Weapon MG

[Beom Koh]

Hello, When next round of sensor arrives, will Weapon MG cost much more to upgrade than that of Weapon CF?

(I am not sure if it is me, but to me the positioning of Weapon MG seems little odd.)


Thank you!

 

[Phil Holland]

Hello, When next round of sensor arrives, will Weapon MG cost much more to upgrade than that of Weapon CF?

(I am not sure if it is me, but to me the positioning of Weapon MG seems little odd.)

Thank you!

If you are talking 8K Dragon you will need CF Weapon to do it as of today. So yes.

As for future unannounced sensor technology and upgrades. RED likely won't be discussing that until they are much, much closer to it being released.

 

[Beom Koh]

Thanks Phil,

I was talking about the future unannounced sensor technology (I know, I am going too far here haha)

 

[Brian Boyer]

If you are talking 8K Dragon you will need CF Weapon to do it as of today. So yes.

If by "as of today" you mean it's the only option you can currently choose, that seems to hold true.

Otherwise:

Yes I said it even before the announcement, The Carbon Weapon is not just for looks. The insides are dramatically faster... they need to be to be able to keep up with 8K. We don't have hard specs because we still are squeezing. We are at 8K 5:1 @ 24fps right now on 8K dragon.

But don't worry, the boards fit inside the 6k MG. When the 8K dragon sensor is ready, you will be able to keep the MG body and just upgrade the Boards and the Sensor to get the full 8K Carbon performance. It will cost more of course than going straight to 8K Carbon right now, but the performance will be the same and 6K and 8K will be the distinction, not just the material.

These developments are getting tricky to keep up with.