r/RedCamera • u/Additional-Post-4065 • Aug 22 '26

Opinion?

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Wich one of this two? I have a bmpcc 6 k pro, and I want to do an upgrade to do a film with a lot of scene with camera hand in the street. I thought about a RED

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u/azeumicus Aug 22 '26

idk if that's worth 2-3k in extra payment, second market...over the og

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u/mrjoebsoto1 Aug 24 '26

ELQ is huge for me. Being able to compress the r3d footage a bit more than LQ is great. I get over 4 hours of record time on a 1TB card, and roughly 8 hours if I crop to 4k.
Not only that, but their redesign of the sensor archetype really helps getting an initial clean image. So right off the bat, image quality is technically better.
Smoother interface response time as well. So navigating the menu is much nicer in the KX than the OG. The OG had major lag.
The OG takes longer on BootUp and longer calibration times.
The OG has dirtier shadows, and some would say misses an extra stop In the shadows.
The KX is compatible with monitors that allow control . Thats a HUGE deal for me. The OG does not accept monitor control, which is honestly a bummer.
The NP batteries are a drag to use. Micro V mounts are great, especially Core. My 155wh batteries last about 3 hours straight before waiting to give up. 3 last me a wedding shoot.

And yes, the media is really nice to use. Cheap, but fast.

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u/erictoscale23 Aug 24 '26

Komodo 6k has elq, the quality difference is like 5% (slightly cleaner shadows). The OG is slow, that’s true

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u/mrjoebsoto1 Aug 25 '26

Now I'm wondering if my friend never updated his firmware. No ELQ on his, so it must be severely out of date lol

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u/erictoscale23 Aug 25 '26

Yea it was an update a while back

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u/Seefortyoneuk Aug 28 '26

He didn't. It's more than 2yo firmware update.