@Brian202020 5:42PM no, it ships with XDCAMHD50 4:2:2 which I would always prefer to a 4:2:0 even if it has a higher data rate. My FS700 has "only" 28mbs AVCHD but since I have it it did not shoot a single clip with the GH2
Well, even if RED may just have been good for kicking some as…s, it would have been necessary. Not so long ago Sony sold F23 for a quarter million, saying 2/3 is good enough for cinema, only to make it obsolete by quietly preparing the F35 with Panavision Genesis. I have seen companies going bankrupt over this policy!
It only ships with XDCAMHD50. This is less than the GH3 or a hacked GH2. The other codecs are "future upgrades". Also to shoot RAW, you will need an external recorder and upgraded firmware. All the codecs, RAW support, and RAW recorder will cost money. This will end up being at least a $60,000 camera if you want all the bells and whistles. I don't think RED has anything to worry about in the Scarlet market, but the Epic market is a different story. I want to see footage.
All I know is that one of the highest quality Blu-rays I have ever seen was shot with a Red camera. If you ever have an interest in seeing a really high quality climbing Blu-ray check out Chuck Fryberger's stuff. The Core and the Scene Blu-rays were very high quality films.
http://www.chuckfryberger.com/tools.php
http://www.sportsflicks.com/products/Core-DVD-or-Blu%252dRay.html
I really hope RED can respond to this "throwdown" by Sony, starting with their prices. I respect that RED is a Made in the USA operation, I wouldn't want them to go bankrupt or anything close to that.
Great work Son(n)y Boy! We'd better get down put some heart into stories that flow into these gadgets, eh?!
is there any reliable information about pricing esp. for the AXS-R5 RAW recorder? I heard horrible rumors.
I'm actually more interested in their "cost-effective PL mount prime lenses" rather than a 50K-100K camera that I'll never get to use.
Thing is that it is not 50K camera, hence all RED sudden moves :-)
Sony just outplayed this motherfuckers, getting pause on price announce (before final shmack), so this time they are in strange position.
Sorry, could not resist, as I so much hate their bad treating of poor lemmings.
I'm actually more interested in their "cost-effective PL mount prime lenses" rather than a 50K-100K camera that I'll never get to use.
I assume that the Red part is a joke. Or at least that hasn't happened quite yet?
Thanks for posting.
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