Next 6 months?

[David Rasberry]

Believe me. many of those operations have the cash and need for EPCI more than ever. Don't disregard the size of this industry or the importance for high resolution imagery. Tonaci Tran has already shot wedding videos with his EPIC. I think it was one of the first things he posted.










Disagree completely. I'd take the resolution. There is no saying that they couldn't offer higher speed at lower frame size 3K and 2K.

If you read the post earlier. I am saying an MX sensor in a fixed Scarlet (bypassing 2/3 inch altogether).

I have to stress, I do not follow Scarlet development at all. All I know is it's a smaller chip and 3K.

David

If you mean moving to an S-35 4k sensor with a fixed lens, that is impractical. The cost of a decent reasonably fast (T3) cine quality zoom lens with a range of focal lengths equivalent to the 2/3" (18-144) to cover S35 would prohibitive. You would essentially wind up with a fixed lens camera sporting an optical assembly nearly the size and weight of a Red 15-150. The whole camera would be much larger and bulkier. An Epic-S would be cheaper. I would buy a sub $10k 2/3" fixed lens camera like the current Scarlet, but if it was going to cost more than $10k for a shooting package, I would not buy a fixed lens camera. Neither would most people.

 

[David Battistella]

If you mean moving to an S-35 4k sensor with a fixed lens, that is impractical. The cost of a decent reasonably fast (T3) cine quality zoom lens with a range of focal lengths equivalent to the 2/3" (18-144) to cover S35 would prohibitive. You would essentially wind up with a fixed lens camera sporting an optical assembly nearly the size and weight of a Red 15-150. The whole camera would be much larger and bulkier. An Epic-S would be cheaper. I would buy a sub $10k 2/3" fixed lens camera like the current Scarlet, but if it was going to cost more than $10k for a shooting package, I would not buy a fixed lens camera. Neither would most people.

Thanks David

I'm learning a lot in this thread.

I don't want to offend anyone's sensibilities I really am just learning about scarlet only now. I appreciate the info and your patience.

To me it seems like a Canon Scopic whic at first glance seemed kinda full of compromises but was heavily used by the Military. Particularly the Air Force. Maybe there is a "post consumer design" element. When I think about it in these terms the Scarlet makes a lot of sense. A high res, do it all, dead reliable machine for this sort of high volume industrial military application.

 

[David Rasberry]

Thanks David

I'm learning a lot in this thread.

I don't want to offend anyone's sensibilities I really am just learning about scarlet only now. I appreciate the info and your patience.

To me it seems like a Canon Scopic whic at first glance seemed kinda full of compromises but was heavily used by the Military. Particularly the Air Force. Maybe there is a "post consumer design" element. When I think about it in these terms the Scarlet makes a lot of sense. A high res, do it all, dead reliable machine for this sort of high volume industrial military application.

I' d love to have an Epic if I could afford one. But I also happen to like the 16mm/2/3" sized format for general purpose motion work. It is a lot easier for a solo shooter to deal with as far as focusing by eye on moving objects. Great for nature work. Scarlet should be a kick ass Swiss Army Knife of a camera for someone like me who is more of a serious hobbyist than a working pro these days.

 

[Paramon Ivanovich]

Scarlet should be a kick ass Swiss Army Knife of a camera for someone like me who is more of a serious hobbyist than a working pro these days.

well, you gota be a VERY serious hobbyst to have 2/3" 3K camera shooting RAW @ 120fps with a budget around $10K
even if used by a "serious hobbyst" Scarlet is a professional camera.

 

[David Rasberry]

well, you gota be a VERY serious hobbyst to have 2/3" 3K camera shooting RAW @ 120fps with a budget around $10K
even if used by a "serious hobbyst" Scarlet is a professional camera.

Ha Ha, true. But I did shoot both stills and video professionally a couple of decades ago and I can still find enough paying gigs to cover the cost of the camera over a couple of years. My current Canon camcorder paid for itself with one job. Scarlet will have to earn its keep for me to justify having it as a toy.