Red: Epic-M Monochrome cinema cam
R3D following Leica’s M Monochrom still camera, making the Epic-M Monochrome Camera.
Red claims the dedicated CMOS sensor means no color debayering, yielding a one-to-one pixel count and 15-20 percent bump in effective resolution compared to its chromatic cousin. It also touted a sensitivity gain as another advantage, asserting that the Monochrome will have a native ISO of 2,000 (while using the retro-sounding “ASA” term), more than double that of the Epic-M or X. The camera will have a new low pass filter to account for the higher resolution, and buyers who plop down $42,000 to get one on October 1st will be upgraded, gratis, to a new Dragon Monochrome Sensor next year. - via engadget
Who’s going to use this camera you say? David Fincher says he’s going to and we can’t wait to see.