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8K m43 Camera with Flip-Out Screen from... Sharp?
  • FirworksFirworks

    This is pretty out of left field. At least I hadn't seen any predictions of a camera like this. Looks like Sharp was really smitten with the BMPCC4K design as there are a lot of body similarities. Not really much info from Sharp yet on it or even a name but supposedly it will shoot 8Kp30 in H265.

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  • EspenBEspenB

    Project now looks totally dead.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @DrDave

    I can understand them.

    As releasing camera now is very risky.

  • endotoxicendotoxic

    Lol !!!

  • DrDaveDrDave

    Dear Sharp--
    You owe us all a big apology for your barrel of BS vaporware.

  • DrDaveDrDave

    Any eta?

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Still not ready

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  • DrDaveDrDave

    Comes with a waffle iron.

  • zsoundzsound

    Update : https://www.43rumors.com/sharp-has-added-the-8k-micro-four-thirds-camera-on-their-official-webiste/

  • meemee

    Well they did say under $4000. Though under 3K would be a better selling point it is worth pointing out compared to BMPCC's this will likely have very good advanced auto focus features, and presumably outputting that 10bit (dare we hope 12bit) over hdmi to a recorder for much better bit rates. More than price my gripe is 200 megabit per second is decent for 4k, but for 8k is not so appealing. 400 megabit internal would be the minimum for serious shooting imho, but this camera is likely targeted at their 8K television test pilots who will not do a lick of grading and be happy with what will still likely look better than most compressed 8k content they are viewing. If you want a camera for serious film work the zcam 8k offering is going to be $5000 by the time they actually release it, or shortly thereafter ($4000 within a year), so that would be the route to go. The sharp camera is a very interesting offering though, and will undoubtedly be popular with bloggers that want to be the first to upload their face blocking otherwise nice views in 8k ;) B-b-but, I am sure in the right hands it will also be nice for other more serious intentions as well.

  • DrDaveDrDave

    Serious waffling on the release date, but they had a working model that ppl borrowed a year ago. No way would I pay 4K. My rule of thumb is 25 cents a pixel (nominative).

  • majoraxismajoraxis

    Looking forward to seeing what they are able to sell this for. 8k is a headline feature but if it is just under $4k in price then there is no way I am purchasing this out of the gate as these will surely drop in price, especially where there is some competition. I would think $1995 would be the right price for this, but maybe I'm just imaging what a Blackmagic Pocket 8K m4/3 would sell for when eventually released. I thought the footage from this camera looked really good from the prototype so adding 10bit should make it even nicer. If this were priced under $2k, I think it would see well.

  • DrDaveDrDave

    Looks interesting! 10 bit.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Our interview

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  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @DrDave

    Big thing can be licensing and patent things also.

  • DrDaveDrDave

    What I don't understand is that they appeared to having a working prototype with very good IQ, and they actually lent the camera out. I mean, it isn't like that cardboard camera Olympus trotted out at some point.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @EspenB

    Hope so, our team will be at CES.

  • EspenBEspenB

    Will we see it at CES next week?

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @mei

    Real life happened, I figure next stage can be November or CES 2020.

  • meimei

    What happened to this guy's?

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Our interview

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