Why a Red Scarlet-w?

[RobMNeilson]

Acen, how much do you utilise the autofocus face tracking? How do u find it?

The tracking is good at times on the C300, but when I was stuck on a job with a C300 on a Movi with no wireless FF it was near unusable!

 

[Dean Butler]

The tracking is good at times on the C300, but when I was stuck on a job with a C300 on a Movi with no wireless FF it was near unusable!

Thanks for the info. Good to know not to rely on it in that circumstance.

 

[Finn Möller]

If you shoot HD, it's not .5K more, its 1K more.

Raven is 4KHD.
Scalrlet-W is 5KHD.

Huge difference IMHO.

I totally agree with you.
Raven 4KHD is 8,29 mio. pixels.
Scarlet-W 5KHD is 12,9 mio. pixels.
So maybe some people think that the 1K doesn't matter, but 55% more pixels is a big advantage i would say.

 

[Mestizo Devon]

Here another reason https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPfIfkU0hn8

 

[Brent G Miller Jr]

Is the any real reason to go Scarlet W over a Raven

Seems like the differences are , in most cases , negligble.

These seem to be the big ones, but, If you don't mind EF lens options, it seems manageable.
-Mount Options
-olpf options
- 0.5k more res / slightly larger sensor


For those of you that own/owned both , what are yout thoughts?

Easy. One MAJOR different. Field of view. Even at 4.5K the SW has more flexibility with vertical plane res than the Raven. I've tested it side by side myself. 4.5K SW is not the same as 4.5K Raven.

And then it becomes no competition when comparing 5K SW to "4.5K" (which is really 4K 16:9) Raven. The SW footage just has finer grain also and we can easily pick it out when mixed with Raven C-cam footage.

 

[John Meese]

How would you think the Scarlet-W would compare to the Ursa Mini Pro? In terms of color and motion and dynamic range and highlight handling? Have there been any tests?

 

[Misha Engel]

How would you think the Scarlet-W would compare to the Ursa Mini Pro? In terms of color and motion and dynamic range and highlight handling? Have there been any tests?

Yes, how are your German language skills these days?

Debayer = about the same
Lowlight BM=good SW=verygood
Rolling shutter BM=almost none SW=some

For more info go to slascam.de or ask Frank Glencairn on reduser.com he has a lot of experience with the ursa mini pro.

 

[John Meese]

also is there any comparison between the scarlet-w and the red epic dragon's sensor? Is the scarlet-w superior in some ways to the red epic dragon?

 

[Nick Morrison]

also is there any comparison between the scarlet-w and the red epic dragon's sensor? Is the scarlet-w superior in some ways to the red epic dragon?

It's presumably a bit cleaner at 5K, as it has the newer DSMC2 boards.

But it can't do 6K.

And it can only do 48fps at 5K, not 96fps.

 

[Ben Scott]

can do 50fps at 5k for us Brits

 

[John Meese]

Thanks for this.
Are there tests?
Can't find this anywhere.

 

[Mestizo Devon]

Thanks for this.
Are there tests?
Can't find this anywhere.

Epic Dragon /XyZ W camera tests?