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Underwater Bubble Blowin' Users Group

We have an under water sequence, under ice, for a feature shooting next winter. I wonder if there will be underwater enclosures for DSMC by then? Even if it was a beta and we had minimal control it would be ok. Of course it wouldn't be much of a problem at all to shoot those with R1, but I wonder if anyone knows of companies ready to jump on that as soon as the first few are out and hopefully ready for action or beta by Jan 2010.
 
Hi Robert, I would keep an eye on the Aquavideo housings. I believe that they had one of the first housings out for the R1 and would probably be poised to make something up for the new line. Just my two cents and I am sure there are a lot of bubble blowers that can comment as well. Hope that helps.
 
Roberto Lequeux said:
We have an under water sequence, under ice, for a feature shooting next winter. I wonder if there will be underwater enclosures for DSMC by then? Even if it was a beta and we had minimal control it would be ok. Of course it wouldn't be much of a problem at all to shoot those with R1, but I wonder if anyone knows of companies ready to jump on that as soon as the first few are out and hopefully ready for action or beta by Jan 2010.
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No problem. Ready when you are :)
 
Roberto Lequeux said:
We have an under water sequence, under ice, for a feature shooting next winter. I wonder if there will be underwater enclosures for DSMC by then? Even if it was a beta and we had minimal control it would be ok. Of course it wouldn't be much of a problem at all to shoot those with R1, but I wonder if anyone knows of companies ready to jump on that as soon as the first few are out and hopefully ready for action or beta by Jan 2010.
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Jason Sturgis said:
Hi Robert, I would keep an eye on the Aquavideo housings. I believe that they had one of the first housings out for the R1 and would probably be poised to make something up for the new line.
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What he said.

I have looked pretty closely at the EPIC and Scarlet configurations and think it will be somewhate easier to work with - all of the components are a bit more compact and tightly integrated. The lower power consumption and compact battery module will help a lot and the firm announcement of a RED remote will provide added control capabilities with minimal heartaches. Since many of the components like the LCD and EVFs will be reusable, and we already have the glass domes, Birger EF mount control, lens gears and such the lead time won't be long.

We will be providing our REDONE housing owners a reasonable upgrade/tradein deal as well.
 
Controller Circuit Board??

Controller Circuit Board??

AquaVideoRed206 said:
What he said.

I have looked pretty closely at the EPIC and Scarlet configurations and think it will be somewhate easier to work with - all of the components are a bit more compact and tightly integrated. The lower power consumption and compact battery module will help a lot and the firm announcement of a RED remote will provide added control capabilities with minimal heartaches. Since many of the components like the LCD and EVFs will be reusable, and we already have the glass domes, Birger EF mount control, lens gears and such the lead time won't be long.

We will be providing our REDONE housing owners a reasonable upgrade/tradein deal as well.
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Michael,

Any word on your controller??

Frazier
 
Frazier Nivens said:
Michael,

Any word on your controller??

Frazier
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As you know I sent it off to Erik to test a few weeks ago and it took him until right before NAB to try it out. It worked but my designer had used the published documentation which stated a 19K baud rate (the speed at which it sends data) and Erik had not updated the docs to the new rate of 115K. Erik made it work by reprogramming one of the ports on a mount to the old rate but we need it changed on the actual board to ship it out to endusers. Pretty simple - just a different crystal and some firmware changes. I will bug my friend Kelly today see if it is done yet.
 
Thanks looking forward to getting one of them.

Thanks looking forward to getting one of them.

AquaVideoRed206 said:
As you know I sent it off to Erik to test a few weeks ago and it took him until right before NAB to try it out. It worked but my designer had used the published documentation which stated a 19K baud rate (the speed at which it sends data) and Erik had not updated the docs to the new rate of 115K. Erik made it work by reprogramming one of the ports on a mount to the old rate but we need it changed on the actual board to ship it out to endusers. Pretty simple - just a different crystal and some firmware changes. I will bug my friend Kelly today see if it is done yet.
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Sounds great, thanks and will get with you as soon as I can.

