need advice please

[Greg Killmaster]

Hi,

I'm on the verge of getting a camera and am a bit overwhelmed by all the changes in the industry and sheer amount of technical considerations. I'm considering the Panasonic af100 and red scarlett (and any other camera this post brings up including still cameras that shoot viable HD). I have many questions:

1) Panasonics sensor on the af100 is huge. What gains do you get like compard with the Scarlet 2/3 " sensor?
2) what other factors determine how good a camera shoots in low light besides the speed of the lens?
3) I can't find any information on the fixed lens that comes with the self contained Scarlet package (for $2700). I found that it is f2.8 but don't know if it has any macro capabiity.
4) So if I get the Scarlet fixed version, I'm assuming this means that I cannot change the lens ever, right? probably an obvious answer here...
5) what post production considerations will the above mentioned cameras have. I edit in Final Cut Pro on a MAC.
6) Obviously, I'm very new to this and any advice regarding best camera for inde filmmaking styled shooting that may end up going to film one day would be very helpful to me.

thanks,

greg

[Greg Killmaster]

oops. sorry. the price I stated is for the brain module alone :)

[Solomon Schechman]

1) its a micro 4/3 sensor (not so huge) which shoots 1080p
2) How sensitive the sensor is in low light before you start getting noise
3)http://red.cachefly.net/N30/Nov30th.jpg also there is not really any specifics on the lens
4)Yes but you can use adaptors that will be made for it like you would with any other fixed lens camera
5)Hard to sum up I would say read a lot on this forum under red workflow
6)Do you mean getting a film print of what ever you shoot with the camera?

Also Jim recently said "Big Scarlet update coming mid-May." http://reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=43163&page=8

[David Rasberry]

If the fixed lens Scarlet is not your cup of tea, you can always go with the interchangeable Cinema version and 16mm film lenses or the RED mini-primes.

[Greg Killmaster]

thanks for the replies!!

and yes Solomon, all I mean to say was that I'll use the camera for both video and film release. I really appreciate you taking the time. Really helps eliminate some variables in my mind...