6 red ones or 2 alexa?

[Bearl Milton]

is it best to buy 6 red ones or 2 alexa? My friend told me buy Alexa because it is not broken as much. But I think 6 red ones much better. price almost same but really Alexa 3 times better? Sorry my english not so goot.

 

[Steve Sherrick]

what will the cameras be used for? Rental? To do your own productions? Having used all flavors of RED I can assure you the cameras work just fine. Same with Alexa. There are differences for sure and that would be a matter of testing and determining what suits your needs best.

 

[Dylan Macleod CSC]

Why not buy both? One Alexa and three or four REDs?

 

[Stephen Gentle]

Depends what you want in a camera. If it's just the comfort that the Arri logo on the side gives you, yeah, Alexa is better :biggrin:

But seriously, I guess for shooting television the Alexa has some advantages, since you can get a 1080p ProRes file out of the camera, but for cinema, I'd always go for the RED - the resolution is a few times greater, dynamic range is about the same - the only downside is that it requires more computer power and time in post production to process it.

 

[Cüneyt Kaya]

Depends what you want in a camera. If it's just the comfort that the Arri logo on the side gives you, yeah, Alexa is better :biggrin:

But seriously, I guess for shooting television the Alexa has some advantages, since you can get a 1080p ProRes file out of the camera, but for cinema, I'd always go for the RED - the resolution is a few times greater, dynamic range is about the same - the only downside is that it requires more computer power and time in post production to process it.

if you have an avid worklfow and want to edit in dnxhd red has even more advantages.

alexa is good in ergonomics, DR is good, resolution is weak.
red`s DR is good, resolution awesome and its raw

 

[Dustin Cross]

Alexa has great DR and it works. Resolution is the problem. Prores is good and works for FCP workflow, but can have issues with Avid.

Red MX has good DR and can require you to pay a little more attention to keep the camera working perfect. Resolution is AWESOME and Redcode Raw is Awesome.

The real cost of both cameras is the accessories and related gear to make the usable. Sticks, mattebox , follow focus, batts........ That stuff cost more than either camera.


Dusty

 

[David Battistella]

You guys are really posting to someone who's name backwards is MILTON BEARL?

Troll alert...I've already reported this one.

David

 

[Christian Munoz D]

If you have the budget go for both. Depending what is your final goal.

 

[albert rudnicki]

from grandma's notepad:
By 3 apples and one banana, more of those that last longer.

 

[Jeff Coatney]

You could wait until Red's version of the Alexa is released. Its called the Scarlet. You could buy 40 of them for the same price.

 

[David (dudi) Namir]

Why not buy both? One Alexa and three or four REDs?

Why can't we simply click "like" to some answers
:thumbsup:

 

[Tony Lorentzen]

Please don't feed the trolls

 

[Martin Weiss]