Recommended crash cam to go with Red?

[Sarah C.]

Not because I'm shooting soon, but am pondering budgeting for a couple of projects invloving vehicles that could run over a crash cam.. Don't want to put a "precious" Red into a crash cam housing if it is the primary/main camera for the production! Should I be thinking consumer HD camera(s) or 16mm? What do you guys recommend as a substitute to the Red camera for use in rough handling/potential damaging situations?

(I did do some searching on this forum, but didn't find what I was looking for)

thx,
Sarah :red_bandana: :gun:

 

[Julio Quintana]

In the future: Scarlet
Right now: Sony EX1
Panasonic HVX200
Canon XL-H1
Canon HV30 (cheap for really quick shots)

 

[Tico Llaurador]

Arri IIc

 

[David W. Jones]

B & H eyemo

 

[Matt Ryan]

Sony ex1 or ex3...both 1080p and 24p. Good image to go with red( nice color and very sharp). Can be upscaled a bit and still hold ( obviously not like the red). No HVX, bad choice ( too soft for blowup at all and if you shoot in 1080 its interlaced. Same with xl-h1, go with the sony ex1 or newer ex3. Good luck! Let us know what you choose and how it goes!

 

[Brent J. Craig]

The definition of "crash cam" is completely dependent on your budget. If you are doing a stunt that costs $200,000 per take, then an 18 thousand dollar camera could quite easily be considered your crash camera. On a lower budget, it may not be.

When Speed was shooting in Toronto, they trashed 2 or 3 Arri 435's. Is a $250,000 camera a crash cam to you?

I would say that with clever rigs and intelligent camera placement you hardly ever have to destroy a camera to get a shot.

Remember to shoot safely. It is easier to replace a camera than a life.

 

[Stephen Williams]

When Speed was shooting in Toronto, they trashed 2 or 3 Arri 435's. Is a $250,000 camera a crash cam to you?

Remember to shoot safely. It is easier to replace a camera than a life.

Hi,

I usually use a Bell and Howell Eyemo, fairly indestructible but only a few hundred dollars if the worst happens.

Stephen

 

[g3nov3s3]

Remember to shoot safely. It is easier to replace a camera than a life.

Extras are expendable..... A good camera is a rare treasure....

 

[Sarah C.]

Hi Guys,
Oh thanks very much! I like all these ideas. g3nov.. I'm with you: save the camera! Extras get paid too much to just stand around and look interested. Hey Brent.. did you work on Speed? Excellent flick. I can't speak of the film I just worked on, but "there may be a film shot recently" which sent more Arri 435's than that back to Panavision..one of them had it's parts strewn over a hundred feet from the impact point! :bye2: (Not GI Joe.. I hear they used Red's for crash cams?)

~S :red_bandana:

 

[Stephen Williams]

Hi Guys,
(Not GI Joe.. I hear they used Red's for crash cams?)

~S :red_bandana:

Hi,

Red is a great deal cheaper than a Genisis, F35 etc so will get used as a crash camera by many.

Stephen

 

[Sarah C.]

Hi Stephen,

I like your idea of using the eyemo.. I will investigate further!

thx,
~Sarah