1st 25...

[Jannard]

Just so you know, I am here at 1:09am with the RED team personally reviewing each camera of the 1st 25. We are calibrating each camera and my job is to check the files in RED Alert! that Jarred is shooting. We are shooting ISO 320, 1000 and 2000. There are about 20 people here getting ready for tomorrow. It really is a memorable night. About a year and a half ago this was just a dream. Tonight the dream has become a reality.

I want to thank all those that believed in RED from the beginning.

Jim

[Jack Wester]

I'm not even getting a camera today, but my eyes are wet! It's really amazing you made this deadline! Congratulations!

EDIT - I've believed in you since the first time I heard of Red. I'm just sorry it wasn't in 2006.

[Paolo Tinari]

So you're thanking me, wow. Thank you!

[Brook Willard]

Thanks Jim and thanks to everybody else at RED. It's been an absolute privilege and a downright blast to follow.

Now here's to the next year and a half... :)

[Simon Blackledge]

:w00t: :w00t: :w00t: :w00t: Well done!!!

[Steve Sherrick]

History in the making Jim. Congrats! Can't wait to see the threads over the next few weeks. A lot of excitement I would imagine.

Steve

[Andrew Benz]

Heh Jim, thank you for the many opportunities that are happening for me now and I am way down the line at #557. Just the thought of my getting this camera and all that you offer on pl mount lenses has already really pissed off some well established dinosaurs in my area! It seems I am not a dumbass for believing afterall...Thank you for that!!

Big thanks to all the RED Team!!!

[Mark Thorpe]

Jim, we're the one's who should be saying thanks......really. You've created a monster, and now you're about to unleash the power of Mysterium. We're with you all the way. I've never kicked a nay sayer in the plums but I think that's just around the corner!!

It's started.......

[Eric Edwards]

Yes thank you all, this is a very exciting time and cant wait to get my Red!!

[Jason Francois]

Congratulations and thanks for the ride.

[Casey Green]

It's been an incredible journey so far, and it's only just begun. Jim, thank you for your dedication and vision... and thanks to everyone involved - from the RED Team to the entire community.

Can't wait for the next chapter!

[Álex Montoya]

Thank you, Jim.

I can't wait. Mine ships in December.

[Gabriel Beaudry]

Congratulation to the Red Team! I can't wait to get mine.

[goal]

Congratulations guys, great work! But has it really been a year and a half already? I'd better get back to work then..

[Sam Druckerman]

I salute you Jim and Team Red on a amazing accomplishment!

Cheers Guys!!!

[Mark Allen]

Congratulations! Must be a great night!

When you first announced this camera and everyone was screaming that it was impossible and making fun of the notion... my only thought was... "Yes, that's exactly the camera I want to buy, the one that is considered too good to be true!" Literally the minute you said you were accepting orders, I phoned in. Glad I woke up early that morning!

[mdo]

Very well done!!

[Cam McGrath]

Time for the beast to be released from the lab! Thanks to Jim and the RED team et al. Time to take my dREDlocks to the pub and have one for the dedicated....

[Scott M]

Congratulations, and best wishes from here on out, this has been inspiring to say the least.

Here's to the future of filmmaking!

[Eric MacIver]

Congrats. Glad to be here with you guys. To your continued success.

[Moir]

Congratulations, and thank you!

[Evin Grant]

Thanks you Jim, you couldn't have done it without, well, you. And were all so very glad you did.

[Lauri Kettunen]

Wish my RED were among the first 25, but nevertheless, indeed, it's not only your dream, but also a dream of ours that is coming true.

If anybody told only some years ago, that there will soon be a digital cinema camera with 4K resolution, footages can be edited in your home computer, and all this comes with a reasonable price, it would have sounded like extended wishful thinking. And, today, all this is happening! Next it will be our turn to realize our dreams.

Congratulations for all of you in the RED team!

[Craig Harding]

Congratulations!

[Kenn Michael]

I have to add my sincere kudos to not only Jim and the RED team, but the whole community.

This is truly a pivotal moment in cinema history, and I am truly grateful to be a part of the experience with all of you!

[sam_bond]

I may not have spoken much on this board but ive been watching since the beggining and all i can say is wow! i remember trying to imagine what the red would look like before any pictures were published, and going from that to the news today, what a journey! Jim and the red team, you should be proud of yourselves!

[Corrado Silveri]

The Day One.... Wow!

http://idisk.mac.com/elcuradin-Public/Red_Desktop_2007_012.jpg

[Tonaci Tran]

i think we need to declare today an official holiday.

