8K CF Weapon Sensor Upgrade

[Jarred Land]

Now I love this sensor size. Wider than FF, but not too much so à lot of existing FF lens can fit.

Exactly.

 

[David Baumber]

So does this mean some of our Canon EF primes will cover 8K? What about RED Lenses (we have zooms and primes there too)

 

[Nick Morrison]

Exactly.

How much wider than full frame is it? Does it sit btw FF and MF?

 

[Björn Benckert]

So does this mean some of our Canon EF primes will cover 8K? What about RED Lenses (we have zooms and primes there too)

Red lenses will not cover, possibly some of the longer ones but not the wides, as they even dont cover the 6k sensor.

 

[Subhadip Sen]

Just a very minor detail, but I like how the pixel size is once again exactly 5.0 micron. Makes for an easy calculation to get from 40.96 x 21.60 (mm) to 8192 x 4320 (pixels).

Naturally, the question to follow would be, is this just a bigger slice of optimized Dragon silicon? Or is it new tech?

 

[Kemalettin Sert]

Is this CF only?

 

[Rob Anderson]

Is this CF only?

Yes. The Weapon CF has more power under the hood than the magnesium.

 

[Gunleik Groven]

Yes. The Weapon CF has more power under the hood than the magnesium.

This is confirmed, I guess?

Great stuff Jarred!

 

[Dunkan Wolf]

2 things i'm really curious about:

Datarates / compression at 24 - 60 and 75 FPS
Wider sensor cause vignetting?

I'm in love with this camera.

 

[Ben Graham]

So is the 8k sensor upgrade 20k with a 10k deposit now or is it only 10k all in during NAB?

 

[Dunkan Wolf]

Just a very minor detail, but I like how the pixel size is once again exactly 5.0 micron. Makes for an easy calculation to get from 40.96 x 21.60 (mm) to 8192 x 4320 (pixels).

Naturally, the question to follow would be, is this just a bigger slice of optimized Dragon silicon? Or is it new tech?

Bigger slice 100%

 

[Andreas Mendritzki]

So is the 8k sensor upgrade 20k with a 10k deposit now or is it only 10k all in during NAB?

I certainly interpret it as its 10k flat. Jarred?

 

[Jordan Buck]

Will there be a magnesium to carbon 8k upgrade one day?

 

[Kemalettin Sert]

Will there be a magnesium to carbon 8k upgrade one day?

+1000

 

[scott devitte]

After a lot of frustration trying to upgrade- I'd hit upgrade to my serial number and then 8k, then purchase, I got- no longer available in the cart. The site eventually let me order the 8k upgrade first and then in a separate order the weapon upgrade. Very strange. Hope I didn't end up back too far in line.

 

[Mohammed El Sharqawy]

This sensor will need to fed by a lens that has 46.4mm image circle..
a schneider Xenon FF lens has a 43.3 mm image circle.. for example..
a 3 mm vignette may occur in the corners,

it looks to be a new path to medium format cine lenses to emerge in the industry

 

[Patrick Tresch]

This sensor will need to fed by a lens that has 46.4mm image circle..
a schneider Xenon FF lens has a 43.3 mm image circle.. for example..
a 3 mm vignette may occur in the corners,

it looks to be a new path to medium format cine lenses to emerge in the industry

But you'll have a 2:1 ratio. The 1.85 crop could do the trick.

Pat

 

[Mohammed El Sharqawy]

But you'll have a 2:1 ratio. The 1.85 crop could do the trick.

Pat

Of course there is difference.. but there will be some anyway

 

[Enrique Blein]

... Great news for the ones with the big budget. Its the end of my Red owning road, I'm afraid.

I feel the same, it's as if a rocket just lauched without me, I'll treasure my Epic-X like it were Wall-E

 

[Wayne Morellini]

Finally, comes of age, puts BMD to shame. Been waiting for this for years. Now, Holographic cameras. Maybe that is what that extra wide sensor was about?

Good job, can I have the $5k scarlet 4k fixed version?