Comments on: RED Announcement – HOLY CRAP this is GREAT!

By: Michael Smith

Michael Smith — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:36:28 +0000

I'm not a red expert yet but I think they have a lossless codec that does compress their image to make it take up less space on the disc.

Of course this post is very old news. I hope they do something both amazing and attainable very soon. I need a new camera!

By: taras

taras — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 03:23:31 +0000

It will worth to use scarlet if you will be able to use different lenses on it. Not only Red ones. But still how in world you can use Compact Flash with it when the fastest of it on market support only realistic 35 Mb/sec upload and download. And if it will be as Red say 100 Mb/sec theoretically where you gonna store it let say you need 1 min clip so 1×60×100=6GB, so largest is 32 GBx2(dual) so we have 10 min capacity on camera? Or it is Mbit/sec? then it will be 40 min. But no such flash exist at the moment. But I want this camera now. I’ll saw that static lens out and glue adaptor to mount lens I want

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:09:17 +0000

If you can't afford one of these cameras you can use your filmmaking skills and try to win one! sKarlets.com has launched a short film competition; the grand prize...The 2/3" Fixed Scarlet! Details at http://sKarlets.com

By: Michael T. Smith - Diffusion » RED Scarlet and Epic - more exciting details

Michael T. Smith - Diffusion » RED Scarlet and Epic - more exciting details — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:57:15 +0000

[...] leader Jim Jannard has been trickling updates all day to his big November 13th announcement. This time the information first comes in the form of more upgrade options for current [...]

By: I Want To Make A Sensor THIS BIG

I Want To Make A Sensor THIS BIG — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:16:25 +0000

Frankly, I feel dumb getting excited when a company like Red announces an intention like this. These aren't products — they're just intentions. They could have doubled all the specs and they'd have been just as real. We may see a Scarlet in 2010. But don't count on any lenses or lens mounts — you still can't get a Canon lens mount for Red One if you want one today. Customers who bought Red Ones a year ago were told "one more month." With Red, delivery is always just a little bit in the future. To keep you hooked.

By: CKeiser

CKeiser — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 10:18:03 +0000

If you have been working in DV for the last 12 years as I have, you have witnessed a truly amazing progression of tools for the digital film maker.

Every time I wrap up a production, I laugh at what I am able to produce from ~ $20k worth of gear.

I work in both still and motion visual images. (Panasonic HVX200 and Canon MKIII).

With all the recording media, lenses, supports and such, I work out at the gym just so that I can carry it all. Last year working at the Tour de France for all of July, I had bruises on my shoulders from carrying so much.

I cannot believe that in the near future, I will pack one set of apparatus, and be ready for anything.

I don't wait for any products, I buy now because I work now, but I will be counting down the days until I can purchase a Scarlet.

-Christopher

By: admin

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:53:38 +0000

Totally agree on the film-based productions comment.

For the me-type prosumer – I think we’ll have to see what a basic package for the 2/3 inch Scarlet runs. You have to compare apples to apples – which is difficult when one of the apples is red. Any Sony camera is still going to be 2/3 inch and no where near a 3k image. I think those higher end sony prosumer cameras are running at least $5k for just the camera and lens – and that’s still HDV:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/560142-REG/Sony__HVR_Z7U_HDV_Camcorder.html#specifications

I considered something like that but when I saw the scarlet decided to wait for it.

By: realist

realist — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:34:30 +0000

So we’re basically looking at $8k – $9k for the lowest possible(working) configuration(minus extra editing costs such as $300+ proprietary cables) – unless the fixed lens is super cheap. I don’t think this will eat into the Sony/Canon market all that much…at least at the indie/prosumer level(which is where the profits are at). Fantastic, nay, mind boggling specs for the high end config possibilities though. The major boon for Red certainly won’t be ‘blowing away the competiion’, but possibly blowing away film-based productions altogether.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:27:51 +0000

OH also.. the actual announcement is here:

http://www.red.com/epic_scarlet/

I got my info early because Jim Jannard posted it on the forums around 2am.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:19:16 +0000

There’s also the fixed lens scarlet which they haven’t announced a price on yet. I expect it will be less expensive than the 2500 one + a lens. I expect that will be your 3k for $3k. That’s sort of like the original scarlet.