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Titolo: Red Scarlet Chiarimenti su obiettivo

nuove parole da Jannard fanno chiarezza sulla scarlet
OK. I've read so much about this that I guess it is time to respond.
Here is why Scarlet lens is fixed.
1. There are not enough B4 or S16 PL lenses to satisfy 1/10,000 of the 
potential Scarlet customers.
2. A Nikon or Canon mount would be manual everything only. No auto 
functions at all, including rocker-zooming. And you would need a 
separate follow-focus unit to make these work.
3. The Scarlet lens is designed specifically for this sensor (while none 
of the above lens options are...). B4 lenses are the right size but made 
for 3 chip systems and are NOT good with a single Bayer sensor.
4. Scarlet is not intended to be a RED ONE replacement (said that 
before). If you want ONLY a manual everything, professional grade 
camera... buy a RED ONE. Scarlet is targeted to wreak havoc to the 
pro-sumer camcorders that do offer auto-manual everything... but Scarlet 
will ALSO generate professional images.
5. Cost. If we sold Scarlet with interchangeable lenses, we would sell 
less than 5% as many. So the cost of each would be much higher. Plus 
whatever lens you need to buy (and accessories). The total solution 
would NOT be "under $3K". Not even close. Think $8K. Plus lenses. This 
is "Volume 101". You can thank wealthy soccer-dads for helping you buy 
three of these instead of one. We fully believe that everyone that has a 
DSLR should own Scarlet as the motion companion. With new workflow 
announcements, it will be as easy to see your footage and extract stills 
from the motion. Easy enough for everyone.
6. Scarlet has a fresh sheet of paper lens design. Pro quality. Full 
auto. Full manual. Wide. Long. Included. And you can lock two together 
for 3D. Focal length, focus and aperture. Can't do that with two Nikons.
We did not take this decision lightly. The ONLY alternative we 
considered was to make an interchangeable set of RED lenses. But quite 
frankly, we weren't exactly sure what the other lens(es) would be given 
the overall range of the one that comes with the camera. Or how many we 
could actually sell of the others.
The fact that you CAN shoot Scarlet like a pro camera (full auto with 
wireless control) places this camera in a very new category.
You may not agree with the decision, but at least now you know the 
thinking behind it.
Jim
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e poi aggiunge :D
The standard Scarlet zoom will begin at 28mm (still full frame 35mm 
reference). We do plan on having a double asphere add-on to the front of 
the built in lens to take that much wider. There are many ways to do an 
add-on lens... cheap or good. We'll do the "good" kind.
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 add-on lens... cheap or good. We'll do the "good" kind.
bah... francamente, date le potenzialità del supporto, a me piacerebbe osare 
un po' di più, e l'aggiuntivo ottico, per quelle risoluzioni, deve essere 
buono davvero, ossia costoso, moooolto costoso...
D'altra parte le suae argomentazioni non fanno una piega: caxxo volete per 
quei 4 soldi schifosi che mi date ?? Il sangue??  :DD
E non ha torto, imho... 

 E non ha torto, imho...
infatti, pure troppo. ... certo che poter utilizzare le ottiche Super
16 ....

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Megli USA si stanno già organizzando per l'hacking. Bisogna solo vedere se 
lo chassis lo consentirà ma la cosa teoricamente è fattibile, come dimostra 
l'esperimento fatto a suo tempo sulla z1 e le ottiche nikon, che però portò 
ad una serie di super teleobbiettivi intercambiabili. Con i sensori da 2/3" 
e le ottiche super16 invece gli effetti collaterali a livello di POV sono 
minimi.
Comunque il discorso non fa' una piega e mi trova perfettamente d'accordo: 
una pocket con ottiche intercambiabili non sarebbe più una pocket. Io 
continuo a vedere la Scarlet con gli stessi occhi con cui tanti anni fa 
guardavo la mia minox (prima che me la rubassero). Il concetto è lo stesso: 
una pocket in grado di riprendere quasi a livello delle grandi, con l'unico 
limite di non poter cambiare l'ottica.
ciao
Gary