Bigger than Alexa XL

[Björn Benckert]

For some reson this reminds me of way back when I first read the spec for redone and saw some pictures form it. Weapon 8k is cool don't take me wrong. But in some ways this indy camera box is cooler

https://vimeo.com/136554487

http://www.richardgaleoptics.uk/forbes70-large-format/

 

[Dominik Muench]

Lovely setup and I really like the idea of the large sensor for the crazy DOF but it only outputs 1080p ???

 

[Björn Benckert]

Lovely setup and I really like the idea of the large sensor for the crazy DOF but it only outputs 1080p ???

1080p yes, but who needs more on vimeo

 

[Dunkan Wolf]

We need something like this for 8K Weapon :- )

 

[Björn Benckert]

We need something like this for 8K Weapon :- )

that would be the 10k or 12k weapon.

here is the stuff in color, don't put to much judgement on the colors, I graded richards h.264 file that I sucked down from vimeo so compression in quite strong.

https://vimeo.com/138300806


And the source for the above: https://vimeo.com/136674713

 

[Paris Remillard]

If I'm understanding the description in the video correctly, it's actually a s16 sized sensor and basically a medium format sized speed booster type optical system. So this would theoretically be possible with just about any camera so long as there's room to fit the optics between the lens and sensor. I asked metabones a couple of years ago if they could make something like this but never got a response.

 

[Nick Morrison]

that would be the 10k or 12k weapon.

here is the stuff in color, don't put to much judgement on the colors, I graded richards h.264 file that I sucked down from vimeo so compression in quite strong.

https://vimeo.com/138300806


And the source for the above: https://vimeo.com/136674713

That camera looks so interesting. I hope RED is inspired!

 

[Björn Benckert]

If I'm understanding the description in the video correctly, it's actually a s16 sized sensor and basically a medium format sized speed booster type optical system. So this would theoretically be possible with just about any camera so long as there's room to fit the optics between the lens and sensor. I asked metabones a couple of years ago if they could make something like this but never got a response.

Thats what I think it is Richard is a lens guy I doubt he went and made his own supers sized sensor. He mailed me that he has something better in the works with better edge sharpness etc.

Would be really cool if it went from 70mm to dragon 8k.

 

[Michael Tiemann]

If I'm understanding the description in the video correctly, it's actually a s16 sized sensor and basically a medium format sized speed booster type optical system. So this would theoretically be possible with just about any camera so long as there's room to fit the optics between the lens and sensor. I asked metabones a couple of years ago if they could make something like this but never got a response.

I think you asked the wrong company. I suspect the internals are more like a Letus 35mm adapter (for 1/3" cameras): http://letusdirect.com/cart/letus35-ultimate.html

Letus could easily make a Schneider MF mount to PL mount converter, though it would probably cost $10K or more based on simply scaling up the size of the mounts and ground glass.

 

[Mike P.]

Yeah, optical reducers actually benefit the image in a couple ways (mainly reducing lens artifacts... or at least reducing the appearance of them). Really think a FF35>s35 one would have been a great/easy way to get a larger field of view, and unlike 70mm>S16, there are plenty of inexpensive, high-quality FF35 lenses, and it would've worked on a slew of decent 4k cameras (like DSMC, for example).

To be honest, the footage reminded me of DOF-adapters (and looked just as muddy).

@MichaelT: Actually it wouldn't cost any more than the Letus35Ultimate (which, was actually fairly overpriced). Basically DOF adapters use the same sized ground glass (not an optical reducer) set at the image plane/flange distance of the primary lenses (e.g. FF35 Nikkor or Canon lenses) and then the camera zooms into the ground glass and captures the primary lenses' image projection... So technically, the ground glass would be the same size regardless of the host camera. VERY cheap to do. Quality is balls though (especially compared to an optical reducer fitted between the lense and sensor).

 

[Emir Aksay]

but if it was just an optical thing why didn't they use a 4k sensor with it?