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This is a good place to test that theory.
How much money will it take for someone who already has a RED camera or will have one very soon to sell it immediatly after it arrives for more than he paid for it.

I would personally start at $5000 above the current price.
 
There is no way in hell I would sell my camera--ever. I have loads of work coming my way--broadcast, hi end promo, fortune 500 corp, commercial/tabletop, music videos, docs, and independant film (working on something big for me) and it would supersede almost any amount anyone could offer me for my camera.

Now, having said that--let's hope Jim doesn't show up at my door and tell me I suck and take it away leaving me in a pool of tears! lol---(props to the other thread were this was first mentioned, lmao as well pixelchef, sharkguy--cheers my friends!)
 
I have a red reservation in the 40s. I really do want to keep and use the camera right away, but I would buy it and sell it off for a price, and buy another red with my later reservation. I would use the profit to help fund my project. I have been thinking about what the profit would have to be to make it worth the trouble, but I know it would need to be much more then 5K. Getting the camera months or even a year earlier must be worth big money to someone...

redluvr said:
This is a good place to test that theory.
How much money will it take for someone who already has a RED camera or will have one very soon to sell it immediatly after it arrives for more than he paid for it.

I would personally start at $5000 above the current price.
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After all the effort and agony to raise the money for my RED ONE on time, a profit of $5000 sounds almost like a joke.

Besides, as Andrew said too, i will make much more money by using it in my work.
 
I'm thinking with the initial demand an early reservation holder could make serveral times the initial investment in a few months just by renting out the camera, and still keep it.
 
I knew this would be difficult

I knew this would be difficult

I have such a bad catch 22 situation as I have been working on a film project for 8 years now and within a few weeks I have a presentation to make for the financing which will only be approved if I have a film quality digital camera.
The reason for this is that the money I will get covers the whole project only if I don't use film. The money will only be given if I can complete the film with that budget. It is from a government source. I have been happy for a while knowing the red camera is on it's way, however I was away from the site for a few months now and the shock I got when I realized the waiting queue and the time frame. I thought originally that if I have the money I will simply buy one and wait a week or two. So now I am in deep S%$T...

I have read most of the posts and can see that it will be very hard or near impossible for someone to give up their red baby. So I have to make a plan to get one, come hell or high water. I cannot afford to lose this chance.

So I am going to have to make a very generous offer to some lucky guy. But it will be worth it in the end.

And this might not even work.
 
There are many people on this forum that would love to find a way to help you in your endevours, myself included. Though there are many variables, I am sure we could help pull you out of deep kim chee!, if the project rocks, schedules amended, etc. Looking forward to hearing more... though, I cannot sell #557-- I would be slitting my own throat... so to speak...
 
redluvr said:
So I am going to have to make a very generous offer to some lucky guy. But it will be worth it in the end.

And this might not even work.
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Well you have another option, make a deal with an early reservation holder in your area and rent one!
 
ok so far...

ok so far...

I was working out a rough estimate of the cost of the camera with lens and the basic accessories for me if I ordered it now. It is roughly about
$28000 so I am looking to pay about $40000+ for a rig with the basic needed extras. By the way I am not really interested in the silicon image camera, no matter what it costs.
This is a "HIGHLANDER CAMERA"...


"there can be only one" excuse the pun.
 
sorry Erik

sorry Erik

I only saw your post now.

That would never work as I am in South Africa and I doubt anyone here is in the queue, and if they were I think they would be far behind in the queue.

I was one of the first people here to have the sony hdr fx1.

The other problem is that some of the scenes are huge that involve car chases and helicopters and a full scale boeing 737 in the ocean that it would be a huge waste to shoot anything less than 2k. This is all being sponsored by the government and some private companies. I have some test footage of the practice for that scene that I will make available soon and other interesting stuff. I am actually also looking for a DOP an a co-director from overseas who can handle this kind of shoot. So far most of the S. Afriacn movies have been small in scale and political. My plan is to have the first hollywood style feature film in this country.
 
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The skillsets needed for this type of shoot is way above my paygrade, but I will say that you are going to need more than one REDONE for your more aggressive shot lists-- the action and expense would demand it-- right? BTW-- good luck w/ everything redluvr- I hope you get what you need.
 
I couldn't part ways with my RedOne... I would feel dirty afterwards..

My only regret though, was that I should have ordered two cameras.
 
I kick myself for not reserving 5 that first day ;)

rgdfilmsRED said:
I couldn't part ways with my RedOne... I would feel dirty afterwards..

My only regret though, was that I should have ordered two cameras.
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I can't believe I missed the queue. After what you guys are saying I realize that if somone did order 5 or more, he would be well off in a short while. This is one of those investment opportunities that slipped away. dammmm!
Thanks for the support.
 
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