For those on the fence: A (unique?) perspective from a newbie

[Darryl Harris]

If I'm being honest with myself, I would be fine with a RAVEN. I don't "NEED" the olpfs, interchangeable mount, or an upgrade path right now. Plus, coming from micro 4/3, the crop factor / FOV is less of an issues for me. However, the point of investing in myself is create a better future where all of these options may play a roll. So if I can swing it, I'm going to stick with the Scarlet-w package.

I also think starting wth a Raven package, and then selling the brain and moving up to the scarlet-w later on is a viable option as well.

I'm in an interesting position, to use the student pricing or not. Cause if I do I can't sell my Raven brain I think for 2 years. Without student pricing I can sell whenever and then upgrade to Scarlet. Guess I'll buy the accessories with student pricing and pay full price on the brain just to give myself options moving forward.

 

[Brice LeCarre]

Peter is right on!
I shoot on 5D now and have been for 4 years. I rented the BMCC (2.5K) for a green screen shoot for a friend and I did not like it at all. the form factor is awkward. Now the image I got out f it was pretty good but I can't see myself making it my A or B camera.

When RED took the bold action to reach out to people like me and my budget, it was a no brainer for me. I had resigned myself to buy a C-300 Mk1 because I could not afford the C-300 Mk2 for a long while. So when RAVEN appeared I thought, man I can get a camera which will improve my shooting several folds and be part of an incredible company who prides itself on being on the bleeding edge, delivers incredible quality with a great customer service and dialog with its customer. For me, this is where the value is.
Now, I make my own doc films so I don't care about (at least now) the marketability of owning a RED camera.

Shot on 5D Mk2 and Mk3. people seems to like what I did but I want to learn more

 

[Cameron McKinlay]

Related to Jarred? And your buying a Mini46? I don't believe it! :smiley:

I know its almost sacrilegious! HAHAH But in my defense, my order was in before I found out Still, most likely going to sell my mini46 for more and use that money to pick up a scarlet-w.
I mostly shoot music videos and commercial type stuff so RED is the perfect choice for my needs.

http://www.sherwoodparknews.com/2014/02/27/emotional-day-for-parks-happy-mart

 

[Daniel Kelly Brown]

Also you really can not beat Red's user interface. It is truly a joy to work on, simply fun. You made the right call for sure jumping in with the scarlet-W.

 

[Luis Boria]

I just pre-ordered the Red Raven myself coming from GH4 can't wait to be part of the family.