Aura6 opens Kickstarter for a Super 8-style 4K camera from $189
A Portuguese startup offers a camera shaped like 1980s movie cameras, filming 4K at 18 frames per second.
A small company is making a digital camera that looks like old movie cameras. It is still raising money to build it, so it is not in shops yet.
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Why it matters
A camera for fans of old-film looks, but it is still a funding campaign and not in production.
Watch: a charming mix of old and new.
The details
- Films 4K in 4:3 at 18 frames per second; the lens and processing add warmth and grain.
- Kickstarter pledges start at $189; the planned retail price is $249.
- Comes with an 8GB SD card; there is no audio unless you add the optional top-mounted shotgun mic.
- Clips form three-minute 'rolls' uploaded to a phone; an optional mode limits each shot to six seconds.
- Optical viewfinder only, no preview screen; no shipping date given, and sale depends on reaching production.
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