GEAR REVIEW. RED V-RAPTOR XL 8K VV
the XL, we’re even more excited,” Snyder says. “The internal ND system has an amazing benefit to our production methodology. We’re shooting wide open all the time, so that is just vital. The XL is an amazing studio camera. With technology like this, there are no excuses left – now it’s on you.” WHAT’S IN A NAME? The dictionary definition of the word raptor is a bird of prey. A more informal explanation is ‘a dromaeosaurid dinosaur, especially a velociraptor or utahraptor’. It remains a mystery where Red got the name from, but sticking with
animal terminology, the camera is certainly a bigger beast than its smaller relation. Not only does it contain the flagship V-Raptor 8K VV + 6K Super 35 multiformat sensor inside its significantly larger body, but it weighs 3.6kg (with PL mount) versus the 1.8kg V-Raptor. In terms of image capture, frame rates and anamorphic modes, the XL and V-Raptor are identical. The V-Raptor is the cut-down version of the XL. If you need to use something that’s a bit smaller on a handheld gimbal – or even a drone – you’d use the V-Raptor for that. If you are not so limited by size and weight, for example, then
“If you are not so limited by size and weight, for example, then the V-Raptor would be the one to choose”
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