RED renames Scarlet to EPIC-S, hikes price to $12,000
updated 10:55 am EST, Mon January 3, 2011
RED Scarlet becomes EPIC-S with details
RED started the new year with details of the EPIC-S, the newly christened production form of the Scarlet. The name shift reflects a change from the cheaper original body to the same body as the EPIC-M and has the promised upgrade to HDRx (high dynamic range) recording. EPIC-S is focused on "pro, not prosumer," company founder Jim Jannard said.
Most of the cost-cutting will come through the sheer bandwidth available to the camera, which should be about half as larger as on the EPIC-M and EPIC-X. The cut will lower the price but also drop the maximum available frame rate. Different kits will be available, although RED was already known to be dropping the fixed-lens version.
It will still represent a significant upgrade over the originally promised 3K camer and should shoot at 5K resolution with RAW, SSD recording and many of the other features reserved for larger cameras.
The EPIC-S could be in production as soon as May but has had its price boosted to about $12,000. Jannard warned the production would hinge on how many orders were taken for the fully professional EPIC-X, whose manufacturing starts in late February and could cut into available resources at the US-based factory. EPIC-M is already being produced and will step up slightly this month.
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slightly inaccurate...
The Scarlet S35 has be renamed Epic-S. This model Scarlet was going to use the Epic's sensor anyhow, so it makes sense. They had already talked about this becoming "Epic Lite" or something along that line. Great news to be able to get an Epic sensor for $12k!!! Amazing deal! And the Scarlet with the 2/3 sensor is still alive and kicking. Red is just giving us more options! Woot!