Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"We need a digital camera that can be switched on and fire off that first shot fast. It's not a commonly tracked statistic on any review site, and nobody seems to have this information for every camera. We were hoping other readers could inform us as to what small digital cameras can fire off their first pics in under a second (ideally under half a second). It needs to be small, but mostly, just really quick in operation. Thanks!"
you may also note that Red isn't exactly at NAB, either. They're in an old hotel at the end of the strip, although I'm sure they'll figure out how to get as many of their cameras and gear into the show as possible
@sydcinema Why do you hate RED so much? You were going on and on against them on the ARRI thread yesterday...
@madgamer2000 I hate their marketing department, that's what I hate. My reasons are very similar to those who are annoyed with the Apple PR machine. They both are companies with pretty decent products, but the PR gurus in both companies whip fanboys into frenzied unrealistic expectations. Their products aren't nearly as revolutionary as the machine would have you believe, and in particular with Red, they take a lot of shortcuts to minimize cost, at the expense of usability and quality in many ways.
@sydcinema
Pretty much this. If you want to read something hilarious, check out the Reduser forums. Especially the legendary DSLR killer-thread.
I also gave up on waiting for that Scarlet and bought a 5D mk II for my still and video needs.
@Terjay
That, and red camera are f'ugly; they look like childish GI Joe toys. Their whole image is way too transformers for me. And dslr killer? I'm not even going to read it. Their price / image sensor performance can go eat a d**k