Help make it happen for Frankencam DIY RAW Video Camera Prototype on @indiegogo http://igg.me/p/337353/twtr/2411435

This is from Ken Rockwell’s site… Scroll down to “Use the right tools”…he talks specifically about lens sharpness vs image plane size a little bit…how a crappy lens on a medium format camera will look great compared to a super sharp and super pricey SLR lens…

http://kenrockwell.com/tech/lens-sharpness.htm

I think idea of trying to get old 16mm lenses to shoot digitally is sort of…I dunno…misguided is strong a word, b/c there is an aesthetic you can get…but you can do that other ways. Older SLR lenses can hold up better than old 16mm lenses b/c the image size keeps it’s flaws a little better hidden. So to take older 16mm lenses, (not as sharp just being older optics)…and combine them with a sensor that’s the size to make those flaws apparent is one reason why sensor size does matter, drastically (unless you’re going for that look)…I suspect most users or potential buyers for this are *not* going for that look, in which case they should stick to larger sensors.

(All this is also excluding how a small depth of field gives you an apparent sharpness but that’s another topic entirely, but one that does improve your image.)

He mentions the Hurt Locker, The Walking Dead, and Moonrise Kingdom…

Sure, the small film plane/image sensor may have *something* to do with the look…but I think it’s of less of an impact than he’s alluding to in his interview.

Sathya;

We will be including Cinema DNG editing and transcoding software with the D16. This means you can edit your footage, or at least make a list of your selects before you transcode so you don’t end up transcoding everything. It will be a much different experience from AVCHD.

amband;

If and when we release a 4K camera it will likely be very similar to the D16, but higher res, so yes uncompressed.

And as far as 90% of people, we hope that in the near future many many more people will be able to make a living making movies. If we use the music industry as a model we can get to a place where people aren’t getting rich making movies, but are getting to do what they love. We will be working hard, not just to produce cameras, but help influence a market place that helps make this possible.

Thanks everyone for your support, Joe

The rest who use it for TV and Youtube will lose the effect as they compress everything. Big RAW files will cost near as much as film LOL

Still very lovely camera indeed

And chill, Roy – your opinion matters here, but only when it bears on film or filmmaking. This is NoFilmSchool, not No- or ProGunSchool.

C-mount is adaptable to anything and EF mount is basicly crap.
For this crop factor of what these 2 cameras have, the D16 is the winner, Mount wise.

Appearance does mean quite a bit, both on set and for investment pitching. All of this, of course, depends upon the client, but generally speaking:

-corporate shoots I’ve been on have requested business-casual clothing. Everyone else in the room for an insurance agency seminary, for example, comes to work in a suit and tie (ladies in their equivalent).

-weddings have required me to be in at least dress pants and a button-down. Over the past few years, I’ve seen quite a few photographers and videographers show up in khakis, a plaid shirt, and dress sneakers. This would probably be fine if you were extremely close with the couple to-be-wed, or if it was a very informal/casual wedding. However, more often than not, contracted shooters have shown up looking like this to pretty formal weddings.

-Set work gets, tricky, but I think this still depends on the client (or director, if it’s a narrative). Crews I’ve worked with have been fine showing up in relatively casual clothing. It does say something to the client/director, however, if you show up in ripped clothes and generally look like a mess.

Finally, this brings us to investment-pitching. If you’re going to present an idea in-person to someone or a handful of people that can make or break your idea’s reality, I’d imagine you generally can’t Mark Zuckerberg it and show up in a hoodie to pitch to Peter Thiel.

However, the innovation of Kickstarter allows people like Elle and Joe to dress how they normally would and pitch to the world. If they lose a few potential backers like Roy because of appearance, so be it. Kickstarter’s beauty is that you’re not biting your nails if someone potentially huge doesn’t support you – there will be hundreds of others that will still take interest in your idea and support it.

Also, someone should pester Aaton to make a digital version of the XTR alongside the Penelope Delta. That would be badass.