Scarlet: 35mm Adapters are... here to stay.

Matty_g said:
check out the 45th anniversary edition of mary poppins when it comes out in jan. Disc 3 has a doc shot by myself, geoff risner, and kholi using pl mounted super baltars from the 40's and cooke s2/s3's on the red.
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Super Baltars - amazing lenses. Old Mitchell workhorse lenses. If you've a BNCR mount, they're one of the best deals around. Used them way back in film school.
 
Dino said:
I've been shooting with 2/3" cameras for three decades. The depth of field is a constant fight. I don't like having to shoot in small rooms and be crammed into the corner and be at the bump stop of an F1.7 lens. I'd rather do head shots in those circumstances with my 170/Ultimate vs. my HDX900.

A Scarlett with 2/3" sensors is of no interest to me, but S35 with SLR and PL Mount and the most latitude and speed possible(vs. insane resolution) is of great interest. Decent ergomomics would be a big plus as well.
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I'm with you. It really isn't just the Depth of Field but the actual Field of View that makes most of the difference for me. Being able to shoot in rooms on wider lenses without having to try and back myself into a corner with the rig is.. well... we all shoot with adapters, you guys know.

With all of us going S35 (tentative to change, I know) we'll be able to do some serious 3D work. >D Muahaha.
 
Prodigi Pictures said:
That's good to know!

I was staring at Scene 9 of our film yesterday, which was shot at 500 ISO. I kept saying "This was much grainier on set. How does it look so smooth now?"

Now, I know!
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Matt tipped me off to the greatness that is 640 ISO. The last few projects he DPd he employed it indoors and I seriously cannot tell that it was 640 ISO. it's much cleaner than most think and totally acceptable.

He also makes me want to use anamorphics. =T
 
tim, visual products has a bncr mount that has been red approved.
you can find a lot of great older lenses for rent or for sale MUCH cheaper. I know here in l.a. alan gordon inc has some baltars and the canon k35's and a few other gems.
 
If it came down to buying a camera similarly priced with a fixed lens then I would probably
pick the Scarlet. I'm actually pretty happy with what I can achieve dof-wise with my lil' DVX
so for me it comes down to shot composition for simplicity. Still, I would love to use primes
where time and money are not the issues.

What does one actually need to get a Scarlet fixed lens up and running?

2/3 fixed lens brain
I/O module
Red handle
Recording module
Battery power
monitor?

I would think everything together would equal the cost of say a stock HPX170?
Does that sound reasonable?
 
The 2/3 fixed lens brain will cost more than the 2/3 lens-free brain, which is priced at $2,500. If the fixed lens brain is in the $3,500 ballpark, the imager and monitor alone may cost as much as the HPX.
 
i'm definately going scarlett + 35mm adapter. i will save many thousands of dollars with minimal quality loss, plus the unique ability to shoot at 120fps

the S35 body alone will cost 7k (the price will probably increased as it gets closer to release date) and with all the necessary modules to operate it, the total will realistically come out to 12-14k.

i will be perfectly happy with scarlet + SGPro for 3.5k
 
i'm debating fixed versus intercange. If the fix lens has remote focus then it shall be a no brainer for me.. if not i may get interchange with a relay and adapter.
 
Schedule changed

Schedule changed

I just received this from Digital Buzz
"RED Slows New System Development

Feb 23rd, 2009

According to a blog posting by Jim Jannard:

I see no reason to continue to pay for rapid development and pushed schedules when the world is not ready to buy our product in the quantities that justify our urgency. Sure... there are many that will pay now for Scarlet and EPIC on time deliveries. But the volumes we had counted on to support our massive overtime effort to get this done quickly... just aren't there. Retail camera sales are currently off 40-50%.

We are continuing to progress, but now at a normal rate. My decision. I expect this to impact delivery schedules somewhat."
 
I can definitely understand where he is coming from, and it makes a good level of sense to me, but it still is disappointing.
 
What is he talking about? Were they taking deposits? I would buy one if they existed but I don't know how he would know that. I wouldn't put a deposit on one, though. I think there's probably more people like me then those who would put deposits.
 
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