[bradvr]

Jim and Team - The entire Red User network is so jazzed about today! We respect the vision you had and the amazing success that today signifies. I for one can't wait and will look forward to getting my cameras today! BH

www.shootwithred.com
www.videoresources.com

[Carl-August Savgård]

Who is shooting this moment for the ReDocumentary? When do release the behind the scenes dvd collection? I want to go thru this amazing ride one more time. Congrats for doing the impossible. Viva la Redvolution.

[Michael Mann]

Congratulations from Germany.
I can't wait to see the first clips from the new camera owners.

[Mardi_Gras]

Thank you, Jim and the entire Red team for giving us something to dream about... something to look forward to in the otherwise boring reality that's life.

[Jamon Lewis]

Congrats! Congrats! this is definitely monumental...

[Michael Stanmore]

There is nothing like dream to create the future. Utopia today, flesh and blood tomorrow.


Victor Hugo

[dino g]

rock on, sleep when your dead. 7 more days....

[indianaG5]

Thank you Jim and all the red team.

Hopefully we will see hundreds of red-cams soon in Spain ( just a matter of time )

Congrats!

[Martin Jäger]

wet eyes also over here - i'm so happy for you guys.

amazing.

congrats to all of you.
martin

...in the red army, boys are allowed to cry...

[Steven Parker]

Jim, your fortitude, whimsy and persistence of vision never cease to amaze me.

Congratulations to you and all the Red Team - and thank you!

[Andrew Benz]

wet eyes also over here - i'm so happy for you guys.

amazing.

...in the red army, boys are allowed to cry...

LMAO...

[Andreas Fernbrant]

Congrats!

I can't believe I was there at the first posts at DVinfo.
All my wishes back then came true and even some extras.
This has truely been an amazing journey.

I wish you all the best and you have me hooked as a life long customer.
Keep up the good work.

Kind regards
Andreas

[MikeHedge]

jim again thank you. Red team great work! please make sure someone is shooting some behind the scenes... and did you guys want to set up a live feed via ustream.tv or something for tomorrow?

[Edmund Boyle]

Congrats Jim and all the RED team! The RED revolution has begun!

[Daniel Reichenbach]

Just so you know, I am here at 1:09am with the RED team personally reviewing each camera of the 1st 25. We are calibrating each camera and my job is to check the files in RED Alert! that Jarred is shooting. We are shooting ISO 320, 1000 and 2000. There are about 20 people here getting ready for tomorrow. It really is a memorable night. About a year and a half ago this was just a dream. Tonight the dream has become a reality.

I want to thank all those that believed in RED from the beginning.

Jim

I thank you and your REDteam. I'm very proud to be one of the very first who believed at the idea of RED. See you at IBC

[PaulClements]

Congratulations Jim et al, well done on delivering the beast! Just a few thousand to go! :)

[Sanjin Jukic]

Jim and the RED Team, congratulations!

[Roberto B]

Congratulations Jim et al, well done on delivering the beast! Just a few thousand to go! :)

http://clicksmilies.com/s1106/grinser/grinning-smiley-003.gif so, there's no financial loss excuse on the production premium pack..

[Roberto B]

http://clicksmilies.com/s1106/grinser/grinning-smiley-003.gif so, there's no financial loss excuse on the production premium pack..:poster_oops: i meant.. premium production pack :whistling:

[Joe Vinson]

Congratulations, all of you!

Now, now many cameras do you have to build before we'll let you get some rest? :sarcasm:

[Laco Zamba]

It's exciting. Congratulations to RED.

[Alexander Nikishin]

I want to thank all those that believed in RED from the beginning.

Jim

Thank you for making alot of people's dream camera come to life Jim!

[Tim Lüdin]

Thanks for this great cam. I was never more excited about a single thing (tool) in my whole life. It's gonna be the coolest christmas ever.

RED Team I salut you. Huarr.

Tim

[Paul Hazlett]

Red!!...red!!...red!!...red!!...red!!...red!!...re d!!...red!!...red!!...red!!...
Red!!...red!!...red!!...red!!...red!!...red!!...re d!!...red!!...red!!

[Ace]

Thankyou Jim.. I remember first hearing about the RED project in early 2006 thinking it was nothing more than lofty vapour-ware. Nearly 2 years ago now I remember Googling up the magical words "4k digital camera" and up came a link in a Wikipedia page to red.com and its been a wild ride down the rabbit hole since.


