There is a camera that has been circling video blogs for the past few days now. It is the Digital Bolex and it boasts the ability to shoot 2K RAW video with a planned price of under $3300. Their Kickstarter campaign has grown rapidly and already reached over 250% of their goal with two weeks to go.
The camera looks to offer a unique “vintage” look, similar to the analogue version of its namesake. I anticipate that it will be a great option for period or stylized work but will it be a replacement for your HDSLR?
Find out more including specs here.
Considering everything these days requires rigs and setups, I don’t see why this form would be practical for the shooter of today. Maybe my HDSLR mindset is narrow and I’m not from the era of Bolex cameras, but I think the design of the hardware needs to fit today’s serious filmmakers. That being said, the footage looks really nice.Â
I wonder why there is not even one single picture of the product on their site. Does it really exists? Is there any advantage of s16mm over fullframe 35mm equivalent?