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SCARLET ANNOUNCEMENT - Feedback

Well this is very disappointing for those of us that have been waiting for the 2/3", but I may have done the same if I had been in their shoes. (Not that I ever will be!) I really thought a RAW capable high-speed 2/3 camera would have had a place in the industry. But perhaps it is too specialist for news, and if you are going to get a crash cam or other cheap camera why not let it be a Canon DSLR of some type? Bottom line is Canon changed the lower end of the game, and Red had to abandon the 2/3" product.

On a side note. I do wonder how many sports photographers will be using Scarlets as stills cameras. 30fps could be really useful for getting impact shots for a sport such as boxing or American Football.

Anyway for under 10K US$ that camera is fantastic. Well done to all the team, thanks for changing the pro market forever.
 
Jannard said:
No 8X Fixed. We had terminal issues with the lens. If you are sad, just think about us. All those development dollars down the drain.

Jim
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That's a real bummer Jim. Sorry for you guys and all the effort you put into it. I've no right to full disclosure, but how terminal was 'terminal'? Price? Margin? QC? Unmanufacturable in volume? Supplier/Japan issues? Judging by the comments in this thread, and my own feelings, there is still *huge* potential demand for this or something very much like it.

As I said earlier, I totally get the 4K thing, DSMC & 3K not enough for stills... and don't take this as discontent or bad attitude - I LOVE the Scarlet-X and ran, not walked, to the RED Store to give you my money - and your above comment seems pretty final, but is there any way you would reconsider? The whole of RED is a skunk works, but maybe give it over to a tiny skunkier team and see if they can unterminate the problem? Think about a 'Scarlet-M Fixed' made in small quantities at a significantly higher price point than planned? I would certainly have paid significantly more than the touted price for what I picked up and held at NAB. Someone else was offering to buy the prototypes... get in line, pal! :-)

I know bugger all about the economics and practicalities of making cameras, and you're rewriting the book on how to do so, so it's kinda of cheeky of me I know, but let it rest for a while and then give it a rethink, will ya? Please?

Mike
 
Don't have time to read through all of these posts, so this may have may have been said before. Thank you Jim and Red Team for your vision and commitment to excellence. As an early Red adopter (SN 0269), I have come to appreciate not only your camera, but also your courage and the business model you have created. Long gone are the Mitchell Camera Company, Bell & Howell, Cinema Products, Red Lakes, Benson & Lerner, and Milliken, just to name a few. The Red Team has again put America back in the "Cinema Camera Game" with a rcoket to stardom. You have democritized cinema production beyond the rest of the world's wildest dreams. In my opinion your slogan and guiding philosophy "we make obsolesence obsolete" is 99 and 44/100ths pure. I even think when you take a moment to stop and take a breath, (do you ever do that?) you will surprise yourselves. My Red 1Mx will make beautiful pictures for years to come. My Epic-X will also make beautiful pictures for just as long, it will just do more, is lighter and boots faster (even pinhole cameras can make beautiful pictures today, as they did more than a hundred years ago). Those who snivle about how the Scarlet has devalued "their camera" I think have missed the point. I wish to end this by saying "Thank you for manufacturing the Epic and Scarlet in America". We can use this right now for so many reasons. All the best.
 
The way to go

The way to go

Woke up to this this morning. A super35 sensor for this prices is pretty amazing. A lower priced 2/3" fixed lens camera would round out the choices but this is the camera I always wanted since RED ONE shipped.
 
h330zcp
 
conrad gaunt said:
dont know if its been mentioned, but some are reporting another Canon offering also, with 4k raw?

http://blog.gsmarena.com/canon-showcases-upcoming-eos-movie-dslr-will-do-4k-resolution-video-at-24fps/

canon are weird if this is true..
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It's funny because I'm 100 times more excited about this camera over the crap that they announced. It may become Scarlets little brother in my mind and replace the void by the 8x. I had thought 8x plus an epic-s. Of course I'm really thinking Scarlet X, Epic X and one of these Canon C's.

I must say yesterday was amazing!!! 1st Prize to Scarlet X, 2nd to Avid (for releasing the real FCP X and open I/O), and 3 Prize to Canon for their new DSLR C camera we know little about, but sounds great! Raspberry award to Canon's 4k camera.

Scarlet #????
 
Good job from RED beating Canon. Canon will have to hurry with their new Cinema DSLR if they want to be back in the $10-15k battle.
 
Jim/Jarred

Do you think the Side handle will ship with the kits on Dec 1 or are we looking for February on this? It will be key for anyone that does not have red bricks to power or who need to shoot away from power? Just want to know what to expect.
 
Hi,

I have placed an order for Scarlet kit. It's my first order from Red.
I have received confirmation e-mail. But I thought I was supposed to place 10% deposit upfront... which I was not asked to.
Am I supposed to wait for customer rep to contact me in order to place a deposit?
I'm based in EU if that changes anything.

Thanks,
Kamilla
 
any idea if there will be a nikon mount?
 
Michael Fawke said:
any idea if there will be a nikon mount?
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It uses all EPIC accessories, so yes the EPIC Nikon mount will work. It's not being offered at release, as the Nikon mount is still in final stages of development, with production slated for December, according to the last update from Jarred: http://reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?63377-Module-Ship-Dates....&p=820958&viewfull=1#post820958

Only thing we don't know yet is, will there be a cheaper alloy Nikon mount to go alongside the cheaper alloy Canon mount they're making for Scarlet? So far the only announced Nikon mount is the $2k titanium flavor intended for EPIC... Jarred????

Mile
 
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