Interview with Ikonoskop on the A-Cam dII “Digital 16mm” Camera at FreshDV

FreshDV @ PVC

Interview with Ikonoskop on the A-Cam dII “Digital 16mm” Camera

Published by Matthew Jeppsen October 12th, 2008 in Cameras, Featured Content, Formats, FreshDV, Hardware, Interviews, News, Storage

Last month at the IBC show in Amsterdam, a small Swedish company named Ikonoskop launched an exciting new digital cinema camera called the A-Cam dII. The dII offers nearly 2K resolution from a 16mm-sized CCD imager, records uncompressed DNG sequences to high-speed solid-state media, and can be overcranked up to 60fps. With a number of lens mount options that include PL, C-mount, and still image lenses (via the IMS mount), the dII has a lot to offer to those with an existing lens investment. Perhaps one of the greatest attractions of the dII is it’s compact, integrated design that thoughtfully includes a viewfinder tucked into the side of the body.

I wrote 1200 words on this new camera shortly after it was announced, comparing it to the Red One and Red Scarlet. You can read that article over at ProVideoCoalition. It’s an intriguing offering from both a price and performance standpoint, and since the announcement I’ve heard more speculation and questions about the dII than answers. So we got in touch with the Ikonoskop crew to try to get some of these burning questions answered.

The following 30-minute podcast is a frank and open discussion about the dII that should clear the air about what it does, and doesn’t offer. If you’ve got questions about this new camera, we hope this interview will answer them. Listen to the podcast by subscribing to our podcast feed.

Ikonoskop A-cam dII Interview [30:21m]: Download

8 Responses to “Interview with Ikonoskop on the A-Cam dII “Digital 16mm” Camera”

Feed for this Entry

1 Simonfilm Oct 15th, 2008 at 11:27 am

Why aren´t there any sample image or footage at the web site (www.ikonoskop.com) from a camera that is almost in the street?

Simon.
2 Matthew Jeppsen Oct 16th, 2008 at 10:43 am

I imagine they are still making changes to the camera software, and I expect footage in due time.

-MJ
3 ajit Oct 17th, 2008 at 2:14 pm

Excellent interview!
4 Jerry Holsopple Oct 29th, 2008 at 2:12 pm

Have these guys disappeared? I noticed a refund on my Visa card for my down payment and the website is gone as well.

Jerry
5 Marco Zaayer Oct 30th, 2008 at 7:51 am

It looks like they have been disappeared or they just chaging their website provider. But you did get the refund, so I believe they don’t excist anynore.

This is the translation when your visiting their website: Welcome to Levon Line!

You have visited a page that does not exist on this server …
The page with the address http://www.ikonoskop.com points here but are not kept on this server.

The error may also be that you are using an outdated version of your browser does not support HTTP 1.1. It makes for a few years back all common browsers including Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator. If you are behind a firewall and use a proxy, it may be, and your browser is misconfigured. Contact the person who has set the firewall and ask for help.

Good luck
6 Marco Zaayer Oct 30th, 2008 at 11:28 am

Ikonoskop are back in business, website is online.
Sorry for my two posts early.