RED Gemini 5K | Hands-On Review

[@VonHarris]

why am i even watching this??? Im broke as hell lol

[@madgorilla4888]

Same here ahahhaha LOL

[@BrainDesmo]

lol

[@jakebaine]

I was just about to comment this haha

[@Fuzzmistro]

I'm president of this "B.A.H" Club..haha

[@BM-ik5gc]

WOW! This $20k+ camera (with a low shutter speed) beat the iPhone in low light!?! That's next level right there!

[@patrick4912]

It’s at 1/40th, not too low

[@ayemjake]

@@patrick4912 r/wooosh

[@LeoMarketingEP]

This is the best Goldilocks Red camera. Not only is it the best camera Red has ever made, it seems like they don't even realize it. Their Monstro camera package is about 70k+ (17 stops of dynamic range) a decent Gemini package is about 30k (16.5 stops of DR AND Low light mode) it's a no brainer

[@ISHOT420]

It really is. Which in RED terms means that it's going to be randomly outdated for no reason in 3 months and discontinued.

[@itsjantore]

First of all, they aren't 16-17 stop cameras, they are 14-15 stops, and while I agree that they are great tools, they are heavy, eat batteries and are a bit overpriced imo.

[@LiquidLensPhotography]

Gordon Casey that means we can get one cheaper if we wait:-)

[@ThinkingArtEntertainment]

Meanwhile I can't even afford ONE Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro :( this guy has 6 C300s?!

[@ResizeFilms]

Hopefully getting the RED Gemini next year!

[@phantomprophet6791]

Did ya get it?

[@MrObiorah]

Hello! Please, I'd like to know the 1.33X ANAMORPHIC resolution for the RED GEMINI 5K. I know that the default resolution for the RED GEMINI is 5120x300. But, I'm also aware that the resolution for all red cinema cameras always increase when you shoot anamorphic. (1) Please, what is the 1.33x anamorphic resolution for the red Gemini 5k? (2) Does the camera use ALL THE FULL HEIGHT AND WIDTH of the sensor during a 1.33x anamorphic mode??? Thanks for your time.

[@VariTimo]

The Panasonic VariCam LT costs $10.000 and comes with a mound, audio peripherals, a Batterie plate and build in NDs. And it’s native ISOs are 800 and 5.000. It only shoots ProRes but most DPs aren’t able to tell me why they should be shooting raw anyways, except for exposure recovery which to be honest you can just learn to expose properly.

[@billyjick9627]

Three questions. How is the reliability? How does it compare with the Arri? How is the fan noise when shooting?

[@BandH]

Red cameras are very reliable, they are designed to work on movie sets where it is key that they don't fail and they are certainly catching up to Arri as far as how much they are being used on sets. The DSMC2 Brain is said to have a near silent fan as well. Thanks! -Joey P

[@RobKaczmark]

Reliability has been great! No issues with it. Same goes for the Amira. The DSMC1 had more issues but RED has stepped up their game.

[@corneliushughes8797]

Could you add a list of attachment that you guys use for this camera because i love the setup that you have in the video please if you don’t mind.

[@BandH]

Hi Cornelius, Here's everything Rob uses on the camera for accessories: Red Mag Case bit.ly/RedCinemaCase Red Base Plate Extender bit.ly/RedBaseExtender Red Gold Mount Battery Module bit.ly/RedGoldMountBatteryModule Red Mini Mag (480GB) bit.ly/RedMiniMag-480GB Red 5K Brain bit.ly/RedGemini5KBrain Red Side Handle bit.ly/RedSideHandle Red Canon Mount bit.ly/Red-Canon-Mount Red Touch LCD 7'' bit.ly/Red-Touch-LCD-7-inch Red Top Handle bit.ly/Red-Top-Handle Red Station Mini Mag USB 3.1 bit.ly/Red-Station-Red-Mini-Mag Wooden Camera Cable-Less Power Plate for RED bit.ly/Wooden-Camera-Red-Power-Plate Thanks for checking out the video!

[@soundchecked123]

but does it have the crashing issues?

[@TylerRostedt]

Am I confused or did you shoot those Iphone comparisons at a shutter angle of 1/40? Isnt that cheating? Someone please explain to me if I'm misunderstanding.

[@KKM13200]

I saw that too. I'm I'm the same place as you are

[@RobKaczmark]

The difference between 1/50 and 1/40 is very minimal. The low light ability is impressive but best appreciated in person.

[@ArthurMoore]

Compere it to BMPC4K (if you've got the balls)

[@BM-ik5gc]

THIS! And the dude states that the Gemini (a $20k body only camera) is the best bang for buck in 2018. HAHAHAHAHAHA

[@justinburgan]

Gemini is dooooope! Love my Scarlet-W :)

[@mageefilms]

Is there a particular set of cine lenses that fit the Red Gemini? What do you think about the use of foto lenses such as the Canon 85 1.4 with stabiliser or the Canon 16-35 with stabiliser?

