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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Durability of RED?

yeah man. im mean lugging 200lbs for 20 days. you wont make 4000ft
you are carrying food and water too right? do you have sherpas and pack mules?

seriously. whats the crew size?
 
You can do it.

You can do it.

Allen,
I have specialized in filming and photographing in extreme cold for the past ten years. Using the RED One would mean stripping it down to just the basics, one lens and a ton of batteries. The key to batteries is not letting them die, as soon as they get low, you switch them out with a battery that is warm. If you let a battery die in extreme cold , it will not be able to fully recover, even if you use hand warmers. So if you rotate them often, even every ten or twenty minutes, they can last a long time.

And of course, never let the camera get warm, let it stay outside of the tent, just bring the batteries in and sleep with them in your bag.(though batteries are not a very good pillow).

You can shoot me an email if you have any more questions about cold, also, if your project needs another support man, let me know, I am also a professional glacier guide.

Cheers,
Carl
DP indieAK films
 
Carlbattreall said:
Allen,
I have specialized in filming and photographing in extreme cold for the past ten years. Using the RED One would mean stripping it down to just the basics, one lens and a ton of batteries. The key to batteries is not letting them die, as soon as they get low, you switch them out with a battery that is warm. If you let a battery die in extreme cold , it will not be able to fully recover, even if you use hand warmers. So if you rotate them often, even every ten or twenty minutes, they can last a long time.

And of course, never let the camera get warm, let it stay outside of the tent, just bring the batteries in and sleep with them in your bag.(though batteries are not a very good pillow).

You can shoot me an email if you have any more questions about cold, also, if your project needs another support man, let me know, I am also a professional glacier guide.

Cheers,
Carl
DP indieAK films
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Thats very kind, as i gather more information I will indeed chuck you a email!
 
Instead of having a ton of batteries bought a small Honda aggregator. When I'm in a hide for several days, it's a convinient alternative.
 
Canon 5dII might be a smart option for you too. I own and use the RED, but the 5dII is massively smaller and will provide nice depth of field/beautiful imagery. If it works with your project might be hugely helpful.
 
Am i missing something here? Im after a video camera, not a DSLR...
 
George Allen said:
I would like to re-iterate for everyone (as i have done 3 times previously) i'm most probably not going to be taking the red one up. By the looks of things the red Scarlet is a lot more compact, and hopefully less heavy!
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Hi George, I just want to add something that other posters mentioning Scarlet should have mentioned (or probably assumed you already knew), Scarlet (or Epic) is not yet available, and probably will not be until the very end of this year at the earliest (my guess), and in very limited supplies at the beginning. (also my experienced guess)

However I have to say that it is possible, to set up the RED ONE relatively lightweight, and depending on what you want to do and how you want to do it, you might not need the heaviest tripod/head etc...(If weight was cruicial to me, I wouldn´t bring a follow focus etc... I would shoot on CF cards, and skip the heavy cradle, I might forget a Matte Box, and just strap my filters directly on the lens and build a custom mattebox with black wrap, my point beeing - I guess you got to think outside of the box at those altitudes.

Best of luck!
 
RE: George Allen
Durability of RED?
Couple of notable things about red I need to know.

First off, i will be using the camera at very high altitude and very cold conditions. (I suppose it won't overheat ) but will the camera have problems operating in temperatures up to 50 below?

Also, are there any covers for the red one? (water proof preferably) basically something that make it resistant to rain? Also it would act as a insulator to cold winds and snow...
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I'm also in need of weather protection - shooting football in cold possibly wet weather. is anyone offering protective covers? i have only seen:

http://broadcastengineering.com/products/petrol-offers-rain-cover-1116/
 
Hi, this is a rig that I designed to get to the summit of kilimanjaro earlier this year with a 18kg camera rig. I mounted a base plate to a army rucksack and locked the camera in so it was carried in a rigged configuration all he way to the summit (6000M) over six days. I had pouches made for spare lens, batteries and filters which sits just above the camera. You can see it in these photos although as it was taken on my Iphone it's not crystal clear. These photo's were taken at the summit at -25 degrees C and I was able to release the camera in 5 seconds, get on my tripod and get any shot which I required. This worked very well all the way up the mountain and I found it a highly flexible way to shout. We did take porters which proved essential for safety, mountain knowledge and to carry the gear. Total load with all accessories was around 75KG. Give me a shout if I can be of further help.
Best Johann
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Julio Quintana said:
It sounds like for a trip like this, it would be better to just not bring the EVF and just use the LCD. The EVF is very heavy and cumbersome, so there's no reason you couldn't get a cheap monitor shade or just put a towel over your head to look at the LCD in sunlight.
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Absolutely, the LCD is the only way to go in this situation. Lighter and easier in the cold. I find that they are really pretty easy to see out doors, not perfect but you can read the histogram and compose the shot just fine.
 
I have trekked about a bit with the camera in a very light config. no craddle, no rails, no FF, no Matt box, just camera, LCD, and CF cards, I also used the battery mount with the long cable and kept it and the batteries in a pack. basically I could get everything I need in one back pack, including and laptop and hard drives, etc. For stix I used a smaller Sachtler video 14 head (not perfect but it worked) on Gitzo carbon fiber legs (the big ones) with a 75mm ball mount. It is really light and quite supportive. This would strap to the out side of my pack. my 2 cents.
 
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