RED Cinema Camera Under $2,000!

[@Skapo]

One con that wasn't mentioned is that these cameras would randomly brick themselves. Like to the point where many productions would keep anywhere from 2-10 extra of them around on set just to be able to hot swap as necessary.

[@krisdekker5830]

Yes early RED cameras where notoriously bad, nonexistant customer support aswell.

[@visual-enthusiast]

very true

[@KaraokeNig]

"brick" meaning they broke down suddenly with no idea how to repair them?

[@zyzdzy]

@@KaraokeNig correct!

[@aLittlePal]

imagine having 10 extra alexa 65/35 just as a backup and it can brick randomly and make your production throwing away cash just like that

[@yemzmetrics]

Every time he makes a video, the price of said items go up!

[@GregLynn]

YUP..... Im just noticing this

[@Dionne_Sheree]

That part! The sellers see the You Tube reviews and the demand then upcharge! I hate it Lol! I appreciate these informative videos being done nonetheless.

[@SamEmilio2]

Exactly.. it's such a two sided thing. I absolutely love watching Caleb's videos on these older cameras and think it's important that they get recognized, but at the same time just wanna be like "SHUTUP DUDE" 😅

[@visual-enthusiast]

we need to see the listing in the video to confirm the acquisition

[@andrejackson6618]

Lmaoooooo oh god 💀

[@kaseyreid9253]

The RED camera and a price less than 3k made me click this video immediately 😂

[@HyperRPG]

Same

[@mediaproductionpro]

These have been under 10K for quite some time, but under 2K is pretty crazy.

[@Jworldvisualz]

Same here!

[@TedHolmwood]

well the brand new Komodo is less than $10k and you can easily find used Scarlets, Epics, and Ravens for under $10k as well

[@HyperRPG]

@@TedHolmwood totally we are selling our entirely kitted out Epic right now and it painse to death to see how little we have to let it go for. The thing still shoots amazing footage.

[@JohnCooganPlus]

This is a great series! Would love to see you push the camera a bit more in the demo footage. Maybe an outdoor daytime shot, a nighttime city shot, etc.

[@Studio-dp2dx]

Totally! Doesn't really show how it behaves in the shadows in the real world, or how the highlights clip or what their rolloff is like.

[@GiacomoUrban]

I'd love to see somebody rehousing these old cameras with modern materials, fans etc. It would be fantastic!

[@berthubbardt.o.o.c7314]

Wow! I love your “old” cinema camera reviews . You really peeked my interest .

[@ProjectWildwood]

Remember buying that back in 2008 for $22,000 (accessories included). Was an amazing game changer back then. We shot some amazing underwater footage with it, as well as 2k 120fps footage of kite surfing.

[@SamEmilio2]

Awesome! Did you have a hard time with the underwater stuff because of not being able to raise the ISO very high?

[@ProjectWildwood]

@@SamEmilio2 we had dual lights on the rig so not a huge problem

[@AI-Consultant]

this comment aint real unless you show us the footage

[@AntPictures]

A bombshell of a review! The cons section is the best and most helpful part. When I was actually considering taking a bite on this camera in the end of the day with all the problems which come with it, I decided it doesn't worth it. These kinds of honest reviews save us some buck. Cheers mate!

[@alex_montoya]

I shot my first two kinda big short films on this one. It was truly great to access that kind of power back then. The MX sensor was much better though.

[@daniellove162]

I shot on the RED one before the MX also. I was BLOWN AWAY at the highlight recovery. My life changed.

[@PHlophe]

Alej, share a link i wanna see the quality of the picture and the way its graded; just to form an opinion.

[@nickxc]

I very much recommend the mysterium x sensor. I still run an epic mx and it holds up super well. For a digital camera, it has a great grain structure. Just know the red one has a 90 second boot up time Actually the new black magic gen 5 color science makes it's super easy to match a bmpcc and a red mx

[@gfirob]

Great video. We were early adopters of the Red cameras and bought an early one, upgrading as each new versions came out. We shot a lot of national television shows with one of these old beasts. As I recall, we replaced a Panasonic Varicam whose body cost us $75,000 and shot in 720 when HD first raised its ugly head. So the Red One was a huge bargain and upgrade to us at the time, and we used the crap out of it. The down side of the camera was that it was clearly designed by engineers and not by production people so there are a lot of design elements that are a fairly big pain in the ass (you mention many of them) and it was difficult to rig because of the body design, though work arounds appeared not too long after its release. If you have a production crew of four or five camera people, then a big heavy camera is no problem. But if you are on your own, this thing will make you work for a living. I wonder how this compares to a Panasonic Gh4 image wise, which shoots 4K and you can buy new now for around $600 and weighs two and half pounds…

[@marklondon8793]

Great question. The GH4 probably still holds up!