CongREDulations. What an awesome scam.

[Steven-Marc C.]

Congratulations to the team!
I look forward to meeting some of you and seeing the baby in the flesh next week.

[explosive]

Now I wonder if the cameras will be received tomorrow or after the weekend. hah. talk about suspense.

somebody stab me with a spoon.

[Mike]

Dear Jim and team,

Can't tell you how proud I am to be part of Red. I still remember hearing about the Red Camera way back in 2006, even though most thought that it was vaporware back then, deep down in me, I still hope that it's a real thing.

Thanks for letting us being a part of this journey, I look forward in hanging around here for more inputs and advice when my red is here.

[laguun]

outstanding.
a really impressing archievement.

you built one of, if not the most, innovative camera since i started working in this industry.

[Jay A. Kelley]

You're welcome Jim. And thank you, from the bottom of my heart. It's been an honor.

Jay A. Kelley

[Greg M]

WOW...Congratulations Jim and company. I am glad I jumped on the train early and am looking forward to #83 arriving soon.

Thanks for keeping us informed throughout your development, I feel like part of the family.

[Adrian T.]

Congratulations!

Today makes history!

:biggrin:

[John Wee]

The RED ONE made me abandoned/delayed my 2/3" Eng acquisition plan

[Michael Schrengohst]

The RED ONE made me abandoned/delayed my 2/3" Eng acquisition plan

Come on now! That is what SONY and PANASONIC do not want to hear!
He He

[albert rudnicki]

IT IS A SPECIAL DAY FOR ALL OF US
IT'S WHEN THE DREAM BECAME A REALITY

CONGRATS!!!

Albert

[Andrew Benz]

The RED ONE made me abandoned/delayed my 2/3" Eng acquisition plan

... agreed for my efp purposes and s16 acquisition plans as well.

[redhector]

Congratulations, I feel like the Apollo is landing on the moon today. :matrix:

[REDHKSC]

The first 25 RED ones will be the " Humble Troops " to win the indies D-Cinema world, and may I say I am one of the few early believers from HKG / CHINA......at IBC 2006 to believe the "REDDREAM".

It's a good example of "GTW" power.

My truefulness thanks and Congratuations to Jim and all the RED members with him and all our RED holders "1st 1000 " with the " R ".

We all support to make the Redvolution.....and let's " Prepare RED Glory.

STEWART
HKG + CHINA

[Proteus]

Thank you Jim, we all shared your dream!
Congratulations to you and the rest of the RED team!

I personally cancelled a project last year until I have a RED camera in my hands!

[Pierce Cook]

Well done indeed.

Congratulations on a job well done. I wish the RED team continued success from this momentous day on.

[Justin Kirchhoff]

Jim, it's a goal in my life to do exactly what you and the RED team are doing. I really want to change cinema somehow, and you guys are EONS ahead of the game.

[Morning Glory]

as a museum piece. Thanks Jim and the RED team. It's been a wild ride, and it's only just begun.

and to think, 1 1/2 years ago I was about to get an HVX.....until I saw red.com!

than I knew this is what I've been waiting for.

[Ben Feuer]

Congratulations to everyone. Can't wait to see some "foot" footage!

[JustinGD]

At the risk of repeating others, Contratulations!

I'm another one of those early believers who didn't hear about RED in time to reserve before NAB 2007, (I didn't have any money during that day in January) but I still feel like part of a very elite (and smart) group of individuals who believed in this project before its release.

Next week it will be easy to say "RED One is the greatest camera in the world" because it will have been proven. But all of us who have been saying it for months and years can now show that proof to everyone who said "You're crazy to reserve one of those, If it was possible to make a 4K camera for $17500, Sony or Panasonic would have done it a long time ago."

RED Fanboy's will never again be thought of as Crazy!!!!

Thankyou Jim and the RED Team

-Justin

[Johnny Friday]

what a monumental effort! congratulations to the entire red team and cudos to the their leader for going against all societa. and economic molds. Not only have you created history in the camera world, it's obvious you've created an entire new business model.....love how this community works together for a shared dream to come to reality.

I'm sold on RED ALL THE WAY.....you've built a loyal community of us red lovers!

[Nook Kim]

Here's my sincere thanks to you, Red team, for keeping me amazingly excited
for one and a half years and many years to come.

It was an easy decision for me to put my deposit down. Really!

[I Bloom]

Incredible congratulations. I think we are very lucky it happens that you decided to attack the industry that we all work in Jim.

