KahL
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hells yeah!!!!!!
Bolex D16: RAW, 16/Super 16 sensor size, costs less than MkIII
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Ryan Patrick O'Hara
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Notice the $2,500 pledge does not come with gratitude 
I'm so tempted to jump in...
Does anyone know if C-mount can be adapted to PL? My roommate is looking to get a s16mm zoom for fun for our epic at 2k, and I figured kill two birds with one stone and get a s16mm c-mount. They say PL will be offered, but from past experience, the PL mount will be another $800.
I see some issues with C-mount to PL considering PL is 52mm in flange depth and C-mount is a hair off my chest in comparison.
I'm so tempted to jump in...
Does anyone know if C-mount can be adapted to PL? My roommate is looking to get a s16mm zoom for fun for our epic at 2k, and I figured kill two birds with one stone and get a s16mm c-mount. They say PL will be offered, but from past experience, the PL mount will be another $800.
I see some issues with C-mount to PL considering PL is 52mm in flange depth and C-mount is a hair off my chest in comparison.
William_Robinette
Shallow Member
This looks like distilled essence of camera. Perfection. As someone said before, looks like it has soul.
Don't over analyze this guys, don't miss the forest for the trees. This camera will make shooting fun again.
Don't over analyze this guys, don't miss the forest for the trees. This camera will make shooting fun again.
Ryan Patrick O'Hara
Veteran
^ That is my feeling. I want this as a simple/fun camera to take on the go. Get some amazing footage on my travels and etc.
I'm not looking for this to replace any of the cameras I use now. It just looks like fun.
I'm intrigued, that is for sure.
I'm not looking for this to replace any of the cameras I use now. It just looks like fun.
I'm intrigued, that is for sure.
Nothing like shooting 12 bit 444 RAW on the go. It's your move big 3!!!
William_Robinette
Shallow Member
Exactly.
Barry Green + DBolex= Dang am I glad I preordered!!!! = backordered for eternity!!!!!
This is going to be a fun ride Barry....I bet you're as glad as I am that you passed on scarlet,yes?
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Bern Caughey
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I'm excited about the possibilities this camera offers, but damn if they need to re-grade that "Storybook" promo.
http://vimeo.com/38327634
http://vimeo.com/38327634
Perry Wilson
Well-known member
anyone buying this cam and wanting some beautiful C-Mount glass Im letting a 3 set go for cheap... seriously like new glass, Elitar, Bell & Howell, and Angeneiux
Simon Shasha
Well-known member
I can't stress how excited I am about this camera - it truly is a saviour for independent filmmakers on ultra-tight budgets.
However, I was just wondering, does everyone like the form factor? It sure looks like a fun camera to handle, that's for sure! But will we lose the "element of surprise"? I feel as though shooting in public places with this camera is going to be hell because it's form-factor is going to attract so much attention - regardless, I'm sure I will order one - just need to setup a US P.O. Box!
However, I was just wondering, does everyone like the form factor? It sure looks like a fun camera to handle, that's for sure! But will we lose the "element of surprise"? I feel as though shooting in public places with this camera is going to be hell because it's form-factor is going to attract so much attention - regardless, I'm sure I will order one - just need to setup a US P.O. Box!
Maybe, but the Digital Bolex hasn't been released yet. Anyone who followed Red's 3K Scarlet will probably temper his/her enthusiasm with caution. I really want them to succeed, even more so if they add HDMI. ; ) It's just that so much can go wrong, although using off-the-shelf components and very little custom tech does help.
By the way, did anyone notice the size and weight? It's body-only weight is the same as Scarlet's, 5 pounds. Ironically, this low-priced camera supports data rates higher than Scarlet's. Scarlet maxes out at 50 MBps, whereas the Digital Bolex records 2K at up to 32 fps, at 2-3 MB per frame, which adds up to somewhere between 64 and 96 MBps.
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maranfilms
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This is awesome!! I am more excited about this cam than any other I have seen in a long while. It's not so much the cam, but the guys who put this together, and the fact they crowd funded it. Their first attempt destroys others that have been making cams for decades. My hat goes off, what else can I say. I love the underdog, and always will.
Samuel H
Major Contributor
have you seen the BTS footage? the camera is TINY!!
I believe that was the prototype. The ones they'll build are a lot bulkier, and weight about 5 pounds.
It is much easier to move data at high speeds if all one is doing is shuffling it from one point to another without compression or other modifications. A single uncompressed 4k Scarlet frame is around 17.7 megabytes vs about 3.5 megabytes for 2k 12 bit 16:9 uncompressed.
Ryan Patrick O'Hara
Veteran
I totally agree! But I judging from their sample short film and the 'storybook' film, I'm thinking this camera has yet to be put through its paces (my kind way of saying the image makers have room for improvement)
Besides the small chance that shooting guerrilla style night exteriors with a pistol grip camera in LA could get you shot by LAPD, I love the form factor!
Here is some 8mm cameras I own. Tell me what they have in common...
Ryan Patrick O'Hara
Veteran
By the way, I kicked in for one of the first 100 cameras about 30 minutes ago. I have a feeling I won't regret it.
arroway
Well-known member
Didn't even see that. So no Zacuto EVF then? Bummer.
What's going to be the best way to monitor?
B&W = black and white?
They all look like blow dryers/megaphones/props from a 1970's Buck Rogers porn parody?
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This looks awesome, and I love that it's CCD! Very very intrigued.