Tom Greenberg
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Is there anything that RED can do that some of you won't bitch about? I can't freaking believe it, RED (a company with only 400 people that has only existed for 5 years) brings out an absolutely incredible camera that blows away any possible competition for under $10K. It will continue the Epic's success in revolutionizing the digital cinema industry. It is also FAR SUPERIOR in every respect to the camera they had been planning to bring out for around $7K (Ted's last mentioned price).
Does that make you guys happy? No, it just gives some of you more reasons to complain.
We have the following pissed off groups:
1. People who still want the 8X fixed Scarlet and are pissed that Scarlet-X costs too much and weighs too much
2. People who still want the 3K interchangeable Scarlet and are pissed that Scarlet-X weighs too much and that they can't buy bargain 16mm glass
3. People who bought Epic-Ms who are pissed because Scarlet-X is too close in specs to their "best cinema camera in the world" that Peter Jackson swears by (and that I would commit unspeakable acts to own}
4. People who just bought Epic-Xs who are pissed because Scarlet-X is too close in specs and because people can buy it and take almost immediate delivery without waiting for months (even though RED gave them a $10K credit and a bunch of free accessories out of the goodness of their hearts for "owner-loyalty" - but just how loyal are those owners looking now?)
5. People who only want to shoot 1080p and don't want to pay for all that extra data throughput
6. People who are pissed that RED charges so much for SSD media (even though Jarred gave a lengthy explanation of the steps they go through to certify the media is reliable)
7. People who are pissed because accessories for high-end digital cinema cameras cost so much
8. People who are pissed because their governments charge import taxes and VATs
9. People who are pissed because the Epic-S went away (even though Scarlet-X is at least 90% of what Epic-S was supposed to be)
10. People who are pissed because their 4 year old RED Ones are not going to be upgradeable to Dragon sensors
11. People who are pissed off because they can't rent their Epics out for huge bucks any more
12. People who are pissed because Scarlet-X isn't even closer in specs to Epic-X and want it to do faster frame rates and more HDRx
13. And probably about 20 other varieties of people who are pissed about things I can't remember at the moment...
All I can say to all of you who fit into one of the above categories, GROW UP!
RED is a phenomenal company who cares more about its customers well-being than any other company I've ever encountered. They have gone way out of their way to be fair and to reward owner loyalty. They made a business decision that Scarlet as-it-was was not the product they needed to release...so despite all the $$ they put into it's R&D, they killed it off rather than cram it down our throats. Scarlet-X is the camera that many of us have been dreaming of.
If you can't see the incredible value that RED has provided to us all in Scarlet-X, maybe you should just go buy a Canon C300, or an F3, or whatever...
Does that make you guys happy? No, it just gives some of you more reasons to complain.
We have the following pissed off groups:
1. People who still want the 8X fixed Scarlet and are pissed that Scarlet-X costs too much and weighs too much
2. People who still want the 3K interchangeable Scarlet and are pissed that Scarlet-X weighs too much and that they can't buy bargain 16mm glass
3. People who bought Epic-Ms who are pissed because Scarlet-X is too close in specs to their "best cinema camera in the world" that Peter Jackson swears by (and that I would commit unspeakable acts to own}
4. People who just bought Epic-Xs who are pissed because Scarlet-X is too close in specs and because people can buy it and take almost immediate delivery without waiting for months (even though RED gave them a $10K credit and a bunch of free accessories out of the goodness of their hearts for "owner-loyalty" - but just how loyal are those owners looking now?)
5. People who only want to shoot 1080p and don't want to pay for all that extra data throughput
6. People who are pissed that RED charges so much for SSD media (even though Jarred gave a lengthy explanation of the steps they go through to certify the media is reliable)
7. People who are pissed because accessories for high-end digital cinema cameras cost so much
8. People who are pissed because their governments charge import taxes and VATs
9. People who are pissed because the Epic-S went away (even though Scarlet-X is at least 90% of what Epic-S was supposed to be)
10. People who are pissed because their 4 year old RED Ones are not going to be upgradeable to Dragon sensors
11. People who are pissed off because they can't rent their Epics out for huge bucks any more
12. People who are pissed because Scarlet-X isn't even closer in specs to Epic-X and want it to do faster frame rates and more HDRx
13. And probably about 20 other varieties of people who are pissed about things I can't remember at the moment...
All I can say to all of you who fit into one of the above categories, GROW UP!
RED is a phenomenal company who cares more about its customers well-being than any other company I've ever encountered. They have gone way out of their way to be fair and to reward owner loyalty. They made a business decision that Scarlet as-it-was was not the product they needed to release...so despite all the $$ they put into it's R&D, they killed it off rather than cram it down our throats. Scarlet-X is the camera that many of us have been dreaming of.
If you can't see the incredible value that RED has provided to us all in Scarlet-X, maybe you should just go buy a Canon C300, or an F3, or whatever...
