Is it over for 2/3 cameras for production?

It sounds like a great idea olof, but it just seems like there must be certain optimizations that take place for each chip size. Also, cameras w/ dedicated chip sizes means more camera and dedicated lens sales.

It would be cool to have variable size chips, but my gut says it isn't going to happen on a meaningful scale. JMHO.
 
... a built in sensor wheel? S16mm, 35mm, FF35mm... oh boy would that be... impossible, and if not very expensive and large.

fun to think about though.
 
Hey guys just look at how things have changed in the last 10 years. 20 years ago a broadcast quality cam was $100,000.00 +.

I have heard a number of rumors about this type of products coming soon. It already exists in still cameras.

I don't think the next 10 years will be w/o huge changes, and this one is really pretty simple actually. A 5DmkII is not a huge camera at all and it has a big chip.

I could be wrong but I am willing to bet this will happen. And sooner than we think.
 
olof said:
I think variable chips are in our future.

You can then decide to use a 2/3" portion (not actually anywhere near 2/3", a leftover term from tube days) or 1/4" even for DDOF.

And go to 24x36mm or whatever for SDOF, possible even different ratios. Maybe even really wide formats w/o anamorphic lenses.

I think this will come in the next decade maybe sooner than later. But in the mean I think time the 2/3" chip will be the broadcast News and Sports standard, as well in a lot of narrative work.

But we are already seeing smaller and larger chips make an inroads and I think that will continue. So the 2/3" chip will become less of a standard, but still be real mainstream for a long time, and I don't think it will ever disappear, it really is a sweet spot for a lot of standard video production as other posts here have pointed out. SDOF has its place but it is not the end all.
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The Red already does this some. You can choose to use the full 4.5K sensor or you can use a 3K or 2K center section of the sensor. This lets people use super 16mm lenses and such on the Red.

Also, since there is a smaller section of the sensor being read out, the camera can do higher framerates (up to 120fps in 2K mode)

granted this is a $25,000 camera, put maybe the technology will trickle down.
 
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