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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Seriously, come on. What are you trying to do to me?

Casey Green said:
can you elaborate on what was done to improve the board (without the need of a daughter board) ?
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jbeale said:
I haven't noticed Jim ever specifying much detail about camera internals. But, since I'm sure you'd just as soon have my uninformed speculation... :-)

Suppose you are making a camera and one day hear of a bright shiny new circuit component(s) with improved specs that would improve your camera, but the pinout is different than the part you use now. Then it is not a "drop in replacement" because the pins can't be soldered to the existing circuit board. But if you really want the new part anyway, one option is to make a so-called daughterboard to hold the new part(s) and that is in turn soldered in place of the old part(s) on the original mainboard (or via connectors etc.) But then late some evening, the guys in back have a moment of extreme cleverness and see where if you rotate it slightly you actually can solder down the part, just a few pins are swapped and you can do a quick cut & jumper, or maybe you are real lucky and it's digital logic so you can actually flip a register in the FPGA and make it right without the roach wires... well you get the idea.

Sorry for the above longwinded speculation/fantasy. It's just a "for-example" idea; one way this type of thing could have played out.
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interesting theory...

Jim, can you tell us how this actually played out?
 
That storage room sure looks a lot like the Construct in that movie you know
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one of the little things current owners (1-100) will notice is a different backplate that "protects" the joystick. i saw it today in the flesh and it's looks great.
 
Those racks in the hallway look like a potential fire hazard. (And so soon after you had wildfires knocking on your door!)

Better remind the elves to turn off the PL mount ovens when they're done baking them.
 
regista said:
...I want in on your next "scam"!

:biggrin:
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Yeah Jim, me too, because this ONE is going down as the best the "scam" in cinema history.
 
Jarred Land said:
i kinda though it would do that for you Steve, which is why I posted it. Its kinda like the ultrasound before birth for you guys.. your actual camera is on that rack.
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Mine too, being #110, which one exactly is it?
Ten's from top row, or bottom, left to right?

Mmmmhh,

But I second Steve's comment. It really makes us relexad, knowing its being made already, and so much more is just firmware updates to come.

Phew, I go and get a drink now! Required!

Thanks a lot for that photo!

Being #110, we need to judge on the name. 110 is german police phone call. Maybe I call it "Polizei" (german police), or "Bulle" (weighted acronym for police man...). Suggestions welcome.

Axel
 
Stacey Spears said:
Jarred,

Now that is a site to behold! :) It looks there there is 7 per shelf in the front row. If they are double stacked, that is 14. Looks like 13 shelves in total or around 182 cameras.
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It looks more like double that number of 182 (estimated of course )

Method
 
Never doubted you Jim. 15 years making action sports films... I noticed a thing or two about how you tackle projects, and life for that matter.

Count me in on your next scam.

-Thor
 
Jannard said:
It just seemed like yesterday that we were a scam...

Jim
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I'm sorry to break it to you, Jim, but you remain the Mad SCAM to me... SCAM being, the Mad...

Scientist
Creating
Awesome
Machines

This is not only revolutionary, it is a welcome revolution.
 
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