Gentoo Gs8
Super 8 at it's finest
Please note that the pictures are of our 3D printed prototype camera and hence the build quality is notably poor – the real production model will be built in aluminum.
Camera is shown with following non-included accessories: Lens, NATO Rig ARRI Rosette, NATO Rig handle, Small-HD 502 3G-SDI viewfinder, CoreSWX battery, Kodak Super8 Film
- 3G-SDI 1080p output supporting critical focus and low-light conditions.
- User programmable frame rates up to 48fps with crystal synchronization - perfect for music videos, documentaries etc..
- Multiple Start/Stop Trigger inputs with support for trigger handles etc.
- Side display with status info, frame counter and system settings information
- 11VDC to 28VDC polarity agnostic input power port (LEMO 0B.302 industry standard)
- Two fused (LEMO 0b.30x) 14.4V VBAT Power outlets for powering lens motors, viewfinder monitor etc.
- Gentoo is designed around the CoreSWX Nano Micro 98 industry standard V-Lock cine-battery which allows multiple hours of operation
- Uses standard Kodak 50ft cartridges in combination with a re-usable spacer providing true pin registration
- Multiple customization options with NATO rigging, cheese-plates etc.
- Designed and build of aircraft grade aluminum in Denmark.
- Developer access is possible (open source firmware)
- C-Mount for interchangable lenses.
The Gentoo was a rental camera designed specifically towards production companies, rental-houses, studios or professionals wanting 16mm like image quality with the cost and convenience of 8mm.
The Gentoo was built to be the most versatile 8mm camera for any storyteller wanting reliability and the ultimate creative freedom as it comes with on-camera support for NATO rigging, cheese-plates etc. allowing you to easily customize it.
Gentoo sported modern amenities such as industry standard V-Lock allowing you to shoot hours of footage on a single charge and quickly being able to swap the battery in the field seamlessly or power the camera from another power source such as a drone, Steadi-cam rig, car battery etc.
More importantly it featured an extremely low light capable viewfinder which provides critical focus through an 1080p60 resolution ultra-fine grid ground-glass meaning that never has it been so easy to get focus right.
Gentoo was also the first 8mm camera to introduce pin registration without the need to form a Latham loop. This unique Logmar invention provides image registration within the exposed frame on a standard 50ft Kodak cartridge and not at the next image like our former Chatham camera, meaning that scanned footage will yield the best possible result.
The Gentoo was a “slot in” cartridge camera where you only need to insert a re-useable spacer in the regular Kodak cartridge to obtain true pin registration and away you go.