- - - Shutter count OR Hours of operation?

[Daniel S]

Sup guys i am new here and on the hunt for a used Scarlet. My question is pretty simple since i am coming from shooting MLRAW/5dmk3 i want to know if theres a shutter count like Canon after 250k you can expect them to die anytime... Like i said i am new here and this is my first official post i did some research but couldn't find nada on the subject so would be greatly appreciated if i could get some info. for example Is 300 hours too much for a Scarlet X? :biggrin: thanks guys!

 

[Terry VerHaar]

No shutter. As far as hours of operation, I'd suggest making sure the camera goes back to RED for ownership transfer and so that they can look it over. At that point, you can pretty much expect a "like new" camera aside from any cosmetic dings.

 

[Erick Liu]

Yeah it has no physical shutter so you can't really count shutters. They count hours of op

 

[Christopher-lee dos Santo]

Whilst hours of operation do give you an idea of how much the camera has been used, 300 hours is still fairly young, considering the hours counted are not recording hours, but instead the total time the camera has been powered up, this includes just standing still waiting for the camera to heat up, or install firmware, or blackshade. You will see a camera rack up hours very quickly on a feature shoot as the camera is constantly powered up whilst rehearsals take place or lighting is being changed or blocking is being done.

With all that being said, as mentioned above, ensure that the camera is sent back to RED for the ownership transfer. They will run the camera through their system of quality checks and will replace any old(suspect) or faulty boards/parts. Amazing customer care. RED will look after you.

 

[Matthew Quinn]

yah you would definitely want to make sure things like the side ssd, lens mount, hdmi and sdi ports are working properly etc. send me a pm I have a close friend about to send his scarlet in to be evaluated and is going to be selling as soon as it passes inspection. Should be a killer deal and coming from a dude i work with all the time who is a fkn Boy Scout with this stuff

 

[Daniel S]

thanks for the info guys great stuff i have so much to read about but so happy to make the jump into Red. And if there is something wrong with the unit/camera is it the seller who pays or the buyer? do i pay 50% to the seller so he can send it in to inspection and once Red says it passes i pay the other 50% and they ship it to me?

 

[Matt Hall]

Don't pay the seller until it passes inspection at RED

 

[Matthew Quinn]

Don't pay anything up front . Honestly I believe it's up to the seller to fix issues and create a transfer of ownership so you can update firmware, and any other upgrades

 

[Daniel S]

Don't pay the seller until it passes inspection at RED

thanks guys i wasn't sure. I'm sure the guy is an honest person but to me it just made sense to pay after the inspection.

 

[Daniel S]

Whilst hours of operation do give you an idea of how much the camera has been used, 300 hours is still fairly young, considering the hours counted are not recording hours, but instead the total time the camera has been powered up, this includes just standing still waiting for the camera to heat up, or install firmware, or blackshade. You will see a camera rack up hours very quickly on a feature shoot as the camera is constantly powered up whilst rehearsals take place or lighting is being changed or blocking is being done.

With all that being said, as mentioned above, ensure that the camera is sent back to RED for the ownership transfer. They will run the camera through their system of quality checks and will replace any old(suspect) or faulty boards/parts. Amazing customer care. RED will look after you.

Great info thanks Christopher

 

[ericyoung]

Usually inspection and repairs is the sellers responsibility. But the paid ownership transfer is often up to the new owner (it's not really optional as you need to be the registered owner to download new firmwares). But it's something you can negotiate with the seller.

 

[Daniel S]

Usually inspection and repairs is the sellers responsibility. But the paid ownership transfer is often up to the new owner (it's not really optional as you need to be the registered owner to download new firmwares). But it's something you can negotiate with the seller.

thanks man!

 

[Terry VerHaar]

...considering the hours counted are not recording hours, but instead the total time the camera has been powered up, this includes just standing still waiting for the camera to heat up, or install firmware, or black shade...

Are you sure this is the case?? In my casual observation, it seems to me the only hours counted on my camera are the ones where it is recording. If all running hours were counted I am pretty sure I'd have way more than I do.

Anyone?

 

[Trent Lillehaugen]

Are you sure this is the case?? In my casual observation, it seems to me the only hours counted on my camera are the ones where it is recording. If all running hours were counted I am pretty sure I'd have way more than I do.

Anyone?

It is not just recording time, it is powered on time.

 

[Terry VerHaar]

It is not just recording time, it is powered on time.

Thanks, Trent. Good to know. I guess I don't power mine as much as I thought! lol

 

[Milano Questa]

No shutter. As far as hours of operation, I'd suggest making sure the camera goes back to RED for ownership transfer and so that they can look it over. At that point, you can pretty much expect a "like new" camera aside from any cosmetic dings.

No, it only means the camera is in good working order. Capacitors and other parts break down over time. They aren't replaced during an inspection unless they're broken.

 

[Daniel S]

No, it only means the camera is in good working order. Capacitors and other parts break down over time. They aren't replaced during an inspection unless they're broken.

thanks man great info. its so different from the dslr world.