Now all you have to do is build a geosynchronous orbital tether (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_elevator) and my friends will stop laughing at me. :calm:

IBloom

[IAN SUN]

Jim, thanks :sorcerer:
http://oasis.secna.ru/ftp/grafx/Web/ClipArt/animated/fireworks.gif

[jtcoleman]

you started shipping? I guess I need to start saving some money!

way to go!!

JT Coleman
Austin, Texas
Red #396

[Ivan G]

Releasing the camera's is like rehab. I can finally feel like I'm getting help. I LUV U GUYS! :biggrin:

[Elijah Kelley]

I appreciated your drive to fulfill a vision that will impact so many of us here and hopefully so many out there. To a new era in story telling. For stepping up when no one else dared. Thanks Jim and RED TEAM.

[Jaime Vallés]

The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here. I remember over at DVinfo.net when the first rumors of the Mysterium chip surfaced, how everyone (myself included) believed it was a hoax. I mean, really, we had just barely begun to explore the world of 720p!!! But then, slowly, the RED team began assembling before our eyes, and the hoax became a vision. Well, that vision is now a reality. Congratulations on achieving the impossible. The next few months will be like nothing the digital cinema world has ever seen.

[Craig Bowman]

Happy Birthday Red One!

OK everyone. You may now pass out!

Excellent work Jim! I remember when Red first showed up on DVXUSER! Congratulations on making Cinematic History!

[Hernan Herrera]

Thank you RED team for bringing the future closer to us.... and I'm so proud it's made in America!

[MikeCurtis]

KEEPIN' THE FAITH, BABY!

Way to go, Jim.

-mike

[Paul Leeming]

Congratulations and more than anything else, thank YOU for building the impossible camera no one said could be made, at a price that made it possible for us mere mortals.

I'm just glad to be a part of this chapter of modern motion picture history.

Raising a drink to you tonight. Truly inspirational.

Paul

[Mark L. Pederson]

Just so you know, I am here at 1:09am with the RED team personally reviewing each camera of the 1st 25. We are calibrating each camera and my job is to check the files in RED Alert! that Jarred is shooting. We are shooting ISO 320, 1000 and 2000. There are about 20 people here getting ready for tomorrow. It really is a memorable night. About a year and a half ago this was just a dream. Tonight the dream has become a reality.

I want to thank all those that believed in RED from the beginning.

Jim

Jim - a whole lot of us want to THANK YOU for letting us ride along on your DREAM so we can chase our own ...

You are an inspiration. Period.

See you in 1.5 hours -

BRAVO!!!

[Learvis Templeton jr.]

Congratulations Red Team!

Now everyone will lose even more sleep now that Red one is shipping! Looking forward to December 10th when I get mine! The only Red in the entire state of Kansas!
(for a few months anyway!)

[Kevin Halverson]

What can I add to all that hasn't already been expressed here? Congratulations seem some how inadequate.

Its nice to see perseverance prevail. Watching the development of this project has been a real inspiration to me in many ways.

I offer my deepest thanks for allowing us to observe and in a small way, participate in the process.

[Vincent Rice]

Fantastic. Like many people on this forum RED will make the realisation of OUR dreams just that little bit easier.

Things are going to change very quickly from today.

[Seth Larney]

Congratulations Jim !

It's been an amazing journey, and it's still just the beginning ;)

Seth.

[Adam Jeal]

To Jim and all at team Red,

Congratulations and deepest thanks. Enjoy this special day guys!

Looking forward to meeting you all at IBC next Friday :)

adam

[David Battistella]

Let the RED DIGITAL IMAGE CAPTURING begin!

Congratulations!

David

[Antoine Baumann]

Trop fort man!!! What a dedication!

Congratulations....

antoine.

[Ronnie Silos]

This why YOU are a winner. Consistensy, persistence, dedication, and having fun. I have certainly been inspired and learned from this experience. Thanks.

Ronnie

[Babu Kantamneni]

magic!!
babu

[Champe Barton]

Jim,

You’re welcome to the support and confidence, and thank you. Back in April of 2006 my partner, Bart Harrison, and I were at the AJA booth at NAB looking for Ted Schilowitz. They said he had left to go to work at some start-up company called Red. When we got there Bart recognized the team you had assembled and told me “if these guys are here now, there’s something big going on.” That was an understatement. Since Bart is borderline genius with all things digital I pulled out my credit card. It’s been hard to work with my Cine Alta ever since. I remember almost 30 years ago trying to tweek the registration on a 3 tube video camera and thinking someday someone is going to invent a flat image sensor the size of a 35mm film frame and an electronic camera that doesn’t use film and doesn’t have to be tweeked for half an hour before it can be used. What took you so long!?

