Mark L. Pederson
04-17-2009, 05:34 PM
I just wanted to make a quick post as a few folks have PM's me to ask me my thoughts on buying lenses - this vs. that.
When I posted about testing the RPPs - I actually held myself back as i thought if I expressed how impressed I really was - nobody would take my posts seriously.
I'm still never sure if people take my word as unbiased - if folks only knew how critical I really am - and how hard I push and torment some of the folks on team Red for new features - they would not think that for a moment.
I sent an email to Jim that day - (he was out of the office) - and I said I wish I had a Master Prime there as they sure seemed to me to be in that ballpark. I was truly blown away.
I'm not a cinematographer, and I am not lens expert. But I meet, and have the opportunity to work with, more successful cinematographers every day, and I listen closely and I pay attention - I am always learning - and I look at Red acquired footage virtually every single work day since the cameras shipped.
I reserved 4 sets of RPPs a long, long time ago. I want one set yesterday - and I am happy to wait for the other three until shipping ramps up - because I know that is actually going to happen faster than folks think.
No, I have not tried the new IBE lenses or the Arri Compact Primes - but I've seen what I've seen and I know some prices are not set in stone - but the ranges are defined and I personally don't think ANY of these other lens solutions comes close to matching a price/performance level of the RPPs.
I think it's great that there are choices - and no question that competition drives prices DOWN - and that's better for YOU and better for ME. Not so great maybe for JIM - but he started this whole revolution anyway and I'm am sure he'll be just fine.
I'm going to build up a RPP + Optimo zoom inventory for the high end clients (until I see more zooms from RED). I have a set of SuperSpeeds owned by someone else that we keep in our rental inventory that work a lot because of the speed - so IF the Luma set can stand up resolution and quality wise - I think it might be a nice move to round out an inventory of RPPs with a set - we shall see.
I encourage everyone to see everything - but I think when you see these RPPs - you are going to GET IT.
I will make a point to post some stuff from real jobs our RPPs shoot right out of the gate.
When I posted about testing the RPPs - I actually held myself back as i thought if I expressed how impressed I really was - nobody would take my posts seriously.
I'm still never sure if people take my word as unbiased - if folks only knew how critical I really am - and how hard I push and torment some of the folks on team Red for new features - they would not think that for a moment.
I sent an email to Jim that day - (he was out of the office) - and I said I wish I had a Master Prime there as they sure seemed to me to be in that ballpark. I was truly blown away.
I'm not a cinematographer, and I am not lens expert. But I meet, and have the opportunity to work with, more successful cinematographers every day, and I listen closely and I pay attention - I am always learning - and I look at Red acquired footage virtually every single work day since the cameras shipped.
I reserved 4 sets of RPPs a long, long time ago. I want one set yesterday - and I am happy to wait for the other three until shipping ramps up - because I know that is actually going to happen faster than folks think.
No, I have not tried the new IBE lenses or the Arri Compact Primes - but I've seen what I've seen and I know some prices are not set in stone - but the ranges are defined and I personally don't think ANY of these other lens solutions comes close to matching a price/performance level of the RPPs.
I think it's great that there are choices - and no question that competition drives prices DOWN - and that's better for YOU and better for ME. Not so great maybe for JIM - but he started this whole revolution anyway and I'm am sure he'll be just fine.
I'm going to build up a RPP + Optimo zoom inventory for the high end clients (until I see more zooms from RED). I have a set of SuperSpeeds owned by someone else that we keep in our rental inventory that work a lot because of the speed - so IF the Luma set can stand up resolution and quality wise - I think it might be a nice move to round out an inventory of RPPs with a set - we shall see.
I encourage everyone to see everything - but I think when you see these RPPs - you are going to GET IT.
I will make a point to post some stuff from real jobs our RPPs shoot right out of the gate.