Most exciting RED camera feature?

[Anthony Survant]

Not sure if a thread like this exists already, but I haven't seen it... Personally, I'm really looking forward to the low light abilities. I want to be able to never go through hoops again to get clean footage in iffy situations. Totally tired of shooting on a dslr.

 

[Andrew Gentle]

Full frame DSLRs are also getting pretty good at low light, though. I think that Canon 1D mk IV would probably give a 2/3" Scarlet a run for its money.

For me, I'm looking forward to the high resolution and high frame rates.

 

[Scott Miller]

That I actually have one sitting 15' from me, I could actually pay for it and shoot amazing footage!

Which I am planning to do tomorrow @ Squaw Valley during the huge storm blowing thru.

 

[Michael Dearworth]

I'm super excited about HDRx, and the fact that I'm a consumer with access to 3K resolution.

 

[Michael Olsen]

The subjective image quality. For something in its price bracket, RED is going really above and beyond in delivering an images that look really really good.

 

[Robert Frank]

For me EPIC means "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts".

 

[Anthony Survant]

Full frame DSLRs are also getting pretty good at low light, though. I think that Canon 1D mk IV would probably give a 2/3" Scarlet a run for its money.

For me, I'm looking forward to the high resolution and high frame rates.

I know nothing about that camera, so I can't speak for or against it. I just find that though you can get usable footage from many cameras... RED is better in that it's really just simple.

Granted my opinion may change once I own my own RED, but I feel like there's a lot less to know about it than there is a DSLR. I mean, to shoot on a Gh13 for example, you have to know so much about what will break the codec, what will go great with it, etc. I feel required to learn the ins-and-outs of the camera before turning it on. I don't feel that pressure with RED, because it works and I'm satisfied without fully understanding WHY it works. Because DSLR's so often don't work (in my opinion) I am compelled to understand why.

Also, I agree that the high frame rates are going to be very enjoyable to have.

 

[Derek S.]

I know nothing about that camera, so I can't speak for or against it. I just find that though you can get usable footage from many cameras... RED is better in that it's really just simple.

Granted my opinion may change once I own my own RED, but I feel like there's a lot less to know about it than there is a DSLR. I mean, to shoot on a Gh13 for example, you have to know so much about what will break the codec, what will go great with it, etc. I feel required to learn the ins-and-outs of the camera before turning it on. I don't feel that pressure with RED, because it works and I'm satisfied without fully understanding WHY it works. Because DSLR's so often don't work (in my opinion) I am compelled to understand why.

Also, I agree that the high frame rates are going to be very enjoyable to have.

RED cameras do everything better than any DSLR (we don't know about low light preformance yet). But DSLR's can still be used in the most professinoal productions (7D in Black Swan, 5D in House).

btw, GH2 has better IQ and produces more real resolution than AF100 (there is new test in german website). Panasonic failed miserably with the AF100 (or made GH2 too good, depends on how you want to look at it).

 

[Anthony Survant]

RED cameras do everything better than any DSLR (we don't know about low light preformance yet). But DSLR's can still be used in the most professinoal productions (7D in Black Swan, 5D in House).

btw, GH2 has better IQ and produces more real resolution than AF100 (there is new test in german website). Panasonic failed miserably with the AF100 (or made GH2 too good, depends on how you want to look at it).

I sat through a seminar recently about DSLR's and the speaker showed clips of Black Swan and pictures of the setup. And honestly, I didn't even notice when I saw the film in theaters. I agree that they're usable for productions, but they have as many limitations as they do benefits. I think we can all agree on that point. It's like a difference from making a camera work and having a camera that works. There are a plethora of cameras I'd love to work with, but no camera is perfect all around.

Also, I don't think I've read that article. I've been very intrigued by the GH2 vs AF100 debate on other forums though... Just not enough to spend money on either camera.

 

[Derek S.]

I sat through a seminar recently about DSLR's and the speaker showed clips of Black Swan and pictures of the setup. And honestly, I didn't even notice when I saw the film in theaters. I agree that they're usable for productions, but they have as many limitations as they do benefits. I think we can all agree on that point. It's like a difference from making a camera work and having a camera that works. There are a plethora of cameras I'd love to work with, but no camera is perfect all around.

Also, I don't think I've read that article. I've been very intrigued by the GH2 vs AF100 debate on other forums though... Just not enough to spend money on either camera.

Here are the tests:

http://www.slashcam.de/artikel/Test/Panasonic-AG-AF101--24P---Aus-dem-Messlabor.html
http://www.slashcam.de/artikel/Test...kompakte-Ueberflieger--Aus-dem-Messlabor.html

GH2:

Af100

It's also been long known that GH2 is better for video than any Canon DSLR.

 

[Austin Glass]

I'm sure this conversation is itching the "Close Thread" button for many of the moderators.

Maybe we should stick to RED camera features, as the thread topic suggests? Personally, I'm just excited to have even more affordable uncompressed footage coming off of such a large sensor (it helps that it has such great DR).

 

[Andrew Gentle]

I know nothing about that camera, so I can't speak for or against it. I just find that though you can get usable footage from many cameras... RED is better in that it's really just simple.

I completely agree with you. If you were comparing a FF DSLR to a 2/3" Scarlet, the only areas the DSLR would have a hope at standing up would be in low light performance and depth of field control. Unfortunately for DSLR shooters, these two advantages are ultimately to the detriment of the image and Scarlet will easily trump them in every other area. In RAW motion recording, dynamic range, resolution, frame rate options and system flexibility, Scarlet will be far superior.