Congratulations on a remarkable journey, a fantastic product and a business (and perhaps life) philosophy that should be adopted the world over.

Champe Barton

[Keith Nealy]

“Really great people make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
Mark Twain.

Thanks to Jim and the RED team - you have given us a dream that we too can become great.

You guys dreamed the impossible dream - and the ripple effect will change the world.

It's an honor to be part of this family.

Aloha,

Keith

[Justin O'Neill]

Well all I can say is ditto to this entire thread.

I am so close to running out and buying a Mac Book Pro so I can view all the footage coming in today.

Congrats and thank you to Jim and the RED team.

[Patrick Wynne]

Congratulations Jim

[planet e]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RED!

Congratulations to Jim and his team. A truly inspired effort!

And godspeed to the first 25 cameras. Bring on the fine footage.

[Chris Armstrong]

Wow, what an exciting day, I'm sure you guys are riding on excitement and adrenaline. Can't wait to see footage.

[Curran Giddens]

Jim, you may as well get started on writing your thank you speech for when RED wins an Oscar for technical achievement.

Congrats on doing the impossible!

[Hrvoje Simic]

Never had doubts...

Here's looking at you, Jim.

[Tony Lorentzen]

Congrats from Denmark. Well done RED. I'll be drinking a toast to you guys tonight.

[Unwounded]

Wow, This has been such an exciting year, thanks for letting us look over your shoulders and share in the expierience. You guys really pulled off something amazing. CONGRADULATIONS, .........this is only the beginning.

[Elizabeth Lowrey]

Huge congratulations to the RED Team and, obviously, special thanks to Jim for making the self-professed "dream" a reality. I have never known of a business enterprise like this in my life. To me, it seems even more revolutionary than the camera (if that's possible).

I followed the development silently since the very beginning on DVXUser and became more and more impressed with the venture the more I read from Jim. As exciting as it was, though, I never thought I would have the means to own the camera . . . until I received an inheritance a few months ago that actually made it possible.

I feel a mission and an urgency to honor both my benefactor and the tremendous opportunity that the RED team have made possible for me by making at least one very, very fine film with this camera. I will not settle for less than that.

[Rick Darge]

I echo everyones' sentiments here. Congratulations Red Team - You are an inspiration to all of us little, medium and big guys out in the world. You represent the new model of doing business not only in the film industry world of building equipment, but in every other industry as well. People should take note of your strive for excellence and radical change. It's people like Jim who make this world exciting again!

Kudos!

[Keith Alan Morris]

THANKS RED, FROM OUR TEAM TO YOURS!

We love you guys! Let us know if you need anything at all!

Keith Alan Morris
ufo-tech.com (http://ufo-tech.com)

[Brice Ansel]

I just opened a chianti riserva my thirst toast goes to you and all the red team Mr Jannard. You sound like a small team of talented craftmen fool of passion.
I wish my camera could be review by the boss himself, thats a funny though.
Rgdfilmred you are right "People should take note of your strive for excellence and radical change"
Cheers Redteam
Brice

[Vladimir Eugene]

A little emotional over here- Don't judge:) Congratulation Super Team.

#87

[Joel Kaye]

Congrats to everyone at RED and the owners of 1-25. It'll be fun to hear all the ups and downs. I've got a feeling you guys will be inventing the workflows the rest of us adopt.

[Mark Holmes]

Just so you know, I am here at 1:09am with the RED team personally reviewing each camera of the 1st 25. We are calibrating each camera and my job is to check the files in RED Alert! that Jarred is shooting. We are shooting ISO 320, 1000 and 2000. There are about 20 people here getting ready for tomorrow. It really is a memorable night. About a year and a half ago this was just a dream. Tonight the dream has become a reality.

I want to thank all those that believed in RED from the beginning.

Jim

Wow. Day 1. This has been such an exciting journey to watch. I've been following this since the first posts on DVXUser, sharing with many skeptical friends, dragging two up to the LA screeenings, always amazed at the old-time entrepeurial spirit of Jim Jannard and team. To think that the head of the company was there this morning at 1 AM doing what many CEOs would consider grunt work..

Well, you've done it. Congratulations.

My one hope through all of this is that this journey has been well documented, because it will make an amazing documentary one day. Save all the footage, all the photos, every last scrap of info. I look forward to seeing that.

