My Mini 2K is here!

not that but i was wondering if he used like a payment plan or something man that would be nice if there was payment plan.
 
overlandfilms said:
That's amazing. Take some pictures of the lump on your kitchen table. I feel like a schoolgirl waiting for a new pair of shoes! Quit teasing.

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Are you referring to the grabs? Despite my disclaimer, I personally really love them.

I REALLY need that tripod and some lights!

And yeah, I don't mean to tease. I wish other people had this camera and had already posted footage and stills. Then I could just ask for advice from others and not worry about the quality of my own shots. Now I'm a little self-conscious of the fact that these will be the some of the first clips/stills that people have seen, and I don't want to post something disappointing that makes it look like the camera's fault.

But YES, more coming soon. Just remember that I'm learning the camera here with no frame of reference. Thanks!
 
spidey said:
not that but i was wondering if he used like a payment plan or something man that would be nice if there was payment plan.
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That I can't answer. You would have to talk to Silicon Imaging or your own financial institution. I would think that would be pretty rare in the specialized camera industry ... but you can always enquire.

I lucked out. I've been waiting a year to get the funds for an HVX PLUS package (lights, 35mm adaptor, flip-able monitor, etc etc), and wound up with some extra cash right around the time I was going to buy it. Then I saw the SI-2K. I would LOVE to own the HVX as it is an amazing camera, but c'mon, this is 2/3" and 2K. This is, spec wise, higher than some other well known 2/3" cameras! But it isn't all about specs either. This is the most film like camera I've seen in my research.

I'm babbling.
 
Mars United said:
Are you referring to the grabs? Despite my disclaimer, I personally really love them.

I REALLY need that tripod and some lights!

And yeah, I don't mean to tease. I wish other people had this camera and had already posted footage and stills. Then I could just ask for advice from others and not worry about the quality of my own shots. Now I'm a little self-conscious of the fact that these will be the some of the first clips/stills that people have seen, and I don't want to post something disappointing that makes it look like the camera's fault.

But YES, more coming soon. Just remember that I'm learning the camera here with no frame of reference. Thanks!
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Don't worry about it. We're grateful for anything you can share. We all know this is a great camera. We're just hungry for footage :smile:

If you don't have any lights, might I suggest using that huge burning orb hanging in the sky every day? All the light you'll ever need.
 
MojoTrancer said:
Don't worry about it. We're grateful for anything you can share. We all know this is a great camera. We're just hungry for footage :smile:

If you don't have any lights, might I suggest using that huge burning orb hanging in the sky every day? All the light you'll ever need.
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That huge burning orb, unfortunately, is not so much hanging, as it is sitting on a massive layer of fog. Plus, I have no batteries yet (arriving next week, I think). But yes! I'm dying to go outside and capture some city scenes and head out to the park etc. SOON!!
 
I'm just talking about physical photos of your camera itself. I know Ari and his people are there to consult you, but a little "blog" about your exploration of Iridas and the system and lenses and workflow would be great.

This camera has me really intrigued.

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I'll post some photos of the cam and gear later tonight. My girlfriend took the still cam with her this weekend.

I'll try to get a blog happening too.
 
Jason Rodriguez said:
I would recommend CAT5e or CAT6 cable . . . and especially CAT6 if you're making a longer run (like over 25ft).
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Jason, are you saying it will take power through CAT6? Or is that a different response?
 
joelwsmith said:
If you don't have batteries right now, how are you powering the camera?
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It comes with a wallwart type adaptor. This is part of why it is not so easy to do a whole lot that I would like. I'm fighting with everything!

Soon I'll have MB, FF, tripod, fluid head, and, HOPEFULLY, a few Arri lights.

Still to be shipped from SI: batteries and charger, bridge and upper handle bar, battery holder and plate, and ... a new Ferrari (thanks, guys, you didn't have to!)

But yeah, for now, for testing purposes, I'm on a 50 foot tether with the CAT5 (which seems really solid, psychologically - ie, compared to being tethered via firewire), but a short power cable for the camera itself.
 
Mars United said:
Still to be shipped from SI: batteries and charger, bridge and upper handle bar, battery holder and plate...
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Mars, what was the total cost with all of those extras? What kind of batteries? Bridge(plate)?
 
Hmm. I'm using CAT5e, about 50ft. What is the difference between that and CAT6?

PS - as to the blog suggestion earlier, my partner is going to set up a straight HTML blog page off our site where we can update people on the camera and on the projects that we are involved in.

Also, I'm thinking I might as well wait until I get the camera set up on a tripod with rails and accessories before I take stills of it? I don't mind, but right now it looks like a lens with a metal box at one end.
 
By bridge I'm referring to the means by which they will attach the upper handle (above the cam). The plate is a Chrosziel and the batteries are Dionic 90s.

The camera price is $13,500 (with PL mount. subtract $1000 for C mount) plus the price of a laptop (mine was $4700 CAD) to act as its brain. The LCD monitor is $800, but I think you can get a non-modded version direct from supplier for $400. That's it. The rest are accessories.

I paid a total of about $20,000 US (not including lens and laptop, of course).

The software including Premiere, Prospect 2K, and Speedgrade is about $2400 and the batteries (3) and dual charger total about $2600.

So, those aren't really costs specific to this camera. Those AB batteries are expensive, and so is the charger.
 
Silicon Imaging Release Strategy

Silicon Imaging Release Strategy

Ari, why is Mars United able to post photos of the Mini and related gear (lcd, mounts, etc.) but Silicon Imaging is not putting up any photos (via their own website or message boards). Early Adopters are quite interested in seeing what they get for $13K+? Seems your holding back on making a big marketing splash. Any thoughts on this release strategy? Thx
 
Actually, we havnt been keeping the new cameras in our own hands long enough to shoot with them. However, Jason and David Newman will be showing our first public footage at the Hollywood Post Alliance on Thursday(http://www.hpaonline.com/).

I think having real users shooting and using the camera adds to the credibility of the camera and its capability. No smoke and mirrors. No staged shots or renders. No secret tests in the lab. No preprocessing of the data. Just real world images from real users. The pictures speak for themselves!
 
Thanks, Jason! I've been meaning to ask you how to use it, but I'm stubbornly trying to figure it out myself. OK. I give up. How do you use it. If I understand correctly, it is an image to use as a referrence so I can make other .look files from it, but, I can't open it in Speedgrade.
 
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