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RED ONE collectors...

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So what are RED ONEs actually worth?

My opinion…

Prototypes Boris and Natasha- Priceless. 1st RED ONEs to shoot footage, 1st project was Peter Jackson's "Crossing the Line" 2007. Current location- the Vault.

Any named prototypes, like the ones used to shoot Ché. $300K.

#1- Priceless. Sits in original box and has never been opened since the day it was packaged. It is the ultimate time capsule. Current location- the Vault.

$6- $200K. "Elvis", 1st camera delivered outside RED. Not exactly sure why it would be worth less than a new Sony F35, but not sure why that camera sells for so much. Current location- OffHollywood.
#7- $200K. "Bond"… you know, 007. Current location- OffHollywood.

#31- $175K. The single RED ONE that has shot absolutely the most projects. This camera will be famous. Already is actually. Current location- Dino.

Serial number under 100- $40K. These will be collector's items and a huge part of history.

Your thoughts?

Jim
 
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Like any tool their value is relative to their utility.

A Red One may sell from less than $20,000 but its utility in capturing images worth hundreds of thousands makes its value far greater than the retail price.

It is a tool, like a hammer and its impact is unfolding as a beautiful evolution on the technical cinema world, while it currently does not represent a great leap forward from the viewers perspective, in the future the long tail of media distribution may owe the Red One thanks at being one of the few key turning points in a image capture and sharing revolution.
 
#66 - #67 have been in action since the day they arrived in sweden, taking a breaks only for small upgrades.... including the current one upgrading to MX sensor...

the action being features, advertisements etc... etc.....

marcus
 
I think their value is in what they allow or inspire people to do rather than any monetary figure, other than being relatively affordable enough to actually own.

Natasha, Boris and 1 to 6 have additional symbolic value.
 
Mark... I'd be happy to pay $200K each for Elvis and Bond. Interested?

Jim
 
I wouldnt sell #83 for $40k...it will eventually go into my collection of early motion picture cameras, including an Akeley Pancake, Ernemanns, Pathes, Edison Kinetoscopes and numerous other early cinema cameras.
 
#31...

Any exciting notes from it's history? Rough estimate of hours or time working that dream?

Thanks to who ever wants to share,
 
Jon B. said:
#31...

Any exciting notes from it's history? Rough estimate of hours or time working that dream?

Thanks to who ever wants to share,
Click to expand...

Dino can share all the projects that #31 has been on. But I challenge any RED ONE to have been on more assignments than #31.

Jim
 
Any idea how many RED Ones have been sold already?
Last time I heard there were more than 7000...

And why has #31 been on so many shoots?
 
Had a sneaking suspicion I recognized the number. Now it's more clear because I watch anything he posts here.
 
Who else collects them, Jim? :) Make sure not to out-bid yourself :)
 
NAB 2006 was historical. We took deposits from a couple hundred folks "on a scam". They bet the longshot. They put down $1000 on something uncertain. That was a moment in time that will never be duplicated. Stories make history. History makes historical value.

I remember offering every one of the 1st 25 to give up their place for $5K plus airfare at the 1st RED Day in 2007. No one accepted. What a day! #6-25 are special in the history of RED. When the book gets written, the names of these people will go down as the brave 1st adopters.

Jim
 
I'm not so sure about camera collecting in the digital age. Especially in these (relatively) early years when obsolescence (is that a word?) comes so quickly.

My '50s Leica and my '70s Hasselblad are just as useful today as they were they day they were sold. My 2001 Nikon D1x I consider 100% worthless (monetarily and as a tool).
 
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