Ikonoskop 3D camera Announced

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February 4, 2010

2 x 1920 x 1080 pixels stored as individual files in RAW sequences. DNG format
Weight: 2,8 kg incl. memory cartridge and battery.

Distance between optical axis: 91,5 mm
Colour depth: 12 bit
Mount: IMS,PL or C
FPS: 25 or 30
Built on order.
Price TBD
 
Wouldn't it be better to have two DII cameras in sync? The size would be approximately the same, two cameras are better than one and it would virtually eliminate the development time/cost.
 
Ikonoskope announced that they will do an IPO (Initial Public Offering) during October 14-28 2009 on the swedish stock market but I don't know what came out of it. They are still listed on their site as privately held and I can't find them on www.aktietorget.se . I don't know how these things are done in Sweden. They did deliver a prototype to Nick Paton (ASC) and presented Prototype 2.1 and 2.2 in time for the two week IPO.

The point of selling stocks to the public is to assist and fund new products/services so it always helps to announce new things. And 3D is cool:)

EDIT: Here it is: http://www.aktietorget.se/pressdocs/Ikonoskop/Ikonoskop%20memorandum.pdf
 
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Please pardon my questions, as I really don't know very much about 3D shooting at all.

But doesn't a cinema-capable 3D camera system need to provide for variable Inter-Ocular distances as well as convergence?

This looks like a thoroughly fixed rig, so I'm just curious how that would work...
 
Wow is this full system with zoom?

also looks like they combine image
oned eyed ? i'd be super interested
 
wondering if additional software or 3rd party plug-ins are required to shoot or edit.
time will tell i guess
 
it is a "go nowhere" camera, just a concept to say "hey look , we have 3d too !".
interocular distance is neither the real one (about 6-7cm) nor adjustable. And without matched lens it is non sens anyway.
3D is tricky not because the camera, but because the lense.
You need perfectly synched zoom and focus and iris, adjustable convergence.
the sensor you put behind has absolutely no importance.

Panasonic has done exactly the reverse. They proposed a nice dual lense and put a lousy camera behind.

It would so easy to build. Take 2 identical camera, split all commands (processor clock, metering, buttons, lens control ) of the first one to the second one, and bingo you got a 3d camera.
 
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Pretty sure Panasonic has another system ready

i remember the first prosumer HD camera, A JVC with 1 imager
JVC? only 1 imager ? People purchased the camera in droves :-0

so in many ways this is smart buisness release a product crappy replace w good
 
There is no production batch on the dII. The assembly cycle for delivering cameras in Xmas 2008 was obviously fictional and everything appeared to be designed to encourage preorders.

Nick received a single unit that is a prototype (no sound). No further samples or more shots from that test were presented even though they were requested.

According to the IPO, the project needs about 900,000 euro for finishing/producing the camera and since the company is not listed on the stockmarket and no news appeared I assume the IPO did not go well.

I have read comments about how they should focus on finishing the camera and forget 3d versions and IPOs. Yes, it makes sense. But that's not how it works in the industry. The IPO provides cash (through stocks) which will fund a series production. A prototype can be built and assembled but it can cost 10 times more than a single production camera. In order to bring cost to 4000 euro or whatever will make the camera a profitable item at 7,000 euro retail (55-60% gross margin is mention on the IPO), components must be bought at large quantities and the assembly line must be configured, tests, quality control, logistics and all that. For a project like Ikonoskop DII this requires some serious cash (see custom boards used, expensive ccd, machined enclosure, displays). These things cost a lot in small units, that's why viewfinders and other items that sell in dozens are so expensive. I assume at least 200 units have to be produced, perhaps even 500 for the memory card. And gross margin will shrink even at those numbers. The first trade show and the whole publicity during the first year lead to only 43 preorders (mentioned in the public IPO). You can't start a series production for 43 units, it's too low. It will be seriously expensive. Even if nobody cancels the preorder, you will end up losing money instead of feeding future production and general expenses. So, give them some time and they will find a way.
 
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