[@BandH]

If you have an EF mount on your RED camera you can use lenses like the Canon 85mm F/1.4 and 16-35mm. Those are great lenses. Thanks! -Joey P

[@mageefilms]

@@BandH Thank you Joey. The reaseon I ask - I have the RED Gemini and the Canon C 300 MK II (both EF) for image- and doc-films. The Canon is sharper. The RED has a higher framerate but images in all speeds need to be sharpened in post. Since I have used only foto lenses so far, I wonder if the RED would have sharper images with Cine lenses. I wonder what you think.

[@BandH]

​@@mageefilms The best performance and images would be had with Cine lenses. >Mark

[@marcelosimoesdecarvalho]

Wich lenses dis you use in theses footages? Nice job, btw.

[@BandH]

According to Rob, they use a mixture of Canon L primes, Zeiss Milvus Primes and Zeiss Ultra Primes. bit.ly/CanonL-PrimeLenses bit.ly/ZeissMilvusLenses Thanks for watching!

[@SpiritJuice]

@@BandH Thank you very much Marcelo - Rob

[@splashdownmodels]

The Best part about this camera is it's low light capability but all the shots except 4 are standard so I don't see how this video show's me why it's such a great camera

[@georgea3202]

What are you shooting this video on?

[@BandH]

This video was shot on a RED Gemini. The lens was a Sigma 20mm.

[@movimox]

Awsome....can I have the full list of the song used ? PLEASE )))))

[@BandH]

Here's the songs used in the video: Roary - Fortress www.musicbed.com/albums/fortress/3964 Norman - Together - www.musicbed.com/songs/together-instrumental/33981 (There is also a vocal version too) Roary - Threads www.musicbed.com/songs/threads/28284 CHPTRS - Carry On www.musicbed.com/songs/carry-on/32190

[@movimox]

@@BandH I wasn't expecting this kinda response but you guys rock !! THANK YOUUUUU

[@colourberry]

Your comparison for low light was in iphone???... A phone?

[@camcamwatt]

Amazing video. I’ve used the Gemini on a few productions now. My question as someone now looking to spend this kind of money. What do you buy in 2022? :-))

[@BandH]

RED DIGITAL CINEMA V-RAPTOR 8K VV DSMC3 Camera (Canon RF, Black) B&H # REVRAPTOR : bhpho.to/3O2qZqz >Mark< 35.4MP Full-Frame, Rolling Shutter CMOS Lightweight & Compact DSMC3 Design Canon RF Lens & CFexpress Type-B Support Up to 8K120 17:9, 6K198 S35 & 4K240 17:9 17+ Stops of Dynamic Range Right-Side Assistant's User Interface REDCODE Raw HQ, MQ & LQ Options USB Type-C & Dual 12G-SDI Ports

[@minarimon3106]

Which is better in extreme low light conditions RED Gemini or red helium 8k ??

[@BandH]

The Gemini has a dual sensitivity low light sensor. It is the better choice of the two for low light. Thanks! -Joey P

[@alice-14-k6b]

So where's this "3rd party" built-in ND, I wanna know!! Cause Tilta hasn't released theirs yet...

[@BandH]

bhpho.to/397WBYG >Mark

[@dm.b7560]

Is it me, or Gemini has a more "video look" than other sensors like dragon or helium?

[@kylehalim5957]

Me too

[@dm.b7560]

@@kylehalim5957 thanks! right? like i just saw the new DRAGON X video and damn... that sensor has all the cinematic magic, but as much i wanna love Gemini, it looks too.... video like to me.... please anyone share a nice link to proof me wrong! please!

[@ErrickJackson]

Yea, but honestly, I don't think RED's place in the industry is to provide a distinctly filmic look like Arri for example. A big reason Arri Alexa feels filmic right out of the box is its lower resolution and *extremely* smooth highlight rolloff. Now RED can stand to improve on the latter for a smoother softer image, but the video look is, in effect, the result of a high resolution digital image. If you look at the Arri Alexa LF/65, they both look much more video-like than the Alexa/Amira line, even though it's just a stack of the same sensor. Meaning the most significant change there is the resolution. Similarly, RED's One MX, Scarlet, and other older bodies look more 'filmic' than their newer 5k-8k with cleaner low light performance. Blackmagic; same thing. People don't find the new pocket cinema camera to be as 'filmic' as the old one, despite it being by all standards a much better camera. Sony F35 vs Sony F55/65, same arguments. Basically filmic in most people's terms = nostalgic image quality. That's not to say you can't make the footage look filmic, but it'll take more effort than just pulling the footage out of camera and throwing a LUT on it.

[@mrdot1126]

i think lot depends on the glass and the post , cuz from a good "raw" footage, you can make the material looks as you want to look like...

