Gerardo Flores Posted November 22, 2010 Share Posted November 22, 2010 Collecting is a pretty nutty thing, the prices go up and down depending on how much people emotionally want something that will just sit on a shelf. This has nothing to do with the real market value of a working camera, although I'd be surprised at a couple of hundred dollars, which could be a forum rhetorical price than a real one. I'd rather have an Aston Martin DB5 than a early RED One, even though I'm not a car freak. Hi everione Im not sure if this is the best place to ask but... Why Red Cameras are so Special??? and if you will choose any other camera cheap than RED which will you choose? Gerardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Why Red Cameras are so Special??? and if you will choose any other camera cheap than RED which will you choose? RED cameras became popular because they offered 35mm sensors, recorded RAW at a lower price than other high end HD cameras. It was the performance v price ratio that made RED different, the "special" could be debated. RAW doesn't work for everyone, so other digital cameras have been doing business as well. Currently, the Sony F3 seems to have less compromises than other lower priced cameras. Although, it's not the cheapest out there, if you want that the DSLRs are supported by a large stills market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 (edited) I should also mention the Panasonic AF100, which does fall between the F3 and the DSLRs, although it does have a stills sensor with optimized for video resolution rather than stills. Edited November 25, 2010 by Brian Drysdale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 200K for one Red camera bargain, I'll have 3. I wish. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Luker Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 200K for one Red camera bargain, I'll have 3. I wish. :( I don't know where you got 200k. I paid about 5% of that for mine... with everything needed to shoot except a monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 I don't know where you got 200k. I paid about 5% of that for mine... with everything needed to shoot except a monitor. I think it was the rhetorical offer that someone (I believe Jim Jannard) was prepared to pay for an extremely early RED One. It's a collector's price, rather than the cost of buying a RED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 How much would a current model cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 How much would a current model cost? $25,000 for the Red One MX body then you add the cost of accessories. I'd imagine $30k upwards for a shooting kit depending on what you buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Luker Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Unless you buy used. Then it's around half of that. And you still get a 90 day warranty from RED with the transfer of ownership (that costs $750). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 Unless you buy used. Then it's around half of that. And you still get a 90 day warranty from RED with the transfer of ownership (that costs $750). Perhaps, that's where the people who are complaining about the cost of the Scarlet S35 (now Epic Lite or whatever letter) price increases should consider looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Hal Smith Posted December 1, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted December 1, 2010 The collectible price is easy to understand. Manufacturers can get very sentimental about early production versions of their successful products. For instance: The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago used to own a very early Ford Model A in their collection, around S/N 25 if I remember correctly. Henry Ford tried to buy it for years but the Museum wouldn't sell. Ford finally came up with something they would trade for. Over the years Henry had had the factory save a few brand new cars from each model year in crates. He had a new Model A and offered it in trade for the Museum's. They accepted. Jim Jannard plays, and lives, in the league where a couple of hundred thousand dollars just might seem reasonable to him for a very early S/N Red One. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 $25,000 for the Red One MX body then you add the cost of accessories. I'd imagine $30k upwards for a shooting kit depending on what you buy. While not exactly "cheap" that's a lot less than I was expecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Would this be the same camera as used by Hollywood movie makers, or a stripped down model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted December 8, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted December 8, 2010 Stripped down and probably w/o lenses. Rent don' buy if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 How much would a lens cost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Luker Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 How much would a lens cost? Around $2,000 - $180,000. Go to B&H Photo or Ebay and search for PL mount lens. Or, you can get a Nikon mount for $500 and use cheaper photo lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted December 9, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted December 9, 2010 Also, unless you get a zoom, you'd want a lens set, with a nice range of primes, from say a 18mm up to a 100mm (something like 18/28/35/50/65/80/100). I personally stay on the wider side rather than the longer side, but each person is different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brereton Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 List prices for RED equipment can be found on their website. Lens prices vary greatly and can be found on suppliers websites, such as Abelcinetech & B&H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Sprung Posted December 9, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted December 9, 2010 How much do you want to spend? You can get junkers for under $500, or Zeiss Master Primes for $25,000 or more.... That's per lens. -- J.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted December 14, 2010 Share Posted December 14, 2010 Anyone? The price of the lenses can vary hugely depending on if you want to use stills or cine style lenses. There are lower price PL mount lens I've seen a set of these advertised for 15k Euros. https://www.schneideroptics.com/pdfs/Schneider_Cine-Xenar.pdf In the end it's how long is a piece of string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted December 15, 2010 Share Posted December 15, 2010 The price of the lenses can vary hugely depending on if you want to use stills or cine style lenses. There are lower price PL mount lens I've seen a set of these advertised for 15k Euros. https://www.schneideroptics.com/pdfs/Schneider_Cine-Xenar.pdf In the end it's how long is a piece of string. Thanks for replying. Seems very much like still photography (buying the camera is only just the beginning, there are many more expenditures to come after wards) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryans Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Thanks for replying. Seems very much like still photography (buying the camera is only just the beginning, there are many more expenditures to come after wards) That's all part of the fun. Experimenting with different setups and apparatus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hulnick Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 What I miss most about not having my DSLR anymore is the ability to switch and choose which lens to use. The same surely goes for video cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Stephen Williams Posted March 1, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted March 1, 2011 Around $2,000 - $180,000. Go to B&H Photo or Ebay and search for PL mount lens. Or, you can get a Nikon mount for $500 and use cheaper photo lenses. Could you tell me what single lens costs $180,000? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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