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Bolex H16 RX5 Super 16 conversion by the manufacturer in Switzerland

bolex — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:36:14 -0600

Dear Mr. Blair,

We are the manufacturer of your four Bolex H16 RX5 cameras and will convert them to original Bolex Super 16 format. After the conversion, you will be able to shoot in Super 16 as required.

Red Camera

Stephen W — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 05:38:04 -0600

Hi all,

I'm sure many of you know about the Red One Camera by now (I go on about it often enough!) Just wanted to point people in the direction of a Forum for UK Users who are interested in developments:

IBC

Stephen W — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 07:38:04 -0500

Anyone going to this year's IBC? The main theme is Digital Cinema, including screenings on the Sony 4k projector. PLUS first 4k footage from the Red One sensor (which apparently is being downconve

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Sony's DCR-TRV950

Zara — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:32:47 -0500

Does anyone have any experience with Sony's DCR-TRV950 MiniDV Handycam Camcorder?

If so would you recommend it?
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SkyCam in the UK?

Jack — Wed, 10 May 2006 11:25:30 -0500

Hi,

Does anybody know where I can hire a SkyCam / SpiderCam / generic cable-suspended camera in the UK and how much they cost? I'm pretty sure that such a system is available in the UK because I overheard someone saying "yeah, I work for a company that hires out cable-suspended cameras like the SkyCam" in the toilets at a short film night a few years ago and everytime I think of that evening I always kick myself for not chatting to the guy. Cable-suspended cameras are cool; that's all there is to it. I want to play with one! If they're too expensive to hire then I'd seriously think about trying to build one.
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Encoding as flash

edeverett — Sat, 29 Apr 2006 03:56:09 -0500

Hi all,

I just like to point out this website which pretty much answered all my questions about encoding video as .flv : it lets you compare the different encoding options side by side. So as I'm preparing some graphic animation I'll use the On2 codec.
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RED Digital Cinema Camera

Stephen W — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:09:31 -0500

Hey everyone!

Exciting stuff is about to happen - the revolution gains momentum on Monday with the unveiling of the RED 4k Cinema Camera at NAB.

Yes, that's 4k as in resolution (4520×2540) which is a MAJOR step-up from the current crop of Digital cameras (Genesis, D20 etc.) But what's really promising to be revolutionary is the price; the company has been set up by a mad American billionaire called Jim who owns a sunglasses company but wants to give the industry a "kick up the ass", so he's promising the camera will be "within reach" of normal people like us! He's been heavily marketing it towards DV users (the kind of people that would buy an HVX200 for example) and has promised it will be "significantly cheaper" than a Varicam or CineAlta.
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Importing

Stephen W — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 04:14:11 -0500

Don't know if anyone has ever done this, but is there anyone out there who has ever bought a camera in the US and had it imported to the UK? If so, could you tell me how much the Customs Duty rate is for importing a Digital Video Camera at the moment?
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Shooting Super-16mm On A Low Budget

Jack — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 07:48:11 -0500

This is the companion discussion to Jack's article Shooting Super-16mm On A Low Budget

"This article will first look at some of the reasons for s
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"Film style" high def digital cameras

Jack — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:22:07 -0600

Do you have any experience shooting on the new breed of "film style" digital cameras like the Arri D-20, Panavision Genesis and Dalsa Origin in the UK? I believe the D-20 is available in the UK but what about the other cameras???
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