RED goes to Red Square, Russia!

[radiant]

We are currently shooting a feature with our RED in Moscow's Red Square under extreme climate conditions of -6 celsius; which causes the RED to not boot up. We designed a rain/body cover that holds heat packs and problem solved. Now if we could find a way to keep our own bodies warm, we'd be set!

Proud owner Michael Mansouri #75

[BASSAM MSSALATIE]

Mansouri #75

HI congrats michael .dont forget to shoot THE RED FLAG
WHAT about your name ?

[Dan Blanchett]

Sounds like fun Michael! Can you provide more details about the project?

[Steve Sherrick]

I can tell you first hand that I don't work too well at -6 either. In fact, I get a bit whiny at about 28 degrees faraheit.

Seriously though, there's a thread already about this. Take a peek.

There will be a solution for this. If not something that Red offers, perhaps a 3rd party will jump in, but it will get solved. Take a look at the other thread, it's got some ideas floating around.

Steve

[Andreas Reischl]

I don't mean to scare you, but you got off easy, Russia can be a lot colder!

-6 is kinda just getting you started, usually it's a lot colder.
Guess you have to adapt the Russian form of keeping yourself warm (vodka!).

[Gavin Greenwalt]

Well I would say that seals the deal. It's official don't take a RED out into the cold unless you can bring gear to warm it up and keep it warm. It's not a question of it will fail in < 0C weather but what you'll do to fix it.

-6 is not that cold. So what are all of the snowboard/ski action shooters going to do? No Warren Miller in 4k without a backpack full of hotpacks?

[Steve Sherrick]

Can we move this over to the cold thread.

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthr...t=6497&page=11

Only reason I ask is that it will keep that conversation (a good one) focused in one thread.

Thanks!
Steve

[Finner]

We are currently shooting a feature with our RED in Moscow's Red Square under extreme climate conditions of -6 celsius; which causes the RED to not boot up. We designed a rain/body cover that holds heat packs and problem solved. Now if we could find a way to keep our own bodies warm, we'd be set!

Proud owner Michael Mansouri #75

Sorry Michael but IMO calling -6c an extreme climate condition is like calling a 6 foot tall person extremely tall. -6c is nothing that cold.

I wish someone from red would comment on what steps they are taking to fix this big problem.

[Häakon]

Well I would say that seals the deal. It's official don't take a RED out into the cold unless you can bring gear to warm it up and keep it warm.

On the flip side, I have had a lot of problems using the camera in moderately (not extreme) hot environments. It seems like the body likes "normal" temperatures to run properly; in other words, both ends of the spectrum need to be addressed. Simply making it run hotter in the cold environments would be devastating for any remotely warm shooting conditions.

[Finner]

What exact hot temperature do you run into problems Haakon?