Joe Taylor Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 When the RED is released, what hardware wil be needed just to have a functioning package? The camera seems rather small, and lightweight, but once you have a media drive lens' and so forth, will it be possible to have camera that is still 'run & gun?' This is important for the type of documentary storm chasing work I do. I need soemthing I can grab from the bag and start shooting with. I have inquired several times with RED, but never get a response. Has anybody actually seen this camera yet? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Most Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 When the RED is released, what hardware wil be needed just to have a functioning package? The camera seems rather small, and lightweight, but once you have a media drive lens' and so forth, will it be possible to have camera that is still 'run & gun?' This is important for the type of documentary storm chasing work I do. I need soemthing I can grab from the bag and start shooting with. I have inquired several times with RED, but never get a response. Has anybody actually seen this camera yet? Thanks No, nobody has seen one because it hasn't been built yet. The question you ask has no answer until the product exists, only speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Allen Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 No cameras exist at the moment and they designs are changing. No one has even seen the current design. But, in theory, you would need to add a lense and capture medium which presumably will be a custom hardware solution. I am hoping it comes together successfully and the sooner the better, but I absolutely would not remotely make any production scheduling decision based on it at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Max Jacoby Posted September 3, 2006 Premium Member Share Posted September 3, 2006 But, in theory, you would need to add a lense and capture medium which presumably will be a custom hardware solution. That and all the accessories will add quite a bit to the price of the cameras. A lot of prosumers will be quite surprised by what a good set of 35mm lenses costs, hence all the questions about using inferior stills lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 When the RED is released, what hardware wil be needed just to have a functioning package? The camera seems rather small, and lightweight, but once you have a media drive lens' and so forth, will it be possible to have camera that is still 'run & gun?' This is important for the type of documentary storm chasing work I do. I need soemthing I can grab from the bag and start shooting with. I have inquired several times with RED, but never get a response. Has anybody actually seen this camera yet? Thanks Just send a PM to Jim Jannard and ask him. Or send in your $1000.00 deposit, many on the forum already have. R, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Stigler Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 A lot of prosumers will be quite surprised by what a good set of 35mm lenses costs, hence all the questions about using inferior stills lenses. But the questions about what a focuspuller does will decline rapidly... :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Taylor Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 Okay, I'm going to PM Jim Jannard about this right away, I'll also ask him about single-frame capability. B) Then while I'm at it I'll be sure to PM Steve Jobs about Mac compatability with the RED. Okay, I'm on it. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Lowry Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Okay, I'm going to PM Jim Jannard about this right away, I'll also ask him about single-frame capability. B) Then while I'm at it I'll be sure to PM Steve Jobs about Mac compatability with the RED. Okay, I'm on it. :P Jim Jannard does answer personal email, but I'd wait until after IBC and the promised RED website update on September 8th to see if your questions are answered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Jannard Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 (edited) Greg... thanks for the help. We are buried getting ready. Not much spare time. Many of your questions will be answered at IBC and on our website on Sept. 8. But not all of them. We have chosen to be an open book in development. That is the good news for us because we have received some valuable input. Bad news is that the expectation is, in many cases, that we should have all the answers and share them. We aren't done yet. But showing 4k footage and a brand new set of prototypes should show that we can, and will, make it. The workflow will be discussed as will the changes in the camera, cages and other accessories. Biggest news is the footage. Thanks for your patience. Jim Edited September 4, 2006 by Jim Jannard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Taylor Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 Seriously... I did not EVEN see this coming. I was only joking about contacting these folks and meant no disrespect to Jim Jannard or anybody. It is not often when a household name actually talks with everybody else. A very classy and wonderful thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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