[@dm.b7560]

For what I know after a interns research, RED IPP2 has improved a lot highlights rolloff, noise and others elements, getting their image closer tp Arri, etc etc etc... but for some reason that is not what I meant, I can't really say what it is, had a couple of discussions about it with DOPs, maybe is the absence of noise, which provides a level of clarity that I'm not used to, but even in daylight footage, it looks too wiped up for me, something like the first time I saw HD footage beside 35mm celluloid film, not sure if I'm explaining myself properly, is what I feel, maybe I'm wrong. Thanks for your answers guys.

[@CodakChris]

dragon x is in the mail i cant afford gemini but not many can afford a red period so im blessed and happy

[@BandH]

Enjoy the new gear!

[@RiseHigh]

Added to the christmas gift list.. (Too bad that i know that if i want this kind of gear, i have to be my own Santa..)

[@TomasVillegas]

Awesome video y'all!

[@MR._Mukherjee]

Wow

[@SpiritJuice]

Thank you Tomas -Rob

[@forzapanino7]

just a question , if I may ... do you have may ever made a film, I mean real movie ?

[@murasaki1177]

My dream cinecam

[@davidariasdigital]

Can THE RED GEMINI connect with the phone?

[@BandH]

The Red Digital Hydrogen One phone has been discontinued and is no longer supported or sold. The RED GEMINI will not connect with mobile phones. >Mark

[@davidariasdigital]

@@BandH Thanksss for your answer

[@tyqueenproductions1780]

when I started watching this I was like wait I know that guy personally

[@RobKaczmark]

What's up Tyler!

[@AllThingsFilm1]

Basically, RED cameras are for Big Production companies and not for independent film makers. I'm shooting a feature film with my GH5. If you go over to CRFTSHO youtube channel, you can see GH5 footage matched to RED footage. So, do you really need to spend $20,000?

[@SinisterRubberDuckie]

It looks like it matches cause of youtube compression but, people use the RED for all the leg room you get when editing & cause it does look good on your resume when you have experience with cinema cameras, though for youtube something like a GH5 is a great camera

[@airindiana]

Ah the comedy top handle that means you cant get the red bricks on and off 😄. What a design oversight that was.

[@ThomasLimqueco]

How much is this???

[@BandH]

Current pricing can be found here: bit.ly/Red-Gemini-5K-Brain-Only

[@kylerossi1381]

Blackmagic all day

[@jonneye]

The iPhone reference is a little silly huh

[@rahulbhola18]

Amazing 👌👌👌👌

[@DakotaJ666]

IDK, I didn't really see anything special in this review. It looks good, dont get me wrong, but I have an FS5/Atomos Shogun Inferno and couldn't justify spending a staggering 25000 more dollars for this setup and proprietary RED peripherals.

[@toolizcool]

Best camera of 2018? Lol, what about the Alexa LF? Regardless, in 2019 there's just so many great cameras from different companies for different jobs. It's pretty amazing.

[@AudioBookTube369]

Is this camera Netflix approved?

[@BandH]

Yes, the Gemini 5K is Netflix approved.

[@savageshutter7211]

shot in 1080 lol

[@RobKaczmark]

Shot in 5K, exported in 1080

[@StevieFlix]

youtube quality lol

[@lifescansdarkly]

Yeah I never understand that. People demoing 8k cameras and rendering out to 1080, KZbin compression is bad enough you don't need to divide the resolution by 16.

[@gino-orlandini]

This footage doesn’t look any better than Sony A7iii or the new mirrorless Panasonic. 20k for a computer essentially. And then you need 10k in proprietary parts that don’t work with anything else. Red is gonna drop dead when Sony releases the A7siii if even half the rumors about the 8k sensor are true. Clients literally can’t tell the difference between 720 and 4K, let alone 5k. Get fucking real. Prosumer till I die.

[@weneedrevelation]

Just get the A7iii. Shoots native 6K and down compresses to 4K with way better low light capabilities, audio and is only $2000.

[@mrkks5]

✌️🤙

[@adriengremaud9797]

This is just an over priced over kill camera for what this guys is doing...

[@RobKaczmark]

Yeah totally.

[@jumpingfrog4323]

Gemini is pronounced Gemineee like mini

[@ramaprasad7726]

Gemini is like

[@soulofangel1990]

Hi B&H, can I have one for free? I'll pay the taxes on it though

[@jmac2050]

too much for return, G7 good enough, and won't cry if it get dropped or scratched

[@nextstar55]

the 6k weapon is still the best sensor that red has ever created....

[@DollyRanch]

nextstar55 better than the helium??

[@ArtLA]

Have you tried the newer sensors the dragon has an insane amount of movie compared to helium or monstro

[@MrPs3sp]

Bruh you can have a variable ND on RED this man is a noob. It’s called the motion mount and they make it for both canon and PL. It also has a global shutter feature.