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post #1 of 12
3/2/13 at 12:39pm
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http://www.digitalbolex.com/products/
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post #2 of 12
3/3/13 at 4:00am
http://news.doddleme.com/equipment/the-worst-tech-stories-of-the-year-2012/

See #2.

I really hope they succeed, but they announced almost a year ago and have not shipped their first camera yet. In the meantime, lower priced competition is either shipping - or is about to ship.

For those who want a RAW camcorder sooner, rather than later, the $2995 Blackmagic Cinema Camera is shipping (albeit slowly), and is available for rent.

In addition, established RAW camera manufacturer Kinefinity has announced the ~$3200 (for the first 100 orders) KineRAW Mini.

Digital Bolex is going to have to step it up.

Bill
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post #3 of 12
3/3/13 at 5:12am
It looks like a niche camera for some people but a small sensor in a big 5lb camera with C-mount ,100-400iso range, no 1080p60 is not my dream camera.
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We are not scaling to meet huge demand this year, but we will be delivering the first 100 cameras this quarter, and we will be pre-selling 300 cameras after that. Then when those 300 are delivered (in a much more timely way) we will pre-sell 500 more, and so on raising the number of cameras we can produce each time. And growing our production facility, distribution, and service facilities organically…But we will be delivering a couple thousand cameras this year, depending on the demand it may or may not be difficult to get one, but it will be possible - See more at: http://nofilmschool.com/2013/02/digital-bolex-raw-camera-d16/#sthash.UHcHbPOU.dpuf
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post #4 of 12
3/3/13 at 12:52pm
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It looks like a niche camera for some people but a small sensor in a big 5lb camera with C-mount ,100-400iso range, no 1080p60 is not my dream camera.

Yeah they should continually improve on it, I really love the pistol grip form factor smile.gif
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post #5 of 12
3/3/13 at 1:42pm
I have a pistol grip on my Steadicam Merlin but the Digital Bolex will need a rig to keep steady and the pistol grip looks like will only be steady with ultra wide lenses.


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post #6 of 12
3/3/13 at 1:56pm
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I have a pistol grip on my Steadicam Merlin but the Digital Bolex will need a rig to keep steady and the pistol grip looks like will only be steady with ultra wide lenses.

Nice! There is nothing like a Merlin, luv it! That would'nt work to good with a Bolex:)
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post #7 of 12
3/3/13 at 3:29pm
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I have a pistol grip on my Steadicam Merlin but the Digital Bolex will need a rig to keep steady and the pistol grip looks like will only be steady with ultra wide lenses.
Does the Merlin require a GH2 lens with OIS or will the image still be steady with a non-OIS/prime lens?
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post #8 of 12
3/3/13 at 4:23pm
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Does the Merlin require a GH2 lens with OIS or will the image still be steady with a non-OIS/prime lens?
That lens is the Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95 and is a full manual lens with no IS. The Steadicam Merlin is meant to be used with lenses and bodies without built-in IS.
Edited by jogiba - 3/3/13 at 4:35pm
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post #9 of 12
3/3/13 at 5:48pm
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That lens is the Voigtländer Nokton 25mm f/0.95 and is a full manual lens with no IS. The Steadicam Merlin is meant to be used with lenses and bodies without built-in IS.
Thanks.
Can you use the Merlin and GH2 for event shooting or does it become tiring holding that for a long time?
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post #10 of 12
3/4/13 at 7:13am
The Steadicam Merlin is the lightest in it's class so it could be used for longer periods of time without a belt setup than others. Here is a video clip of someone using it with the GH2 and 7-14mm lens @10mm :



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post #11 of 12
3/11/13 at 9:55pm
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post #12 of 12
3/13/13 at 6:16am
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Please consider supporting this important film about the history of Bolex, I'm sure you all will appreciate it

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cappuccino/beyond-the-bolex-a-documentary-film
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