The Nikon ZR gets surprisingly close to a real RED camera (for a lot less money)
The Nikon ZR with its touchscreen flipped out.
If you shoot video professionally, there's a good chance you've salivated over a RED camera at some point. RED has long been one of the top choices for big-budget productions, offering a combination of image quality and flexibility that's unrivaled by most consumer cameras. They're also wildly expensive, topping out at around $45,000 on the high-end, putting them far out of reach for most everyday projects. But now, Nikon is promising to take the most unique part of RED - the file format that powers its incredible imagery - and offer it at a fraction of the price.
The $2,200 Nikon ZR is full of features tailored to video shooters. It has a …