[@KyleShields]

GH4 has about the same low light limitations so I’d say it’s comparable! Great camera, I sold my GH4 a year or so ago. Best hybrid ever made IMO. I have gone back to basics and use old HDV camcorders and get a clean out over HDMI, works great for KZbin content. I’m sure people may see that as dumb, but buying pro level cams at $400 or so is too good to pass up if you can handle the limitations.

[@Joey_Helms]

Great vid Caleb! You are in Chicago-land, right? How about a head-to-head shoot out vs the RED Komodo? ;)

[@N.Mendes]

It would be great if you could make that happen guys. Setting both cameras on IPP2 and legacy mode to make the side by side more accurate..

[@Jonas-iz7rj]

finally i am waiting since yesterday for this video i love your videos about older cinema cameras

[@MAYERMAKES]

"CF-module"..is lieterally a bog standard off the shelf CF to sata adapter..but opf course with Reds firmware that makes replacing it impossible.

[@dslrvideoshooter]

I know 🤦‍♂️😭

[@sydvaughnmotion]

Just purchased my Red One MX, so stoked.

[@JesseKatches]

im in love with that set design lamp/shadow situation in the back.

[@shqipdonsalijaj]

The detail explaining tho, you're such a good explainer my guy, keep up the goodwork

[@MaxRovensky]

Damn, Linus's record media rant applies even to the first RED

[@user0000user]

@@pranavprasanth4488 Linus is right though

[@timlozinski5604]

@@user0000user 1000% Right on this front. Red 'verified' media is a meaningless con given the actual physical media is clearly rebadged other brand with little more than a tweaked firmware to fake 'special'. No other camera maker does this, because its is utter snake oil.

[@CallMeRabbitzUSVI]

Hey funny seeing you here :)

[@MaxRovensky]

@@CallMeRabbitzUSVI 👋🏻🙂

[@endaoconnor]

I have a RedOne MX with Remag(SSD) side module for many years, and I adore it, the picture quality is beautiful. Regarding the EVF, its crazy big and heavy but you can get the next gen version and use it with your RedOne which is much smaller and lighter.

[@jaredking232]

these old cinema camera reviews are awesome! Been using the original Canon C300 for 8 years now - no need to upgrade for 90% of my work. Keep up the awesome job!

[@ErdincMusic]

This was great- Thanks. I can't wait to see your take on BMCC 2.5k

[@natetheartist9]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing. Enjoying your vintage series. Continue

[@cinobro6393]

Please have a look at the Sony F35 or F23. Some beautiful ccd sensor footage hiding in there. We’d also love an Arri Alexa classic but that might not be in the budget...

[@df98156]

Oh jeez, after hearing LTT's issues with RED through the years, I wouldn't spend more than $500 on a used market. Who pays 5 figures for a camera that overheats NEW?

[@str8poisintv131]

lmao. best comment ever..... said no canon r5 or r6 customer literally burst out in laughter when I read you comment.

[@mystarafilms]

@@str8poisintv131 A Canon R5/6 is not at all comparable to a RED. R5/6, for all the marketing, are still primarily stills cameras. RED is literally a purpose built cinema production camera, and as such a basic design requirement is that it doesn't overheat.

[@aerialalexx1918]

I remember using this camera on a university project as we were blown away by this camera and image quality. We thought we were big shots using this camera but way over our heads. RED has come along way since then ! Great video

[@identityfeatures]

Great camera, bought the RO MX in 2017 for $1500, low hrs and a complete package with RO EVF and Red 5" Monitor, Nikon Mt. 2-320 HD and 1- 120 SSD Drive, ton of brackets Cradle, 2 Red chargers 4 red batteries battery belt clip, all cables etc. I have 25 pre 1986 manual nikkors lenses they are super. the glass has lead in them and the colors are incredible.

[@DirectorIllyRock]

I remember being in college when these were released. Just knew I would never be able to afford one 😂

[@dslrvideoshooter]

Same! Love seeing these descend in price!

[@someguyyoudontknow263]

when I was in college I dreamed of using a 35mm but only used 16mm

[@SAPOINSATTE]

Good know that this affordability and quality still exist. Thanks.

