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RED Epic W working better than me in -38 temps

David Hale

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I'm glad to report my new camera is awesome !

Here's some footage...

https://vimeo.com/200844646

Every winter we are commissioned by car manufactures to go to Scandinavia to film either marketing events or winter testing. Quite often the conditions are around -25 degrees and its always a slight concern when you buy new kit as to wether it can handle these temperatures.

So this year my new RED Epic W arrived just in time for a trip to Scandinavia. However this year the temps dropped to -38 which was absolutely brutal on the crew and our kit. This was -13 cooler then previous trips! so we were heading into the unknown even with tried a tested equipment from previous years.

The camera was ace! There was a delay with the LCD screen which was manageable though (more manageable than the screen on my previously trusted weather proof Canon 1DC). Touching the camera body without gloves was a bit harsh...I won't be doing that again! Should have ticked the carbon box ! I even had to shoot most of it handheld because my tripod head seized!

Anyway I'm loving the camera and how it has settled so easily into my work environment.

So glad I didn't have to get involved with any cables in these temperatures unlink my sound man !
 
Wow looks good! I'm going to shoot some winter stuff, but nowhere near that temp!!! Good to know it'll hold up. First shot looks really great. Mind sharing any settings you used?
 
Cool! We have some upcoming production here in Switzerland –*I hope it will work out the same way. Do you have any experience with the Motion Mount with this temperatures?


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beast !!! -38 is crazy cold wow
 
David Hale said:
I'm glad to report my new camera is awesome !

Here's some footage...

https://vimeo.com/200844646

Every winter we are commissioned by car manufactures to go to Scandinavia to film either marketing events or winter testing. Quite often the conditions are around -25 degrees and its always a slight concern when you buy new kit as to wether it can handle these temperatures.

So this year my new RED Epic W arrived just in time for a trip to Scandinavia. However this year the temps dropped to -38 which was absolutely brutal on the crew and our kit. This was -13 cooler then previous trips! so we were heading into the unknown even with tried a tested equipment from previous years.

The camera was ace! There was a delay with the LCD screen which was manageable though (more manageable than the screen on my previously trusted weather proof Canon 1DC). Touching the camera body without gloves was a bit harsh...I won't be doing that again! Should have ticked the carbon box ! I even had to shoot most of it handheld because my tripod head seized!

Anyway I'm loving the camera and how it has settled so easily into my work environment.

So glad I didn't have to get involved with any cables in these temperatures unlink my sound man !
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how did you kept the camera on tempeture, and on what temperature did you do your blackshading?

best regards
Robert
 
That's good to know. Our trusted Epic was often out in the freezing cold and worked flawlessly. Still think you beat me with at least -10 degrees. -25C is the coldest I've had our camera exposed to.
Hopefully have my hands on an Epic-w in not too long
 
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