Gabriel Brault Tardif
Well-known member
Hi Guys,
I'm wondering what is the best "starting kit"...
I'm very concerned with having a "very good kit" working fine.
Just ordering the Body is not an option for me. I want it to be at the top of the game.
I thought I would buy V-Mount batteries, but it seems PRETTY expensive..
One 4 slot Charger, 4 V-Mount Endura Elit Pro batteries, and the Red Quickplate + Universal mount is about 5000$ alone.
Aoutch...
So what do you guys think:
14,015$ Scarlett Al Canon Mount Package
2000$ PL Mount (I will shoot most of my personnal stuff on EF lenses... so the AL Mount seems the best option, but the PL will allow me to rent it on high-end shoots)
950$ X 3 64 Gig SSD (4 cards in total of 64gb seems pretty good, it's about 24-30 minutes each?, Seems good to have 4 cards, so if one breaks... less annoying?)
250$ Red Station (2 Red Station in total is safer right)
150$ Ac Power Adaptor (2 Power Adaptor is safer right)
500$ Redmote (I want to make sure the camera is always operational, even in the cold...the touchscreen at minus 10 celcius not sure it's gonna react good)
1350$ Scarlet Base Production Pack (Seems like I need it to mount the camera properly? Do i need other parts?)
3200$ Bomb EVF (Anyone renting it will want to choose renting it or... not)
240 X 3 LCD EVF Cable (3 cables is safer right)
150$ Red Arm
30$ Red Mag Case
125$ X2 Universal Mount (Seems logical to have this so I can Mount stuff on the rods)
500$ Red Quickplate (Do i need this to actually use the RED VOLTS? Or where do the RED VOLTS mounts?)
150X3 DC Power Cable (Do i need those to plug the Red Volts?)
150$ X2 Red Carbon Rod (a set of 12 + one of 18 inches for different setups?) Should I buy from another brand?
150$ X2 Red Carbon Rod (extra rods...)
95$ 15mm Adaptor (I will need this to adapt to 15mm rods where I will mount my Redrock Follow Focus + Mattebox)
195$ X8 RedVolts (10 batteries in total seems pretty good, 10X 25-35 min of running time... someone told me it takes 2 hours to charge one of these... I was concerned with the running time but figured it's better to have a light rig... and the camera boot is 15 second... so i think it's a safe bet to go with Red Volts?.... also a cheap long term way of powering the camera since a new battery is 195$...not 500$...)
195$ X4 (5 Chargers for 10 batteries seems like a VERY good ratio... right?)
Total:
29 575$
The 9750$ body is very far behind eh.....? But this seems realistic to me.
I worked with the RED as a camera assistant or DOP about 50 times, I know little details will make the difference between a nice clean setup and a "not so nice" one.
Anyone have hints to give me? Should I configure it in another way? Do i forgot about any thing?
I'm wishing for the best, and having a fully loaded kit is my aim!
Thanks guys!
LATER this year:
1500$ Red Armor (warranty can be paid in the first yr so why send the money now?)
I'm wondering what is the best "starting kit"...
I'm very concerned with having a "very good kit" working fine.
Just ordering the Body is not an option for me. I want it to be at the top of the game.
I thought I would buy V-Mount batteries, but it seems PRETTY expensive..
One 4 slot Charger, 4 V-Mount Endura Elit Pro batteries, and the Red Quickplate + Universal mount is about 5000$ alone.
Aoutch...
So what do you guys think:
14,015$ Scarlett Al Canon Mount Package
2000$ PL Mount (I will shoot most of my personnal stuff on EF lenses... so the AL Mount seems the best option, but the PL will allow me to rent it on high-end shoots)
950$ X 3 64 Gig SSD (4 cards in total of 64gb seems pretty good, it's about 24-30 minutes each?, Seems good to have 4 cards, so if one breaks... less annoying?)
250$ Red Station (2 Red Station in total is safer right)
150$ Ac Power Adaptor (2 Power Adaptor is safer right)
500$ Redmote (I want to make sure the camera is always operational, even in the cold...the touchscreen at minus 10 celcius not sure it's gonna react good)
1350$ Scarlet Base Production Pack (Seems like I need it to mount the camera properly? Do i need other parts?)
3200$ Bomb EVF (Anyone renting it will want to choose renting it or... not)
240 X 3 LCD EVF Cable (3 cables is safer right)
150$ Red Arm
30$ Red Mag Case
125$ X2 Universal Mount (Seems logical to have this so I can Mount stuff on the rods)
500$ Red Quickplate (Do i need this to actually use the RED VOLTS? Or where do the RED VOLTS mounts?)
150X3 DC Power Cable (Do i need those to plug the Red Volts?)
150$ X2 Red Carbon Rod (a set of 12 + one of 18 inches for different setups?) Should I buy from another brand?
150$ X2 Red Carbon Rod (extra rods...)
95$ 15mm Adaptor (I will need this to adapt to 15mm rods where I will mount my Redrock Follow Focus + Mattebox)
195$ X8 RedVolts (10 batteries in total seems pretty good, 10X 25-35 min of running time... someone told me it takes 2 hours to charge one of these... I was concerned with the running time but figured it's better to have a light rig... and the camera boot is 15 second... so i think it's a safe bet to go with Red Volts?.... also a cheap long term way of powering the camera since a new battery is 195$...not 500$...)
195$ X4 (5 Chargers for 10 batteries seems like a VERY good ratio... right?)
Total:
29 575$
The 9750$ body is very far behind eh.....? But this seems realistic to me.
I worked with the RED as a camera assistant or DOP about 50 times, I know little details will make the difference between a nice clean setup and a "not so nice" one.
Anyone have hints to give me? Should I configure it in another way? Do i forgot about any thing?
I'm wishing for the best, and having a fully loaded kit is my aim!
Thanks guys!
LATER this year:
1500$ Red Armor (warranty can be paid in the first yr so why send the money now?)