• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

Chasing with RED

Thanks Matt. Wow, somebody is chasing with an Imax camera? I can't imagine the complications that could add to successfully capturing a tornado.

Here is something to consider. Despite the weight and bulk of the RED, we were able to setup and tear down in seconds with 2 people. The RED resolution is less than Imax, however with the new MX chip a clean 4K image can be shot at ASA 2000 with a 3.2K measured resolution. That light-gathering power under a dark wall cloud may help make up the difference in lower resolution.

Here is some resolution info taken from the RedUser site:

Canon 5D- 1080P output. 1.4K of measured resolution

Sony F35- 1080P output. 1.7K of measured resolution (much cleaner resolution than 5D)

RED ONE- 4K output. 3.2K measured resolution
RED ONE- 4.5K output. 3.7K measured resolution

EPIC- 5K output. 4K measured resolution

Film (ASA 100)- 4K scan. 3.2K measured resolution
Film (ASA 500)- 4K scan. 2.8K measured resolution

My research:
Imax: 6K measured resolution

Resolution comparison:

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Here is a link to the above information (and more):

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=40067
 
Well, I doubt if Sean would throw all his work out the window, but maybe someone needs to see if Reed would want to make things more interesting next year on his vehicle by adding the Red Camera. He has been very inventive to keep the show interesting.
 
Phil,

It was great working with Annette last week! I had the best time and am totally in my element when storm chasing. We were on a tornado-warned storms every single day but of course Thursday was the only day that true photogenic tornadoes appeared.

I can't wait to see the video of that storm and other storm structure we were able to capture. Word is, it is pretty good!

I'm looking forward to more projects in the future!
 
As promised, here are some frames from the RED camera (reduced to about 25% of size):

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Distant Funnel Cloud:

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You can see with 4K resolution there is room to zoom in:

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This particular timelapse shot was creepy due to the unusual cloud movement.

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You may have thought that the bright backlight in the distance was blown out. However, with the 13.5 stops of dynamic range, you have the ability to adjust exposure in post. Here is the SAME image adjusted to expose for the light in the distance.

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Here is another distant tornado shot:

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On another topic, there was some interest in discussing sales models for stock footage. I don't want to start such a thread, but would be happy to contribute to it.

Phil
 
Excellent shots Phil. I am sure this is just the beginning to what you have on file. Would love to see more of the lightning imagery.
 
Those are fantastic shots! If only that thunderstorm could have put down one more photogenic tornado after we had snuck up on it a bit more.

All in all, lots of storms although the week after our excursion would have been awesome. Oh well, that's the way the weather wheel spins!

p.s. Thanks for the package!
 
Tony Perkins said:
This is somewhat off topic, but YouTube has started posting some 4K videos. Click on the "Original" resolution above the 1080p option. It gives you a taste of what this RED camera can do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0m1...t&p=5BF9E09ECEC8F88F&playnext_from=PL&index=0
Click to expand...

It looks like they've compressed the video so much that it loses whatever it gained from the increased resolution (and more). Without a 4K monitor I'm not sure how anyone could truly see the advantage of it either. The best previews of what the Red can do are the zoomed shots and cropped frame grabs that Phil has shown me. When you see the whole video on a smaller screen and then see a piece of the full size resolution you get a sense for what the camera is capable of producing.
 
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