Compact 1080p EFP cam

[Obin Olson]

This is HUGELY needed...SMALL FORM FACTOR....even EPIC is heavy, and I will be shooting with GYROS....I need a 5d or less in weight with 2 Kenyon's on the bottom.....I am now going to try and hack my red as the "CMOS" board is connected via special connectors the the main boards.

this should be interesting. sourcing the connectors at the moment.

[Obin Olson]

anyone know where I can find this connector?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/3693159...n/photostream/

[Obin Olson]

BTW opening up the R1 for the first time I found a lot of dirt....wonder how many more years of this dirt leaking in till things start to fry on the inside.....I do take care of my camera but it seems it's not "dirt" proof! :)

[Obin Olson]

ahhh...could this be it?

http://search.digikey.com/scripts/dk...ame=SAM8194-ND

[Obin Olson]

and here is the mate:

http://media.digikey.com/photos/Samt...0-01-L-D-A.jpg

hmmm..sure wonder if I could make a 3-6 foot cable out of this with just the camera "head" and carry the r1 body in a backpack etc for the worlds lightest 4k camera head.

30 wires per connector and 4 or 5 connectors total....it will be some work but I don't see why I could not make this.

[Deanan]

30 wires per connector and 4 or 5 connectors total....it will be some work but I don't see why I could not make this.

The high bandwidth signals won't go that far.

[Obin Olson]

and the singles:

http://search.digikey.com/scripts/Dk...ame=SAM8185-ND

[Obin Olson]

The high bandwidth signals won't go that far.

GREAT to know! so what would it take to make them travel that far?

and how far will they travel right now as is with a longer cable? 1 foot more? 2 foot?

[Obin Olson]

Im gearing up for a project that requires I shoot like I would with my Canon 5d..just the camera with 2 Kenyon ks2 gyros on the bottom of it.

SO I need a camera head that is 2lb or so...and I REALLY don't want to use the 5d(image sucks) and am willing to make this happen any way I can.

Need the help though to get from "here are the connectors" to a finished unit that will work....any help MUCH appreciated along the way...for example:

If the signals will not travel that far....what do we need to do to get them to travel that far? amplifier?

I understand this has not been done already but I would have a hard time hearing "no it can't be done" ...I will find a way. even all the new RED cameras are not going to be light enough unless they weigh in at 2 lb or so.

[sandro-bachmann]

red should not even think about building a new camera, before they not able to get those epic x, s, and all the scarlets in the field.