[@Babsdoproductions]

We filmed our first feature on a used RED One MX and it’s in post right now. Back when we were looking at camera options, we had an Sony A7S but needed to do a lot of chromakey and other VFX work so we needed RAW. The Blackmagic URSA original was nice but kept hearing about quality control and low light issues so compared to something like the Sony FS700 or FS7 and an early Kinefinity Kinemax, a used RED One MX made the most sense and was completely competitive with the new options. Even today a year after filming, it’s still up there competing with new 4K options!

[@RudyAyoub]

Been wanting one of those for a while

[@ItsDrewsif]

Sup

[@RudyAyoub]

@@ItsDrewsif the whole squad is here

[@MIAninjas]

@@RudyAyoub woah, it guitar man

[@ananth_s]

bro play 035

[@George-xw6nc]

@@RudyAyoub didn’t know you were into cameras wish you put the qauility into your videos... jk love your videos

[@youngonestudio]

The lamp at the back is so dramatic 🙌🏼🙌🏼 love it

[@uptildawnltd3253]

Yes!!! Please also talk about the BMCC 2.5K! I’ve been thinking about purchasing one but am afraid of recording media

[@Y4vuz12]

Wish you have shown more footage from the camera. Nice review as always.

[@klarkolofsson]

I just realized why I recognize your smirk that's so common in your thumbnails! It's the anthropomorphic Disney animals on their movie posters!

[@FilmSpook]

Caleb, this is Awesome! Love your content, brother. Thanks for everything.

[@FreshSqueezedLightning]

When I used to shoot with the Red One, the boot time was so slow that when I would boot the camera I would play the dial up sound effect through a separate speaker until someone noticed 😂

[@MajorTomMusic]

Dude, I got the FS700 after watching your video, you're not gonna get me into getting this one!!

[@marcellkovacs5452]

In before prices skyrocketed thanks to this video

[@ParsclickTV]

Hey Caleb, I hope you're great, can you please make a video about the best settings for video and photo in your S1 camera? I have S5 and I wanted to know how you're adjusting your camera. Thanks very much.

[@carsontunski2281]

I've used this camera before. The picture was super nice but it was super heavy and difficult to use. $2000 isn't a bad price though so if your willing to really put some time into learning the camera it might pay off

[@beosmuinh956]

I just love this piece of content in your channel. Never miss a chap

[@mythcrab6047]

When I was camera shopping I made an offer for one of these and went to bed. Woke up a couple hours later in a cold sweat and cancelled my bid. Ended up picking up an Ursa 4.6K. Really enjoying it but would love to try one of these RED beasts someday.

[@gcprost]

My son learned to use this when he was doing his undergraduate degree. He got one job because he knew how to use this camera. The projects he did on this camera were gorgeous but none of his feature films were shot on Red.

[@jakestyles002]

A fully kitted Red for under $2000... you are killing me... Great Vid.., thank you for your work... I am gonna be bitter about "wanting a Red" now for a while though... lol.

[@alexlaouri]

Great review and spec description as usual! Thank you.

[@AlexanderKlose]

Oh man remember this camera soooooo good!! I was stoked when I was first time shooting with 4k raw. Everything we recorded before was either on miniDV, disc cam or 480 to 720p to sd cards. This thing blowed our minds!!! Thanks for sharing this and bringing me back to the old days. Still a great camera. Just heavy as FXXXK. But Red Raw is one of the best codecs when you want good quality raw that is managable to edit.

[@Calderonvideo]

Hahahah...I had this Camera on my ebay watch list, not because i needed, because it remind me of my film school days. "Red, an entry level cinema camera" wow times had change indeed.

[@fielddominance]

This camera impacted my career more than any other camera!!! I still consider my exterior or well lit images the best I ever shot.

[@diogoalmeidavisuals]

Biggest pain in the ass to work with on a set!

[@haystack1893]

I was just looking at this before the video came out! It would be very cool to have the bragging rights of saying I shoot on a RED, but I am wondering if I should just buckle down and go with the BMPCC 4k...

[@baqcasanke]

i dont know why you'd want to shoot on THAT red camera..... lol. its a crap show

[@TalkTubeJeff]

I did and I don't regret it. Blackmagic is open to user suggestions and have made upgrades several time since I purchased it. When I purchased it, it didn't have the capability to shoot BMRAW. With just one free upgrade a couple of months later, I was able to record in RAW. It opened up a whole new world.

[@spaztikgarage]

Glad I found this account - I still shoot on my 2008 D700 as my primary DSLR and have been looking into used cinema cameras for a while. Got my sub🤝

[@philemotion8876]

Wow ! A great review Caleb and... What a great sound !!! 👏

[@adoshaw]

The first cinema camera i've used, it was super heavy but i love it.

