Eric Calabros

Was this guy responsible for the genius idea of putting a CFE card inside Red mini mag and charge 10x? 

Was this guy responsible for the genius idea of putting a CFE card inside Red mini mag and charge 10x? 

Was this guy responsible for the genius idea of putting a CFE card inside Red mini mag and charge 10x? 

Was this guy responsible for the genius idea of putting a CFE card inside Red mini mag and charge 10x? 

Was this guy responsible for the genius idea of putting a CFE card inside Red mini mag and charge 10x? 

The reality is if you lift the shadows in both Z9 and A1 "uncompressed" raw images, at base ISO, you get different results. If you do demosaicing on A1 images, and apply temporal NR, you get even more different result. If Nikon ditch the NRAW, its probably related to license costs, not the quality of the codec.

The reality is if you lift the shadows in both Z9 and A1 "uncompressed" raw images, at base ISO, you get different results. If you do demosaicing on A1 images, and apply temporal NR, you get even more different result. If Nikon ditch the NRAW, its probably related to license costs, not the quality of the codec.

For comparing two different codecs, you have to use the same or similar sensors.

I really want to "own nothing and be happy" but I'm not sure about the second half of that sentence. 

New but not unexpected rumors:
- The Nikon Z6III camera announcement may have something to do with the RED acquisition.
- We should expect some kind of a Nikon/RED announcement at the 2024 NAB show next month (maybe the Z6III?).
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I still think its too early for any RED+Nikon development, but Expeed7 doing R3D is the lowest hanging fruit. 

Nikon is going to release a Komodo competitor next month: Z6m3 with 6k30p raw 😄

I'm not sure pixel shield PDAF IP is totally owned by Sony, since Nikon has a lot of patents related to that technique. Of course many cross licencing is happening in this industry. Dual gain was invented by Aptina, now part of ONsemi, which doesn't provide sensor for any of Japanese ILC makers, but everybody is using the tech. However if they want to add AF capabilities to RED, I don't think they would use pixel shield technique, cause it degrades image quality a little bit (the shielded pixel has lower S/N ratio than the rest of the pixels). Dual pixel and quad pixel is the way to go. Nikon has some interesting patents about that too. People put too much emphasis on sensor license fees. The fees are not really a big deal. The fab costs is. 

This acquisition caused some discoveries:
1- Some RED users are not mentally well. I mean who on earth glue a camera, which is a tool, to his entire identity? Its insane when you think about that. It may sound judgmental but I feel few of these guys are even closet antivaxxer.
2- People in video making echo chamber have no clue about still camera industry. Example one: they don't know how popular Z8 is. Example two: they don't know a big part of Canon market share is related to its strategy of sticking to the old habit of making cheap cripple hammered bodies. Example three: they don't know how much Nikon is involved in CMOS sensor development. 
3- Making "analysis" video about a corporate deal, with almost zero published details, is so easy for some of these YouTubers, that seems "Trust me bro" is not a meme anymore, but a serious way of life! 

Its too soon for a collaborative work. But all they have to do, for now, is add REDCODE and active cooling to upcoming Z6III, and call it RED Phoenix or something, with $3k price.
 
Having Nraw didn't prevent them to include ProresRAW in Z9. Unless REDCODE needs higher processing power Expeed 7 can't provide.

Bigger than Apple? Although they didn't try hard. 

Nikon owns The Bolt robot, and now RED. Next should be Aputure 🙂

The updated list:
- 6k60 NRAW, 4k120 (crop), 4k60 full ProRes RAW
- New higher resolution EVF: 5.76m dot
- Improved LCD
- 20fps still RAW (14bit)
- 120fps stills jpeg
- 1/16000 shutter speed
- 299 points AF
- 8-stop VR (same system as the Nikon Zf)
- CFexpress+SD memory cards
- PSAM Dial
- Camera body size and overall dimension are similar to the Nikon Z6II: 3-5mm longer width becuase of the LCD hinge and a few mm thicker
- The overall height (bottom to the EVF) remains the same but the actual camera is 2-3mm taller
- The grip button layouts and design look similar to the Nikon Z8 apart from the command dial which is the same as the Z6II
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Expeed 7 can easily handle these specs, the question is the sensor. With smaller market of ILCs, they can't fab a new sensor every couple of years. 

Expeed 7 can easily handle these specs, the question is the sensor. With smaller market of ILCs, they can't fab a new sensor every couple of years. 

Whats the point of wider profile when read out is still done at 12bit? 

There are some physics involved about how shorter it can be. Most flash brands don't even report t0.1 number in their spec sheet, they know it doesn't look good. 

Its flash on hot shoe. Using any wireless system limits the speed to 1/500s.

IF TRUE.
This rumor is weird. Its like a wishlist by someone who saw A9III commercials, and at the same time its like the source knows the limitations of the Z9 sensor. Its like the guy is half troll half legit. 

Making houses with wood was also based on limitations in other construction materials at the time, as they were either hard to supply or supplied expensively. Today there is almost no limitations and concrete is cheap, but wood is still prefered because its environment friendly. Just because something is old, it doesn't mean it will be replaced with the new. 24p became a standard because it was the cheapest way to do motion picture. But it also replicates dreaming. I don't know about you by my dreams look like anything other than what I see on ESPN.

Making houses with wood was also based on limitations in other construction materials at the time, as they were either hard to supply or supplied expensively. Today there is almost no limitations and concrete is cheap, but wood is still prefered because its environment friendly. Just because something is old, it doesn't mean it will be replaced with the new. 24p became a standard because it was the cheapest way to do motion picture. But it also replicates dreaming. I don't know about you by my dreams look like anything other than what I see on ESPN.