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Redrock Launches Ops – Camo up your support rig

3 Comments Published by Matthew Jeppsen August 29th, 2010 in Hardware, News

redrockopsToday at Shane Hurlbut’s HDSLR workshop, Brian Valente and the Redrock crew surprised Shane with a custom camouflage-themed Field Cinema Deluxe Bundle support rig. The rig was presented in a military crate guarded by two soldiers (very cool presentation). Brian sent over a pic of the setup prior to the presentation (see below), and I think it was a super cool gift.

photo-2While Shane got the first model off the line, Redrock is now offering the Ops rigs for sale to anyone, though with a small lead time on shipment. Right now the two rigs being offered are the RunningMan (one of the new options in the nano line) and the DSLR Field Cinema Deluxe Bundle V2. Looking at listed prices, it seems that an Ops version of these rigs can be yours at roughly a 20-25% premium over standard rig pricing.

I had a sneak peek at these camo rigs a few days ago, and was really impressed at the quality of the coloration and application. It’s not paint, and it’s not a decal, it feels much tougher and integrated “in” the rig than either of those options. Redrock is using some kind of process that either adheres or embeds the camo color design into their gear, and it works beautifully. Redrock Ops looks like a cool option for military and outdoors applications, or anyone that just wants to dress up their rig with something different.

PhotoCine News has a few more pictures that show the rigs close up, head on over there and have a peek.

3 Responses to “Redrock Launches Ops – Camo up your support rig”  

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  1. 1 Dave Dugdale Aug 29th, 2010 at 10:23 pm

    Is it me or does that sound like a lot of money for their offerings?

  2. 2 Fabdex Aug 30th, 2010 at 2:27 pm

    Overpriced, like everything they sell.

  3. 3 Matthew Jeppsen Aug 30th, 2010 at 2:34 pm

    I won’t address the premium pricing for the Ops option, as it clearly is a limited edition type offering and I’m not surprised that it carries a higher tag. Those who want it will be willing to pay, those that don’t will not.

    But you guys are way out of line suggesting that Redrock is overpriced. Do you happen to even know anything about the company’s history? They’ve been driving the cost of filmmaking gear down for years now. A good example is their follow focus…for a number of years it was the ONLY option for indies under a grand, and it’s still arguably the best option from a price/performance standpoint. Their fullsize mattebox is not perfect, but delivers tons of features from higher end models at a very modest price point.

    Not being interested in the camo gear is a personal decision, and I get that. But flippantly (and anonymously) stating that Redrock is overpriced across the board is just out of line with reality and history.

    -Matt Jeppsen