The RED V-RAPTOR and V-RAPTOR XL 8K now come with S35 sensors. Here’s everything you should know.
RED’s DSMC3 line of cameras continues to evolve with two (technically one) new additions to the series. With its older cameras now discontinued from production, the DSCM3 series is the next step for RED.
Today, the RED V-RAPTOR and V-RAPTOR XL can now be configured with an 8K Super 35 image sensor, which maintains the same resolution as the full-frame VV version, but at roughly half the size.
But why give up all that sensor real estate? Isn’t a bigger sensor better?
Not The First Super 35 DSMC3
The RED V-RAPTOR and V-RAPTOR XL were originally released with 8K full-frame sensors that, according to RED, delivered 17+ stops of dynamic range.
Both cameras packed all the features necessary for production into a small (or small-ish) form factor that did away with the modular design. The V-RAPTOR XL also offered extra SDI out, GenLock, more power options, an interchangeable lens mount, and a built-in electronic ND filter (a first for RED). It was built to handle anything a set could throw at it.
Author: Yaroslav Altunin
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
