RED Scarlet and Epic Cameras Delayed due to Economy
It seems the much-anticipated Scarlet and Epic cameras from RED will be delayed due to the current economic climate. From the message boards:
The world is now officially in financial turmoil. Our accelerated schedule for Scarlet and EPIC deliveries seem to coincide with a dead market.
I see no reason to continue to pay for rapid development and pushed schedules when the world is not ready to buy our product in the quantities that justify our urgency. Sure… there are many that will pay now for Scarlet and EPIC on time deliveries. But the volumes we had counted on to support our massive overtime effort to get this done quickly… just aren’t there. Retail camera sales are currently off 40-50%.
Piggybacking on the critical success of the RED One HD video camera, The Scarlet caused a fervor upon its announcement. It shoots 3k resolution with Red’s new 2/3-inch Mysterium X sensor, shooting from 1-120fps (180fps burst) and up to 100MB/sec REDCODE RAW HD, recording to dual Compact Flash cards.
Other features include Wi-Fi control, HDMI, HD-SDI ports, Firewire 800 and USB2, topped off with a 4.8-inch LCD screen.
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