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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...

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Just in case it wasn't clear... all RED ONE owners have 1st crack a getting an Epic when it is released. All RED ONE owners will be given the opportunity to get an Epic by trading in their RED ONE (at full $17,500 value). You can trade in your RED ONE, keep your RED ONE and buy an Epic, or pass altogether... in the order RED ONEs were shipped. We believe in taking care of the ones the believed in our program from the beginning.

Jim
 
Awesome commitment to your customers Jim. And thanks for upping the ante.

Cheers!

M
 
That's very considerate, but along with this I would think you'd want to get these into the hands of some big budget pictures ASAP.

...oh wait, ----maybe the early birds could rent theirs to the productions!
 
That is an incredible and generous offer, Jim.

Don't take this wrong, please, but is there the other option like Red One has now: Instead of saying "pass" when our number comes up, can we say, "not now but later" and then get worked back into line if we can come up with the extra dough. :)
 
For those that cannot afford to upgrade to Epic, what kind of improvement will we see with our Red Ones when the chips are upgraded?
 
Luis Ortiz said:
For those that cannot afford to upgrade to Epic, what kind of improvement will we see with our Red Ones when the chips are upgraded?
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After the release of Epic, we will offer a sensor upgrade to the RED ONE. More dynamic range with the same specs. New Mysterium X sensor. Should be middle of 2009.

Jim
 
So it'll be the same specs of the new Mysterium X sensor, but Epic's sensor is physically larger, correct?
 
Jason Ing said:
So it'll be the same specs of the new Mysterium X sensor, but Epic's sensor is physically larger, correct?
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Correct me if I am wrong but I would think this would be incorrect. They would both have a super35 sized sensor. I guess the question is; Are there going to be three sensors? 2/3 for 3K and two s35s; one with 4K res and one with 5K. And will the 5K downsample or have a 5K native file size? May be a tad early for these questions but what the heck, might as well ask.

Bob
 
I am pretty sure and please do correct me if I am not correct, that the following might be true....

2/3' Sensor X = 3K at 120fps
S35 Sensor = 4.5K at 60fps (currently only recording at 4K at 30fps)
S35 Sensor X(future upgrade for Red One) = equal to the above but better dynamic range
S35 Sensor X(Epic) = 5K at 100fps

Question are we likely to see an increase in usable increase in bit depth, or will the dynamic range improve inside the current bit depth?

Will we see any change in bit depth that might be directly related to the increase in dynamic range?
It seems from what I've read in most in cases people are pretty easily getting close to 10 stops from Red One as is now. I know under the right testing cases we can see over 11, but seeing 10 in day to day shooting is pretty awesome.
 
Jim, For my own needs, the smaller weight of Epic is already a significant factor. But simultaneously would like to retain some nice things of Red One when upgrading. Especially, if possible, it would be great if one could still use the Red One and Birger lens adapters with Epic. It's not that much about getting new PL-lenses, but instead, about the very need for short lenses, macros, and much longer teles than 300mm.
 
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