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When a new camera comes on to the market we always like to find an early adopter: welcome DOP Chris Probst, RED Monstro 8K and Eminem WORDS JULIAN MITCHELL IMAGES RICH LEE Walk On Water
Moore’s Law in practice with CMOS technology and that’s why they are able to launch new sensors every year and a half.” Chris has early adopter status with RED, and is treated well by the company with discounts and the chance to use new products before others can get their hands on them. This is why, when it came to shooting a video for Eminem, the Monstro 8K was an obvious choice: he’d been using it for months already, and felt familiar with the platform. Chris has received in the past thousands of dollars of discounts from RED on a sensor upgrade so that in effect the upgrade was free. This type of regular sensor upgrade is in opposition to say ARRI who have had the same sensor for their main
OP Chris Probst has been a keen user and observer of the RED camera since the RED One. He’s followed the often ‘hopscotch’ manner that the company launches its products with: new sensors followed by new bodies and then it’s the turn of another sensor. “I think the DSMC2 form factor is going to stick for a while; this is the Weapon body. The Monstro sensor is in fact the third one that has been put in there having had Dragon, then Helium before. “The body upgrades have improvements in processing performance and also form factor which is better for accessories and general ergonomics. They’re now at a really nice balance of speed, power, processing and size. But here we have
Alexa camera for the best part of nine years. It’s only now that the LF has appeared that these techniques which are compatible with full-frame or larger cinematography are appearing. SENSOR SUMMARY For RED users the regular updating of sensors and bodies might be frustrating and to a point confusing
ABOVE Chris’s early adopter status meant that he got his hands on the Monstro months before others.
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