Re: My Take on RED...

Hi Jiri,

Maybe I've order RED because I'm wiser than you! ;-)

I'm not given to leaps of faith in any venue; so, why RED? Because enough evidence is in to make it a very good bet indeed.

1. The images shot by people I respect are stunning; the best I've ever seen and by a significant margin.

2. The post work flow is fully supported by Apple; my entire post operation is all Apple. It's been dead-solid reliable.

3. The 35MM-sized sensor for shallow depth of field, cine lenses for optical quality, and film camera style of operation which suits the way I like to work.

Could it all go wrong? Certainly. The camera could prove unreliable in the field, service and tech support could be inadequate, the company could evaporate, fire could fall from the sky, plague, pestilence, dogs and cats living together... I'm betting against these possibilities.

Could other vendors join the fray? Sure. Quite likely. Could they be better than RED? Possibly. If so, the camera body, which is cheap, could be simply replaced. The big money is in glass, which works on any future camera with a big sensor and PL mount.

As I've said many times, the RED is not all things to all men, but it's just right for me.

Good shooting and best regards,

Leo