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tekmac1

Post subject: RED-ONE Digital Camera

Posted: Sep 25, 2006 - 11:23 AM

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There's been a fair amount of high-def video camera-related news around lately. But nothing compares to this. There's a new guy in town. He's big, and he's bad. And his name is RED-ONE.

Developed by Jim Jannard, the founder of Oakley, the RED-ONE is designed for "flexibility and functionality." In other words, the soon-to-be-released camera phenom is modular and upgradeable, which, in the words of its creators, means "the RED ONE camera is a future-proof acquisition system you can build upon." Weighing about 7 pounds, the magnesium-alloy-bodied RED-ONE boasts an incredible 12,065,000 pixels -- compared to current standards, that's more than 5 times the amount of information recording every second (check out a few stills at Red's site). Moreover, the camera records RAW, or 2x over-sampled HD in 4:4:4 or 4:2:2, and it comes standard with a RED 300mm f2.8 lens.

So what does this dream machine run? As far as we can tell, the price of a RED-ONE - the first production units are targeted for "early 2007" - is $17,500; the lens is $4750; and the digital magazines onto which you record your opus is $1000 apiece. Of course, this doesn't include lighting or a housing. So when they say the RED-ONE is a camera "you can build upon," they mean you WILL build upon it, because of the serious investment you've already made. If you want to know more about the camera, check out DVXUser, which had over 11,000 posts on over 1000 threads about the camera. People are freaking out about this camera and its prospects.

[Via Wetpixel]

This might be just the right system for you Stu - modular, expandable and futureproof. Question is if it is any good, it sounds kind like cheap crap Laughing