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It seems RED SDK beta 9.3.0 released in 9th of September has this line: Added: trim support for R3D NE. Hopefully it’s not long until both Resolve and RedCineX Pro include this SDK🙂

These days middle-of-the-road is really good, FWIW. I sounded more pessimistic there than I meant to. 😄 The difference in DR between a mediocre modern camera and a good one is only a stop or two and the good one is usually only a stop or so off from an Alexa. But yeah - 18-22ms of rolling shutter when at full sensor width 16/17:9 will be noticeable, but IMO usually not overly offensive. 25ms in open gate starts to get into noticeable even by someone who isn't looking for it. But hey, it's still better than the $15,000 Eterna 55 with d-range on or in the 5.8k or 8k modes... a lot better than the 36mm wide 8k mode (around 32ms). I talked myself into a Pyxis 12k at the current sale price. Will be selling my E2-S6G soon to make myself feel better about adding another camera. RS and DR on it are both very good in the 8K mode which is how I'll be using it most of the time. Autofocus with EF lenses adapted to L mount is... well, it's a beta. 😅

Nothing wrong with ZR dynamic range IMO, and highlights look good too. With NRaw ETTR just below clipping point is needed, but with R3D NE exposing correctly by false color works well. Just get Cinematools false color LUT to ZR, make your own in Resolve or use Parallax Monitor app. The ZR is no pocket 4P with DLog2 DR wise, but pocket 4P IQ still does not look even closely as nice as ZR, and guess which one breakes sooner in very low light. The pocket 4P IQ as a gimbal camera is still nice step up from earlier oversharpened stuff and does not look bad when mixed with raw shot with ZR and Z6iii. Have not used RedCineX much after discovering it does not support R3D NE trim save either.