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Early Adopters...

Andrew clemson said:
You mean this?

http://sidebysidethemovie.com/

Alas, I didnt have the capital to buy in back then, but I do know a lot of those early adopters, and whatever comes your way you deserve it!
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Hopefully there will be a RED version ... going through the development and thought process of the RED ONE. I have watched the referenced version above, i just thought it was boring and lacked insight into the actual revolutionaries mindset(i.e. the current digital history docs are more of a "digital vs film" thing, to me that angle is just tedious - digital is an exciting new media that we have just started to explore).
 
Wow! I've never been officially been labeled an "early adopter" before. Cool.

I remember that first day at the Red booth at NAB 2007. Amazing buzz! I took one look at the camera and accessories, talked to Jarred, saw the line for deposits and got in. The early online credit card system wasn't working so I couldn't get my deposit verified. I was freaking out a bit, but that lovely redhead Kelly got everything squared away. Heady times!

A lot has happened since I got my Red One #1545. Totally stoked to see what happens THIS April :)

You guys have revolutionized the industry. THANK YOU!!

M
 
I was at the Red booth in 2007 and gave myself until I got home from Vegas to think about it. I ordered and was 1831. I couldn't believe how fast the numbers were climbing. So I order my second one very shortly after. 2375. Impressive to see the success before we even saw an actual piece of gear. While I anxiously waited and continued to support the economy with all the goodies one needs to support the camera I became addicted to the reduser site. What a great community and group back then. I learned so much and felt like I was really a part of a cool happening. I'm really appreciative of all the knowledge and generosity here. I love my epics but still love my Red One. Sometimes it's a better choice for a job than my epic even today. Up until the Red One I felt there really wasn't a good aesthetic option for film that was in reach. It was a wait. Sometimes a painful wait. But redcode Raw. Oh baby. Then waiting for software to catch up to the hardware... Then waiting for the hardware to catch up to the software. Everybody remember how the prices of old PL lenses took off?

Back then it was kind of like "I hope the hardware can live up to the pretty pictures in my head."
Now it's kind of like "I hope the pretty pictures in my head can live up to the hardware."

And that's a loooooong way. Know what I mean?
 
I guess it's time to polish our REDCORE badges.

I guess it's time to polish our REDCORE badges.

When I got my first RED I was a kid, I travelled six thousand miles to meet the creators of the most revolutionary piece of technology I would ever seen, I still remember staring at the paper sign in the parking lot waiting for the door to open.

I'm glad you allowed me to be part of the future.
 
I remember very clearly, when I heard first about the RED ONE.Following comments on dvxuser, watching the milk girls over and over again.... I was already teaching classes at the university and we were about to get new HD cameras for our students. With those cameras in mind, of course the concept of the RED ONE blew my mind. I started thinking and calculating and tried to make this happen but sadly I couldn't scramble it all together, especially because it would have to be the step from HDV to cinema with lenses, gear and what not.

But still it was an exciting time, following comments on dvxuser, being glued to reduser in my spare time from the get go, staring at the early RED "scam" website, always thinking about how to be able to somehow make it to get the RED ONE along with the Ti R, watching the milk girls, the excerpts from PJs "Crossing the line", and as I felt I had little to contribute to cinema quality with my video/photography background, it took me over a year to finally join reduser. Being in Europe all the time, it always felt like watching from the sidelines and despite all that, although I may not be a true early adopter, in my heart I always was.
 
Best $2,000 we ever spent, everything changed for Franziska and me. See you in Vegas

OCTAMAS-RED-R.jpg
 
Absolut early adapter! Droped down my deposit!! Red one mx 1265 and Epic-x 00274. Going for the upgrade too !
Best regards
 
I'm not a early adopter, just an early Scarlet-adopter. Hehe. I would have dropped the money on a RED One, but i wasn't in the right position back then. Still, that R1-announcement changed everything for me, i instantly planned on getting a RED camera, nothing else and no matter what. I was there in spirit, i have read everything, drooled over every sample and patiently saved money... And then came Scarlet, the real deal, not the 3k-soccer-mom-versionl, a full professional 4k-beast, best creative tool i've owned so far.

Thanks RED. I wish you a great NAB.

BTW, great stories here, someone should make a documentary about the whole RED-history. ;)
 
Hell... let me add to the queue...

When I heard about Red, I shifted continents entirely and moved to Japan, so that I could own (with my ex business parter) the first two Red ones in this country...! I threw all the money I had in the world at that company... just on nothing more than a calculated whim.

Even though that company no longer exists anymore, and Japan suffered one of the largest quakes, tsunamis and nuclear meltdowns in recent history, this has been one of the best decisions of my life. It started entirely as being a Red-based production company and fortunately gave me the perfect platform to launch my career in asia. I am still here 5 years later with my Epic, and can't wait to shoot a few more documentaries and features when my Dragon arrives from it's den in Orange County.

It is not so much that I am being a vacant minded fanboy, but moreso the fact that the unbelievable initial excitement of nothing more than a concept on paper led to me building a reality in a country I never thought I would have lived in, let alone build a career in and start a whole new life in.