And I look forward even more to our little production company shooting our third feature on the RED 1.

Thanks to Jim, Jarred, Anders, Graeme, Brook, Evin, Sean and the entire RED team, Mike Curtis over at HDForIndies, and the RED supporting community.

Mark Holmes

[Jared VanLeuven]

Wow - it must feel like watching your only daughter walk down the aisle...

It's been an incredible honor for me (and perhaps for all of us collectively), to have been able to witness all of this unfold and even participate in our own way. I remember visiting red.com right after it was bandied about the Web, and thinking "could this really be?", and then finding out that Jim was behind it. That, for me, made all of the difference, as Oakley has been a brand I'd grown to trust implicitly. Had a real hard look at finances that night, and my has time flown. From NAB 2006 to the parties at Sundance & Caesars' and watching 4k CTL in the booth this year, seeing the maniacal passion and dedication manifest itself in everything you all have done. What a ride, what a frikkin ride this has been!

[WILLIAM SPENCE]

I am a big reader, not much of a writer. I have visited this site at least 5 times a day since its inception to follow the journey. I just want to thank Red, the Team, and the many participators who have made this forumn the best read of the decade. There has been adventure, inspiration, obstacles to overcome, twists and turns, solutions, planning for the future, and all have made me feel truly on the inside of the whole fascinating process. Thank you RED, and here is to all of your successes!!!

[Cory Strassburger]

truly remarkable, inspiring and ridiculously solid and complete. A longtime dream come true for me. Congratulations and Thank you all from the bottom of my heart. You guys are the true pioneers of our time.

[Ramesh Jai]

The revolution starts here today!

[ericyoung]

It's been a wild ride so far, but champagne and cigars all round - you deserve it! Can't wait to see what people do with it!! :usd: :biggrin:

[Cory Schulthies]

take any photos last night?

[Cal Lundgren]

Congratulations Jim and the RED team!!!!!! Although quiet, I have been reading since the beginning, back on DVXuser!!
Thank you for positive change and being faithful to your Dreams!
All things are possible, aren't they!
Cal Lundgren Kamloops, BC Canada

[Kyle Spicer]

Well what more can be said...today you have fulfilled the dreams and hopes of allot of people (including a few of your own I can imagine.) Congratulations to the whole RED team and we are looking forward to more of your mad scientist ideas in the future.

[NEXTLEVEL]

the Revolution Has Become A Reality.

[Paul Kalbach]

THANK YOU Jim! And congratulations to everybody! My only regret is having waited until NAB 07 to reserve. I can't wait!

[Ezana Tekeste]

I want to congratulate Jim and the Red Team for dreaming big and delivering on that vision. Having followed the development of this camera from the start, the Red Team has never failed to impress me with their creativity, energy and ambition.

In a post not too long ago about high-ISO, Jim jokingly referred to the willingness of the Red Team to take bold creative chances as working in an environment that has no "adult supervision." Needless to say, even the best of visions don't move an inch closer to reality in the absence of disciplined hard work and judicious execution. And the fact that Red Team, as small as it is, has done so much in such a short period of time, speaks volumes about the work ethic and dedication of each member of this enterprise.

The word "revolutionary" has come up countless times in connection to what the Red Team was producing. I don't disagree with this description. But whenever I thought about what Red as a company has been doing, I always thought of what economist Joseph Schumpeter called "creative destruction." While the Red Team was mostly concerned about creating a solid product at an affordable price, in my opinion, what they ended up doing has transformed in a major way important aspects of product development in the motion picture camera industry.

I realize that many books and countless articles will be written in the future attempting to understand and explain what the Red Team has done. But as one who has closely followed what the Red Team has been doing, the development process of the Red One is one of those few situations where I can say I was around at the "moment of creation" because of the extraordinary openness and accessibility of the Red Team.

Red Team, thank you for creating an exciting product and making it affordable to a sizable segment of the population--at least in the Western world. And thank you for doing it with as much openness and humility as you did.

Mike

[Michael Brennan]

Not only has RED has been a remarkable, transparent and very public online development of a cutting edge product, it also promises to redefine technical and creative standards of motion picture imaging.

Perhaps this is an historic moment of industrial design?


Mike Brennan

[Sean Michael Johnston]

Congratulations RED Team on an incredible accomplishment!

[Terry Delahunt]

Congratulations RED Team...and thanks for taking this on Jim! Well done!

[Ogar]

Congratulations RED Team! Well done.

