Mike Robertson Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 Hey wondering if anyone has worked with the new digital Bolex. Seems like more of a toy than a real production camera. [arbitrary spinning wheel control]. Looking for experiences / successful work flows for getting usable audio into camera- I found the meters a little weird to use. [initially lining up -20] With an internal SSD and no playback function, Ill have to wait until tomorrow to hear about the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Waldron Posted June 3, 2015 Report Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) I saw the camera and I kind of liked it.. CCD chip instead of CMOS, and I think it has a real shutter. What I couldn't figure out .. is that mic input only?.... no line level.. and is there a way to shut the phantom power off? At least it has XLR inputs. Edited June 3, 2015 by Angelo Waldron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Robertson Posted June 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 I believe they have an off/mic/line option - you can adjust in the small menu tree, what i thought was cool was that you could record higher quality audio above 48khz, 24 bit for some reason. 96khz/24b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Reilly Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) Just one post..but happened to see it in a forum a few minutes ago: "The pre-amp on the Bolex is awful. Add to that terrible audio controls and it is recipe for disaster. Shot an entire day on it for a feature earlier this year. Two actors speaking at the same volume- One spiked the audio and the other barely registered. Had a top notch Audio team and they couldn't save the audio." Of course, can hope it's user error or a defective unit but... It came up in a discussion about using a test Cion, in which they said "I was expecting shit like the Digital Bolex but the preamp is solid." Edited June 4, 2015 by Rich Reilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismedr Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 Just one post..but happened to see it in a forum a few minutes ago: "The pre-amp on the Bolex is awful. Add to that terrible audio controls and it is recipe for disaster. Shot an entire day on it for a feature earlier this year. Two actors speaking at the same volume- One spiked the audio and the other barely registered. Had a top notch Audio team and they couldn't save the audio." Of course, can hope it's a defective unit but... i don't doubt for a second that the audio part of the bolex is not terribly good, but seriously? a top notch audio team recording primary sound on a feature on a kickstarted camera for a full day without doing tests first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Reilly Posted June 4, 2015 Report Share Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) Yes..there is that...(grain of salt emoticon) FWIW as well, another user on Bolex forum says "The D16 preamps are superb for a digital camera. Probably the best on camera audio quality of any camera on the planet. No need for external preamps unless you need a multi-channel mixer or record double system. The D16 seems cleaner and quieter than the cheaper external recorders like the Zoom H series from the music samples so far, which used internal preamp on the instrument mic channel and external preamp for the vocal mic. " With that..I bow outta this Edited June 5, 2015 by Rich Reilly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Perkins Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 More expert internet opinion. I'm sure exhaustive blind testing was done. p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikewest Posted June 27, 2015 Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 Batting for the other team! Is it a good camera??? Sound can always be recorded seperately. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traut Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) Bean counters and coneheads are assiduously trying to write us out of the equation. Edited September 26, 2015 by traut error Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Wielage Posted September 26, 2015 Report Share Posted September 26, 2015 "The pre-amp on the Bolex is awful. Add to that terrible audio controls and it is recipe for disaster. Shot an entire day on it for a feature earlier this year. Two actors speaking at the same volume- One spiked the audio and the other barely registered. Had a top notch Audio team and they couldn't save the audio." They had a "top notch team" but weren't recording double-system audio? Jesus. To me, the only reason to record single-system is if you're getting shot at, running down the street under war/crime conditions, or you're doing a live news feed. Everything else really should be recorded separately, with camera strictly as a backup (or for dailies). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filmsalang Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 The mic preamps in Digital Bolex are just great from my experience. I have Digital Bolex and tested it. The preamps are sound full and rich through my shotgun mics. Great enough for direct recording or for back up in-camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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