10 Reason Why I Bought a $40,000 Camera - RED Helium 8k Review
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Is it worth buying a $40,000 Red Helium 8k Camera? I talk about why I made the investment as a filmaker and cinematographer.
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In this video Brad Dunn explains why he spent $40,000 on a RED Helium 8k Camera, and talks about some reasons why he bought a red camera. So should you invest in a RED camera?
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Did you pick the winner already? Damn I'm late lol
Well done mate. deciding if I should get a RED or a Black Magic.. shooting a project soon. I like the color science of both ecosystems. I like the way you approach your videos.. simple and to the point! congrats on your new purchase by the way! cheers!
Thanks man! I would rent both and get a feel for them before you make your decision. I actually haven’t used BM cameras
Been following you for awhile now on IG and you put out some of the best content I have ever seen! Currently shooting on the Sony FS5 II and just waiting till I can buy a RED! I would be stoked to come out to San Diego and learn from you since your content is some of my favorite! Keep killing it!
Hey thanks man i appreciate that. That’s a solid set up!! Dude come down anytime we’ll hang and shoot
Cool Video! Would love to get some tipps about using red cameras. I recently bought a Raven, which is not the level of the helium 8K, but I think there is still a lot to learn about the red workflow on set and in post. Thank you so much for your cool videos and stay creative :)
Dope video!!! I'm coming to SD soon. ( I USED TO LIVE THERE!) I'm buying a Red Komodo, and ordered a Sony a7s iii ...LET's MAKE MAGIC.
Great investment! Glad you're posting videos again. Keep them coming man!
Thanks man appreciate it! More in the pipeline
Digging the content!!!! Appreciate you sharing your knowledge with up and comers like myself. Keep up the work and awesome camera
Thanks for the love! 💪
Enjoying ur content and films dude, looking forward to more of it!
Thank you man!!
Great video bro
Now I want one!!!
Thanks man! This was my dream camera 🎥
go try the Sony a7s3, I was shocked how well the dynamic range compares with my scarlet-w which I sold 4 month ago. It has way better low light performance than any red, and the highlight recover is almost the same. if you love the red or arri color, with some adjustment in Davinci, you can get very close. This little mirrorless camera is belowing my mind, it can compete with c500mk ii c300 mkiii, BM ursamini g2, helium , and even has good chances with alexa mini LF. Don't get me wrong, I'm love my red, love the camera design, love the color, but the quality is always big trouble. I can NEVER shoot with only 1 red for any big project, simply not safe to do so. I had a really bad experience when shooting with 3 helium 8k in Africa, 7 days work, 2 of them failed at the first and the 3rd day, we have a c300 mkii as back up for the rest of the shoot, used it in any rough condition like heat/rain/dust long shooting. Because we so afraid to break the last red. We even hand held the camera box all the time during transport to prevent any big bump... I always feel canon/arri are the most reliable camera, red may not be that good, but didn't know red is so fragile. Also, the minimag fails very easy if you get any dust or moisture inside, even in clean studio environment. Its quality is probably one of the worst I ever used in my entire career. Hopefully Red can build their stuff that actually matching its price tag in the future, the $100 worth 480g minimag, the $60 4.7" monitor, and the slowest camera, that's very bad in the future. But I still believe the camera has the coolest looking and hand feeling, I just enjoy hold it even when Im not shooting... It's 2020 now, everyone is making high performance small Video cameras that has extremely high quality/performance and way cheaper price compar to these top end cinema cameras. Feel really like back the day when full frame DSLR became so cheap and popular, everyone can affort it. Cinema camera will have the same change, smaller video camera will perform colser and closer and force all top brands to either drop price to stay in the game or find another way out, like Leica, from a good tool to luxury goods.
Great info! I agree man like i said in the video i think the market will continue to get dominated by the small DSLR cameras and less and less people will find reasons to buy cameras like this. I’m 1000% picking me up an A7Siii, can’t wait!
Whoa glad I stumbled on to your channel! 🔥 content man and awesome insight! Sub’d 💯
Thanks man appreciate it!
Can’t go to San Diego :( however super excited for the winner! Great content! Love the future mentality!
Thanks Neezy Breezy
Epic video Brother 📸👏🏼
Yoo thanks my dude!!!
