Haha. Trick or treat in November.

New GH2 firmware and NEX-7 in November, too.

Those are all good news. More competition. Great for consumers.

Please... let's not say flood...

Let the gate open. 4K sounds cool, but is it ready for the mass market? 4K HDTVs and projectors are still expensive. But given a few years I'm sure the price will come down a lot.

When my friends buy 4K HDTVs, I'd be interested in 4K capturing and editing... around 2015 when GH4 gets announced. :)

As long as you make enough money from using any of the tools, you should be fine :)

I'm in no hurry in switching to new system even if there is a compelling reason. As long as existing tools don't hinder me from making progress, just keep using the same tools. Cash is the king. When the time comes, do enough research and switch at once.

Maybe both RED and Canon are having the same announcement. Maybe Canon acquired RED :)

Or Maybe Canon's new camera records REDCODE :)

@stonebat,

You are absolutely right about using your current tools to make money, and not holding out for something new that not making you any money. However, When I went to bid for a few local corporate videos and commercials, I the few people in charge what I would be using to shoot with, The hacked Panasonic GH1(7). One stated after seeing it;

" We wanted someone to shoot a corporate sales video not someone to take pictures. I think you might have misunderstood what we were looking for"

Another stated,

" Don't you have something bigger than that?"

Long story short, They went with a guy using a JVC "ENG" type HDV camera. I wasn't even given a chance to show the quality of my work or the quality of the images that came from the GH1. Not too many people in my area are "Video savy". Although, I think the GH1 has the best DSLR or Mirrorless camera image out there, I think a larger form factor would've hurt it.

Since most people in the video business around here thinks that the Panasonic HVX200 is the newest and latest and greatest thing for video, I have chosen to focus on developing my skills for Narrative type projects. I'm not at the level I want to be just yet but I am getting there.

@Brian202020,

That would really be something if canon really did buy Red or at least controlling intertest in it. Maybe Jim Jannard's Plan from the beginning was to build up Red to a level so that he could sell it to the highest bidder. That could be why the Scarlet has taken so long to come to market, because of a deal Red was "ironing out" with Canon to take over the production of the Scarlet. They could then focus entirely on their upper end Red One/Epic.

I don't think one of those giant Japanese camera manufacture is going to use a proprietary codec of Red to give them any momentum. RED has made the industry advance, no denying about that but don't think that those big company don't have the know how or technology to challenge them. It was just the marketing and long term plan so that was to delay the tech the longest possible so that they can sell multiple generation of camera. Look at the Sony f65, it beats the red in also anyway except framerate.

The fear will be that in the end the limiting factor will be the human being. What I mean is that already at 2k theater viewing 99% of people are ok. and I think those 99% people won't find a big difference with 4k. we are in a diminishing return where on moving images people won't see the difference. It is the same for display technology. How many people will feel the need to upgrade when everybody will have a 60 inch + display at home. When this will happen the TV manufacturers will come into a market based on replacement because of age, wear etc than because it is going to bring something more. Your human sensors are only capable to a certain level, reach it and it is us human being (customer) who are the limiting factor.

@bleach551

For corporates sales, you might try renting an AF100 for the pitch, and factor the rental cost into your bid...

@Lpowell,

In the part of the country I stay in, the only cams for rent are old Sony and JVC "ENG" types standard defintion types, atleast for now. If you can find a HVX200 for rent, consider yourself "Blessed". If I am going to get an AF100 for use for work I am going to have to buy it myself.

@bleach551 did you bulid a rig?

@Stonebat,

Not the "Madmax"/"Transformer" types that I've seen. Just A Used "field runner" from jag35 from a friend who had it set up for a gh1 with mounts for optional accessories, a 501HDV Head with 547B Tripod, zoom h4n, two Shure SM11 Lavalier Microphone phone and nikon manual focuses lenses. The video was only going to be a "talking heads" Mock interview/training type thing. I think they wanted to see someone with a large "Eng" type camera not someone with a small DSLR type camera attached to what looked like a " lego" set.

@proaudio4,

I stopped reading about anything Red about 2 years ago. I only started back reading about Red again a week ago. I did so because I think Red is either going to have to introduce something for the lower end Video/cinema market to compete with Panasonic, Canon and Sony or leave low end market all together. I think the "everything has changed" announcement of announcements will no longer be tolerated or accepted anymore.

"Canon announces... we announce. The best one wins."
- Jim (RED)
"We like to bring Bazookas to knife fights."
- Jared (RED)

sooo.. Anybody wanna buy a kidney?

Just for a dose of reality, go over to red.com and start adding up all the accessories necessary to have a working as yet to be priced Scarlet...

Having to buy over 5000 in accessories to get the camera to turn on and record kind of takes the excitement out of it.