Jonesy Jones Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 With their new Scarlet announced which seems pretty great, why would I get a Raven (except of course for a B cam)? I realize $5K is not chump change, but if I were going to buy Raven, wouldn't I just get the Scarlet W?http://www.red.com/products/scarlet-w?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=CTA_button&utm_campaign=SCARLET-W_Launch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 The base I/O is $15,000.EDIT: I see what you mean now by $5k more. I guess that's 1/3 of the price. Pretty significant to some people i guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richg101 Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 size and weight difference is pretty big. if cheaper gimbal and drone use is important then raven would be more preferable I imagine Jonesy Jones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonesy Jones Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 size and weight difference is pretty big. if cheaper gimbal and drone use is important then raven would be more preferable I imagineRed's website has them both weighing in at 3.5 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 What glass I own or use would be my main consideration when deciding between the two. If I rarely or never use pl glass i'd lean towards raven. I don't believe the comparative gain in image quality/frame rate would be enough to make a perceivable difference over the scarlet-w for the majority of projects these cams will be used for. (depending on actual performance once the cams are available of course) For projects that require the best, a highly spec'd Alexa, a Weapon, or F65 would be in order anyways. The roughly $5k savings I would spend on other imaging tools like a quality set of sticks/head, a decent jib, or a grading panel, all of which can still be used with all the new cams that come out next year... and the next.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M Carter Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 That's some crazy frame rate options. Still, wonder how it stacks up to the Ursa mini as far as value goes. The mini seems like a lot of camera for the $$. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Interesting camera.... If the Raven has an interchangeable lens mount, I'd stick with that... Gotta laugh at the "obsolescence obsolete" tag red stand by.In the time the c300 got a mk II... Scarlet has gone mx > dragon > W (with Raven in the mix too). kaylee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 That's some crazy frame rate options. Still, wonder how it stacks up to the Ursa mini as far as value goes. The mini seems like a lot of camera for the $$. I'm sure Ursa Mini is a better value, but it cannot even compete with those frame rate options. Along with 2K 240fps, and 2K ProRes full frame that isn't cropped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_David Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 The Scarlet-W looks like the best camera they have made in a while. Again, don't preorder. Wait for it to come out. Do tests. Rent it. Use it against other cameras. Then decide.Pre-order a $10,000-$20,000 piece of kit is perhaps the dumbest thing in the world to do. Find out what surprises can happen with their camera. How it handles dynamic range, etc etc. How its fan works - all that stuff.Early adopters always get burned.I ususally wait a year after the camera is out to buy it. And in the meantime rent it for gigs and test it. neosushi, andrgl, docmoore and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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