Should I make the jump to RED?...

[Cal Brunker]

Re: This board being extremely biased, most of us were hopeful believers, but ultimately skeptics, waiting to see if this camera could possibly be real. Then, at some point or another, all of us have had a chance to shoot on a RED (borrowed, rented etc.) and at that point we lost our minds.

It's important to remember that most of us weren't fan boys until we actually drank the kool-aid.

RED provides us, who would love to shoot 35mm on every project, the ability to get the kind of images we want, without breaking the bank. It allows us to put our work up beside that of our heroes and say "nope, I'm still not good enough, but I can't blame the image anymore".

I made a short recently on the HDX-900 with Cinestyle HD lenses etc, then shot the intro on the RED (it's all closeup stuff shot in a different style, so the difference in cameras was worth the chance to shoot on the RED) I can honestly say, I was floored. It made the HDX900 look like a toy, if you're trying to approximate the look of film. looked amazing, felt amazing, and color corrected like a champ.

Ok enough fanboyism. I wouldn't consider buying any other camera if you're looking at 20grand+, and you want to make dramatic shorts/music vids/features.

Cal

 

[Dave Draper]

Hey Model 101.

Dont forget VAT and import duty, that can add 2-3 grand instantly.

Yeah, this is the one thing that concerns me...

The EX1 is a much better camera than a lot of people seem to give it credit for. Very good in low light, great resolution and fast workflow.

The EX1 is a fantastic camera, but I have three major problems with it... Its sensor size, lack of removable lenses (hence why originally considering to upgrade to an EX3), and only having a 4:2:0 colour space. Having said that, I will be very sad to see it go if and when I sell it to help raise the cash towards a RED One.

The big question is how much of a light and resolution hit is that Letus. And is it unstable in any way?

The Letus Extreme only loses a little light - Around 0.5 stops, I believe... And it's as sharp as a sharp thing. I'd even go so far as to say that it's the best 35mm adapter currently on the market!

However, because it's an *adapter*, it does have a few flaws...

1) You always have to make sure you're focused on the ground-glass, as it's quite easy to knock it off - Something I really *don't* like having to worry about all the time.
2) You can only stop down to around f/5.6 before the grain from the ground-glass becomes very apparent.
3) You can't use fast shutter speeds, or else the grain from the ground-glass makes an appearance again.
4) It's a hassle to set up every time you want to use it.

But I'd like to make it clear, that as far as 35mm *adapters* go, no one else comes close. I'd just personally prefer to use *one* unit that does everything I need it to.

Back to the RED One...

I asked this question in an earlier post, so I'm not sure if anyone knows the answer to it, but will the Panasonic BT-LH80WE LCD monitor work with the RED One?

M101.