[John Wee]

Recently I sold my entire HVX setup in order to go more pro. I am not in the rental business. Naturally, coming from Panasonic dvx100b & Hvx200 (I love the cine look of their cams), I seek out the upper echelon of the Panasonic 2/3 " ENG P2 offerings. So, there are 3 contenders, the HPX 500 , HPX 2000 and the HPX 3000. I called the nearest dealer and had an appointment to go demo the HPX 500 in person.

So the dealer had both cameras(hvx and hpx) hooked up to a giant wall plasma and we began to shoot and compare footage.

---Excerpt ---

me: Hmmm... yeah the 500 footage does look a little sharper on the plasma screen vs the hvx.

sales: Yeah, it does, doesn't it? plus its a big pro 2/3" cam just like the ones used by the pros.

me: Yeah, its not really dramatically sharper though. Whats the resolution of the censor in this guy ?

sales: Hmmm, lets see ... oh Panasonic doesnt provide that info ..... hmmm oh yeah, it says here it should have 20% - 30% more resolution vs the hvx 200. Yeah, but if you look hard, u will notice its bit sharper plus a bit more dynamic and latitude. If you want sharper image, the 2000 has more resolution BUT it doesn't have variable frame rates.

me: Oh really ? how much is the 2000 ?

sales: Around $27k without Lens. Around $40k, handsomely equipped. You can also buy the extra circuit board, for it to do the new Intra codec.

me: Wow, that is almost the price of the varicam but yet it cant do variable frame rates at all. Cant afford that right now. Just curious, at that price does the 2000 do 1080p ?

sales: No, no 1080p, its still 1080i. Hah, there is also the 3000, now that baby rocks !! It has a full resolution sensor !! We talking about 10bit 1920x1080 here with variable framerate. I reckon this is the varicam p2 replacement. We still havent got the price yet, but its going to be expensive with all those features.

me: Ummm .. ok, well lets see how shallow the DOF we can get with the 500....... Hmmm ... doesnt seems like the DOF is any significant vs the HVX.

sales: Of course not, its only 2/3"you know, its not 35mm. But i tell you want, move back 8ft' - 10 ft' and you can get a sorta 16mm shallow DOF.

me: Yeah but sometime sin tight interior space, theres hardly any room to move. Hmmmm .. I think I maybe able to use a 35mm on this guy right ??

sales: Yeah I think so too but we don't sell 35mm adapter, check on the internet ... i think its called Redrock M2. They are out of Texas.

me: Yeah I have the m2 to use with my hvx, but l how would the m2 will attach to the 500? ... It's ok, i am sure i would find out the answer on the internet tonight. So are you guys are going to bring in the 2000 demo any time soon ?

sales: Ummm.. no, only certain dealer level would be able to sell the series 2000 and above cameras.

So, I thanked the nice sales guy and bid him goodbye. After my headache subsides a little bit from all the different configurations and options, I scoured the net and found a guy using the m2 35mm adapter with the 500. (caution: not for the faint of heart).

"To the owner of this cam, I am not knocking your cam, in fact i admired your persistency and creativity. But that setup scares me and I would pray for your camera.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1212/862646451_359a72497d_b.jpg


Then, I decided to do more research on the RED ONE. All I know at that time was, The owner of RED was the owner of OAKLEY and seems to have sold OAKLEY off. I can still remember those days of saving up to own one of his revolutionary "Thermonuclear Protection" oakley Frogskin.

So, what a huge transition from sunglasses to a digital camera, I said to myself, is this RED going to amterialized ? After a quick wiki on "Jim Jannard" it seems like he is really into photography and owns one of world's Canon EF 1200 mm lens ( only 10 of this lens exists in the world today).

Immediately I know the man means business. So, after weighting everything (it was a rather really quick decision actually), the handicapped and crippled $22k HPX500 with canon eng lens or the ReD ONE.

That same night, a deposit was secured for a RED ONE. An educated estimate points to shipping date of early in spring 2008.

So, Jim...

1) Thank you for not crippling the RED ONE. Majority of the big legacy guys in the industry are notorious for crippling their products in order to force consumers to pay more for functionality that is already possible on the product. From Canon DSLR to the Panasonic and Song 2/3" cams.

What? extra $500 just to enable PAL feature in a $9k XL H1 ?? What ? extra $13k to get extra Intra codec and additional resolution on the hpx 2000? What ? extra $30k to get full 1080p ?? What? letter boxing to get 16x9 ?? what ? pixel left, right shifting ?? $#@%#$#^@#@$#@$#

2) Thank you for not only making the RED ONE REVOLUTIONARY but also EVOLUTIONARY with constant updates and upgrades via software. NO more ebaying Dvx100, Dvx100a, Dvx100b ...... Dvx100z.

