Uk Rental House - Red Camera

[Johnny Johnson]

Hate to burst everyone's bubble. but a certain established rental company (not us... at least not yet!) are going to be hiring out their red cameras for FREE and only charging for accessories. I believe they recieve them in the next month or so.

Now thats a business strategy sure to put the little guys out of business!

 

[Adrian Sims]

A big thanks goes out to 4KLondon for taking the time to travel to Cambridge, England, to screen some of their Red footage last night on a 2K screen for FDMX .co.uk (and later let people literally get "hands on" with the kit). The projected images blew me away - from low-light tunnel shots to the steadicam shots - and has cemented my belief in the Red workflow and ethos.

 

[Vlad Martins]

Decode

Decode

Hi everyone!

We got several packages available now for the RED Camera in our website - www.decodeuk.com - Zeiss Superspeeds, Ultra Primes, ARRI accessories...
We are open to accommodate your needs and discuss your projects.

We will be at the BSC Show on the 14th and 15th of March showcasing the RED ONE camera.

Regards,

Vlad
Decode UK
www.decodeuk.com

 

[andy holland]

Hello All

I am looking for 8 - 12 Red's for a concert shoot in April in london. Its with a well known Icelandic star who shall remain nameless. The director is top draw.

I need dry hire and expereinced ops.

can any one help

Andy, get in touch direct. Andy@spinmusicuk.com

 

[David Wyatt]

Hello All

I am looking for 8 - 12 Red's for a concert shoot in April in london. Its with a well known Icelandic star who shall remain nameless. The director is top draw.

I need dry hire and expereinced ops.

can any one help

Andy, get in touch direct. Andy@spinmusicuk.com

Andy, 8 - 12 Red cameras? That's almost enough for a time slice...now that would be awesome! I think I may have spoken to a colleague of yours about this - there can't be that many Icelandic singers in the world! As I told your colleague we've got one Red and have contacts with another 2...you need 5 more - there are rental companies out there I know of that could make up the rest. This definitely has to happen, it would be a great advert for Red too! I think a couple of multi-camera concerts have been filmed in America but nothing on that scale I'm pretty sure. Good luck!!

 

[Liam Hall]

Andy, 8 - 12 Red cameras? That's almost enough for a time slice...now that would be awesome!

You only need one for a time slice

 

[Stephen Williams]

Hi,

I have mentioned this both here & at .com

You can expect focus to be more critical on a Red (or Genesis etc) than on 35mm film because the sensor is totally flat. Film has a curve & grain that allows a certain fudge factor.

Sharper lenses do indeed make it more difficult to hit the mark.

Stephen

Don't worry...there's no laws of physics changing. DoF isn't just determined purely by the size of the capturing format - there are other things like the sharpness of the lenses and the resolution of the capturing format (that's why if you look at the Samcine Mk.II DOF calculator they show various CoCs like 1/500th of an inch for 35mm with older, softer lenses but suggest 1/700th for newer lenses and modern film stocks. I haven't got the Mk.III but being newer it probably suggests even smaller CoCs (up to 1/2000th of an inch) for the newer sharper generation of lenses. Similarly the resolution of the sensor has an impact. If you simply compared it to an equally sized 35mm gate that used an old-style, softer, less-sharp stock you'd see a perceivable difference in the DoF: size isn't everything! Ultimately at the end of the day I'm afraid it's not actually about looking at graphs and equations but using your eyes and comparing it to the 35mm images you're used to shooting and viewing projected. For post houses (who are probably more used to seeing 35mm projected images than any of us) to remark on it instantly was the decider for me. One of the post houses we're dealing with wants us to do some side by sides with 35mm so maybe that will be an interesting way of demonstrating the perceived difference?

 

[Serge Manto]

We are a production company who also specialise in post production consultancy. We will be hiring out our red cameras with a Digital Imaging Technician and a Data Backup Technician.

You can PM me with any questions

We searching any studio in Europe for post production and a responsible specialist for all production supervising.

serge_manto@yahoo.com

 

[Ben Wilmot]

hi - i'm still happy to provide finance for red cameras (or others) if anyone's interested.
cheers,
ben