Lightest, Usable Weight

[Glen David Miller]

Hey guys -

I'm curious - I see the weight of the RED 1 is about 10 pounds. Now, shy of seeing a high-strength plastic case/cover/shell, which is a loosing long shot, I'm curious what the minimum required pieces are required to shoot and record an image with the RED? And what is its weight at that point?

Can a Red run off of a 12 volt power source being fed through a Steadicam sled?

Just curious.

-G

[Brook Willard]

How heavy is your lens?

Do you need rods for your configuration? Do you want them on an on-camera bridge plate or on your Steadicam?

Do you require handles of any kind?

Shooting to CF or drive?

Do you require a mattebox?

Yes, it can be powered from your sled assuming you have enough amperage and the right connector or gender bender.

[Mike Prevette]

Red, a CF card, a pinhole lens cap, WWII era sportsfinder and external battery = 10lbs


Sportsfinder (http://cgi.ebay.com/Graflex-Viewfinder-Frames-Sport-Finder-NoReserv_W0QQitemZ230241036781QQihZ013QQcategoryZ1 5247QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
Nikon Pinhole lens cap (http://cgi.ebay.com/PINHOLE-BODY-CAP-FOR-NIKON-F-DIGIS-ETC-NEW_W0QQitemZ370041722853QQihZ024QQcategoryZ48556Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)
64 meg Cf card (http://cgi.ebay.com/2-X-Sandisk-Compact-Flash-CF-Camera-Memory-Card-64-meg_W0QQitemZ200215012755QQihZ010QQcategoryZ43464Q QssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

GOOD LUCK!

[Blair S. Paulsen]

I didn't actually weigh it but the lightest rig I have successfully shot with was:

RedOne camera body est 10 lbs
Zeiss 25mm SuperSpeed est 2 lbs
CF card est .01 lbs
Battery belt clip with RED LiOn battery on my person so I ain't counting that.
RED LCD & Cable est .6 lbs

Total estimated weight 12.61 lbs.

After a couple of minutes of shooting I added the top handle as I became concerned I might drop the camera. This added about one pound to the rig but it was well worth it as I gained much greater physical control and got better footage.