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Hi everyone, I’m wondering if anyone here has tried to build a small digital RAW camera specifically around Normal 8mm / Regular 8mm cine lenses, especially D-mount zooms like the SOM Berthiot Pan-Cinor 8–40mm. The idea is not to make another action camera or phone rig, but something closer to a tiny indie digital 8mm camera: small sensor matched to the Normal 8mm image circle D-mount flange distance RAW10 / RAW12 capture global shutter if possible simple HDMI preview recording to SSD film-like color pipeline: linear matrix, log curve, gentle highlight roll-off maybe later: piezo micro-shift or a controlled “organic” sensor/optical movement to reduce the fixed digital feel I have been looking at sensors/modules such as Sony IMX900 and AR0234. The IMX900 seems more realistic as a ready Raspberry Pi 5 camera kit, but the AR0234 is very attractive because it is cheap, global shutter, 1920×1200, RAW10, and available in color and monochrome versions. The problem is the usual one: MIPI carrier board, Raspberry Pi compatibility, V4L2/libcamera driver, power rails, initialization registers, etc. The goal would be around 1080p or 2K rather than fake “4K”, because these old Normal 8mm lenses have their own character and don’t need a huge modern sensor. I’m more interested in a compact RAW camera with a real vintage 8mm optical look than in maximum resolution. Has anyone here tried something similar? I would be especially interested in: D-mount digital camera experiments Normal 8mm lens coverage on modern sensors Raspberry Pi / Jetson / RK3588 MIPI RAW capture AR0234 or IMX900 RAW workflows custom small camera bodies monochrome sensor + RGB filter experiments piezo sensor shift / film gate weave simulation I’m currently trying to understand whether it makes more sense to use a ready IMX900 Raspberry Pi kit, or to go deeper with a cheaper AR0234 OEM module and somehow solve the carrier board / driver problem. Any experience, links, warnings, or crazy ideas welcome. -
By eatstoomuchjam · Posted
The Ronin 4D can be great, but it can really make you crazy. It is definitely my favorite gimbal. If you go used, you can get a usable 6K setup for around $5,000 which, while still expensive, is a lot more affordable than $10,000! The Flex really makes the system interesting. -
Right now I’m working on a GPU-accelerated H.265 mode, with the goal of getting video that is as close to RAW as possible while maintaining stable IT8-based color calibration. In RAW mode I’m currently limited to around 22 fps (Motorola Edge 50 Pro). To push beyond that, I’ll probably need to rewrite a significant part of the capture and processing pipeline in C++/NDK and reduce the amount of work done on the Kotlin side. Over the next few days I’m planning to register as a Google Play developer and try to publish an early version of RawLogCam on the Play Store. I’m also considering releasing it first as a closed or open beta. If anyone here has an Android phone with decent Camera2/RAW support and is interested in testing it, I’d definitely appreciate feedback — especially on dropped frames, sustained recording, external SSD recording, RAW compatibility, and color calibration across different sensors. If you have a better idea than going directly through the Play Store for the first public builds, I’m open to suggestions.
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@eatstoomuchjam by "Pro" version, I meant the $10,000 Ronin 4D cinema camera, not the Pocket 4 Pro. -
Hi, you are not being rude at all 🙂 happy to have a convo as we all use our gear differently. Unfortunately where I failed was assuming the H265 was normal, at the time of purchase it seemed like a perfect camera for most projects where for higher end stuff you could shoot red code and for more lower-end project (talking heads/ social content) you could shoot H265. The 2 surprises once we started shooting with it was just how massive the red code is compared to other red cameras (we also have other reds with other DOPs on projects) and how unusable the H265 is So camera was sold and we're back to using Lumix's / Sony FX for lower end projects and Pyxis 12/Komodo for higher end projects. This is just my use case in my little world..... I know we all have different wants and needs 🙂
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