Scarlet fix lens specs

[Robert Rogoz]

OK, here is a silly question. How wide is the lens on a fixed model supposed to be? (in 35mm terms- I am old school) and how fast is it going to be?
Battery question- how long battery is supposed to last? Is it going to accept AB?
Codec- how many GB/min is this codec?
Thanks

 

[David Rasberry]

The original spec was 28-244mm ff35 equivalent.
Single small battery approx. 40 minutes to an hour from reported Epic run times.
Scarlet's file size will depend on what compression level/ data rate you choose. Figure 1 to 2 GB per minute.

 

[Subhadip Sen]

Single small battery approx. 40 minutes to an hour from reported Epic run times.

But Scarlet consumes much less power than the Epic. I asked this question in the recent Q&A. While Jim wouldn't give any hard numbers, this is what he said:

"Low power draw so a long battery life."
Source: http://scarletuser.com/showthread.php?t=4673

Obviously open to interpretation but 40 minutes is by no means "long battery life". Assuming we have the same battery as used in the Epic side handle, I would expect Scarlet Fixed to go much longer. My personal interpretation of the minimum for "long battery life" is about 2 hours. Who knows what the actual battery life is? Certainly, it will last much longer than the Epic and 40 minutes, I am pretty certain.

Wish someone from the RED team would clarify this. I have already seen plenty of misinformation regarding this, with people assuming the $1200 battery module is a necessary expense.

 

[Oliver Moereels]

I see a nice retro-style betacam battery belt in the works...
Those were the days. Well, maybe not.

It al depends on the settings and shooting environment I guess.

 

[Zac C]

I see a nice retro-style betacam battery belt in the works...
Those were the days. Well, maybe not.

It al depends on the settings and shooting environment I guess.

Like this? :biggrin:
http://www.red.com/store/790-0009

 

[Sam Eilertsen]

OK, here is a silly question. How wide is the lens on a fixed model supposed to be? (in 35mm terms- I am old school) and how fast is it going to be?
Battery question- how long battery is supposed to last? Is it going to accept AB?
Codec- how many GB/min is this codec?
Thanks

I believe the lens is T/2.8, f/2.4

 

[Lawrence Bansbach]

I believe the lens is T/2.8, f/2.4

T2.6, f/2.4.

 

[Michael Booth]

The original spec was 28-244mm ff35 equivalent.

That covers quite a wide range, would prefer 24-200mm personally. With Red's high standards it'll probably be very nice. I think for the price point, it will definitely be worth investing in a Scarlet Fixed rather than a 2/3 Scarlet Interchangeable. Then perhaps down the line picking up a Scarlet S35.

To slow mo of the 2/3 Scarlet's is going to be useful too.

 

[Jarek Zabczynski]

Ok, so a silly question...since it's a fixed lens...are we still going to get some nice DOF out of it? Or will it look more that of a typical "video" camera with really high resolution?

 

[Terry VerHaar]

Ok, so a silly question...since it's a fixed lens...are we still going to get some nice DOF out of it? Or will it look more that of a typical "video" camera with really high resolution?

It opens to an aperture of f/2.4. The camera has a 2/3" chip as an imaging area. It will behave exactly according to those characteristics. Not sure what the question is related to the lens being "fixed."

 

[Danny Lingan]

Ok, so a silly question...since it's a fixed lens...are we still going to get some nice DOF out of it? Or will it look more that of a typical "video" camera with really high resolution?

Jarek, it all depends on how you use it. F-stop, distance from the subject and lens focal length all influence, right?

I came across this chart http://www.dofmaster.com/doftable.html Make sure to put in 16mm in the drop box, choose a focal length and then "calculate."

I've worked zooms off of prime lens DOF charts and while not 100% exactly the same, they worked reliably.