Red Scarlet just got scooped

This camera is available for $2750

* 2/3" optical format
* 1920x1080 Imaging at Standard 2/3″ Optical Format
* 12bit Output with >11bit Dynamic Range
* High Efficiency Microlens Array
* RGB Color Filter Array
* Electronic Focal Plane Rolling Shutter
* Progressive Readout with Rolling Shutter
* Green Responsivity (550nm): >5000 LSB/lx-s
* Patented Low-Noise, High-Speed Video Architecture
* Frame Rate up to 60 fps progressive, with maximum sensor resolution
* Output Bayer Raw Data 12 and 8 bit per pixel
* Extended Sensitivity 60 fps at 1280 x 720 (2/3 inch)
* 120 fps at 1280x720 (1/2 inch)
* Variable Electronic Shutter:
- Synchronizable to External Shutter/Flash
- Synchronizable to External Frame Synchronization clocks
* Dynamic Noise Reduction (DNR)
* Vertical Line-Mixing including 3->2, 2->1, 3->1 and 4->1 Modes
* Horizontal Pixel-Binning including 1.5->1, 2->1, 3->1 and 4->1 Modes
* Enhanced Sensitivity 2/3-inch Video Using Pixel Binning and/or Line Mixing
* Video Gain from -24 up to 72 dB; independent control of R, G and B channels (for SMX-12A2C)
* Sub-Sampling Modes Optionally Provide 1.5, 2, 3 or 4x lower resolution
* Windowing with 16 Column and 9 Row Resolution
* Gigabit Ethernet full duplex mode Interface
* Ethernet cable length up to 100 m
* Power Over Ethernet IEEE 802.3af compliant or external power: 5 V (500 mA)
* Hardware image processing (Gamma, brightness, contrast, median filter, lossless image compression)
* Hardware Conversion Table from 11 bit (12 bits output with >11 bits dynamic range) to 8 bit per pixel
* Hardware lookup table separately for R, G and B colors
* Operating temperature: from 0 to +60°C
* Lens mount type: C-mount
* Weight: (without lens) 198 g
* Dimensions (W x L x H): 50 x 80 x 50 mm
* Camera housing material: duralumin

Is it out now? Or a pre order thing?
What is C mount?

$2750 for only 198 g ?

That's about $14,000 per Kg or $6,300 per pound?!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_mount :-P
Just a different style mount. Threaded, smaller.

http://www.sumix.com/products/cameras/smx-12a2c.html

C mount is used by film cameras, isn't it? And I'm reading that the "cheapest" lenses are $1000, so the "working" price is $3700. Plus, if you use it for what it's really good for, shooting RAW, you need a system capable of editing RAW, so there's at least another $5000 if you don't have one already.

And it's pre-order, with the first 20 units coming out in about a month and about 30 units a month average afterwords for the first few months. I'm betting if you're not a major studio and you order it today you'll be #4000 on the list.

Nice find CF, the SMX looks awesome... I can imagine using it in a studio.

Need a dual core laptop to run it.

The wife's laptop is Dual Core, but my main computer is in my "studio" and it's a dual quadcore system so I'd just hook it up to that.

dnavarrojr : To change the subject for a second...

Any idea on buying a making a dual socket render box, I was thinking AMD Opteron. 8 cores, 16 GB RAM. Or maybe an i7 930... but I can't find a mobo that supports more than 8 GB RAM.

C4D and Vue 7 renders are running upwards of 2 days on my AMD 940.