand held shooting.

Only slight problem was a shortage of marks and lack of scribed lines, but I think they'll do that differently on the production ones.

It looks very well made and it's a crazy good value at the price. I would buy one in a second if I did not already have my 18-100 which I think this lens will compete with.
 
Matt Uhry said:
I studied the primes as much as possible throught the plexiglass cases. The 35mm 50mm and 85mm were on display.

Pre-production models, just reporting what I saw and heard.

-They are quite large, similar to the cooke s4's, I think they are 110mm in front ?
-Nice Looking matte black finish
-No cooke-i or LDS contacts on the back.
-Plenty of markings, scribed. Nicely Done.
-The lenses are not all the same length the 35mm was quite long, suggesting a complex design.
-Delivery to be Summer 08
-Constuction and "Feel" like the 300mm, which is very good. ( heard this from Jim, did not try )
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Thanks for the update and summary of observations, Matt. Specifically, were you able to determine whether there were focus marks on 2 sides? I am also hoping for iris marks, if only on the smart side.

Have any of you at NAB actually handled the primes? Any additional info would be helpful. Thanks.
 
sirkian said:
Thanks for the update and summary of observations, Matt. Specifically, were you able to determine whether there were focus marks on 2 sides? I am also hoping for iris marks, if only on the smart side.

Have any of you at NAB actually handled the primes? Any additional info would be helpful. Thanks.
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They are encased in plexy glass cant touch them.
 
What would handling the lenses tell you that looking at them can't?
Just curious.

Front dia. 110mm. Same as the Cooke S4.
All new optical design. (not a rehouse)
Optical quality comparable to modern Zeiss.
A bit on the heavy side at 4.1 lbs. for the 85mm.
 
sven said:
Yeah , but this seem to be the prices from the earlier ones. Not from the new rebuilt primes;
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As far as I know the price remains the same. I have a deposit on a set, I have not received info to the contrary on price. Though, as always the mantra rings true that this will always change.

Too bad I was not a NAB to see them for myself. Cheers to those who have commented on them and provided pictures.
 
Matthew Duclos said:
What would handling the lenses tell you that looking at them can't?
Just curious.
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Heaps. The smoothness of the movement, any sloppyness or play.
General tightness and build quality.
 
BigLu said:
They are encased in plexy glass cant touch them.
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Thanks for the info, Big Lu, and thanks for all the wonderful photos you took at NAB. They were very helpful for us folk who were unable to attend the convention. That's too bad that the primes were inaccessible to the touch and macro inspection. I was definitely hoping that NAB 2008 would bring us images from the primes and a confirmation that there would be witness marks on them. The good news is that Matt Uhry's and Zakaree's enthusiastic observations are very heartening to read!
 
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