Get a used Scarlet for cheap!
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Simon Shasha
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Great deal, but kitting it out and the RED SSD prices make my head spin. Wish I had the cash!
Joost
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Wow, great deal. If you want a working set-up it's around $10.000, and maybe cheaper If you go for a ninja recording set-up. If I didn't bought the FS100 last year and saved my money I bought it right away.
Now I doubt on how much more gigs (day's of work) or more money per gig I get. I think it will get me better/more freelance jobs compared to the FS but I am not sure enough to loan.
Can't think for to long, I guess it is sold out before friday.
Now I doubt on how much more gigs (day's of work) or more money per gig I get. I think it will get me better/more freelance jobs compared to the FS but I am not sure enough to loan.
Can't think for to long, I guess it is sold out before friday.
Simon Shasha
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When Scarlet records to the Ninja, it's limited to 1080P, right?
Joost
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For sure, but a step up to tru 4:2:2 HD and when you safed money again you can go to SSD and RED workflow.
A RED is for the longterm so you can build up.
I want to go R3D right away but I heard lot's of people who goes with Ninja first.
Simon Shasha
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I'd be happy with 1080P - dynamic-range is really all I'm after. I already have a BMC MFT order, but this deal from RED is making me think quite a bit...
Joost
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The price is more than double or triple but I think for the long term, so cheaper in a a term or 5-7 years I guess. Only thing is that you have the risk it can crash during a job. I would like to have 2 body's for that reason
The BMC may have the same problem, it's not proven yet. My FS100 also quitted during a job but I could rent it for a few bucks around 'the corner' and let it fix for free around 'the corner'.
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Cory Braun
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3 64gb REDMags + Reader = $2425
Samurai + 3 80gb approved SSD drives = $2030
Not that big of a difference.
Edit: My bad, just saw that you said a Ninja. Personally, I'd never trust recording through HDMI. It's so unreliable. I have troubles (dropouts, losing connection, etc.) daily when using it just for monitoring.
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I want one.. but I am sure that I do not need it. I can thankfully say, I have saved up enough to buy the camera with all of its stuff it needs. Not to mention I would probably have to buy a new computer to be able to edit the video. Its very tempting, but I may just wait it out till the C100. or FS700. Still on the fence.
indiawilds
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C100 is going to hit the shops soon. Smart tactics by RED.
FrameFarmMedia
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I'd wager this is more to get the cash of people who would be interested in the new Sony 'F' camera coming end of Oct. In my mind the C100 and Scarlet are aimed at very different markets.
starcentral
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Certainly worked on me, I bought a scarlet this morning. (after thinking about it long and hard until 3 in the morning last night).
I am so happy with the F3 I can't tell you. I've been doing feature film work with it and shooting music videos and it is the best camera I ever worked with. The features of this camera and all it offers have been everything I've ever dreamed of. Having said all that fluffy stuff when it comes to 4k however I don't think Canon or Sony are a match for RED.
It's obvious which path Sony is going down with their 4k cameras since they want the product to appeal to a wider audience. So really to shoot 4k on a Sony camera you will need to pay for the option, and then pay for an external recorder. Those two costs alone make spending $7100 on a Scarlet a no brainer to me.
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indiawilds
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Whether it is 6k or 7k USD, at the end of the day it is cash. If someone is ready to use that money to buy a C100 or F*** is immaterial. When a camera with more than 4 times the resolution is offered at a price point close to a Full HD camera, a customer is likely to think whether to buy that or not. A lot of people who have no need for that resolution will also think twice. I am sure a lot of people who could not buy this camera will now buy it and will put that Scarlet to good use. This makes the competition interesting. Good for the consumer.
refocusedmedia
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Wonder if the new GoPro3 announcement had anything to do with this price drop, lol
(yes I know they are not even remotely the same class of product)
(yes I know they are not even remotely the same class of product)
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Absolutely agreed.
starcentral
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RED company is definitely a DRAGON slayer. That is their bold, rude and admired philosophy. I wouldn't put anything past them.
In the end competition is better for all of us. I could care less which camera I use, my fan-boy-esque nature is always only temporary.
Derek Chingwell
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It looks like the Scarlet deal is coming to an end, there's a post on RU about being down to the last few.
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starcentral
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Me too 