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Title: Aaton Cantar X3 coming out in December
Post by: H₂O on November 26, 2014, 10:34:41 AM

http://www.noyzboyz.nl/Producten/Aaton/Recorder/aaton-cantar-x3 (http://www.noyzboyz.nl/Producten/Aaton/Recorder/aaton-cantar-x3)

Way Beyond the general population here - will probably run $20k or more - being sold for around 15.000 Euros in Europe

Title: Re: Aaton Cantar X3 coming out in December
Post by: bluewingolive on November 26, 2014, 10:58:59 AM

Does it hover?   :o

Title: Re: Aaton Cantar X3 coming out in December
Post by: capnhook on November 26, 2014, 12:02:51 PM

Ain't that whut Futureman (Roy Wooten) plays..?   :P

Title: Re: Aaton Cantar X3 coming out in December
Post by: Jonmac on November 27, 2014, 07:52:33 AM

What a horrendously ugly looking machine !!!

Title: Re: Aaton Cantar X3 coming out in December
Post by: dmonkey on November 27, 2014, 10:22:08 AM

It's like, how much more ugly could this be? And the answer is none -- none more ugly.

Title: Re: Aaton Cantar X3 coming out in December
Post by: achalsey on November 27, 2014, 11:04:49 AM

I.... kinda like it.  :-\  it's like a concept car.  Pretty ridiculous but sorta cool.

Title: Re: Aaton Cantar X3 coming out in December
Post by: H₂O on November 27, 2014, 11:17:27 AM

They are designed for location film cart use and are environmentally hardened (I.e. Against water, sand, etc).


This is the top of the line recorder

Title: Re: Aaton Cantar X3 coming out in December
Post by: pohaku on November 27, 2014, 01:12:14 PM

Clearly part of the Borg collective.

Title: Re: Aaton Cantar X3 coming out in December
Post by: F.O.Bean on November 30, 2014, 05:29:59 PM

Damn

Title: Re: Aaton Cantar X3 coming out in December
Post by: Scooter123 on December 01, 2014, 02:22:36 AM

If you pre-order now, they'll include an 8gig SD card. 

Now there is a real deal sweetener. 

Title: Re: Aaton Cantar X3 coming out in December
Post by: TSNéa on December 01, 2014, 02:29:42 AM

Cantar audio recorders (to be used on a cart) were created by Jean-Piere Beauviala, known for a very famous motion camera, the Aaton, designed to be like a "cat on the shoulder" vs the very un-ergonomic cameras of that time (Eclair, etc.). Then came a new time-code system, then the Cantar and eventually some financial difficulties in 2013.

http://test.aaton.com/products/film/

Beauviala is not only an engineer but someone very concerned with the "esthaetics of cinema". Aaton cameras are used in documentaries and some feature movies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaton_Digital
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaton_Digital
http://test.aaton.com/about/history.php
https://cinemagodardcinema.wordpress.com/interviews/genesis-of-a-camera-jean-pierre-beauviala-and-jean-luc-godard/

Beauviala also created a very small camera (in the 70's!), about the size of a SD microphone : the "Paluche" (the "Hand" (r) , in French slang).  I can't find a picture of the original camera.

FWIW.