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November 30th Announcement Feedback

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Red Team... this is all music to my ears. Great announcement today. REDMote Pro and REDRay pro look amazing.

Putting out a 3K RAW 120fps camera for under $5K is ridiculous. I hope people keep a clear perspective on just how awesome that is.

Hoping the Red Centre podcast comes out soon so I can get up to speed with all of this.
 
Fixed v.s. Interchangable

Fixed v.s. Interchangable

So I was looking at the 8x fixed and curious to know what modules you would have to purchase to get the same "kit" as the fixed. I love the idea of the inexpensively price Scarlett but wouldn't want to be tied down by one lens. Although the glass on the fixed is probably amazing. What would need to be purchased to have the equivelant of the kit that the fixed comes with? I'm assuming the brain, LCD, and battery? How much more would it cost to go this route v.s. the fixed route?

J
 
Felix Knöchel said:
I know!!! The price for the Fixed Scarlet is astonishingly low, right?


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ironically... that statement is incredibly true... even though some people have a very hard time to understand it :)
 
basically getting the lens for free on the fixed scarlet compared to the interchangeable... or getting all the modules for free... whichever way you want to look at it.
 
5 2/3" prime lenses for under 5K.... that made my day.

Red has done it again. I want to put my deposit down on a Scarlet...yesterday!
 
Michael Smith said:
For the fixed lens version? I always understood "3k for $3k" to be for the brain only and that lenses would be more. Go back and read all the announcements a year ago. Otherwise you'd be getting a free lens - which, not to kiss-ass too much, but at this price you are basically are getting that 8x lens for free.

I blogged about this a year ago and even stated back then that Jim had kept his promise of 3k for $3k. I still believe that he is keeping it now...

http://www.tomorrowland.com/2008/12/02/red-scarlet-and-epic-more-exciting-details/

There might have been speculation and hopes that you'd get a complete package for $3k, and maybe in some minds that turned into what they announced. But I don't remember them every promising that. With a pro camera like this once you add storage, accessories, lenses, etc. it will be more than the base price.

Think of it this way.. The 2/3 interchangeable is $2750. Add the 2.8 LCD ($800), REDmote ($550), Side CF Module ($500) - you're already up to 4600 and you haven't added the battery, charger, or a lens. You're getting the lens for free.

That's why my big decision is whether to get the fixed or interchangeable. Right now I'm leaning towards the 8x fixed because it's a great value.
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I'm right there with you, for some reason I prefer interchangeable lens. It would be cool if there was a starter bundle for those of us who would want an interchangeable as opposed to fixed. But yes, if that's not the case fixed is looking more promising. Either way I'm stoked!
 
Tim Hole said:
Its also a timing and a feeling. Its not all a robotic action is it!
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I like the exclamation point rather than the question mark; sounds like you've done some AC work in your day (or DP, etc), hence the passion. Best-
 
Jarred Land said:
In cold situations (the kinda cold people really shouldn't be in :) ) the Display and the batteries seem to always go first... You can always keep batteries warm in a pack but the EVF was a hard one to keep warm.. so we added a heater :)
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Shoulda made it a heat-sink for the sensor and killed two pigeons with one soda bottle. :gun:
 
ScottyC said:
I mean, I truly enjoy knowing that the camera's quality will be top notch when it's all said and done, but does my camera really need a GPS sensor? Is this sensor for theft protection, Geo-tagging, or (for the more parnoid people out there) so that Jim could fly in to a shoot in his personal helicopter and check up on your progress? Haha... just kidding on that last part. But what I mean by all this is: maybe I would rather have a bigger sensor and just the basic technology for the same price as the smaller sensor with more features...
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GPS receivers aren't terribly expensive.

http://paulstamatiou.com/review-eye-fi-explore-geotagging-sd-card

SD card +Wifi + GPS for $129.

If I'm spending $20k on a camera I might as well go the last 10c and get a lot of additional functionality.
 
jchema said:
So I was looking at the 8x fixed and curious to know what modules you would have to purchase to get the same "kit" as the fixed. I love the idea of the inexpensively price Scarlett but wouldn't want to be tied down by one lens. Although the glass on the fixed is probably amazing. What would need to be purchased to have the equivelant of the kit that the fixed comes with? I'm assuming the brain, LCD, and battery? How much more would it cost to go this route v.s. the fixed route?

J
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Well you can add up the accessories and see...but this would be minus glass you are looking at around $5.5-6000
 
Very impressive specs on everything. I can't wait for the new tools! Know you guys are super busy, but just a little input from my end.

RedMote Pro is awesome for everybody's use, plain and simple. A little feature to add would be a little nub at the top of the rim that protects the marking wheel. The best AC's I've worked with will mark their wheel, one----two, then spin the tally mark to their one, and put their middle finger inside edge at the marking pole thing (don't know the technical term) then put their forefinger inside edge on the two mark. Giving a visual reference and physical one as well. As soon as they hit their mark, BOOM they know it... but that blocks the screen right behind the mark so I don't know how it may be implemented.

Can't wait for the Bomb EVF, when can I buy one from the red store, can i get in the club to test it out, I'll pay tomorrow morning.

How many lcds can be attached at one time on EPIC/Scarlet? Can i have 2 lcds attached simultaneously on EPIC, with BOMB evf?
 
So it that all? I really wish you guys would say whether an announcement is complete or not :P

A good, reassuring announcement IMO. Sean's Scarlet S35 fund starts now.
 
Chad Clemans said:
I like the exclamation point rather than the question mark; sounds like you've done some AC work in your day (or DP, etc), hence the passion. Best-
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HaHa!! When the director has got music playing in his head and he wants the focus to pull from mid-fore, in time to the beats in his mind, we all have to be mind readers. FEEL THE SCENE PEOPLE FEEL THE SCENE!!
 
Will RRD encoding be an open format so other developers can integrate?
 
Go go Gadget Red

Go go Gadget Red

Welp, i was pessimistic about this announcement, so thankfully, you guys have surprised me in a good way :)

For those debating between an 8x fixed or an interchangeable... assuming you can only afford or want one, I have a suggestion. (and this should be obvious for most, i hope)

If you have a nikon/canon dslr and electronic lenses, it may be well worth the extra 1,000 - 1,500 $ you will spend on battery/charger and lens mount.

Obviously thats the idea behind having the brain so cheap. I see the scarlet 2/3 aimed for those who only need just that or can only afford one or two of them. If you can afford the ff35 or above, you're more likely to be able to afford Red lenses.

Me? I'll be happy if I can afford a fixed sometime after it comes out. If not, im sure people's HVX 200s will be going for nice and cheap on ebay as they scramble to come up with cash for the scarlet.

Btw... I still shoot with a couple of Xl1's.

my thoughts.. feel like sharing tonight. Its a good night :)
 
So just to verify, is the 8X Fixed a "fixed" mount, as in you cannot swap out the 8X Lens with an Electronic mount for RED/Nikon/Canon? Or is it just a fixed 8X lens and you can upgrade later? The 8X Fixed kit is awfully tempting, especially if you could just slap on a $500 electronic mount later on...
 
David Twelves said:
So just to verify, is the 8X Fixed a "fixed" mount, as in you cannot swap out the 8X Lens with an Electronic mount for RED/Nikon/Canon? Or is it just a fixed 8X lens and you can upgrade later? The 8X Fixed kit is awfully tempting, especially if you could just slap on a $500 electronic mount later on...
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Affixed "fixed" fixed. Unfixable should it be removed outside of a service center.
 
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