New RED Cameras - pictures
Over at RED the new cameras are being unveiled with the usual heavy dose of tease, smoke and mirrors - just pics no details.
posted by Julian Mitchell at 9:19 AM
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Over at RED the new cameras are being unveiled with the usual heavy dose of tease, smoke and mirrors - just pics no details.
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2 Comments:
Very interesting.
Good points:
1) Dropped the fixed lens for interchangeable (looks like they have adapters for standard 35mm still camera bayonets).
2) Battery grip to turn it into an SLR or rails for a video camera
Bad points:
1) Electronic viewfinder
2) Looks massive in SLR mode
3) These appear to be CG renders - is there a real product?
There seems to be a market for a stills camera that can capture video (mostly for press photographers who need website footage and amateurs who would like both in one box), but competing with a 5D Mk II or D90 is hard - they are very cheap, having mass market economies of scale, pentaprism viewfinders (though not in video mode) and are carefully restricted to avoid video camera import duty.
As a stills camera c.f. D90 and 5D Mk II
Sensor Scarlet: 2/3" 3k (assuming 16:9 = approx 5.5M sensor) D90: 1.1" 4288 x 2848 (over 4k, 12.9M) 5d Mk II: 1.7" 5616 x 3744 (over 5.5k, 21.1M)
So you aren't going to be doing any 'pro' work with the Scarlet sensor resolution, plus you get video camera depth of field and a horrid viewfinder. Can I sell you one now please sir?
Of course, the spec might well change...
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