Dont buy a new video camera just yet

[andy at handiwork]

I've seen 4K material (not porn) shown on a good screen, and it looks fantastic. The images have a vibrancy and clarity that is stunning. With the cost of both the cameras and the monitors though still quite high, falling, it was only a matter of time before an adult production outfit took it up as a format. After the false start of 3D this one could have legs.



There are entry level versions coming out soon at a relatively low price considering the quality. And its thought the next Sony smart phone will shoot 4K.



To mis-quote the old ad, 'Is it live or is it 4K?' I'll have to have a play at the BSC show at the Warners studio on saturday. I wonder if they'll let me borrow one for a naughty shoot this w/e. Anybody other than OEJ and me going to the show?

[videokim]

They do look good, there is a budget Sony 4K camera for about ?1200 which is a bargin http://mashable.com/2014/01/06/sony-4k-camcorder

[cockneygeezer2009]

Even 4K will be overtaken in the future by an even more impressive format. As soon as you buy a 4K camera another camera will be out which is even better. Where will it all end? It won't.

[Peter]

No-one actually needs it in a standard home environment, though. I think at standard viewing distances, you need a screen of around 85 inches to make the quality difference noticeable.

People will still buy them though! (As will I)

[Dave Wells]

Nice one Andy !

[Twingo]

Prefer to see 60fps 1080p over 25/30 4k to be honest.

[Nob3y]

Yea 3D was rammed down everybodies throats and seems to have fallen flat on its face.
Mind you how far can things go? After all the human eye can only see so much. When that point has been reached then its time to splash out on the latest "whatever"

[cockneygeezer2009]

"When that point has been reached then its time to splash out on the latest "whatever""

Another porn pun for those that missed it!!

[awomanatwork]

Must agree with everything Andy says - just back from seeing 4K footage on a state of the art Sony Screen .... blown away by it, absolutely fabulous !

[andy at handiwork]

Sadly, AWAW, there aren't that many people shooting adult stuff in the UK who could do it justice, though your stuff suggests you might have a good stab at it.