More RED
RED announced the following new cameras, which I am sure will be dissected and analysed (and changed) over the next year or so. Release in 2009:
SCARLET – 3k resolution, supposedly under $3000; 2/3 sensor; fixed lens 8x T2.8 zoom. http://www.red.com/nab/scarlet. More information here. And a off the floor video via Videomaker:
EPIC – 5k resolution, ~$30,000; RED One owners get a 100% trade in; Full S35 sensor. http://www.red.com/nab/epic
Red Ray – a (blue ray?) based playback system up to 4k. http://www.red.com/nab/red_ray
Oh yeah, and some lenses.
The full S35 sensor in EPIC makes sense, especially with all the features that seem to have embraced the RED camera. The SCARLET will give Sony/Canon/Panasonic something to think about in that market (and a few other markets). As long as RED don’t crash and burn (my mother always warned me about things that seem too good to be true), I wouldn’t want to have an extensive future investment in telecines or film scanners. I wonder when the digital competitors will get themselves into gear?