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Red Epic MX Brain Hours

Mike Krumlauf

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Maybe I will get some luck here....

Looking at buying a Red Epic M body on friday and was looking for advice as to what to look out for in terms of hours in the brain. The camera has around 2400hrs, how many hours are EPICs rated to last before they crap out for good?
 
Joshua Wilson said:
I’ll mostly likely be the person repairing it if anything goes wrong. As much as I love the mx sensor go Dragon and find a standard olpf.
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i'd love to but i dont have the money to build a dragon kit out. dragons and MX bodys still have a decent different in resell value on ebay... at least from my research and the epic im planning on getting came at under 2k in price which to me is a killer deal.
 
What do you charge for just a cleaning and inspection of an EPIC MX body?
 
I charge $500. I do an overall inspection of the camera and make sure that it's functioning properly. I change the internal battery and do a deep clean inside and out along with any attached RED assesories. It's about a 10-15hr process.
 
Joshua Wilson said:
I charge $500. I do an overall inspection of the camera and make sure that it's functioning properly. I change the internal battery and do a deep clean inside and out along with any attached RED assesories. It's about a 10-15hr process.
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Joshua is the right person for the job :)
 
Pretty good deal for this kind of service. Then you know where you are at and things you need to be aware of! IF the camera has had studio use only, then you should not have many issues, however, if it has been out on the field, you want to make sure from all points. I bought a body for a multicam shoot and had to completely empty it of dust and dirt, as that was contributing to overheating issues. After that, I sold the body and made sure that the buyer was aware of the condition. The camera functioned perfectly and the sensor was clean, at least, but it is always good to check your gear ... you do not want issues with your A-Cam (only cam) on set!

As far as hours go, as long as the camera has been treated in the right conditions and been maintained correctly, you should have no issues past 10,000 hours. But that is technically hypothetical. I have used an Epic MX with 5400 hours on the clock and it looked and felt brand new and the images were superb; the cam had minimags; and all other ports functioned how they should have. So, there is an example for you. I have also seen a Epic X Dragon with 6660 hours on it in Norway. However, I have heard that other cameras have malfunctioned with 1000 hours on the clock.

Maintain it, store it properly and you should not have a problem ... hypothetically speaking!
 
Joshua Wilson said:
I charge $500. I do an overall inspection of the camera and make sure that it's functioning properly. I change the internal battery and do a deep clean inside and out along with any attached RED assesories. It's about a 10-15hr process.
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do you have a website?
 
I've dealt with Joshua several times, can recommend him! Always fast and on subject!

Overall, 2000hrs isn't that much of a time for such cameras - it's around 166 12hr days, which is a year at max as a rental camera that is working on series or features. So, I'd say there are other things to watch instead of hours, especially considering the age of the cams nowadays - like how they were stored, how's the body looking, was it ever opened (to change the internal batt or for other reasons), how's the ports working - SDI, HDMI, etc etc etc
 
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