RED archives (36 posts)
Reviews (GX1, J1, E-PM1, V-Lux 3, Pixma Pro-1, X10 vs LX5 ISO, etc), January 3, 2012
Time to check the first wave of reviews in this new year, yes, it is 2012, the end of the world according to many credible movies (I saw them on the television and the movie theatres!). Lens reviews can be...
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First RED Scarlet X delivered to paying customer, November 19, 2011
The RED Scarlet X was officially announced as a final product in dueling announcements with the Canon EOS Cinema C300, and RED has beat Canon on price and now on delivery. The first RED Scarlet X has been delivered to...
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RED Scarlet is officially announced with a $10,000 starting price, November 3, 2011
The RED announcement will be made online at exactly 9pm New York City time. However, due to technical problems, the RED User forums are not loading (that's where all the details are)... Waiting, waiting, waiting (feels like the old dial-up...
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Mark your calendars: Canon at 6pm NYC time, RED at 9pm NYC time, November 3, 2011
UPDATE: Check the announcement round-ups below... + Canon Cinema EOS announcement coverage + Canon is also working on a 35mm full frame "EOS Movies" proper DSLR + check the remote live-blogging RED announcement coverage + the original post is after...
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Reviews (Phase One IQ180 digital-back Dxomark, K-5, GF3, superzooms, etc), October 15, 2011
And now let's check some of the latest reviews. Lots of superzooms are part of today's action, along with the Dxomark-ing of a digital back, and lots mo(i)re... Interchangeable Things + Phase One IQ 180 digital back RAW sensor data...
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Reviews (A77, NEX-C3, E-PL3, J-Lo, P7100, FZ150, etc), October 11, 2011
A numbers of new reviews have gone live, so it is time for another review round up. Here we go, in lightning round format... Interchangeable Lenses + Sony Alpha A77 at Photoscala also available in computer-translatese + Sony NEX-C3 at...
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[Updated: was already planned] RED Scarlet may have a surprise - interchangeable lenses?, October 1, 2011
UPDATE (Oct-3-2011): Readers point out in the comments that a Scarlet with interchangeable lenses was previously planned by RED a few moons ago. A post from March 2011 in the REDUser forums seems to prioritize the Scarlet with a fixed...
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RED will be revealing Scarlet final specs on November 3rd, September 21, 2011
You gotta love the viral marketing wars! Canon is planning a historic global announcement on November 3rd, and now RED will be revealing the final specs of the RED Scarlet also on November 3rd! Recap of the situation at Cinescopophilia,...
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Also (new Sony CineAlta F65, Adobe Carousel cloud, printers, software, etc), September 8, 2011
Time to recap some of the latest newsbytes, which include a new high-end Sony digital video camera, an Apple-flirting not-free cloud-based photo storage and sharing service by Adobe, new Kodak and Epson printers, new software, and mo(i)re! Digital Video Wars...
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Also (Pentax K-lenses to Q-bodies, new Zeiss filters, Samyang M43 fisheye, RED EPIC-X ships, etc), September 5, 2011
Time to recap some of the latest news in lightning round format! + Pentax showcases their K-lenses to Q-bodies adapter in Japan, captured by DC Watch Impress (via Rice High) + new Zeiss UV and circular polariser filters - via...
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Laforet beta-testing Canon lenses mounted on the RED EPIC, August 6, 2011
Have a respectable arsenal of Canon EF lenses and you are also seriously interested in video, perhaps the RED EPIC? You will be thrilled to know that RED is working on a Canon EOS mount adapter for the RED EPIC...
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Also (Ricoh GXR-M sighting, Zoerk for Pentax 67, Tokina 17-35 delayed, RED), July 15, 2011
Time to catch up with a couple more newsbytes, starting with the tape-delayed department: the Ricoh GXR-M (Leica M-mount sensor+lens module) was featured at Ricoh Japan's own GR blog (computer-translated) earlier in the week. It shows the camera in a...
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Philip Bloom on making a short film with the RED EPIC, July 12, 2011
Philip Bloom posted a detailed behind the scenes blog-post discussing the technical "making of" his new 4-minute short, "Great Wooden Boats" (Vimeo), recorded with the new RED EPIC, and profiling the Great Lakes Boat Building Co, a maker of small...
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Also (5D Mark III false alarm, RED EPIC unbox tomorrow on G+, Photovine), July 11, 2011
"Also" is a new segment that combines two or more alerts together for the sake of expediency and blog-space preservation when there are multiple new posts in a short period of time! + false alarm alert: a student created a...
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The Great (Video) Camera Shootout 2011 part #1 is out (30 min, 15 cameras), June 16, 2011
If you are a fan of digital video, there is a new season of the "Great Camera Shootout", the 2011 edition. This edition focuses on large-sensor pro video cameras. A total of 15 cameras are included in this group-test, including...
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