Seeing is Believing
Mike at HD4NDs has posted an exclusive report revised his initial post* on his latest adventures with the Red team. During his recent trip to LA he was able to see first hand the images produced by their “Mysterium” sensor. To say that he’s very, very impressed understates his reaction some what. In fact his initial assessment is that the quality of the picture places Red in direct competition with the highest of the high-end video technology on the market today and, he believes, if they continue along the path as planned, the production world will never be the same again!
Mike promises more posts are coming from his adventures on the coast and I look forward to reading about the range of technologies he encountered on his travels.
*UPDATE 08 August 2006: Depending on which areas of the online world you frequent you may have encountered some heated discussion about Mike’s post and his perceived bias. It’s impossible to tell whether it’s nothing more than the proverbial storm in a tea cup, but it does seem to have been enough to give the intrepid blogger significant pause for thought.
From my vantage point it’s really interesting to see how the discussion appears to have polarised opinion. While Mike apologises for offending with his outspoken and undeniable passion, a deluge of comments suggest that for many it’s precisely those qualities that attracted them to HD4NDs in the first place! We all learn about how important it is to evaluate our sources of information and blogging often throws this matter into sharp relief. The perceived informality of the medium draws criticism and we all run the danger of becoming insufferable gossips. I’m interested by the desire to seek out alternative voices to the mainstream outlets—and let’s be frank, it’s only the most romantic view of conventional media that denies its own editorialising. It’s unfortunate that this time Mike’s getting skewered, but he’s not the first and I imagine he’ll not be the last. Hopefully Mike will keep the faith, passion and idiosyncrasies that make HD4NDs what it is and those companies who feel aggrieved will not turn away the next blogger who asks for their time, but will recognise the opportunity for what it is and work to provide a proper framework that’s both clear about boundaries and expectations.
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