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Marco_A

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  1. What was most disconcerting with my Hackintosh experience was lack of stability.  Although I had turned automatic software updates off, the version I was running stopped working with Apples cloud services (iMessages, Backup, ...).  I also experienced way too many crashes and apps that ran on vanilla OSX would not work on the Hackintosh version.  I hope your experience would be far better than mine. :)

    BRU has many features and allows you to perform, full, partial or incremental backups and restores.  It allows you to tune its parameters (buffer sizes, read/write blocks, etc.) to get the best transfer rates out of your controller and LTO drive.  It also has a reasonable UI (not as elegant as Apple's) to navigate volumes and archives.  I have been using it to backup my 12TB RAID and make archival backups of my RED mini-mags after shoots.

    BRU is primarily a Mac app (they also support Linux), if I were you, I would ask users on reduser.net or Tolis Group if Hackintosh is supported and viable.  They do offer a free trial for their software - you should try before you buy.

    Best,

     

    Marco

  2. Ty,

    You may have better luck posting your questions on reduser.net - there are numerous LTO users (a must for raw workflow backup and archiving) and a handful of Hackintosh users. 

    I gave up on Hackintosh many moons ago due to lack of 3rd party driver support and instability caused by OSX software updates.  I have been using the HP LTO5 drive you are considering on a 2013 Mac Pro with BRU software (http://www.tolisgroup.com/) with great success!  LTFS never worked for me - too slow for large directories and somewhat unreliable.

    If I were you, I would start with Windows and explore LTFS and see if it meets your needs.

    Best of luck,

    Marco

  3. You are absolutely correct, a bulky and heavy setup such as the FM module + cinelux on rails is not conducive to fine adjustments.  If I come up with a better solution, I will definitely let you know.

  4. Looking at the 3D CAD drawing and the photo of the FM+Cinelux+PL-mount with the Amira in the PDF, it seems the exact flange distance is not required.  The PL-mount is merely a hollow cylinder accommodating the rear element of the spherical cinelux and allowing it to slide towards or away from the Amira's sensor.  Once focus at infinity is achieved, the 3 screws on the PL-mount are used to lock the lens in place.

    I ordered 2 spherical lenses for my cinelux and plan to explore getting a PL-mount made with CNC.

    Marco

  5. Rook, thank-you so much for restarting this thread and also the link to Boyd Hobbs' very informative writeup!

    I love the look of the FM module + cinelux but have yet to use it with a taking lens shorter than the 58mm (Helios).  Using 15mm LW rods, setup is very straightforward, but swapping out the taking lens is a real pain.  Also, except for cinelux I had little luck with my other anamorphic adapters.  I was looking forward to using my Isco ultra star. :/ 

    Quite intrigued with Boyd Hobbs' very clever solution.  The pl mount option is extremely appealing to me since I recently acquired a Sony F3 - hope BH is willing to share his 3D design.

    Thanks again,

    Marco

     

  6. I agree 100%!  I purchased one months ago after reading the FM forum posts and I use it with Schneider Cinelux - it works as advertised.

    Love to learn more about Boyd Hobbs' clever solution he used for the Delta spot.  Unfortunately the link is broken:

    http://boydhobbs.com/delta

    Please let me know if you have a copy of his writeup.

    Thanks,

     

    Marco

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