November 13th... prep.

[shashbugu]

its all California time, my friends so set you clocks.
Cant wait for the anouncement.

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

I think they made a goof when they first put the clock online... Appears fixed now. 8AM California time on thursday sound pretty reasonable to me.

 

[SalaTar]

I think they made a goof when they first put the clock online... Appears fixed now. 8AM California time on thursday sound pretty reasonable to me.

amoung all the goofs they ....DO

 

[Jason Wingrove]

CONGRATS RED on clearing the backorder on Red Ones. I can only imagine what a mammoth effort it was. Bravo

J

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[Wil Klassen]

its all California time, my friends so set you clocks...

FINALLY once we don't get shaded out of big events out here :gun: (no bears games, football doesnt start till 1030 on sundays, tv shows are on at 9 or 10 pm instead of 7.) SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!:w00t:

 

[Mike Bozulich]

I think they made a goof when they first put the clock online... Appears fixed now. 8AM California time on thursday sound pretty reasonable to me.

Sorry, you're off a bit.

It's 5PM now, Cali time. The clock reads 1 day, 13hrs remaining.

So, doing the math: Add a day puts us at 5PM on Weds. Add 13 hrs to that puts us at 6AM California time. :usd:

 

[David Rasberry]

I'm skeptical as well, as I consider TTL OVF to be required. But I'm open minded about it.



If so, then I'm already disappointed, since the DSMC is the only proposed product that interests me. Well, unless Scarlet is the DSMC, which makes little sense to me.

To me pictures/images/stills are all the same thing, as are movies/video/motion. The quality of each can certainly cover a wide range, but the real difference is a single frame versus many frames taken at a steady cadence. Some people say things like "I don't take pictures, I capture images". Whatever. Same thing with "I don't take video, I shoot motion pictures". Cough up some quality, I don't care what you call it.

As EVF displays improve, optical viewfinders will be displaced. For any camera that captures motion, an SLR style mirror system is a useless anachronism and prismatic finders degrade sensitivity and image quality. Much better to see the actual image that the sensor produces at a quality level that allows for critical judgement.

 

[Zach Nelson]

The clock is completely messed up - at least for me. It keeps adding time.

ok - according to the time in the countdown .js file.. the announcement is at 6AM (PDT) / 9AM (EDT) on Thursday.

you can also view this interesting tidbit: http://www.red.com/skin/img/index/num/time_up.png

 

[Chuck Z]

I have only one request.

I'll be at work during the announcement. The web filtering system where I work is very draconian. In fact, for a period of time you couldn't even access Wikipedia, on the grounds that it was "educational."

Anyway, I can at least view the main RED webpage from work, but not the forum. Please make sure all of the information is put up ON THE RED WEBSITE so I can salivate until my lunch hour.

Thanks.

 

[Lee Jay]

As EVF displays improve, optical viewfinders will be displaced.

Until they start getting updated at around 500fps in good light, and 60fps in lousy light, I'll have to stick with my optical TTL finders. Plus, no one has yet convinced me that contrast-detection autofocus will *ever* be as fast and reliable on fast-moving subjects as phase-detection autofocus. And I don't know a way to do TTL PD AF without a mirror. EVFs use too much power anyway. I like my batteries to be small, light, and last all day.

 

[David Rasberry]

Until they start getting updated at around 500fps in good light, and 60fps in lousy light, I'll have to stick with my optical TTL finders. Plus, no one has yet convinced me that contrast-detection autofocus will *ever* be as fast and reliable on fast-moving subjects as phase-detection autofocus. And I don't know a way to do TTL PD AF without a mirror. EVFs use too much power anyway. I like my batteries to be small, light, and last all day.

Current generation LCOS viewfinders are refreshing at up to 180fps and are much easier to see in low light conditions than an optical finder. Mirrors are not relevant to a digital motion picture camera. I doubt Red will be making anything with a mirror reflex system.

What is auto focus?:usd:

 

[Don King]

An auto focus feature would be nice.

 

[John Caballero]

I say 6:00 AM Pacific, 9:00 AM EST. This should turn into a contest.

 

[Brook Willard]

Wait, there's a 6 AM too!?

 

[Scott Watts]

Wait, there's a 6 AM too!?

I imagine that's what time I'm going to have to start waking up to soon.





Why can't I have a fun job?

 

[Dustin Brown]

I'm glad they added the countdown! I've been glued to these message boards. ONLY ONE MORE DAY!

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Sorry, you're off a bit.

...I wasn't at the time. :umm:

Looks like the thing has stabilized now. I guess we'll see what it says tomorrow.

Pssst. Hey, Jarred. Wouldn't it be a hoot if the clock suddenly added 12 hours to itself about a minute before reaching zero? Hehe...

 

[John Caballero]

The shifting countdown clock continues its countdown.

 

[Peter Mosiman]

I can't even wait!!!!!!

 

[John Caballero]

So many grown men and women waiting for Christmas morning in November!