By site editor Dan Chung:
8K VISTA VISION FORGED WEAPON from RED Digital Cinema on Vimeo.
Red’s Jarred Land has just posted information about the new Vista Vision sized sensor for the RED Weapon. The sensor is 40.96mm x 21.6mm and capable of recording 8192 x 4320 pixels @ 75FPS.
This is what Land had to say about pricing:
“NAB price for the upgrade is $10k additional to Weapon CF or Weapon CF upgrade during NAB only. Upgrade Price when 8K ships at end of the year will be $20k.
If you order 8K now, you will receive 6K Weapon when 6K ships the beginning of July and be upgraded when 8K ships.”
This is certainly one of the most exciting cameras at NAB this year and we will have RED specialists Off Hollywood on our Teradek live show from the show floor at 1PM Pacific Daylight Time today. Be sure to tune in for the full details.
Red are also starting to post videos showing the various accessories that can be added to the Weapon. You can see them on their Vimeo channel.
