Radiant Images Adds RED Epic Dragon and RED Epic Dragon Carbon to Camera Rental Inventory

LA-based digital cinema innovator one of select rental houses with groundbreaking 6K RED sensors available

LOS ANGELES (March 19, 2014) - RED’s groundbreaking new 6K Epic Dragon and lightweight Dragon Carbon Fiber cameras are now available for rental at Radiant Images, a leading LA-based rental house and digital cinema innovator.

The RED Dragon offers filmmakers dynamic range once thought impossible for a digital sensor, capturing images that are true to life in color and crispness, even in the most challenging lighting conditions.

Every 6K frame is a 19 megapixel RAW image, which is up to 9x more pixels than 1080p HD. The amount of picture detail found in a 6K image goes beyond that of 35mm, comparing only to 65mm in image density.

With the Dragon in high demand and limited supply, Radiant Images (www.radiantimages.com) is one of a select number of rental houses with both of the new cameras available for rental. The Dragon and Dragon Carbon join Radiant’s family of RED cameras, including the Epic, Scarlet-X and Mysterium-X.

“The RED Dragon is taking digital cinema to the next level and we’re excited to be able to offer these two incredible new cameras to our clients,” said Michael Mansouri, Vice President of Radiant Images. “The image quality goes beyond what we’ve seen before with the brilliance of the colors and just how sharp and clean the images are. The Dragon is a truly amazing innovation.”

Radiant technicians are working with filmmakers and camera operators to test the RED Dragon and create RED Dragon camera packages for specific projects. Here is a link: http://vimeo.com/86458847 to a video created by Radiant that compares the Epic and Epic Dragon is lowlight and highlight conditions.

The Dragon and Dragon Carbon differ only in weight. The Dragon Carbon is built with a carbon fiber shell and machined magnesium body, shaving one pound of weight off the standard 5 lb. Epic and Epic Dragon, which are built with aluminum and titanium.

The Dragon offers 6K resolution, a base ISO of 2000, 16.5 stops of dynamic range and 120 frame per second (at full 5k resolution). View the full Dragon tech specs.

For more information about the RED Dragon as well as other leading-edge digital cameras, lenses, gear and accessories, visit http://www.radiantimages.com or call 323-737-1314. Find Radiant Images on Facebook and Twitter.

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