Been a busy week here, my wife's birthday was yesterday and I've had some things that I've had to attend to.

Best,
Frazier
 
Michael, it was a pleasure talking with you. Thanks for explaining everything and taking the time. As we get closer I'll hopefully be giving you a ring so we can try to be among some of the first working with a DSMC under water.
 
Thanks Roberto. Look forward to working with you on your project.

Frazier: Kelly said he made the board change for the timing crystal and wrote the new code (baud rate will now be field programmable) - just needs to do his internal tests and will ship me some this weekend.
 
Does anyone have a Gates underwater housing for Red available for hire? We are based in UK, but will pay for shipping worldwide. Required next week - starting 12th May for 5-6 days.

Please email me direct: jon@bluetuna.tv

Thanks,

Jon
 
Hello bubble blowers...
I had a nice little chat with Ken Corben while at NAB and he informed me that your community (mad respect for what you guys do) could use a nice wide angle PL lens.
Just thought I would drop my name in the hat. ;)
Feel free to ask any questions.

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I posted this in jobs...but it's very relevant here too:

Hey all,

Chaos Films is shooting a trailer for a pitch, and we need someone who know how to use the R1 underwater, and has the gear to do so. We're shooting in the Austin area in a few weeks. If interested, please email with your contact info and rates. We've got about 3 weeks to set this up, and the shoot is two days.

Thanks,
 
Matthew Duclos said:
Hello bubble blowers...
I had a nice little chat with Ken Corben while at NAB and he informed me that your community (mad respect for what you guys do) could use a nice wide angle PL lens.
Just thought I would drop my name in the hat. ;)
Feel free to ask any questions.
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Held the prototype in my hands at NAB.
Very nice.
Duclos is now accepting $1K deposits with a 4-6 week delivery.
Fitted a prototype lens to my housing with Matt Uhry looks like a work horse lens for UW. Looked promising on the test bench. Hope to test this puppy underwater soon.
 
New Composite RED Housing

New Composite RED Housing

Hi everybody, my name is Erik, long time listener, first time caller... I'm chiming in today, because some friends and I are making a Underwater Housing for the RED! I'm sure some folks here will be interested to know, and to share in our excitement. But first, I want to say a big thank you to everyone on here who contributed to such an amazing thread... I've probably read through it a couple times since its inception. A lot of great commentary, information and discussion.

As for the housing, it is more of a splash housing; composite construction for a supremely lightweight and rigid structure. This is well suited when shots need to be both above and below the waterline... Pretty exciting stuff, as we've been collectively dreaming about it for what must be close to a couple of years now.

For the time being, I most likely won't be quite as active in the conversation as much as... say Michael H. for instance... (hi Mike). But I will check in from time to time to keep everyone posted on the progress and to answer any questions. In the mean time you can contact me through my profile.

THANK YOU!

ps I'll work on getting some pics up!
 
Arctic

Arctic

Well, day 14 here on St. Lawrence Island trying to shoot walrus with Mr. A.R and it's tough. Was told to expect 1 day in 7 to 10 for shooting. Sounds odd, but it's the truth. Day 1 was absolutely beautiful. We've now been cabin bound for many many days and now i'm thrilled to cook cakes.

Some pics of these magnificent beasts to follow:
 
"What we do in life........"

Looking good there John, I expected you to be in the water though!! Never recognized you with clothes on, love the gloves (heard about them, never worn them).

Big UP to A.R, hope he got his shower bag back from Palau.

Cheers,
Mark.
 
Roberto,
I was taking the piss out of John because he is in a lovely cold part of the country yet we were working in the tropics together about a month ago. Ohhh, and because I am now at home in sunny Bali looking at images of him surrounded by icebergs !!!

John, Nikon mount I see?

Cheers,
Mark.
 
I am serious about the gloves though. They look snug enough for most buttons. And they are advertised as great liners for heavier gloves. I shot a little test in northern Minnesota last February and lets just say that gloves can be more important than the camera on the wrong day. :)
 
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