RED ONE body color?

[RED Russians]

Just a simple point re the color of the camera body. Black absorbs heat. Why not leave it silver like the prototype (or maybe have black/metallic option). Also any word on the highest temperature it will work at? Will it automatically shutdown to avoid internal damage? Thanks.

 

[Jeremy Hughes]

I wanted to create a petition to get a silver option. But I never did.

 

[Priyesh P.]

I option for a electroluminescent coating, so everybody can clearly see the camera while on set and as a byproduct emits it's own light.

 

[Brook Willard]

I'd love to have a reflective camera bouncing light all over the set.

 

[Chris Forbes]

The RED camera should be . . . red.

The problem with that is any bright color tends to make the metal look cheap.

 

[PaulClements]

Why not just buy or make a sun cover for it that reflects heat off of it if it's that major concern. Just in the same way you'd have a rain cover for when it's raining. You could also have a padded one that has silver on the inside to retain heat for in very cold conditions.

... Curt, get your sewing kit out m8

 

[Finner]

The RED camera should be . . . red.

The problem with that is any bright color tends to make the metal look cheap.

I would not think that is why they would not paint it red. In fact a lot of ferraris are red and metal and I would not say they look cheap.

The problem with red on a camera is it reflects and spills light all over the place. The last thing anyone really wants is a reflective silver or bright colored camera. Cameras are traditionaly black or grey and have a matte finish for some very important reasons. Try dollying past a wall of windows and see how easy it is to hide a beaming silver or red camera.

 

[Sean Michael Johnston]

How about a build to order option with leather accents like a Leica. Red leather grips on a black camera with a titanium lens mount to match the rails : )

 

[Priyesh P.]

I've thought over the whole thing a second time. Maybe Jim should rethink his whole concept. The Red was initially planned as a camera, but now we can clearly see that customers demand something with more bling-bling, like a car or maybe some sorta Red-cellphone.

 

[Poi Boy]

I think we need something akin to a mood ring that changes colors depending on what you are shooting.
Aloha
-A

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

what brook said... light will be all over the place.. and also.. if you think the aluminum look will stay cooler.. think again.. black absorbs and has absorbent heat. but (I THINK) the aluminum reflects direct sunlight.. thus causing a painful touch as well.. not to mention laser like sunbeams dominating the eyes of anyone who happens to step in its wake.

keep mine black. Im not trying to show off any fancy bling. I want a functional piece of equipment.. besides.. the more incognito the better imho

 

[Mark Crabtree]

Functional

Functional

If you are shooting outside in the summer near or over 100 degree ambient temperatures and your camera is in the direct sunlight for more than 10 minutes, you may have heat issues. I know my Varicam has big problems in this situation and I have to take pains to keep the sun off it. This is why Panavision cameras are a creamy white color and why the military painted BNCR's white. But bear in mind that those are film cameras, and not nearly as subject to the affects of heat as an electronic sensor camera like the Red. If there was the option I would want my camera white. When I shoot with lighting, I'm not going to worry that my white camera is going to reflect light for 2 reasons. 1. It will be hiding behind my big matte box. 2. I can cover the camera with a lightweight black cloth. If functionality is your concern, think about how a white camera can shoot all day at the beach, while you will have to boot up and down and do other silly things trying to keep your black camera from overheating.

 

[Priyesh P.]

please. all of this requests for other colours than pure black are not serious. if you really want to ruin your investment, than grind down the finish and paint it whatever you like - and end up with something everybody will either be mad at / laugh about or simply decline.
red is not a toy or something to boast with (ok, not only at least).

 

[Mark Crabtree]

Toys

Toys

I guess you think that Panavison cameras are toys then.

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

Sheltie.. the red being white, wasnt what others were referring too. They wanted the aluminum finish that was on the prototype which in my opinion is crazy. Panavision genesis = dark .. arri d-20 = dark
my pc computer sitting in a hot room with direct sunlight= dark

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

PS. u cant probably make some sort of white heat reflectant covering if the heat was a potential threat.. just an idea

 

[Andreas Fernbrant]

I'd love a matte grey like the first protos!

 

[Gavin Greenwalt]

My cinema display is silver and when it gets in the direct sunlight I could fry an egg on the back of it.

My black LCD right next to it... also in the sun. Perfectly fine.

 

[Zakaree Sandberg]

My cinema display is silver and when it gets in the direct sunlight I could fry an egg on the back of it.

My black LCD right next to it... also in the sun. Perfectly fine.

EXACTLYYYYY!!! the silver causes a hotttt reflection.. where black can soak up the energy and wont become as hot to touch

 

[Michael Hastings]

That doesn't make sense to me unless the cinema display

That doesn't make sense to me unless the cinema display

My cinema display is silver and when it gets in the direct sunlight I could fry an egg on the back of it.

My black LCD right next to it... also in the sun. Perfectly fine.

That doesn't make sense to me unless the cinema display is metal casing and the black LCD is plastic and therefore it is just not transmitting the heat back to you as fast. But if both casings were metal and one white and one black the black one will definitely get hotter.

Because the REDONE is aluminum it will definitely get hotter in the sunlight than white or silver, but the idea of black is to minimize light reflections that can show up more easily and generally the thinking for pro cameras is minimize the potential light problems by making them black. If you are working in sunlight you may want it to cover it with something white.

On the other hand most of the "pro" Canon telephotos are white because they know the will be used most often outdoors. The truth is you can deal with either color by using a covering. But black got the reputation of being "pro" so I think you are going to see that as the first option.

With that said, lenses should definitely be black at least on the frontal surfaces because any other color will show up as reflections on your filters.