Often the net feels like a small place, but it's things like this that give me notions of just how much stuff there is going on that I truly have no notice of. On the internet, which is pretty much were I live, there are these conflicts happening that I never see, that I never even suspect are happening.

Understatement of the year! RED produces almost as much drama as it does cameras and accessories.

But why?

RED got into the cinema industry the way you or I might cannonball into a pool. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it does tend to make waves. From then on, they were constantly very vocal in criticising other camera and production companies, and it has ended up being a very polarising company.

They would promise a machine capable off x by a certain date, miss the date and then tell everyone that they are the best in all situations.