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David Battistella
07-28-2007, 07:38 AM
I had this thought the other day and I wondered how it was being addressed by the RED team.
The camera has a modular design and when you see the camera "naked" you can see that there are several places (screw holes machined into the camera) to attach, the cage or basic production pack, or which ever accessories the camera comes with.
The concern or thought I have is about how these screw holes are machined and what happens if one of them becomes stripped, etc, through repeated use. With the camera going to some rental houses this would have to be a concern as the camera will be configured and re configured many different times as each shoot arises.
I am wondering if the team has considered this and whether there is a solution to this "down the road" potential problem. It would be a drag to have to re-tap a screw hole.
Thoughts?
David
Stephen Williams
07-28-2007, 07:42 AM
Hi,
Hopefully they are helicoiled.
Stephen
soundoc
07-28-2007, 08:59 AM
I had this thought the other day and I wondered how it was being addressed by the RED team.
The camera has a modular design and when you see the camera "naked" you can see that there are several places (screw holes machined into the camera) to attach, the cage or basic production pack, or which ever accessories the camera comes with.
The concern or thought I have is about how these screw holes are machined and what happens if one of them becomes stripped, etc, through repeated use. With the camera going to some rental houses this would have to be a concern as the camera will be configured and re configured many different times as each shoot arises.
I am wondering if the team has considered this and whether there is a solution to this "down the road" potential problem. It would be a drag to have to re-tap a screw hole.
Thoughts?
David
I would hope that rental houses would only have skilled personnel work on such a high tech camera.
Problems like the screw holes being stripped is usually caused by inferior parts (cast housing, plastic and the such). Jim is using top $ parts so I don't see that happening.
Have you ever worked on equipment built in the 1940s? I am amazed at the precision of the parts that make up an industrial lathe etc.
Good raw materials - precise machining = lasting product.
Soundoc is right. It most likely wont happen. I have a medium format camera from the 1940's and the threads are still in good order. I think the screw hole threads are lined with zinc or something.
David Battistella
07-28-2007, 10:02 AM
Sound Doc and ACe.
This is exactly how I think they would have engineered their stuff. It's true that those camera's are definitely more robust and that type of precision machining, thought and consideration to materials and design details, is what makes them last.
I think we can expect no less from the RED camera. I was only wondering out loud.
chuck colburn
07-29-2007, 10:00 AM
Screw holes only get buggerd up from people not knowing how to screw right.
Noah Kadner
07-29-2007, 11:13 AM
Screw holes only get buggerd up from people not knowing how to screw right.
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-Noah
David Battistella
07-29-2007, 11:35 AM
Chuck,
What type of high quality machined screw mechanism would you recommend? There has to be one that is better than the other.
David