Posts Tagged ‘cinema camera’

Ikonoskop A-cam dll versus Blackmagic Cinema Camera

Friday, 08 March, 2013 19:05

Back in November I tested the Ikonoskop A-cam dll with Rob of Slashcam.de and Ludwig Reuter of HD Video Shop here in Berlin.

We spent a few hours comparing it to the Blackmagic Cinema Camera – here’s how it turned out.

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Digital Bolex D16 cinema camera gets huge upgrade

Wednesday, 30 January, 2013 09:50

I’m really impressed by this new Digital Bolex blog post detailing what they have been spending all this extra time on. The project has had a massive yet very sensible improvement on the original specs of the camera.

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Ikonoskop A-Cam dll vs Blackmagic Cinema Camera – first impressions

Friday, 23 November, 2012 17:29

The Ikonoskop A-Cam is a 12bit uncompressed raw digital cinema camera that shoots in Cinema DNG format, much like the Blackmagic Cinema Camera.

In many ways though this is a different animal.

The Ikonoskop addresses some of what the Blackmagic Cinema Camera lacks in that it features a global shutter (it uses a CCD sensor rather than CMOS) and uses interchangeable Sony batteries (NP-F770, the same ones the FS100 uses). The only other digital cinema camera currently to feature a global shutter is the Sony F55 (likely over $25,000 when it hits the market). The Ikonoskop is 7700 Euros.

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Blackmagic Design CEO Grant Petty explains design process behind the cinema camera (higher frame rates may come later in firmware update)

Monday, 03 September, 2012 18:27

Vocas BMCC matte box

When Ozzy common sense meets innovation… And a Vocas matte box

Why is the Blackmagic Cinema Camera the way it is?

It’s a long time since we saw such a creative camera with this much creative depth, rather than an another run of the mill industry tool that merely does a job.

Grant Petty, CEO at Blackmagic Design explains…

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