New camera and rig pics

CVB said:
Generally plastics and carbon fiber transfer heat very poorly. My money's on the magnesium -epecially with the amount of heat this things probably putting out. Can't wait to hear what the battery life is gonna be.
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I think it will be magnesium. The way the top of the camera is designed, seems like it was trying to attain maximum surface area through the ridges, sort of like a heatsink or radiator. Which is clever if the body will be metal.

Edit: A closer look at the top of the camera, and it seems that the real length of the top is DOUBLE when you count the surface area of the ridges. You instantly Double the heat dissipation area. So this would definately make best sense in an alloy construction.

The flipside to the ridges is that your doubling the surface area needed for the CF fabric. So double the cost. The cf version may be more cost efficient with a flat cylindrical top.
 
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lol I bet Jim loves this think tank process everytime he spits out new renders, he must enjoy watching us ponder what's going on in his mind.

It just hit me how genius allowing the public to give feedback on the camera body instantly is.
 
I don't get it. Now there are like five different cameras in the pictures. And what's with the strange latch with oversized bolts on the side on some of them? As far as i am concerned this only adds to confusion. Yes, I understand now the design for the camera is nowhere finalized and everything can change but what is the use of showing that?
 
"Yes, I understand now the design for the camera is nowhere finalized and everything can change but what is the use of showing that?"

we get to see the design process = therefore it will all change ...
i would guess that what we see NOW will be a little different next week .

think of it as a project you are editing ... you show us a weekly edit -
we see the changes - we give suggestions, you listen - some suggestions you apply others you don't ...
OR you could just show us the final edit ...

i think most here like seeing the process ...
 
Sure it is a good thing to have a discussion about the final shape of the camera and the attachments but without any info regaring the buttons and screens and so on these images seem more like style studies then anything else.

And while we're at it: can we please keep at least the camera itself a bit more basic and straightforward instead if styling it like a weapon from DOOM? I feel like I have to gun down a guard when I open the latch.

And where is the control for the shutterspeed? Are all controls on the back? I hope not. And how do you change a lense mount? I hope you don't have to unscrew all those allen bolts at the front, not really practical in the middle of a shoot.

Anyway, I appreciate Red is giving us an idea in what direction they are thinking but a bit more practical info might be good.

Sander Kamp
 
I'm not sure you'd be changing the mount itself during a shoot. You'd have chosen your lenses already and based them all on one type of format for image acquisition.

I imagine shutter speed would be selected through the onboard menu system (though of course it is an artificial shutter speed).
 
New concern:

The red rail looks expensive and also kind of vital to the camera.

Is there any sort of pricing target for it yet?

I'll understand if there isn't :)
 
sndrk said:
And how do you change a lense mount? I hope you don't have to unscrew all those allen bolts at the front, not really practical in the middle of a shoot.
Sander Kamp
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Change a lens mount in the middle of a shoot?!?

Why would you ever need to do such a thing?
 
Why does the cage have to be so big?

Why does the cage have to be so big?

If the viewfinder attaches to the camera and I have the rail system, why would I need the cage other than for grip mounting? Also, couldnt the cage be tighter to the body so as a mount, it could fit into tighter places? I see all the holes in the cage and body, the mounting points. I was wondering what was going in the holes, screws? If so, are they going to be loose. I know that as an AC I don't want to have to keep track of a bunch of loose screws. Sorry to be so negative, everything else is great. I just wanted to say something before it's too late.
 
ZaneIsNumber1 said:
New concern:

The red rail looks expensive and also kind of vital to the camera.

Is there any sort of pricing target for it yet?

I'll understand if there isn't :)
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No pricing yet. But its not Vital.. You should be able to mount the drive and battery to the top and bottom of the camera, or use the internal flash drive.

Its been a very long time since ive used a camera without rods though so Im used to the advantages, like having a mattbox and follow focus etc.

Remember.. the rail system can be very compact as well... your looking at it loaded up one way or another.
 
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