RED ONE getting Mysterium-X sensor upgrade next week
By Donald Melanson 
posted January 14th 2010 3:51PM
posted January 14th 2010 3:51PM
RED may be busy talking up and showing off its new EPIC-X and Scarlet cameras these days, but it's not about to leave its loyal RED ONE users behind, with it now announcing that they'll be able to upgrade their camera to the new Mysterium-X sensor starting January 22nd.. That's the same sensor that will come standard on the EPIC-X, and promises a range of improvements for the $5,750 it'll cost you -- not the least of which is improved low-light performance (one of the few knocks against the original sensor). Along with it, you'll also get a new version of REDCINE-X to handle the improved video, and those interested in stepping up to the EPIC-X beta program can expect to get a $1,250 credit if they qualify and join at the first or second stage.
Mysterium-X sounds like a superhero name. It better have X-ray vision mode for those money :)
@(Unverified) the dawn is breaking
@malala unrelated.. DOWNRANKED!
Mysterium-X? Cue the theremin sound track. Fire up the Jacob's ladder.
I'd like to take this marketing theme seriously, really I, LOL, would.
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i'm just saying - it looks like you need something to report about.
also, i would have liked to know already. i count on you guys to be on top of this stuff.
So, when is the review coming in, Engadget?
@Nitesh Better yet, an Engadget Giveaway! I'd move to the US just for the chance!
@Nitesh They wouldn't know how to expose, shoot and then get the footage on here; much less have an actual opinion.
I like Engadget, but a review of this would be over their heads.
What happened to those Engadget naming conventions? ;-)
Pretty sure "RED ONE" shouldn't be in caps, according to it.
@Sarcasme You should have been upranked instead, since it was a SARCASTIC comment, right? ;)
@glenskey More like Mysterium Xerces from the game the Elder Scrolls IV:Oblivion
I didn't realize that they had actually SHIPPED some that they could then release an upgrade for.
there's quite a bit of RED production in LA. Mostly commercials, some music videos.
@QChronoD
Serious? The Red's been used in more than just a handful of flicks.
See here: http://www.red.com/shot_on_red/
And here:
http://www.red.com/faq/would-red-be-interested-in-supportingsponsoringsupplying-my-project/
(5000 ordered to date)
@QChronoD
People used to think that RED was gonna be the biggest piece of vaporware ever.
And apparently some people still think that... by ignoring the fact that they have been shipping cameras for years.
@Michael Scrip I think some people think it's a consumer product. Like, they'd see it in Best Buy if it weren't vaporware.
As I was scrolling down the main Engadget page and before I saw the whole picture I could have swore that it was going to be a light saber. Heh.
In comparison to the cost of cinema quality film camera RENTAL the prices for the RED ONE are amazing
Opens up huge possibilities for lower budged filmmakers.
really, is the epic ever going to come out
I've been waiting for so long
then again that is what they say on their homepage
Nice Camera! FInally something that will handle the low light situations a little better. Now you need a quality lens set that can handle that low lightl. Take a look at the T1.3 lenses that Lumatech has at www.lumatechinc.com
I've worked on a number of Red shoots, and I still don't take the camera seriously. First it looks like a nerf toy, and second without all its redcessories its pretty much a paperweight. I'm glad Aaton and Arri are going to give Red a run for there money, with much more serious and technically transparent products.