James Cameron bought 50 RED EPIC-Ms

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by Alan

Anyway, just to keep on track regarding the Red one cameras and the like, I got an email from Canon advertising there super new cinema camera (EOS C300). It looks similar to RED's Epic, but without the grills!

...and here's the RED SCARLET:
Scarlet-X

Drat! I still owe you that footage, Alan. I'm in "slacker mode" big-time, or perhaps the wind has just been completely taken out of me by this SCARLET release. I'm fairly disappointed. I'd really been hoping for the 2/3" sensor. With the S35mm sensor, I'm afraid it could never become the primary tool in my video arsenal. To get acceptably-deep DoF for run-n-gun/casual videography, I'd have to stop it down like crazy and then mount big lights all over it! For as often as I find myself getting artistic with my shooting, I'd probably be better off adding a DSLR to my camera collection versus replacing anything with a SCARLET. Bummer.

The other thing that kills me about the SCARLET is that 60fps ends at 1080p. All higher resolutions fall into the "filmic" framerates. Casual videography and 24fps do not mix at all in my book. Those framerates are for situations where you can plan shots, know where the motion is going to be, and get the shutter and everything set for the right amount of motion blur. I seldom have time for that.

One interesting thing is that, while everybody was swooning over the C300 at the Canon event, Canon quietly announced that they were working on a DSLR that sounds somewhat SCARLET-like:
Canon Global : News | News Releases

Of particular interest is the Motion-JPEG shooting. Canon has really resisted the urge to move from MPEG2 to AVC in their pro and prosumer gear, and this appears to be their next move. Exciting! (Motion-JPEG is basically what REDCODE is). I'll be interested to see where the rest of the frame rates and resolutions fall.