Digital Bolex Super 16mm Concept Camera. $2500
I picked this up via Philip Bloom on Twitter. The Digital Bolex concept camera looks insanely awesome. They are running a kickstarter campaign and trying to raise 100K. The footage shown here is from a prototype model. Here is a rip from the kickstarter page. This looks like a really cool concept. I hope they can pull it off!
“MILESTONES
$100,000 is the bare minimum we need to produce the first batch of cameras. If we reach $200,000 we can include a suite of post-processing software with the camera package to manage RAW workflow. If we reach $250,000 we’ll include an additional mount of your choice to anyone who buys a camera.If the campaign is successful, the first 100 cameras will be available in August. After that, we’ll start taking pre-orders from the general public and the camera will be available in Fall.”
Here are the specs from the Digital Bolex website.
Click here for the Digital Bolex Kickstarter campaign.
Specs
Resolution | 2048 x 1152 (Super 16mm mode) + 1920 x 1080 pixels (16mm mode) |
Format | Adobe Cinema DNG, TIFF, JPEG Image sequences |
Colour depth | 12 bit – 4:4:4 |
File size | 2 to 3 MB per frame in RAW |
Sensor | Kodak CCD: 12.85 mm (H) x 9.64 mm (V) – Similar to Super 16mm |
Pixel Size | 5.5 micron (compared to the 4.3 micron size of many DSLRs) |
Framerate | up to 32 fps at 2K, 60fps at 720p, 90 fps at 480p |
Sound | Balanced, 2 channel, 16 bit, 48 kHz via XLR |
Viewfinder | 320×240, 2.4” diagonal, with Focus Assist |
Video out | 640 x 480 B&W via ⅛” video jack (HD-SDI avail in separate unit) |
Ports | ⅛” video, headphone, USB 3.0, Audio XLR (2), 4-PIN XLR |
Data Storage | Dual CF card slots, SSD (buffer drive) |
Power | Internal battery, 12V External via 4 pin XLR port |
Body | Milled steel and hard plastic |
Size (body) | Approximately 5”H (without pistol grip) by 4”W by 8”D |
Size (grip) | 5”H by 2”W by 5”D |
Lens mount | C-mount comes standard; Optional PL, EF, B4 |
Weight | 5lbs |
ISO Options | 100, 200, 400 |
Also in the box | pistol grip, USB 3.0 cable, internal battery, 4 pin XLR Battery, cable, video cable, transcoder/raw conversion software |
Philip Bloom has an audio interview with the creators of the Digital Bolex here.
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creepyTexan