[@gummoman]

When I study film, this camera will be the dream of all students. Today a portable camera has similar aspects. Now, for this price there is no excuse to make great independent videos and movies.

[@gummoman]

I am very curious to see the video of the old blackmagic in 2021.

[@edhayes89]

Will you be doing a review of the Panasonic BGH1? Would love to hear your review of the ProRes Raw Update on it too... is it worth upgrading from the GH5?

[@feldbomber]

Wonderful video, can’t wait for the next one!

[@goodeggproductions]

"Even here in 2021, it's hard to find something that can shoot 4.5K/30p on a super35 sensor with 12 bit RAW internal and 13 stops of dynamic range for under $2000." BlackMagic - "Am I a joke to you???" RED is dead in this price range. In fact, the only reason that a RED Komodo even exists for under $10k is because BlackMagic forced their hand.

[@marshallandroxy]

Truth.

[@chiokehart-kelly3481]

Super facts.

[@TikTokTradingCards]

100%. The Komodo was a necessity not an innovation.

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

BlackMagic is a joke at a times

[@DefiantOrderCA]

DSLRShooter: “we wanna have access to more red one ssd options” Red: ” “

[@Applecompuser]

Camera looks awesome. Thanks for the topic!

[@StupidRaisins]

Thanks for the review, Caleb! The RED Camera definitely seems to hold up when it comes to video quality however I find that even with today's cameras you still need an external microphone for good quality audio. I would be interested to hear your opinions on microphones and finding the right audio settings.

[@CVCC]

great videos! do you have a complete setup suggestion for using zoom with you're own camera and making it be easy to use and look great like you did with the all in one video studio on a stand or your home page video with the desk setup.

[@2handsomeforlaw]

Great review! Please compare it to the BMPCC OG! :D

[@ReginaldEsque]

These vids are the best! A retro raw shoot out would be great. "Red Raw" vs. "SonyFS700r/Shogun ProRes Raw" vs. "Canon 5diii/Magic Lantern Raw".

[@mistakesweremade6771]

Can you do a tutorial on ur audio setup please. Its so good

[@mybetterfilms]

I was in a film with this camera once the director was pissed with all the wait time, over heating and booting up

[@taghappytv]

Haven't even watched it yet. I just know I'll like it. Love these "old school" video camera reviews!

[@ScottBalkum]

That was fun. Yea, that was a tank of a camera and it had a lot of learning curves for people... But, there is no denying, RED makes a beautiful image.

[@EposVox]

I'd love to play with these some, but they definitely don't go for your price super commonly from what I can tell. I'm surprised no one's come out with a firmware hack to just let it do SATA SSDs, that's wild.

[@modology]

it's possible to hack the firmware, but you need a software called STB Suite Toolbox which is impossible to find on the internet unless you pay $5000 for the license. Hacking firmware : you will need to kill this “00D5 0001 90 4F C2 00 B0 00 00 00 20” on new SSD drive and the “if” check associated with it using STB Suite Toolbox software

[@N.Mendes]

@@modology Jarred told me that it would be too expensive to go back and code the Red one firmware as they use different machines now.. But if you are skilled enough, just let me know, an engineer friend is working on unlocking 3rd party CF cards..

[@modology]

@@N.Mendes And you believe a word from that Jarred? I think you should contact the guy from JinniMag, he knows how to convert a normal SSD to replace the SSD inside the RedDrive or RedMag. Technically Red just cripple the whole thing because ofcourse they want to sell their own ssd drives. I will let you know if I can get hack up SSD to replace the SSD inside RedMag...

[@N.Mendes]

@@modology Some news here : My engineer friend may have solved it already.. He needs someone near London with this camera to run his last tests, please let me know if you know an Mx owner in this area. The dream may finally come true..

[@modology]

@@N.Mendes I have Red One MX, let me know if your friend wants me to test out certain things. You can pm via youtube

[@RehmanPiyas]

I love this series. Old cameras. Thanks man very very bery good video

[@I_am_Jordan_K]

Awesome video! I love these "let's use an older camera nowadays" videos that you do. Some of the others seemed worth it to try to bring them back, but this one seems like a pain in the butt. I see some banding on your wall in the RED's footage, even in the ungraded RAW. Is that just from KZbin compression? Or is it part of the footage?

[@cituskai]

I was looking into an A7Siii, but I see now that I gotta go for this one for my walking around vlogs. Much more ergonomic !

[@marcopervo]

It's a tougher camera for a single operator to use, but worth it for the resulting cinematic footage.

[@stevenwetrich2429]

I love that it has so many I/O options. Today it seems like most cameras have some limitations in I/O options, especially on the budget side. The Red One they had at my filmschool was always freezing/overheating- another add to the cons list haha.

