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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 :)

EPIC-M...

Let me be the first to suck up to... er, I mean CONGRATULATE, Gibby!! I'll bet the next several days will go rather slowly for him while waiting for #00008!!! :beer:
 
congratulations to Gibby!! im extremely excited that epics are starting to be in peoples hands!! which means that in no time we will start to see if not close to perfect more than great images!! and also that the faster they start getting them the faster we will be getting ours!!! Wooot gratz gibby!!!
 
Jannard said:
You'll continue seeing EPIC-M releases happening... actually two have been sent out (006 & 007). Gibby is next. Things will start to roll pretty quickly after that.

Jim
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How many of these M's are you going to make Jim,
I've left several emails for Kelly to order one but no response.
I take that as a "not many"
I'm number 158, A loyal first NAB believer :thumbup:

Or are the Production EPIC's going to be made and released this year? or next..?
I'll happily keep my head down and shutup if these production stage 2 "X" get delivered over the next 2 to 4 months.

Thanks Jim.
 
Shawn Nelson said:
Are things still on target for the first batch of EpicX going out in Feb?
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This is kind of a critical question for a lot of us. I assume - feel free to correct me :-) - that the cast body parts are what has to arrive for production to begin, any updates on how that is coming along?
 
So there were around twenty-eight days between the first and second EPIC-M units to go out, which seems to suggest that it takes somewhere between twenty days and one month to hand machine and assemble one EPIC-M. Is that a fair indication of build time? Also, will the EPIC-M program, as it's a totally separate line, continue along with EPIC-X production?
 
"Gibby is next" :hurray:

Thanks Jim and Red Team...your hard work is deeply appreciated. I'm way amped to get rockin' and rollin' with Epic-M :)

Thank you to those on this thread who wished me well on this...very much appreciated.

I believe Red will open a dedicated thread for M-0008. You guys know I'll take care of you with info, pics, and footage from M-0008. I've always done that with Red One 0008 (and my other R1 cameras), so you can count on me for that.

The number 8 is considered a lucky number in various parts of the world. Its really been a lucky number for me too...

You guys also know my type of camera setups (lightweight, with 35mm still lenses), shooting style (mobile EFP), and the TV genres I work in (travel, sports, wildlife, music, docs, etc.). But me and my crews also do cine style when projects call for it (and 3D). We can't wait to push the limits (and beyond) with Epic-M...its a dream come true :)

This is all I'll post about this for now - but sometime soon look for some very cool info and images on the adventures of Epic-M 0008!

Sidelight: Because some here have been curious about my Epic-X plans - I also have two Stage 2 Epic-X cameras on order. Fun times ahead my friends...
 
Steve Gibby said:
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You guys also know my type of camera setups (lightweight, with 35mm still lenses), shooting style (mobile EFP), and the TV genres I work in (travel, sports, wildlife, music, docs, etc.). But me and my crews also do cine style when projects call for it (and 3D). We can't wait to push the limits (and beyond) with Epic-M...its a dream come true :)
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As someone who needs a versatile camera and works under similarly variable conditions, I really look forward to seeing what you can do. Thanks, as always, for the dedication not just to your craft, but to those of us on the forum as well. Posting all the footage, reviews, etc. definitely takes valuable time.
 
Thanks Michael...

When I've had the time from my work, I've always been happy to post here on Red User. All of us interested in Red cameras share a common passion.

I think that almost anyone here would share info the exact same way if the tables were turned and they were the ones who were a ground floor adopter of Red cameras, as I was.

It definitely takes extra time away from our work to post footage and reviews - but its time well spent. Many of you guys here on Red User have become great friends over these past five years - so to me it seems real natural to share things with friends.

