Excitement is mounting over at the Red website, since in just a few days (soon to be a couple of days) they are going to release new information on the complete overhaul of both their upcoming Scarlet and Epic product lines. It only takes a quick visit to the sites forums to see how much people are really getting worked up, with most the attention seeming to be drawn towards the Scarlet camera.
Red have also released a few cryptic renders of zoomed in shots of either Scarlet/Epic, only showing glimpses of the product and causing much speculation. It seems as though, due to the Canon MkII's impressive capabilities, Red decided to completely overhaul their lines to compete more directly.
Of course the cameras will be very different beasts. It is kind of like comparing Intel CPU's to the AMD's of yesteryear- The Canon will certainly have a bigger sensor size, seeing as how it is already much bigger than the one in the current Red One camera, so has more raw power in theory just like Intel always had the faster clock speeds. But the power in Scarlet is of its speed and shooting format, which I liken to AMD's choice to increase bandwidth rather than raw power. Scarlet will shoot in lossless compressed RAW, which will offer the absolute most control over the final look of the footage, since you have so many options to play around with. RAW is a powerful format, since it means that the data captured by the camera hasn't been altered or limited in any way. White balance can be changed instantly, as well as tinkering with exposure levels as well as a multitude other settings. You can do similar things with finished formats, but only to a shallow certain extent - push too far and you will get very unnatural looking results.
I think this is where Scarlet's primary power will lie - in the amount of control and choices you will get with the footage, as well as the quicker frame rates and modularity. No doubt the Canon 5D MkII will be popular and have its uses, but for more serious productions on an especially tight budget, the Scarlet should be the better choice.
Guess we'll have to wait another couple of days just to see exactly what is revealed.
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