How long do RED ONE owners have to Upgrade

[Joe Taylor]

Upgrading to the EPIC X certainly seems like an attractive option for those who don't wish to remain left behind once all these new cameras are released. However I just bought my RED ONE, during the big announcement back in November. Talk about inauspicious beginnings. I'm still reeling from that blow.

Anyhow, to make this camera really work for me, I still need to come up with thousands of dollars. My dear old dad has been loaning me a small fortune, and I simply don't have the heart to tell him what is going on with this company. He'd be crushed if he knew.

Anyhow, I simply won't have any money to upgrade to the EPIC X anytime soon. I'll be in debt for years the way it is.

How long will the upgrade path be open to the EPIC X for the RED ONE owners?

 

[J.D. Frey]

I'm wondering the same thing- I'd really want to keep my Red One (I love it) and buy an epic, but I don't think that is feasible in the immediate future. I think i'll be going with the sensor upgrade and then eventually buy an epic. I don't imagine that RED will want to keep the RED Ones up to date with new sensors in-perpetuity.

 

[K. Møller]

The offer is for future RED owners too, as far as I gather. So I'm guessing that the offer will at least be valid up until a possible discontinuation of the RED One...

Not that, that analysis, helps out a lot - just my two øre, though

 

[Julio Quintana]

I'm pretty sure there is no time limit on when you can upgrade to the Epic. I'm not sure what that means in extreme cases, as in someone trying to upgrade ten years from now.

 

[Gary Ploj]

Which camera???

Which camera???

Upgrading to the EPIC X certainly seems like an attractive option for those who don't wish to remain left behind once all these new cameras are released. However I just bought my RED ONE, during the big announcement back in November. Talk about inauspicious beginnings. I'm still reeling from that blow.

Anyhow, to make this camera really work for me, I still need to come up with thousands of dollars. My dear old dad has been loaning me a small fortune, and I simply don't have the heart to tell him what is going on with this company. He'd be crushed if he knew.

Anyhow, I simply won't have any money to upgrade to the EPIC X anytime soon. I'll be in debt for years the way it is.

How long will the upgrade path be open to the EPIC X for the RED ONE owners?

Hi Joe,

I'm sorry about your sitution but what camera would of you gotten if you didn't get the RED One? I still think the RED ONe is a great camera and value. Maybe in eyes of others, they might think otherwise. Plus, you can get the upgrade...not sure if you have to pay...I thought it was a straight upgrade to Epic X with those bonus goodies.

I'm still debating myself. I still the R1 is the bomb...sure, the Scarlet FF35 is great but the limited formats and limited fps are a turn off and when they offiical ship is a huge concern?

Be happy and shoot away...so you can make the extra dough to pay back for the upgrade or whatever camera you are thinking of and your dear old Dad the loan too. Best of both worlds.

Be happy you got one, lots of REDDruller would love to be in your shoes. I know I would.

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Upgrading to the EPIC X certainly seems like an attractive option for those who don't wish to remain left behind once all these new cameras are released. However I just bought my RED ONE, during the big announcement back in November. Talk about inauspicious beginnings. I'm still reeling from that blow.

There has been no time limit mentioned. It seems reasonable to assume that you will have at least a year from now to start formulating upgrade plans... After all, you could theoretically save your RED One upgrade option to trade in on an EPIC 617 sometime in 2010.

The best advice I can give in your situation is... DON'T PANIC! DON'T WORRY!. Just chill. Hollywood features are being shot on the RED One. It is a fine camera and is not a camera that RED will be doing away with anytime soon. It will be eligible for sensor upgrades of its own and trade-ins toward any EPIC model of your choosing once the time is right.

Just relax, enjoy the RED One and make beautiful images. Find your place in the market and you should be able to recover your investment, then you can start worrying about upgrades.

 

[J.D. Frey]

I agree- jeff, my concern is that i am seriously in love with the Red One- I guess that's why they have the sensor upgrade for the red one as well- kind of a boob job for the faithful lady. Guess I gotta go earn some cash to buy an Epic- strictly business relationship of course, no hanky panky with the Epic. I'll stop the metaphore now before I get into talking about rentals.

 

[Noah Kadner]

Should we assume that at a certain point in the future RED One will no longer be sold at all or will it continue to co-exist once Scarlet and EPIC ship?

Noah

 

[Joseph Ward]

Maybe Red should discontinue making new RedOnes once Epic X/Epic S35 come out?
They can always keep on improving existing RedOnes.