Occasionally I produce, direct, and/or DP more stationary TV shows with larger crews (up to about 50 people) - but by choice mostly my work is small crew, run and gun, mobile EFP style production. Here on Red User I've always done my best to balance out the picture on the many alternate possibilities for using Red cameras. That won't be changing :)

Large crew cine style production is great, if that's what you want to do. But my taste has always been small mobile EFP style crews that do the real fun genres of production - action sports, adventure travel, wildlife, tourism, music, docs, cultures, nature, lifestyle, etc. What tweaks me is getting real difficult to get images in remote locations - then vicariously taking the audience on a trip to places they'll probably never go, to see and do things they'll probably never see and do.

These new smaller, higher frame rate cameras from Red (Epic + Scarlet) should be excellent tools for many styles of work, including the style of work me and my associates do :)
 
Steve Gibby said:
What tweaks me is getting real difficult to get images in remote locations - then vicariously taking the audience on a trip to places they'll probably never go, to see and do things they'll probably never see and do.
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Well put!
 
Would have been great if 6 and 8 could have been built simultaneously. Mark provides great information from a studio POV while you, Gibby, cover all the rest.

I consider us lucky to have so much experience paving the way for when production cameras are delivered.
 
Thank you Elsie...

I'm sure Mark would agree that this excitement seems like deja vu from four years ago with Red One - with the added bonus that these new cameras open up even more possibilities.

Mark has been a friend since 2007 and I respect his approach to using Red cameras. That said, I believe he also respects my approach to using Red cameras. Its a broad motion media industry...

To me the biggest challenge for users of Red cameras - and now especially Epic and Scarlet - will be for users to have broad enough attitudes and skill sets to enable them to maximize the capabilities of these cameras. Hopefully the diverse insight us early adopters can provide will help open minds and enhance craft - and then help many to compete in their chosen niches and styles of this industry.
 
I actually consider us all quite fortunate that 006/7 are owned by a cinema guy and that 008 is owned by a doc guy...it pretty much covers the bases, in terms of feedback and reportage. I don't think it was planned that way, just a happy convergence of circumstance. I've received very good information from you both and appreciate it very much. It has certainly helped the waiting process.
 
Taylor F. said:
Well put!
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Sounds like you like that too...fun isn't it! When a viewer thanks you for taking them vicariously somewhere to do something extraordinary, it just really makes you feel like all your hard work was worth while.
 
Thank you kindly Meryem...

I'm definitely sure it wasn't planned that way - to stagger the rollout to a cine guy, then a doc guy - but as you said, it did (and will looking forward) end up providing some needed balance to the feedback here.

I have nothing but respect for all styles and approaches to using Red cameras. Everyone simply needs to clearly define what end of the industry they're passionate about - then learn the equipment possibilities for their chosen area. Diversity is excellent for society as a whole - and naturally also for production society.
 
I'm really looking forward to your reports, Steve. As long as you stay away form any natural disasters!
 
Definitely Felix! I've had my fill of wars, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, hurricanes, and volcanoes. I like getting those risky shots - but I'm always interested in continuing to live :)

As the saying goes: "Live each day as if its your last - and someday you'll be right!" I definitely approach each day with that mantra - even more so after barely surviving the Chile earthquake and tsunamis last year.
 
He he...maybe so Ketch! The back-story behind that is that when I first started into the motion media business I made up my mind to figure out a way to make a living doing the things I love to do in my time off work. So that's why I concentrated into the mobile style and genres I work in. If someone's heart is in their work, their attitude is much better - and they do better work.

Over the years I've been unbelievably fortunate to make a living documenting what is essentially my own chosen lifestyle - sports, wildlife, travel, nature, cultures, etc. If I had it to do over again I'd do it the exact same way.

When I get asked by beginners in this business "What should I work into?", I have a question for them, which is "What do you love to do in your time off work?". When they describe what they do in their time off work, I just tell them "Now figure out how to earn your living in this industry in productions that profile your off-work lifestyle - then you'll love every day, your heart will be into your work, you'll do great work, and if you do what you do well enough for long enough the financial rewards will also come".

I'm singing to the choir now Ketch, because I know you work in the genres you love, and earn your living exactly as I described above.

Professional life is full of choices and forks in the road - wisdom dictates that someone should choose where their real passion is, and then go for it!
 
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