VaricamLT: Can the Varicam LT Record to the Shogun Inferno Without P2 cards in camera?

If I'm reading this thread correctly, one can achieve 4k 444 30p on the LT via an external recorder (Atomos Recorder or an O7Q)?
 
Alex Derrick said:
If I'm reading this thread correctly, one can achieve 4k 444 30p on the LT via an external recorder (Atomos Recorder or an O7Q)?
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Both recorders can capture 4K RAW and the Atomos units can capture 4K ProRes 422. In theory one can take either 4K RAW or 4K 422 and use it to generate a 2K/HD 444. But there is no 4K 444 here of which I'm aware.
 
After watching this review of the Odyssey 7Q+ and the Atomos Shogun Inferno, I think I am done with external recorders as we move into the 4K world. If we end up using the Varicam LT, we will either buy or rent all of the P2 Express cards we need. I have had the Atomos Ninja Blade for two and half years and we love it as do our clients, but it seems that most of the advantages we have realized using the Blade (small, light, low cost, hassle free, does what we need it to do reliably, even in 132F in the Sahara Desert, no file hassles, no media management issues, no eject issues) are not present on the Odyssey or Shogun. Too bad, it seems that both companies are sort of falling behind in certain ways from what the market wants or needs. Nobody wants a large, heavy 7" screen recorder for documentary production, 5" is the preferred screen size for working handheld, while people doing tripod stuff are happy with the 7" size.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r02HywX3GuY&t=8s
 
I know this review. I thought the guys did a pretty good overview but there are a few bits missing and the issues are not nearly as heavy as they indicate. And there are some definite advantages to having a nice monitor on the camera. Running it off P-Tap you can hang it flat against the dummy side of the camera and at just over a pound and an inch or so thick they kinda disappear. You don't have to use a bulky Noga arm if you know where you want it located. It's not only a great assistant or producer monitor, but there's lots of focus & exposure aids that they don't really mention. These can really enhance the use of the camera. Of course it all comes down to your style of shooting and where you're comfortable, but I for one love having one of these on pretty much any camera I ever use.
 
Mitch Gross said:
Sorry, I didn't read your post carefully enough. 12-bit requires Dual-Link SDI. The Shogun Flame only has a single SDI input. So the Shogun Flame can only capture 10-bit 4K in DCI or UHD at 24p, 25p or 30p.
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makes more sense. thanks for clearing that up
 
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