3)Thank You for selling us a camera that is worth 4-5 times its value at such an outstanding price.

4) Thank You for starting this REVOLUTION. I have absolutely no doubt the RED ONE and JIM JANNARD will go down in history as one of the greatest indie camera advancement ever. Just like how the Panasonic DVX100 did to the indie filmmaker community a few years ago.

I am truly privillaged to be "the children of the Revolution".

p/s: You can be assured that I will not missed the first batch 'preorder-es' of that new "RED Pocket Cam".

[Joe Taylor]

'nough said.

On a side note, when you get some snapshots back from the 1-Hour-photo, please share.

[Andrew Benz]

1-5 are Jim's though....

[Unwounded]

Why does Jim want 5 anyhow?

[Edmund Boyle]

Well Said!

[Adrian T.]

1-5 are Jim's though....

He's nevertheless one of the VERY lucky people. :wink:

[Adrian T.]

Why does Jim want 5 anyhow?

One for him and one for each of his four children. :tongue:

[Thom Steinhoff]

Why does Jim want 5 anyhow?

"Always want one on hand: One for each car... boat... plane... house... an extra one just in case... Crap. That's 32 cameras. Whose idea was it to set a five camera limit?!!" :)

[G.A. Kokes]

Very well said indeed.

BTW, I saw that rig before on one of the HPX500 forums. I give that guy a lot of credit. A 35mm adapter for the 2/3" cameras go for about $27K alone. So it is no surprise that some try to improvise.

Cheers,
G

[Joe Taylor]

Does it come in chartreuse?

[Andrew Benz]

He's nevertheless one of the VERY lucky people. :wink:

Heheh, absolutely my friend.:biggrin:

We are damn lucky no? I have had a great time riding the coat tails of these giants, these hard working RED team members... Thank you...

[JD Holloway]

8000 views now wow!

[Jon McCoy]

Why does Jim want 5 anyhow?

To sell on eBay?

[Jeff Kilgroe]

I believe #1 goes to the museum, the remaining 4 are his to do with as he damn well pleases. But like everything else around here, I'm sure that's subject to change.

[Michael Schrengohst]

Recently I sold my entire HVX setup in order to go more pro. Immediately I know the man means business. So, after weighting everything (it was a rather really quick decision actually), the handicapped and crippled $22k HPX500 with canon eng lens or the ReD ONE.

That same night, a deposit was secured for a RED ONE. An educated estimate points to shipping date of early in spring 2008.



Funny, that is about what I said over at DVXUser today and got
reamed out! I still have my HVX, RED coming in Dec.
And the really funny part - guys are getting the HPX and then
slapping a PSTechnik over with Nikon lenses. I can't wait to slap
my Nikons on the RED and send em those clips!

[Greg Voevodsky]

AR - 0000

LET THE FUN BEGIN "A"FTER "R"ED.
Sorry Jesus, you had 2007 years.

I'm resetting my calendar to 0000 AR.
Todays Date 8.31.00 AR - After Red.

Let the revolution begin! Red will end the pagan film fest.
Red will begin the digital unification.

For those taking this literally... go eat at RED Robin... and relax...
Film will be around 4-10 years for you all to say goodbye... ;-)

[Blue]

Nice one Red. Or Nice Red One. Take your pick!

[dewaldaukema]

Just so you know, I am here at 1:09am with the RED team personally reviewing each camera of the 1st 25. We are calibrating each camera and my job is to check the files in RED Alert! that Jarred is shooting. We are shooting ISO 320, 1000 and 2000. There are about 20 people here getting ready for tomorrow. It really is a memorable night. About a year and a half ago this was just a dream. Tonight the dream has become a reality.

I want to thank all those that believed in RED from the beginning.

Jim
Very, very impressive. Congratulations Jim and crew.

[C.H.Haskell]

I am writing this from the road as I have been in the black rock desert and missed all the news...just wanted to add my own thanks and congrats to everyone for making it happen, its been quite a journey and its only just starting!

Cheers!

[Alister Robbie]

Congrats Jim, but really..... Where are the pics????? :nerd:

[Harry Clark]

To the Red Team for making it happen... I can't wait until November when I get #344 (maybe sooner?)
Thanks Jim.
Cheers,
Harry