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Not my space, so I didn't realize they bought Red (i.e. Red Digital Camera) ~4/2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Digital_Cinema#History https://en.wikiped
by ethbr1 2y ago
Not my space, so I didn't realize they bought Red (i.e. Red Digital Camera) ~4/2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Digital_Cinema#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Digital_Cinema#History
Agreed that it's nice to see them pushing forward with their camera lines. Thank god for conglomerate revenue to see them through rough patches.
Imho, the idiotic video recording limit really bit them in the ~2010s and let Cannon take a lot of their consumer/prosumer share. And is still a thing(?), maybe not on newest lines, albeit less impactful now that full-resolution makes tethered external storage a better solution. https://kagi.com/search?q=nikon+z+video+record+limit https://kagi.com/search?q=nikon+z+video+record+limit
It seemed like a missed opportunity from a technical perspective to provide a simpler warranty-voiding user toggle in software (i.e. set a bit somewhere). They'd still get to maintain the tax benefits of not "officially" being a video recorder, but it would have lessened the impact of ripping, editing, and recompiling firmware.
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y agoSomeone here explained it, some time ago. The <20 min recording time has something to do with how the device is classified, for import and tax purposes.
- ethbr1 2y agoThere were EU (and probably others, but EU is a huge camera market) tariffs on anything with 30m+ video recording. 2007(?) and on. However, as a result of an expansion of the WTO ITA, those should be scrapped now. https://www.fujirumors.com/yes-eu-import-duty-reason-fujifilm-x-h1-limited-30-minutes-will-change-2018-2019/ https://www.fujirumors.com/yes-eu-import-duty-reason-fujifil... It'll probably take some time for the market to force camera manufacturers into stretching limits though.
- jiggawatts 2y agoCurrent Nikon cameras have no limit and can even receive continuous power from USB-C.