Humberto Rivera
Well-known member
I guess its time to revisit the question whether Arri has or will license the LDS "Lens Data System" to Red (or have they already, we don’t know about it). I would say that confronted with; Do I use the Arri Prime Master Lens or not, with or without the LDS "Lens Data System" installed in the Epic X, the answer is just simply “Yes”.
Meaning that I will always choose the Red 5K Epic X over any other Camera, and I’m sure I’m not the only one that feels that way. The Arri Master Prime Lenses for the moment are the only ones capable of such a fine picture, but the Leica Summilux-C Lenses are not far on the horizon. Given their cost, and now with 3D becoming more of a reality, it’s not a decision easily made. So I would suggest to Arri that they get together with Red and licenses the LDS, unless they already have, and have not publicly announced it.
When they start to actually to deliver the Leica Summilux-C Lenses, after Otto Nemenz gets his 25 sets, the Leica will begin with a range from 16mm to 100mm, with a promise that they will eventually go from 12mm to over 150mm. The resolution will far exceed the resolving power of the Epic X. The only difference will be, Arri will have LDS "Lens Data System". The Leica Summilux-C Lenses will be far lighter. So do we choose to use the lighter Leica Summilux-C Lenses VS. the heavier Arri with LDS, a question for the very near future considering the move toward 3D.
Pictures now being planned, have to consider 3D, it’s just a reality, because they will be distributed in 2012, and 2013 and beyond. The Epic/Atom Rig has many advantages beyond anything else that exists, the Leica Summilux-C Lenses light-weight will certainly look very attractive.
In how many photos have we seen Ted running around a show with an Epic that has a Leica Summilux-C Lens attached? I must admit, that is always better for a script supervisor to get whatever assistance she/he needs, better for the visual effects people, better all the way around, but you have play the hand you were dealt. Just food for thought.
Humberto Rivera
Meaning that I will always choose the Red 5K Epic X over any other Camera, and I’m sure I’m not the only one that feels that way. The Arri Master Prime Lenses for the moment are the only ones capable of such a fine picture, but the Leica Summilux-C Lenses are not far on the horizon. Given their cost, and now with 3D becoming more of a reality, it’s not a decision easily made. So I would suggest to Arri that they get together with Red and licenses the LDS, unless they already have, and have not publicly announced it.
When they start to actually to deliver the Leica Summilux-C Lenses, after Otto Nemenz gets his 25 sets, the Leica will begin with a range from 16mm to 100mm, with a promise that they will eventually go from 12mm to over 150mm. The resolution will far exceed the resolving power of the Epic X. The only difference will be, Arri will have LDS "Lens Data System". The Leica Summilux-C Lenses will be far lighter. So do we choose to use the lighter Leica Summilux-C Lenses VS. the heavier Arri with LDS, a question for the very near future considering the move toward 3D.
Pictures now being planned, have to consider 3D, it’s just a reality, because they will be distributed in 2012, and 2013 and beyond. The Epic/Atom Rig has many advantages beyond anything else that exists, the Leica Summilux-C Lenses light-weight will certainly look very attractive.
In how many photos have we seen Ted running around a show with an Epic that has a Leica Summilux-C Lens attached? I must admit, that is always better for a script supervisor to get whatever assistance she/he needs, better for the visual effects people, better all the way around, but you have play the hand you were dealt. Just food for thought.
Humberto Rivera
