I’ve been raving about the amazing RED camera for the last month. It stole NAB2006 with its revolutionary resolution.
Mike Curtis has added new info about the RED camera, including a target release date – April 2007. Here’s a summary of the timeline:
- Redcine – more info about it in November
- Final info on RED lenses, again in November
- 20 to 30 cameras put together in December for shakedown testing
- Shipping cameras in March/April 2007
If you’re still now blown off by the RED specs, just imagine having RED instead of your poor USB web cam.
Published by Administrator September 16th, 2006
in Film School and News bits.
A while back I posted that Rambo 4 will be directed by Rambo himself, i.e. Sylvester Stallone. I checked IMDb today and I see the project info has been updated – Rambo 4 will be out in 2008.
Update: Make that early 2008. The official title has been changed to Rambo 4: Pearl of the Cobra.
There are numerous discussions about Stallone being too old for this, Afghanistan being anything but an adventure zone. I liked this comment in particular:
If he can do Rocky he can do Rambo. A 60 year old Ex-Vet is more believable than a 60 year old boxer.
Well, I doubt a lot of people have their expectations too high. I liked the original Rambo but the sequels were not as impressive.
The RED camera has been in development since 1999. Its claim to fame is the record-breaking resolution: roughly 11.4 Mega pixels. That’s 4520 by 2540 pixel resolution which is about five times the resolution of a $100,000 Sony F950 camera, by far the leader in the field.
Another major advantage is the size of the sensor. It’s 24.4 x 13.7 mm which is equivalent to a Super 35mm film frame. This means you get simmilar (if not identical) depth of field and you can probably use a lot of the 35mm lenses as well.
The camera was presented at NAB2006 and stole the show – got a Best of Show vote. I still haven’t found anyone who’s actually done some shooting with it. Once I do, I’ll post it here. Overall, all great news for indie producers.
Update: RED camera will likely be released in April 2007. Units will be available for testing starting December though.
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