Re: [FCP-L] [Avid-L2] Digital Bolex

The whole thing to me just seems to prove that there's a lot of people who
have no idea what "raw" video actually is.

They go on a lot about compressed vs raw, which is absurd. R3D, for
example, is both raw and heavily compressed. The benefits for raw certainly
exist, but in many cases the added complexity of working with a raw image
outweighs the benefit provided by the "digital negative".

If a DP can white balance and expose properly a raw image isn't going to
offer that much more usually. I'd much rather have a solid edit-ready codec
and a forgiving gamma curve in most cases.

It's interesting, but I'm very skeptical.

Stu Maschwitz has written an interesting take on it...
http://prolost.com/blog/2012/3/13/digital-bolex.html

Dylan Reeve
http://dylanreeve.com/

On Wed, Mar 14, 2012 at 11:55 AM, Knut A. Helgeland <knut@toxic.no> wrote:

> Their pricing doesn't sound realistic. Not that this is a new idea. But
> the fact that 'Bolex is on board' makes it worth keeping an eye on.
>
> A few different approaches are already on the market: Ikonoskop's A-Cam
> series, and the 16mm digital magazines for the Arriflex SR3 cameras from
> P+S Technik.
>
> http://www.ikonoskop.com/
> http://www.pstechnik.de/en/digitalfilm-16sr-magazine.php
>
> A 'cheap' hand-cranked digital Bolex would be very desirable though…
>
> K
>
>
> On 13. mars 2012, at 16:28, Jim Feeley wrote:
>
> > Isn't it just like Terry to get carried away by a clever name?
> >
> > The Digital Bolex drawings look fun. But the specs, well who knows...
> > http://www.digitalbolex.com/products/
> >
> > Supposedly they have a prototype, but I don't see any clear pictures of
> it. They're trying to raise $100K to $250K through Kickstarter. The
> Kickstarter bio of one of the founders:
> > http://www.kickstarter.com/profile/joedp
> >
> > I guess they found more than an off-the-shelf sensor. Perhaps they're
> repurposing some industrial block camera. If it works, that's fine by me. I
> really hope they pull this off; could be a great camera. But I'm not buying
> the first off the line...
> >
> > Would love to hear what Jeff Kreines thinks of this.
> >
> >
> > Jim "dislikes emoticons" Feeley
> > jfeeley@gmail.com
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mar 13, 2012, at 7:32 AM, Terence Curren wrote:
> >
> >> It's like the return of the Kinetta Cam.
> >>
> >> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, Jason Gillet <jsg5403@...> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> This thing could be fun to work with if it makes it.
> >>>
> >>> http://philipbloom.net/2012/03/13/digitalbolex/
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Jason Gillet
> >>> Editor/Engineer
> >>> Moving Pictures NYC
> >>>
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> >
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