Scarlet Camera - Mock up Illustration

Continuing the RED Camera Company's 'live and progress' in the public eye attitude to product development, here is an illustration of their Scarlet camera, not slated for release until sometime next year.

This shows the camera with a 'handle' accessory for handheld work, much like a large DSLR. RED say that there will be many different 'handles' includes one for a shoulder mount, car mount, steadicam mount. RED says "You can mount it on a tripod, a helicopter, crane, or whatever you think is important".

This handle comes on and off the body in around 10 secs, RED say.

So if you're in the market for the Scarlet get ready for saving for accessories or limited your use to one way of shooting.

Painting the town RED

J Jannard, founder and hearbeat of RED cameras let it out in his usually way - reduser.net - that RED were moving from their south Los Angeles HQ to a purpose built 'RED ranch' in Las Vegas not ten minutes from the main airport. OK interesting company moves 45 minutes away, big deal. But then JJ carried on with the list of stuff he was to do at the ranch. Like a town centre, hasn't LV got one of those? Then he goes on, a soundstage, limited housing in a 80 acre site. God the man is building Hollywood around his own cameras!

I'm sure if I owned a RED camera I would be feeling all warm and fluffy right now to be part of this growing story - one man's passion for the still and moving image and he's playing Sim City for real..

Perhaps I could get one of those Scarlet's...

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