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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 :)

8K CF Weapon Sensor Upgrade

This camera is definitely (defiantly '-) on my wish list
 
Lee Saxon said:
I have to say I'm a little disappointed the sensor isn't 24mm tall so you could have a proper 36x24 mode for stills.
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D'oh me. Yeah true. Although @$60-70K for the VV brain+sensor, I don't believe a 36x24 version would be closer in my reach anyway. But who knows, maybe a 36x24 sensor version will be closer now.... And they still need something to announce in 2016 :)
 
Sick stuff.... I'm drooling and dreaming.
But count me in for a battle-tested super-special-mega-offer. ;)
 
Jarred,

My carbon Weapon 8K upgrade is locked, loaded and time-stamped!

So, now about this forged carbon option. I wish I were there to see it in person, but would love to know more. It's probably not in the "Jeff needs to own this!" category since you mention the "insanely expensive process," but I'd love to know more.
 
Forgive me if it's already been asked, but will the existing Red EF mount work on the 8K upgraded sensor, or will we need to purchase a new mount of some sort?

Thanks in advance :)

Cheers,

Paul :)
 
Paul, all the DSMC mounts work on Weapon and the EF mount provides full coverage. The 8K sensor is a bit wider than the 36mm width of FF35, but a bit shorter at only 20mm, and we still get a 43mm image circle. So full-frame 35mm glass and mounds should all cover just fine. :)
 
Jeff Kilgroe said:
Jarred,

My carbon Weapon 8K upgrade is locked, loaded and time-stamped!

So, now about this forged carbon option. I wish I were there to see it in person, but would love to know more. It's probably not in the "Jeff needs to own this!" category since you mention the "insanely expensive process," but I'd love to know more.
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Found this on Wikipedia.. apparently the forged carbon makes a differences if you build a driver / golf club it will hit the ball 7m longer than a normal carbon club. :)

The normal driver hit is about 250yards, forged carbon 258 yards so the difference between carbon and forge carbon is about 3% and for these cameras I assume the difference is only in the exterior body chassi... So as / if the price difference is huge it´s quite hard to justify. would be interesting to hear the weight difference. :)

Forged composite
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Forged composite is a synthetic composite material produced in an alliance between Lamborghini and Callaway Golf Company (via Quantum Composites Inc. of Bay City, MI) who introduced it in their Sesto Elemento concept car and Diablo Octane drivers, respectively. It mostly consists of carbon and is one-third as dense as metal titanium but stronger.[1] The United States trademark for forged composite was filed on July 13, 2010, in the category Toys and Sporting Goods Products.[2] The Lamborghini-Callaway partnership was announced at the 2010 Paris Motor Show when Lamborghini unveiled its concept car.[3]

Forged composite is composed of bundles of microscopic carbon fibers held together in a resin.[4] It uses about 500,000 intertwined turbostratic fibers per square inch.[3] Instead of traditional woven carbon fiber sheets impregnated with resin it uses a malleable paste of carbon and resin.[5] The structure of the high strength carbon fibers is described as turbostratic, that is the fibers contain intertwined and folded sheets of carbon atoms aligned with the length of the fiber, and the intertwining improved the fiber strength. The result, which is superior to predecessor alloys used in the automotive and golf industries, is significantly improved load carrying capacity as measured in bending per unit of mass.[6]

This technology marks the first collaborative product of the ongoing Callaway and Lamborghini alliance to pool research and development research on their mutual interest in power-to-weight ratio and weight reduction.[7] The effect of the improvement is that the Callaway Diablo Octane drivers average about 8 yards (7 m) greater distance per drive than their predecessor Diablo Edge drivers and the Sesto Elemento, with its forged composite chassis, is one-third lighter than the Lamborghini Superleggera and goes from zero to 60 mph (97 km/h) almost a full second faster.[1]
 
Thanks, Björn...

So what I should take away from this is that in a few more years when my Weapon is retired, I can attach to the end of a long shaft and it will be a superior driver on the golf course. If I buy the forged carbon version?

Seriously though, I can see where there are applications for this tech in terms of structural or strength considerations, but since I have no immediate desire to drive over the camera or subject it to other undue abuse, I'm not sure what real benefits the option has. Besides, the regular carbon version should hold up just fine. If we drive over either of them with a tank, I'm sure the carbon panels will survive, less sure about the camera as a whole... I think it looks really cool, but probably not practical.

I'm just very interested in the whole forged carbon thing and would love to know more. :) I'd gladly take one, just because. ...if it isn't too much more expensive, but I'm guessing it is. Ha!
 
THINKING ALOUD TO SELF:

So, I have two Epic X Dragons... one (SN 2097) a lightly used (91.9 hours) 2nd camera. If I could sell that puppy for like $22,500 as brain, side Mini-Mag module, one 512 GB mini-mag, RED Nikon mount, Side Handle and Redmote, RED Pro Quad Battery Module and adapter, plus free shipping in RED metal Brain case with buyer paying transfer fees to RED... then I could swing the upgrading of camera one to the CF 8k Weapon. Hmmm... sounds like a plan.

I wonder if anyone would be interested in my plan?
 
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