[@Haolekine888]

Other fun things to review 1. Sonu F35 AKA panavision genesis 2. AJA Cion I'm interested in the shortly lived AJA cion. From what I can tell this camera requires you to shoot prores 444 12bit and gamma disabled. All there settings are pretty bad.

[@benjaminparker5598]

The studio is looking niiiice.

[@StanielBapes]

What an odd coincidence. I just had a shoot for a class project, and my school used the same camera!

[@AllTheBeef]

I actually bought a RED Scarlet-X a couple weeks ago at $2,000. Great camera, and I love the HDRX feature which gives you like 18 stops of dynamic range. The only downside is, the accessories are almost prohibitively expensive. That MYSTERIUM-X image is still damn good even 10 years later.

[@AI-Consultant]

that was a $35k cam? back then if i remember

[@AllTheBeef]

@@AI-Consultant $10k for the body on release

[@juliusgracious3182]

Love those old gear videos. However, I doubt I would ever commit climbing down a rabbit hole like that. Hard enough as it is with current gear.

[@omarafunitv]

Why am I watching this? Oh yes, because it’s Caleb. 😍

[@CarlBergsdorf]

The form on that thing is amazing! Looks like something waaay earlier than the 2007.

[@PerfectLyricsStudio]

Thanks, You got my support as usual.

[@dyscotopia]

As soon as these videos go up on quality old gear, the prices shoot through the roof. These go through 7500 Canadian now on eBay, which is a lot for 15 year old tech, no matter how beastly.

[@BrianSFischer]

Love seeing your Pentax 110

[@jamiewilson5617]

Have a Red One Mx kit but can't find any suitable working redrives to use as media, allready sent 3 back. My 16gb red cf cards are limited and a red ssd is still to expensive. Shooting in 2k seems a waste as well. Any other suggestions?

[@stuCameraman1]

Hey mate, im sure Linus tech tips did a video on trying to get a normal SSD to work on a red camera...cant remember if he hacked it or not?..Good to see a red camera affordable to folk with shallow pockets, and not just for deep pocket folk.

[@AlToneTech]

Love the review of older cameras. I keep looking for an inexpensive upgrade for my canon 70D. I am getting better with lighting and exposure which has done so much for my production quality and will continue to work with what I have but if I can upgrade on a low budget that would be great. Thanks!

[@MarkLargo]

Iron Man and I believe some of the avenger movies were shot with this legend. Please post more footage from this!

[@jv8studios]

Really? I would love the chance to use this one !

[@HalfInsaneOutdoorGuy]

what is inside the red hard drive case? if its a standard sata drive, or SSD could you swap it out for a cheaper higher capacity?

[@panoramavideoproduktionrob3325]

Very informative video. Maybe you can make one about the Sony PMW F5? Prices on this camera are falling like a rock these days.

[@DD-1971]

I wish you compared to a Fuji XT-3 or XT-4 or something like that..... which is comparable priced and with an Aps-c sensor but with more contemporary technology, like functional AF... But, when it comes to impressing a client, nothing beats this.

[@josethor142]

HEY MAN THANKS FOR THIS VIDEO CAAN YOU MAKE ANOTHER TOTORIAL ABOUT THIS CAMERA. LIKE THE SD AND SOME SHOTS THANKS MAN

[@RealTimeFilms]

I have an unused (so called Battle-tested) Red One MX with a 256 GB SSD Redmag for sale. (and a few other accessories, like another HDD, card reader, Nikon mount and so on)

[@RehctubNomis]

I love those little tripods you have in your videos, you should put affiliate links to them in the description!

[@befilmmaker2876]

Still love the RED camera which I used to shoot a musical film called Life of an Actress The Musical. This camera is at a great price now

[@sikh_films]

Thank you for making this, just got my red one outa the bag and shot something with it 👏🏼

[@MajorTomMusic]

The reason the manufacturer blocked the 4K option for untested hard drives is because they did not want to get complaigns about camera freezing or skipping frames. Since 4K requires high bandwidth, many poor HDDs would cause stability issues, which the user would interpret as a problem with the camera itself. Hence, the limitation. Like the Sony A6400 is very picky about medai too, esp. if set to 4K 100M.

[@lucbeloix8348]

1:04 that's essentially the description of the ursa mini 4.6k lol

[@jonsf]

that lamp in the back is super cute

[@jonsf]

also the vintage computer

[@smleh]

You could try RED CFast cards designed for the Komodo with a SATA to CFast adapter - it might consider it verified RED media...