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Cheapest way to get a Blu-Ray Player? Part 1 (And no, stealing one doesn’t count)

June 15, 2009June 15, 2009 kingpinlei blu ray, PS37 Comments

Okay, it’s been a long while since I lasted posted an article, so here goes… This article is based on something I’ve been thinking about for a while now. With more and more movies coming out on Blu-Ray, it is getting really tempting to pick up a Blu-Ray player (it’s a battle that’s still raging with me, but that’s another story). But since most of my hard-earned cash is going towards bills and such, that got me thinking… Let’s say you’ve spent your hard-earned cash on a beautiful big screen…

RED Update: More info on new Scarlet and Epic cameras

December 9, 2008December 9, 2008 kingpinlei 0 comment

RED has posted more information about their Scarlet Digital Cinema Camera; of particular interest are the specs and prices for the fixed zoom lense camera. For the Brain & Lense, you’ll be looking at $3000 (USD) while the complete kit (details to be revealed later) has been given the price of $3750 (USD). This is good news as it keeps the Fixed-lense Scarlet at an affordable price, considering most prosumer HD cameras go for around $5000-$7000 (USD). In addition, RED has revealed a limited edition “thank you” price for the…

RED news! Info for Scarlett & Epic Cameras released!

November 14, 2008November 18, 2008 kingpinlei 5 Comments

RED has finally released new details of their highly anticipated new Scarlett and Epic digital cinema cameras. Earlier this year, RED had pulled details of Scarlett and Epic in order to do a redesign of the cameras, citing that the camera market had totally changed and that they had to change as well to stay ahead. Dubbed the DSMC (Digital Still and Motion Camera), the Scarlett and Epic cameras are now the centre of a totally modular and customizable digital camera system. Built around the updated Mysterium sensor inside a…

Warning about RED Beta Build 16 for the RED Digital Cinema Camera

July 22, 2008July 22, 2008 kingpinlei 2 Comments

For those of you who use the REDONE Digital Cinema Camera, RED’s recent Beta release of their camera firmware, Beta Build 16, is a major release of the core components. For those of you currently shooting under Build 15, DO NOT INSTALL BETA BUILD 16 until you have completely finished shooting and ingesting your footage for your project! As of Build 16, ALL DIGITAL MEDIA CARDS formatted under Build 15 and earlier will NOT BE COMPATIBLE with the REDONE CAMERA and will need to be reformatted under the Build 16…