The most pimped out 5DmkII you will EVER see

[Philip Bloom]

Utterly brilliant/ insane!!

http://philipbloom.co.uk/2009/10/22/the-hyper-35mm-camera-5dmkii-in-a-sony-betacam-body/

 

[Tom.Wong]

wow. just.... wow

 

[Andrew Walker]

Interesting. Not sure Betacam would be the way to go. Plus it seems like the size of it kind of defeats the nice small form factor.

 

[Tom.Wong]

meant for ENG work. gives u all the ergonomics, bells and whistles, and accessories ppl are used to for it.

 

[Sanjin Jukic]

One more example that we are living in age of of MUTATIONS>>>, surrounded by MUTANTS>>> and its MUTANT GADGETS>>>

 

[Felix K.]

I wonder if the first start-up of the system was initiated by one stroke of lightning hitting the lightning rod...

 

[Eddy Robinson]

It's good that Mr Beck has such a long credits list too...this will likely get noticed by canon that much quicker. If they don't bring out an XL/XH next spring based on what they've done with their DSLR line, they're insane.

 

[Tim H.]

It's good that Mr Beck has such a long credits list too...this will likely get noticed by canon that much quicker. If they don't bring out an XL/XH next spring based on what they've done with their DSLR line, they're insane.

Here is a rumor about that: http://dslrfilm.com/?p=903

 

[ericyoung]

That hybrid is just mad, and genius at the same time!

 

[Tom Lowe]

LMAO.

 

[Eddy Robinson]

Here is a rumor about that: http://dslrfilm.com/?p=903

I hope that's true. Pricing at or near $8000 is a good guess based on the history but I think the market would react negatively; people would naturally question why a single CMOS (already available at the competitive price of $1700 in the 7d) should be as expensive as the complex optics in a 3-CCD camera. Dumping the tape drive, with all the mechanical complexity, would also seem like significant cost saver.

I guess a big question for Canon is what happens to their balance sheet if they give up on the video lens market designed around 1/3" sensors. I'm sure they would like to sell their video-specific flourite lens technology, and there are certainly technical (for end users) and commercial (for Canon) benefits to a lens designed especially for video; on the other hand, the &d and its stablemates are selling well because of the wide variety of glass that can be put on the EOS mount, and requiring a different set of lenses would alienate customers.

I believe the smart move would be to introduce an 'XL-H3' at a low starting price, say about $5-6000, and maybe sell the raw output via SDI as an add-on module; alternatively, sell such a camera with 2k output at this price but charge more for higher-resolution models aimed higher up at the pro market. Their stock price is pretty healthy, so they could afford to cut their profits tightly at the entry-level model. The good thing for Canon is that their XL series is the top of their video line; unlike Sony and Panasonic, they do not have to defend a range of much more expensive 'pro' cameras, but have the opportunity to enter that market from below if they 'get it right'.

I guess it comes down to a calculation about the existing value of their global brand against the price/performance/ship dates of RED's forthcoming offerings. I don't envy their managers; while they have a strong line of consumer camcorders (and I guess that provides the bulk of their video revenue), the next prosumer camera which we are talking about will determine their success or failure in that market for 5 years, which is a big decision to make.

 

[I Bloom]

One more example that we are living in age of of MUTATIONS>>>, surrounded by MUTANTS>>> and its MUTANT GADGETS>>>

Cool Sanjin,

Mutations is one of my favorite books.

IBloom

 

[Tom.Wong]

it's probably the most hilarious thing i've seen all week, but simply the most amazing because of it's ingenuity and creativity.

 

[Paul Lee]

That really is one of the most awesome Frankencameras ever, But totally legit in application!

 

[Rick Darge]

That has to smooth out that shaky jello.

 

[Petr Dvorak]

That really is one of the most awesome Frankencameras ever, But totally legit in application!

for me it is just 8mm camera with 35mm adapter

 

[Pawel Achtel]

I don't get it, where do I insert the tape?

 

[Michael Hastings]

I don't get it, where do I insert the tape?

It's a bottom loader.:biggrin:

Actually you could probably fit a mac mini in there.

 

[Charles X]

pretty sure this is more pimping....

 

[DCC Erickson]

mama