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RED announces DSLR Anonymous
So information just infomally came out (openly, from an official source, but not in a major press release) that RED, who recently have begun to revolutionize the motion picture industry with a (comparatively) low-priced, ultra-high quality digital motion picture camera (Pictured), are developing what they call a "DSLR Replacement". Founder Jim Jannard, posting on the REDuser forums, claims that it'll shake the foundation of the current DSLR industry, while hinting at a price in the middle of the DSLR market. It's also stated that the camera will incorporate a movie mode which will completely blow that of the D90 and a cited, unspecified upcoming Canon with a 1080i mode (!!!!) out of the water.

While no information has been released on the glass compatibility, the RED ONE movie camera stresses modularity as a key point, and their system includes the ability to mount Nikon F-mount lenses, with an upcoming mount for Canon EF lenses. It's probably fair to guess that the RED DSLR will provide something similar.

There's also heavy speculation that the DSLR will incorporate technology from the movie cameras, meaning we could potentially see a camera capable of shooting full-resolution lossless photos at burst rates of 24FPS or higher. (MUCH higher, possibly. The upcoming Scarlet movie camera shoots at up to 180FPS!)

So what would you guys like to see in a supposedly revolutionary SLR?
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>> Anonymous
I agree with what several blogs have said, that stressing modularity and making the "camera" itself compose of the basic sensor and hardware array, capable of being mounted in various bodies, would be amazing. Imagine taking the same sensor and putting it in everything from a compact P&S body, a camcorder-style frame, a traditional pro-DSLR body, even up to medium- and large-format bodies, allowing a photographer to have a vast variety of options for a comparatively low price, as varying bodies would be little more than a shell with a few buttons, a viewfinder, and a lens mount. (And possibly a mirror-box.) Potentially, we'd still be looking at upwards of $1000 for a Hasselblad-style MF body, but imagine using it with a $1500 camera unit instead of a $15,000 digital back, and getting comparable quality!

What I'm ideally picturing is a small "box", about 1/2-3/4" thick, and about 2.5-3" tall/wide, with the sensor and shutter on one side, and the LCD and controls on the other, which would just "click" into the back of compatible bodies. Really seems like it COULD change the face of photography.

New info, RED is calling it DSMC (Digital Still and Motion Camera).