That initial risk proved to me one thing in life. That life is worth nothing if you always play it safe. When it is a choice between the safe decision and the stupid decision, sometimes the calculated stupid decision is the smarter one. The one that pays off. Not every single time though. But if you succeed in 1/10 stupid decisions that is far the greater success than 10/10 safe decisions.

Hell, if nothing else it's a hell of a fun ride... and once you get off that ride at least you have plenty of amazing yarns to tell people about the speed of the rollercoaster when you hit the bottom, and the unbelievable view from the top when you hit the apex... there is that split second where your mind freezes to take in the view. And you will always remember that you were there for the rest of your life.

Cheers from Tokyo,

Ivan
 
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Even though I just took delivery of my EPIC X 5062 about a week and a half ago, I have to admit when I look at camera technology and history, I still feel like an early adopter. Okay I'm not an early, early adopter, but I think everybody here who owns and uses RED cameras feels both the awe of people who know what they're looking at but also the scorn of those who are stuck in old ways and paradigms. Those who scorn have also benefited from the efforts of JIm and his team too. Does anybody think that the other manufactures would have voluntarily stepped up their game before RED? Even with what RED has done, does anybody think that ARRI really can't manufacture and sell a 2K camera for less than $90k?

I'd say that the industry is still not taking RED's efforts as seriously as they should, mostly because they've had 5 years to copy RED and are still struggling to provide tools that match RED camera's capabilities. I know RED has not been resting on its laurels and can't wait to see what's next from them. I also imagine that the other camera companies are looking at RED to see where they have to go next. It amazes me that there are only a bit over 5000 EPIC X's in the world. That's not a lot. I feel lucky to have access to such a great revolutionary tool and look forward to the art it will allow me to create.

Thanks RED.
 
Chris Henze said:
Even though I just took delivery of my EPIC X 5062 about a week and a half ago, I have to admit when I look at camera technology and history, I still feel like an early adopter. Okay I'm not an early, early adopter, but I think everybody here who owns and uses RED cameras feels both the awe of people who know what they're looking at but also the scorn of those who are stuck in old ways and paradigms. Those who scorn have also benefited from the efforts of JIm and his team too. Does anybody think that the other manufactures would have voluntarily stepped up their game before RED? Even with what RED has done, does anybody think that ARRI really can't manufacture and sell a 2K camera for less than $90k?

I'd say that the industry is still not taking RED's efforts as seriously as they should, mostly because they've had 5 years to copy RED and are still struggling to provide tools that match RED camera's capabilities. I know RED has not been resting on its laurels and can't wait to see what's next from them. I also imagine that the other camera companies are looking at RED to see where they have to go next. It amazes me that there are only a bit over 5000 EPIC X's in the world. That's not a lot. I feel lucky to have access to such a great revolutionary tool and look forward to the art it will allow me to create.

Thanks RED.
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Spoken like a veteran RED owner.
 
I was a minded early adopter a few months before I participated in a music video of a song I co-wrote and produced and it was done with RED ONE. and I said to myself, OMG! I want it and I wanna make films too!!! a few years later I was finally financially ready for my music-film crossover and I am proud to own my SCARLET I ordered the moment it came out!!!
The Music Video is this one! and oh, the guitarist is me! LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLR52QmLi2g

Thanks Jarred and Jim for sharing your vision with the small puppies trying to mingle with the big lions!!!
 
Josh Beadle said:
While we're thumbing through the family album of memories of our early adopter kids on this Easter day . . .

http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?82424-Moving-To-Reduser&

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?58-Fanboys-and-Hecklers

Let's keep the revolution going guys. No time to get misty eyed and nostalgic - there's a war going on and you're in it. We have a choice to wistfully look back at what was or boldly move forward to what can be. Our mission is only just started. RED's legacy and place in cine history is still undefined. Our future is full of potential and promise but loaded with challenge. Let's come strong at NAB with a production ready Dragon that ships to silence our critics and reward our entire RED Family. Let's show them we are tenacious, determined and committed to the long-term. Let's join hands as a single RED Community and conquer the fuckin world!!

http://blip.tv/info-warrior/george-c-scott-patton-1616918
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I give you, William Wallace...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr_OpFxCx-A
 
sadly... it's not been till recently that even holding a Red camera was a possibility for some of us. However... even though i'm not an early adopter... i am still on the edge of my seat in regards to NAB...

I have always been a fan of this company... and it's camera owners/users.

I have always needed, but never knew something like the Red Dragon was possible.
 
So I just looked it up. We put our first deposit down October 26, 2007 and we ended up buying two Red One's and then two Epic X's on trade in. So it looks like we were a near miss on the August date. Can we get a break on volume?
 
Trevor Meier said:
I think I got the sweet spot Blair –*#182. Far enough down the line that we got working audio in our firmware (well, sort of... after I upgraded WHILE on a shoot in Rwanda, no less, with only three working CF cards and a camera that arrived by FedEx the night before our flight... that was a good story.)

Ah, build 12. Those were the days.
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Trevor,

I am still on the Ride... Wondering where the ride is taking me - 6 years later.

Cheers,

Richard
 
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