First, I'm surprised at the hostility shown to Dan. In a supposedly "pro" group calling someone a "shill" is out of bounds.
Secondly, I'm equally surprised that so many don't "grock' what these cameras are about. Of course, one can buy a consumer camcorder or a horrible-handling DSLR that have better specs and provide a "clearer" image. But, if you want true ring driven focus that holds and ring-driven aperture, plus a smooth manual zoom -- for little cost -- you are out of luck. (I've had a Beaulieu and Bolex H8 and H16 -- and today's camera are simply not not FUN to shoot with!
Of course, one could shoot film. process it, and then scan it to HD video. But, that seems pointless if one can get a digital FullHD file by using one's computer.
The why seems obvious to me. Had the Scarlet arrived at $3000 the S8 and S16 would have no chance. But, at the $3000 to $6000 price range there are no 4:4:4 RAW RGB cameras that record 12-bits. One has to bump to an F3, add S-log firmware, and buy a recorder. Not an economic proposition for MANY folks. (If it is for you, I'm wondering what you are doing reading and replying to posts about Super8!)
So assuming current readers really ARE interested in DIGITAL S8 and/or DIGITAL S16 -- here are some questions for Dan.
1) The chip aspect-ratio is about 2.35:1 and Dan says is slightly wider than S8 film. What are its size and diameter? And, how does it work with S8 lenses that were built for 1.33:1?
2) Does it record audio? Details?
3) What is the recorded data-rate of CinemaDNG with audio? How long does it record? Hopefully, at least 15 minutes to a disk!
4) Does it record TIFF images into CinemaDNG?
5) Can you describe the recording system. Is it built in? What drives are required?
6) For Mac users, your software may not run well under BOOTCAMP with Windows XP. But, Adobe has a CinemaDNG plug-in for Premiere. Does it deBayer? If not, any idea how we'll get deBayering and Image adjustments in Premiere?
7) Assuming a software 75% deBayer efficiency, 2592 yields about 1944 LUMA PIXELS. An image scale of 0.74 from 2592 to 1920 means the 1944 becomes 1440. The question I have is HOW will the 1105 be mapped to 1080. My guess is that it will be letterboxed info FullHD. If so, then 1440 will be divided, I think, by 2.35 which reduces H. resolution to 612 TVl/ph. Before folks scream that's not "HD" many big chip cameras at the same price point only offer about 750TVl/ph.
8) I swear I saw a pix of the S8, but can't find it now. Can you snap some pix of all sides of yours and post.
Thank you.
Steve