Spec change...

[Gordon Prince]

Understood. But what actually counts is the full pack, including lenses...

 

[Brook Willard]

Of course. But as I mentioned, lenses are lenses. A Master Prime on an Arri will weigh just as much on the RED. So will rods, follow focus, mattebox, etc. With all else equal, 8lbs is very very light.

 

[Don King]

But for those who are coming without experience in any way other than as the 1/3" world, it'll count. Maybe just not now, on the paper.

 

[Gordon Prince]

Different perspectives.

 

[Roberto B]

But for those who are coming without experience in any way other than as the 1/3" world, it'll count. Maybe just not now, on the paper.

a great majority..

 

[Finner]

Understood. But what actually counts is the full pack, including lenses...

Sure but you throw a mag on the camera and a film cam will weigh more. Especially when you consider how light flash memory will be and it will hold much longer footage then a 1000 foot mag.

If you want a top end camera you have to take weight. If weight is that big an issue shoot HVX. Because other then the aaton minima I dont know of a single 35mm camera that is smaller or lighter then the red. The kick in the head was when I used the minima I could only get 200 foot mags (just over 2 minutes). Maybe they have bigger mags for it now?

 

[Emanuel A.]

Well, I left the HVX option for the RED ONE (both RED reservations), Häak the same thing and so on...

 

[Alexander Nikishin]

If you're worried about Red weighing 8 lbs. then you need to hit the gym boys.

In Arnold's words, "Don't be such a girly man!".

 

[Jared VanLeuven]

Just more stability in the wind when it's on the sticks.

 

[Emanuel A.]

Maybe he is a she...

EDIT -- There is a she among us. Her name is Kristin. As well, many others. Silent.

 

[Finner]

Maybe he is a she...

EDIT -- There is a she among us. Her name is Kristin. As well, many others. Silent.

What girls?

Don't they know film-work is an all "BOYS CLUB".




Oh man I'm going to eat shit for that one.

 

[Alexander Nikishin]

Well then he or she needs to go to the gym.

 

[Don Woods]

I love it. Make it big bad and can stand a hurricane. Keep it up jim I love the looks of the camera and I want it to look like something different not like something everyone else has.. And I like it beacuse it will fit on bigger tripod heads eaiser.

 

[Emanuel A.]

Sorry guys but I prefer the girls indeed!

 

[Jochen Schmidt-Hambrock]

The consequence is that it has gained a pound or so.
Jim

Gained a pound or two (about 4 actually) over the holiday season myself.
Already feel connected to the Red somehow....

 

[Andrew Benz]

Besides the obvious gain in ruggedness and reliability, will this redesigned RED further aid in the cameras ability to dissipate heat?

 

[Mark B.]

Is this design change in response to my suggestion that the control knobs be inset into the body? I'd feel special if it was.

 

[Mark Thorpe]

Can't you just add neoprene or some other floatation to the housing to make it neutrally boyant?

Yep, just like these tubes for the Gates Z1 Housing. Always better to make the person heavier than the cam for obvious reasons.

 

[Charles Perkins]

thanks for the update. it feels so strange to be able to view the development in such detail.

 

[Jason Francois]

thanks for the update. it feels so strange to be able to view the development in such detail.

Wonderfully strange. The way RED is handling this is going to spoil most of us for other product development cycles.

I think I'll call Steve Jobs next and see about us getting in on the iphone development.