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For me In order of importance for a digital bolex II:

1) Fine Color discrimination (like the original DB, glorious colors)

2) Eddie's Bolex Log (it is very flexible and easy to use)

3)  dynamic range +2 stops with the new EMCCD

4) I don't ask for crazy high iso... the last firware update has improved the digital bolex in that regard, noise is very filmic. OK, Blackmagic does 800-1600 iso, I love the BMPCC but its sensor show IR contamination in low-light scenarios (think, for example, a documentary scene in a street with tungsten light need a lot of work in post to correct the color, but the problem is not easy to fix most of the times) while the digital bolex doesn't present this problem..

5) A modular design for portability. Do you want to cage the camera? Do you want a light hanheld camera with a hand-grip? it's up to you. Remember, CCD cameras are the only global shutter camera in the market now

2 hours ago, iaremrsir said:

That is, in fact, the sensor I'm talking about  the KAE-02150. So, so nice. If you read up on EMCCDs, you'll see the higher the gain, the lower the amount of noise. It works by varying voltages in a special gain register and the electrons collide with each other and a phenomenon called impact ionization happens. More electrons are created! And electrons are our signal! So more gain = more electrons = more signal = less noise

Fantastic! The filmmaker comunity really miss CCD/EMCCD camera   

Eddie has dramatically improved the D16 in the last year, his name is a warranty. I will be happy to support a new EMCCD camera project.

+1 for kickstarter

Jonatan, your video is fantastic. I have worked with the pocket in the past, now I am going to buy a micro cinema camera. I've noticed that colors are a bit different. How did you grade the footage? Is it possible to get a couple of dng files from your video?

 

Second question: have you used any IR filter?

thanks!!!!!

hi brucker, it would be nice to watch some professional footage with c-mount lens, on vimeo there is only Andrew's video! ;) Please upload something when you will get some footage! ;)

Hi,
I am on a low budget, I was thinking of buying a gh2, however good quality lenses (a decent 14mm wide angle, a good 25mm lens as "normal lens") and stabilizers cost too much for me.
In your opinion a J1 with c-mount lenses (like 10mm bolex and 25mm pentax 1.4) could compete in terms of video quality with a nex5/nex5n with kit lens only and some cheap old MF lens (like md 50mm 1.8, vivitar 35mm 2.8 etc..)?
I've seen lots of students wasting their money for excellent body like gh2 and at the same time crapy lenses, crapy light, no stabilizers, no follow focus..
I was searching a good balance between lens and camera performance (saving money in order to buy better light etc..) and j1 seems to be very interesting (despite of its 30p) but there very little videos on the net shooted with good and cheap c-mount lenses...what do you think about it?
Best ,
Tonino