This is an interesting thread to read how some of you are dealing with the old and new business models of dealing with amortization and rejuvenation/upgrade.
The modular foundation is really something that we just touched on with the RED ONE ( upgradable sensor, media modules and mounts, ) and have taken to a whole new level with the DSMC cameras, I think will be interesting to watch over the next couple years how this plays into everyone's accounting.
If there are any Medium Format guys here you can see how the Mamiya RZ67 has lived a very long life, and is still used extensively in the fashion world, mostly due to the fact that it was developed almost 30 years ago to be somewhat modular.. even today almost every digital back company still makes an adapter to keep that camera in service with the newest technology.... on a body that really hasn't changed over three decades.
It is a bit of an contradiction now a-days with the current 18 month technological revolution cycles to anticipate holding onto a piece of digital kit for longer than a couple years, but hopefully we have done our job and created a solid foundation to bring back some of that investment longevity with the DSMC family.
Who really knows though.. There is nothing permanent except change.
Totally disagree. Looking forward to DSMC's big time. No nostalgia about the RED1's wonky physical form.
“A man who uses his hands is a laborer. One who uses his hands and mind is a craftsman. He who uses his hands, and his mind, and his heart is an artist.”
Ha hadnt heard that before ,
a man who uses his keyboard and mouse.. is a geek.
the majority majority majority coming from the convergence dont get your mind.
Well, as far as I see it, the only downside to shooting S35 on the FF Epic vs the S35 Epic is resolution - on the S35 you get a resolution of ~4.5K (for an actual S35-sized portion of the sensor) or 5K (for X35 or whatever we're now calling the Red "S35" chip size) vs 4K and ~4.4K respectively on the FF Epic.
My prediction is a large price drop on the FF35 brain. $33k/$9750 for just the brain? Yeah, I don't see that holding for long (maybe still on release, but just watch).
When Canon releases a FF RAW 24fps that doesnt line skip for <$3k, I'm betting Red will have to fight the price wars. They can take the Apple approach of "we're better so you can pay more", but they can't be 400%->1000% more.
But we'll see, i'm just the bird on Jim's shoulder saying "make it cheaper Jim!"
My prediction is a large price drop on the FF35 brain. $33k/$9750 for just the brain? Yeah, I don't see that holding for long (maybe still on release, but just watch).
When Canon releases a FF RAW 24fps that doesnt line skip for <$3k, I'm betting Red will have to fight the price wars. They can take the Apple approach of "we're better so you can pay more", but they can't be 400%->1000% more.
But we'll see, i'm just the bird on Jim's shoulder saying "make it cheaper Jim!"
