| Manufacturer | Tribe⁷ |
| Series | Blackwing⁷ |
| Model | - |
| Focal Length | 107mm |
| Max Aperture | T1.8 |
| Min Aperture | T22 |
| Format | Full Frame |
| Image Circle | 62mm |
| Minimum Focus | 27 in. |
| Focus Rotation | 270 |
| Iris Blades | 14 |
| Optical Design | 6/4 |
| Squeeze | none |
| Front Diameter | 104mm |
| Filter Thread | none |
| Focus/Zoom Rod | n/a |
| Native Mount | PL |
| Data Protocol | none |
| Length | 6.4 in. |
| Weight | 1400 g |
| Body Telescope | none |
| Body Material | Aluminum |
| Focus Drive | Manual |
| Iris Drive | Manual |
| Zoom Drive | n/a |
Country of Origin: Germany
Release Date: -
Launch Price: -
Design Revisions:
This section restricted to Duclos Staff users.
Known Issues:
1. image shift - some shift occurs in focus if followers are worn, have flat spots or damaged. See below for hours to access and adjust.
Service Manual: Disassembly/Re-assembly
SKIN Conversion: tribe7-blackwing7-skin-specifications-spring24.pdf
Test ALL Tribe⁷ lenses on O-tool as part of every approved service. Screenshot and save results to thumb drive on o-tool computer
Full CLA: 6-8 hrs.
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C/A Optics: 2-4 hrs
to drop out optics: remove beauty ring, remove 4 phillips screws around front element and lift out optical core.
Factory tolerance for imperfections on elements: For your reference: Our factory tolerance for scratches are “A single lens with this specification is allowed to have 3 “dots” of the size of 0.1mm and 3 scratches with the width of 0.016mm
Image shift: 1-2 hrs
image shift: factory spec - should be below 0.5mm at 6 feet (2 photosites)
currently fix: rotate cam followers to not flat spots to reduce image shift (best effort). we have plans to fabricate new followers as replacements but have not done so yet
Rough iris: 3 hrs
Remove iris, shim under internal iris ring to relieve tension on bearings.
Centering/field: 2-3 hrs
centering screws in rear optics of 137mm only (must drop out optics to access)
37, 47, 57 do not have centering screws.
Re-collimate: 1-2 hrs
compatible with ZEISS 9 hole shims. Tribe⁷ shims sold as 8 piece set only (not individually)
SKIN Conversion: 1 hr. per lens
swap front element and witness ring. 3 different color temp options available. Confirm which is desired before swapping parts.
See here for general info on that: tribe7-blackwing7-skin-specifications-spring24.pdf
…end of Staff section