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David Bross Digital Bolex Rebuild Reaches Working Prototype – Kodak CCD, Raspberry Pi 5, Free Loaner Units Planned

Late last year, we spoke with former cinematographer David Bross about his free DIGILOG iPhone app and his plan to revive the Digital Bolex D16 around its original Kodak CCD sensor. David has now written to me with an update: the camera exists as a fully working prototype, running on a Raspberry Pi 5 and powered by a V-mount battery.

David Bross Digital Bolex Rebuild Reaches Working Prototype – Kodak CCD, Raspberry Pi 5, Free Loaner Units Planned

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Late last year, we spoke with former cinematographer David Bross about his free DIGILOG iPhone app and his plan to revive the Digital Bolex D16 around its original Kodak CCD sensor.

David has now written to me with an update: the camera exists as a fully working prototype, running on a Raspberry Pi 5 and powered by a V-mount battery.

He also wants to build two extra units and hand them to directors and cinematographers for free.

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Late last year, we spoke with former cinematographer David Bross about his free DIGILOG iPhone app and his plan to revive the Digital Bolex D16 around its original Kodak CCD sensor. David has now written to me with an update: the camera exists as a fully working prototype, running on a Raspberry Pi 5 and powered by a V-mount battery. He also wants to build two extra units and hand them to directors and cinematographers for free.

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  • For those of you who missed the earlier chapters, the Digital Bolex D16 was a 2K Super 16 cinema camera built around a Kodak KAI-05040 interline […]

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