Scarlet "Fly by Wire" complete kit

[Aaron Marshall]

#1 Will this be the $2,500 brain only but with added accessories, or will this have a permanent 8x lens welded to the camera?

#2 I want to use my Nikon glass with this thing. Will the F-Mounts for the RED fit on it? I realize the sensor size throws the focal lengths out of whack, but you could still use them and adjust accordingly.

#3 Could someone please clarify the difference between all of the Redcodes? There's Redcode 42, 80, 100, 250, 225, 500? What Red Codec does the RED One use?

Thanks!

 

[bobaandy]

It wouldn't be called a "fixed-lens" camera if you could take the lens off.

The redcode numbers are the different bitrates.

 

[killfilm]

All Red cams use the Red Codec at different rates,generally the higher the rate the better and more space needed. its all in mbs (mega bits per second) so for example the HVX200 uses 100mps.

Fixed scarlet, well its a fixed lens. If you wanna use interchangable lenses then you have to get another model. If you're talking about the mount then yes you can put your nikons on. How will the focus etc. will be, we'll have to wait and see.

 

[ReddBaronn]

Hi,

I read elsewhere on this forum that RED is changing the naming of the the different RedCode formats -- that the numbers will no longer correspond to just bitrates, but some sort of quality coefficient relating the resolution to the datarate. Does anyone remember where this was posted?

 

[Imran Farouk]

Yeah that would be right, I read it somewhere that it isn't only bitrate but quality
the higher the red code number the higher the quality but obviously the lesser recording time comes as a downside...

 

[Eki Halkka]

All Red cams use the Red Codec at different rates,generally the higher the rate the better and more space needed. its all in mbs (mega bits per second) so for example the HVX200 uses 100mps.

Redcode is rated in megabytes, not megabits. So, i.e. redcode 42 is 42MB/s, or in other words, 336 mbps.

 

[Jason Murphy]

RED has said in a number of places that the numbers don't precisely correspond to data rates, but rather give relative indicators of the amounts of data generated. So don't try using those numbers for precise calculations.

As far as it being not only data rate but quality, it's pretty clear that the higher the resolution and the framerates, the higher the REDCODE number. Also the higher color bit depth of Monstro seems like it may kick things up as well. Seems not unlikely that one would be shooting RC 42 at 24 FPS and RC 225 at 100 (on an EPIC, for example).

 

[Aaron Marshall]

It wouldn't be called a "fixed-lens" camera if you could take the lens off.

The redcode numbers are the different bitrates.

ahh, sorry I missed the fixed part. Or maybe it was my subconscious not allowing me to see it because it doesn't quite make sense. RED is intrinsically modular. If the body is identical to the Scarlet Cinema brain, then it seems like a shame, or unnecessary stumbling block to have a fixed lens.

What made sense in my head was; it would come with a defacto standard 8x lens with the kit. Most prosumers wouldn't remove it, but someone wanting to push some boundries could. Another thing that threw me off was seeing it listed as (Brain and Lens) (Complete Kit) as if the "Fly by Wire" was actually the Scarlet Cinema, but with added accessories if you wanted more bang for your buck.

Thanks for clarifying the redcode numbers.

I look forward to further developments!