>>2888518REDRAW is an amazing format and RED does not deserve the flak they get. They have a proprietary compression format for their RAW files, to make post more manageable while preserving bit depth, luma/chroma at reasonable scales. Their first cameras were shit but now the weapon 6k is really doing well in the field. I wouldn't mind owning one, but that's easily a 70k+ investment. I don't run a rental company so it doesn't make any sense.
Arri will always be good, but very, very expensive. People like using them because "it just werks". Old hats have habits that die hard.
Sony also makes really decent gear.
At this power level of film making, it all just depends on the best tool for the job.
For low-end jobs, it all depends on what you can afford. IMHO, people matter more than gear, and spending money on a good G/E team, art, scriptie, production and an ace DP is much more important than having the nicest RED or Alexa with panavision glass and a fucking technocrane on set.
I've seen fucking magic happen with sticks(tripod), hand made tools and a steadicam op. Lighting was perfectly creative and art department was this giant dude who would have small conversations with the director about the small things. He was a 25+ year veteran who really knew his shit and made the movie that much better. Did it matter that if we used CFAST 2 cards at a 5/1 compression with a 25,000 Cooke prime at that point? No. What mattered was storytelling and ingenuity. It was all shot on a more inexpensive platform.. It's making money right now in the open market and I'm really proud of this production.
