Linus Tech Tips: Update on Red Cameras

[Nathan DuMoulin]

The Linus crew seems to have changed their tune (albeit it with some issues):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W6JfiC-QBk

They make a very valid point. Cheap redundant media makes a lot more sense than expensive MiniMags.

 

[Misha Engel]

They have to make money, it's a commercial company.
Apple iPhones aren't cheap either.

 

[Matt Bai]

They don't make any valid points.

 

[Phil Holland]

Most of their videos have a fair bit of tongue in cheek humor, but I've met one of the guys this year at NAB and they actually really love their cameras and they purchased them for a reason as shown.

Sometimes that humor is missed, but I like the guys and what they're up to overall.

 

[Elias Tejeda]

Yea I feel like the humor of the first video went over a lot of peoples heads

 

[Christoffer Glans]

Yea I feel like the humor of the first video went over a lot of peoples heads

It's what divides fans of a certain tech to fanboys. Real fans complain with passion because they want what they think is good to be better.

 

[Michael Tiemann]

It's what divides fans of a certain tech to fanboys. Real fans complain with passion because they want what they think is good to be better.

Well said!

 

[Richard Thompson]

Its called shtick, its used to keep people engaged in a subject they would not otherwise be interested in. I thought the first video was very amusing and I bet its opened the eyes of thousands people to a camera they never knew existed

 

[David Battistella]

it thought it was because of this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