Hi Bradley! Great content, glad I found you! I have a question for you if you read this: did you find that owning this type of camera helped you landing some job? Also the other way: Do you often find yourself renting a different camera because they are not interested by a RED package? And they insist on say an Alexa or Canon EOS Cxxx ? The background for this question is that I am myself a VFX artist & supervisor, aspiring Cinematographer. I've shot a lot of GH5 & BMPCC stuff but while my work would start a conversation with someone, typically a producer of an indie feature or short, when they ask about" which camera I come with", usually saying a GH5 clearly kills some enthusiasm. Even if they did like the work 2 min prior! Or that I come with a crazy light kit. I find it frustrating but like one of your points says: maybe it's time to invest on myself. Hence looking for feedback like yours! Such a difficult choice hahah.
Hi there! I constantly find me getting jobs because of this camera, that's the #1 upside of owning it. And to be honest I don't ever rent anything else, I can usually get the job done with this camera or my Sony A7siii. As far as the investment, I found myself renting the RED constantly, so at that point it made sense to make the investment.
Great insight man!
Thank you 🙏
Nice video! Happy for you!
Debating Red vs Arri mini LF. I feel like for the buck you pay you get a lot from Red.
Dope video. But have you heard about the Ursa mini 12K. Blackmagic with another shocker
LOL I know right. 12K is a little ridiculous
Ursa lacks ProRes unless it's a future update.
Awesome Video!
Thank you!
dream camera
Red: We shoot in 8K RAW
Blackmagic: Hold my beer
😂😂
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Id be curious on its review now considering the current state of its pricing and historical context on why its no longer being sold by red
Ya it served it purpose for a long time and then i sold it for $15k and used the money to buy the Raptor 8K. Which i love
Great Gear and congrats on the level up.
Thanks man appreciate it!
Great share. Thanks for the insight!
Thanks for stopping by!!
Great video. About to shoot on Helium 8K for he first time, good to hear your review.
Quality content! insane you only have 147 subs...make that 148 now I just subscribed :) about to invest in a Red Komodo myself so if I'm ever in San Diego I'll give you a shout!
I'm not even a camera guy and that is awesome gear!
Hah thanks man appreciate you
Nice write up
Easly would purchase this setup If I had the money
Dude! I don't even take cool pictures but you make me want to 😋
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I’m inspired!!!
Epic!
bradley i dream of owning a red camera and i really wanna get one there absolutely amazing and awesome
{slides into comments looking for some redplay} I’m in Pacific Beach and am a very well-mannered fondler of cameras 🙌
lol…Just seeing this now and I’m in San Diego…😩😩😫😫…I’m also on the fence between a few dsmc2’s or a dsmc3
I,m thinking about buying the helium this month do u think it’s a good camera for 8k 950 hrs
Hey can you make a video comparison of sony A1 8k footage and the red 8k footage. (not sure which red camera model has it)
I am curious to see how they both compare and is the sony 8k really that good or its just a marketing gimmick.
I like 8k.
Honestly the red naming convention is confusing AF.
So this camera is called a red helium? I thought the sensor name was helium. E.g. a red epic with helium sensor, red epic with dragon sensor. Etc
I like San Diego and cameras....
They’re both essential!!
Also a bit rude of you because I come to San Diego all the time and you’ve never taught me how to shoot on it? Where’s my gift??
I would litterally fly out if i got a chance to win 😮
It is too bad I am too far from San Diego!
Sony A1 "hold my beer with this 8k talk"
damn that camera is like 5k used now sheesh
Im watching this video in 2024 and i haven’t seen a " red or similar " request in my emails for over a year and half. Seems like Sony is taking over the market. For now
What are the tax advantages of owning a 40k camera vs renting it? Does it work out better for you?
Well it’s a huge write off which is nice. But you can write of rentals as well.
Helium review and video in 1080p seems legit..
Why is it bad for RUclips videos?
Each video would be about 1TB of Footage. So storage would be crazy. And workflow would be a little slower
@@bradleydunnfilms And RUclips's compression methods would barely justify the additional work.
man, Used kits are like 7k now
I want second hand
I wouldn't like to sell my house to buy one...
And 2 years later it goes for 8k used...
Here is a comment let's see
Sorry but you can't teach me I am from India 😭😭
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