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Jannard

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RED ONE customers really need to buy the CF module. It costs $500.

While it is not mandatory to add it, it sure makes life easy. It is the cheapest way to record on RED. It is the lightest recording option. If you are on the road, you'll have the best chance to find an emergency recording solution with CF. I could go on...

One thing that has been asked is why we didn't make this standard equipment. Truth is that we guessed on the price of the RED ONE at NAB 2006. And given the $2500 allowance, there is no more room for "gifts".

That said, if you can afford the camera, you can't afford to not buy the CF option. (is that a double negative?)

Jim
 
how many gigs will the RED CF cards be by the end of the year ?
what's available for those getting REDs 1-50?
 
Carrying 4k footage in your inner pocket is also kinda nice...
 
That all makes perfect sense to me, Jim -- even the double negative. :)

I'm also curious about what RED will be offering for CF cards now and potentially by the end of the year. I see that PQI has released a 300X 16GB CF card. I'm unaware of the price or immediate availability...
 
Jim, are you sayin', without commitin', to maybe, 32 GB serial CF cards by early next year? Someone suggested that serial instead of parallel cards were in the pipeline. And if that's correct, would a current CF module handle serial CF cards in the future?
 
I agreed 100%,

I have used CF with my Canon gear and never ones had problems, the files on the 1Ds M2 get very large and shooting continuos puts the CF to the works again never had a single problem with it, mostly I used Sandisk but hope RED solution to be much better.

I will most positively get the CF module on all my 3 RED's, despite of the other modules I will get.

Ciao,
KETCH ROSSI
 
i'd be very happy with 16gigs to start = client buys them and that is their master !!
 
If you don't plan on using CF cards, you can always look at the CF module as a back up option.
 
Currently, 8GB cards that we will certify are available. We believe that in October we will certify 16GB cards. It seems possible that in Q2 of 2008 32GB cards might become available.

We love Compact Flash. The real alternative is RED Drive with 2.5" flash drives. But prices won't be competitive until after the 1st of the year.

Jim
 
Actually, it had been my 1st choice on the Flash memory side, so... Thanks anyway for your care.

Jannard said:
Currently, 8GB cards that we will certify are available. We believe that in October we will certify 16GB cards. It seems possible that in Q2 of 2008 32GB cards might become available.

We love Compact Flash. The real alternative is RED Drive with 2.5" flash drives. But prices won't be competitive until after the 1st of the year.

Jim
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EDIT -- Here's an open thread on the subject:

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=923
 
I and others have asked this before, with no answer. Will we have the ability to record on a continuous rceording loop to the CF cards? Kind of like the HVX does with the P2 cards.
 
digitalfx said:
Is the raw port user changeable? And can cameras with the raw port also have a CF card?
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The way I understand it ...It's one or the other, and You can change out one for the other.
 
KETCH ROSSI said:
I agreed 100%,

I have used CF with my Canon gear and never ones had problems, the files on the 1Ds M2 get very large and shooting continuos puts the CF to the works again never had a single problem with it, mostly I used Sandisk but hope RED solution to be much better.

I will most positively get the CF module on all my 3 RED's, despite of the other modules I will get.

Ciao,
KETCH ROSSI
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So where will you put all your other modules??
 
Darwin said:
The way I understand it ...It's one or the other, and You can change out one for the other.
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The Raw Port is a factory install, unless I missed something in the last months, so you cannot change it yourself.
 
Drizzt said:
The Raw Port is a factory install, unless I missed something in the last months, so you cannot change it yourself.
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Whether or not Red has to install it or not..is not the point! Point is you can not have the both on the camera at the same time.
 
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