EPIC Reservations Begin...

[Joe Carney]

Gumbo yaya Ketch!

[Jarred Land]

He he, I so happen to actually make some of the most delicious home Made "Gnocchi di Patate al Ragu'"

Gnocchi is the hardest pasta to get right...not just right but fantastic right.

its like color science :)

[KETCH ROSSi]

Gnocchi is the hardest pasta to get right...not just right but fantastic right.

its like color science :)

He he, so true.

That is why I begin with choosing the right Potatoes, Fresh Eggs, Right Flour, and make the mixture by hand, then cut each individual string of dough, and make the Gnocchi one by one, then press gently the fork on them a sprinkle of flour, and in the boiling water they go, while a=on the side I'm already working on the Bolognese, and that one you guys already tasted on the Lasagna.

He he, some time I missed the Restaurant business so much ,I wanted to reopen one just for friends, ha ha.

[Luca Immesi]

Actually, Upon placing my reservations for my Epic-X cameras, I told Brent, that I will trow the Red Team a Summer party!

Red is always doing Red event for Us with food and all, this time it is We that do a party for them!

Jim, (if not in Fiji) Jarred and the entire Red Team, will get an Italian Extravaganza party to remember or at list their Palate will!

Since I will make this coincide with the coming of my Italian friends (as they too will be coming to take delivery of their Epic-X.

We will have Traditional Original foods brought in from various regions of Italy, Like Sardegna, Umbria, Lazio, Toscana, and what ever the guys are coming from.

Yeah, is time to also give something back to those that always give us so much, it will be a hell of a "WELL DESERVED" party for the Red Team!!

Count on It, hoops did I just sounded like some one we know, he he

Great idea Ketch! I will be your assistant chef.

[Erik Franzén]

Great idea Ketch! I will be your assistant chef.

...and I'll be wherever the food is, trying to take a bit

[christopher witzke]

Will my RED ONE that I purchased April 2009 always be worth $17.5k as a trade it to RED if I don't execute an upgrade? So far I've only heard to FF35.... but will it's $17.5k value as a trade in ever go down and when?

My work is 50/50 stllls/motion.... my hope is to upgrade/trade in when the EPIC can replace my stills cameras. FF 6k with 13 stops of DR would do it.

[Nils Ruinet]

Just curious about one point :
If chosing stage 2, we get a $1250 credit on our Red One MX upgrade.
In january, when Jarred announced the start of the MX upgrade program, he told us about a RED Rocket / MX upgrade bundle that would cost $8750.
http://reduser.net/forum/showpost.ph...06&postcount=1

So, can we take advantage of both these offers and :
- Chose the stage 2 upgrade path
- Upgrade our Red One to MX
- Buy a RED Rocket card
for $19500 (Stage 2 Epic X) + $8750 (the bundle) - $1250 (Stage 2 credit on MX upgrade) ?
Or are these 2 offers mutually exclusive ?

Could someone at Red clarify this ?
Thanks

[Tim Morten]

The October announcement was updated at some point to indicate that Stage 2 owners can update their R1 to MX (in the text/graphic about all the stages). The bundle with Rocket isn't explicitly referenced, but there's no reason to believe that it wouldn't be available to Stage 2 owners just like everyone else. I believe a number of folks who have already signed up for Stage 2 took advantage of the bundle deal.

- Tim

[Tony Lorentzen]

One question: If I decide to sign up for the Stage 2 and is unable to pay for the camera when it becomes available will I have forfeited my chances of going for Stage 3, instead?

[Jeff Kilgroe]

One question: If I decide to sign up for the Stage 2 and is unable to pay for the camera when it becomes available will I have forfeited my chances of going for Stage 3, instead?

That is the way I understand it. It seems that if you sign up for Stage-2 and pay now, you are committed. When your camera is ready, you will have 30 days to complete the transaction. If you can't, you forfeit your ability to upgrade. I believe it also said on the Stage-2 upgrade page that the deposit is fully refundable, but if you do request a refund, you RED One is still marked as executed and you forfeit your upgrade path.

It seems kinda harsh, but also makes sense. It keeps those who are on the fence or not serious about Stage-2 from holding up others who are ready to go. Definitely not a decision to consider lightly. And you still have some time to decide.

I think the Stage-2 is a great deal for anyone who is using their camera regularly and could benefit to keep their RED One in addition to getting the Epic-X. For those who are not as busy or don't need more than one camera, Stage-3 is probably the better choice. I wouldn't think it wise to choose Stage-2 or Stage-3 based on an estimated delivery time or date. We don't yet know just how fast RED will be able to produce these or ramp up production. It could be quite fast and I would assume it will be fast. We have been told several times that it will be much faster than the RED One. They will also need to have manufacturing in place and running fast to keep up with the demand for Scarlet, which is going to be huge.