Let's not fuck around here. If you want to make a film, you need a RED. No contest. We've been tracking them since they first launched their game changing RED ONE digital motion camera a year or so ago. Some might say the RED ONE was going to be hard to beat, but then you haven't met these guys that have million bit megapixel brains. You have a choice from the two new DSMC (Digital Stills and Motion Camera) systems, the professional Scarlet or master professional Epic "brains" which can then be set-up in "approximately 2,251,799,813,685,248 configurations". See what I mean? These "brains" are built upon Mysterium-X and Mysterium Monstro sensors which start at 2/3-inch and end at an awesome 6x17cm and when a new sensor comes out you just upgrade the brain. The Scarlet system will launch in 4 choices ranging from £2,000 to £9,000 with a variety of lens mounts (yes, Canon and Nikon) capable of shooting 3K @120fps on up to 6K @30fps. Epic will offer similar mounts from £16,000 with capabilities spanning 5K @100fps to 9K @50fps and a 28K @25fps system is expected in 2010 for around £40,000. Still image resolutions will range from 4.9 megapixels to a freakish 261 megapixels. The first Scarlet systems could come as early as Spring of 2009 while Epic should arrive by summer. Of course, the brain is just the beginning of the costs as they have an impressive selection of lens, drives, and accessories as well as this pimping bolt-on for the all the 3D headz out there.
