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Don't want to piss on anyone's parade here, but shooting a burst of raw images is hardly the same as shooting video for even just a few minutes. The fact that the sensor can do that for 1 second does not mean it can do it for longer periods of time without heating up or even dying forever. And assuming it did last for hours working at that speed, image quality could degrade over time, and everything in the camera would need to be updated to keep up with the data and heat. I don't think the same camera could shoot that kind of quality video for the same price or even 3x more if Nikon had wanted to, it's very different things, and a lot would need to change with the camera. No doubt camera companies are not giving us as much as they could/should, but this feels like a bit of a stretch in optimism. The BMCC sensor can do 60fps and global shutter, and still they didn't go with it, probably due to image quality issues and heating problems in those modes. Personally I'd love it if they gave the users the option to choose the shooting mode (global vs rolling shutter), regardless of image quality, but they didn't give the users much choice at all with this camera. They didn't have to, I guess that was one of the perks of being the only $3k cinema camera in the market. The 7D shoots up to 20fps 10fps raw images per second with the fastest cards and it has a mechanical shutter, imagine what it could do with an electronic one, if Canon wanted to...

http://vimeo.com/61304882 Catch the EOSHD interview with Leica's Jesko von Oeynhausenand and hands-on with the Leica M type 240 here The new Leica M (dubbed type 240) has a CMOSIS full frame sensor, and a first for a Leica camera - video. Not since the Leicina 8mm camera (EOSHD article) has a Leica product been viable for cinema. The Leica M of course is primarily a photography tool, but it is interesting to see if Leica have taken the same no-compromise approach to image quality in video mode as they have always done with stills. Furthermore Leica are a company with no high end cinema camera range or video camera market share to protect from themselves (yes - never did make sense that did it?)  

So it's $200 per second.   130 seconds per $26,000 :)   Joking aside, yes we are being taken for an almighty ride by the corporations.   I would like Blackmagic to consider Aptina as a sensor partner.   This chip gives us a better image than their current one and they should explore how to give it the cooling and memory to shoot continuously.   The sensor can't cost close to the RRP of the original Nikon J1 (which shares the sensor with the V1) otherwise Nikon would have made a loss.   So it is is a $100 part at best.   Canon and Sony risk having their asses handed to them if they're not careful. They could see an entire $20,000 market driven to the $500 price point unless they face reality. Electronics are cheap. It happened in the music industry.   They're all trying to 'add value' - which is corporate speak for mark-up. The premium range of cameras adds value at $26,000 by enabling what is already possible for under $3000.   I think the reason Nikon didn't add a larger buffer is that the limitation is really the card write speed. Raw to SD card is a slow process. You really need an SSD. But again, the SSD interface is a $10 part at best. USB SSD docks retail for $30.   The next time a company like Blackmagic or Ikonoskop source a sensor, we are looking at 4K for $4K definitely.

30fps for 2 seconds would be so much more useful. Although at 60fps it can do something the $26,000 Canon c500 cannot. Internally record 12bit RAW 4K @60fps. :lol:

He FTPed me some files. I'll see if I can share the originals. Will ask him!

Mmmm I'm interested... One of my favorite videos I made so far has really quick cuts! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgh-RSJh_Qw Though they were taken from long clips... It'd be harder to capture just what you want in the right second!

It looks like it could be used as a China ball type or perhaps a  guy could make a ring light?  The CN 160 led lights give alot of light and throw a good distance.  It'll be interesting to see what these strip lights can do.    I bought on Ebay today: 1.  $11.98 for each strip light (I bought 2) 2.  Plug adapter $1.98. (bought 2)  (of course I found cheaper pricing after buying) 3.  Dimmer $4.98  (found one after the fact for $3.27, again I over paid:)).   Total for 1 light, roughly $19.00    I have the power adapter (can buy for $5 or so)  and clamp light (although probably can use a bowl from the dollar store).   I'll have to see if there is any banding from the lights.  The light may or may not throw that far.  I like to experiment, although I usually mess up and waste my time.  Curiousity kills the cat.  I hope I don't start a fire and end up burning my house down.  It says delivery could take 25 days.  Cheers.

  You're right.   We've had some emails back and forth and he kindly uploaded the original files. They're much better.   A follow up article is in the works...