Visual comparison between the 7D, 5D, RED ONE

[Noah Kadner]

Try Pluraleyes if you’re on FCP (or Sony Vegas). Does a suprisingly good job of auto-syncing with or without a slate. https://www.singularsoftware.com/pluraleyes.html

Naoh

Check out my book: RED: The Ultimate Guide to Using the Revolutionary Camera!
Unlock the secrets of 24p, HD and Final Cut Studio with Call Box Training. Featuring the Sony EX1 Guidebook, Panasonic HVX200, Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon 7D.
Watch Formosa- My indie movie shot with the SDX900 and finished with Final Cut Studio.

[Neil Abeynayake]

[Noah Kadner] “Yeah but have you really truly researched actual sales numbers? Just because a country has 6 billion people doesn’t mean they all care about shooting video on HDSLR cameras… “.

I’ve already addressed that in my previous posts. Figures stated were dynamic (and hypothetical) since they are related to a “life cycle” of a product which just began its life. This may seem strange to some but, Canon still sells the original EOS 650 (introduced in 1987). So it is fair to say, that model has not ended its life-cycle yet.

What this means is that there are immense possibilities to all who had taken steps to get involved in a new paradigm. Noah, you have written a few books about these cameras and work-flow related issues. Rather than arguing about Canon’s anticipated sales and DSLR purchasing habits of others, I would look into getting a larger share in the market they (and other DSLR manufacturers) have created.

Example: If you were to translate your books into Chinese, Indian (Hindi), Spanish and Russian, think how many books would you sell? With proper marketing and strategic alliances, you could make extra income to fortify your already comfortable lifestyle. (I hope you will still be here sharing your knowledge in the COW forum, after becoming rich and famous).

Possibilities, there are a lot of them. What we have to do is to identify and act on them.

Good luck,

“Always remember that you’re unique. Just like everyone else”.

Confucius

[Noah Kadner]

It’s really not that important to me how specifically many millions or hundreds of millions of cameras Canon sells. If that’s a purely hypothetical number I’m perfectly happy to let you imagine a much higher hypothesis than me. Your underlying point regarding market share is well taken and I agree with your overriding conclusions.

As for translating my books- again you should do your research a bit more. The margins on a niche market book about the RED camera are tight enough as it is in English. RED has sold about 7500 cameras to date and is considered a runaway success in its market segment (which leads back to my reasonable doubt about your numbers on the Canon).

To do a credible job on a translation of a 352 page book into another language- with all of the technical jargon involved and all the reconfiguring of layouts- etc- would cost a fortune and make any profit impossible once you factor in all the printing/marketing etc. It takes 10 people working over six months just to do the English version. Now a Tom Clancy novel or a Dan Brown tome- sure that’s a no-brainer because we really are talking about many millions of copies and the layout is typically pure text. In my case, not so much.

Of course I am looking into DSLR materials of my own making. Although so far I’ve found a lot of folks out there are doing it better than I could so I’m happy to sell their stuff instead- such as the Philip Bloom Canon 5D and 7D classes I resell. Those are pretty sweet. And one way or the other I’ll always have room in my life for the forums. That’s fun.

Noah

Check out my book: RED: The Ultimate Guide to Using the Revolutionary Camera!
Unlock the secrets of 24p, HD and Final Cut Studio with Call Box Training. Featuring the Sony EX1 Guidebook, Panasonic HVX200, Canon EOS 5D Mark II and Canon 7D.
Watch Formosa- My indie movie shot with the SDX900 and finished with Final Cut Studio.

[Neil Abeynayake]

World is an interesting place to live when people have difference in opinion yet have a meaningful dialog between them.

You are a gentleman. Thank you!

Neil

“Always remember that you’re unique. Just like everyone else”.

Confucius

[Uli Plank]

Getting back to the cameras, I’d like to put it this way:

I you can’t play, no violin will be of any use to you. But if you can, of course a Stradivari will sound better than a piece of plastic from Woolworth (of whoever, nothing agains that specific company).

But you have to start learning with something. So, when you become better as an artist and get recognized for it, of course you’ll strive for the best instrument you can get.

A Canon 5D or 7D will definitely be better to learn cinematic art than any video camera with small chips…

Director of the Institute of Media Research (IMF) at Braunschweig University of Arts

[Phil Lister]

I’ve read several posts here and I think it all comes down to the end result and your target audience. How many regular folks are going to know just which camera you shot with? Also, you can give anyone a Red One, but it also comes down to directing, story, acting, etc! What good does it do to shoot a film on Red, if all the elements I mentioned suck? I’m getting a Canon 7D, mainly due to my budget, bust also because I don’t think anyone is going to question the quality!

Phil Lister