Re: Official: Convergent Design Gemini 4:4:4
 

Is the 800 X 480 screen resolution of the Gemini good enough for critical focus and monitoring?

Cinedeck Extreme is 1024x600

SmallHD DP6 is 1280x800 (no touch-screen but good monitoring solution)

Red Pro LCDs are 1024x600

Re: Official: Convergent Design Gemini 4:4:4
 

Dear Melvin,

The necessary resolution for critical focusing depends on many factors.

For each size of LCD, their is an appropriate resolution.

When watching an LCD close up, such as on a 5" diagonal LCD, 800 x 480 is considered very good resolution.

For larger monitor, say 5.6" or higher, higher resolution is more appropriate.

It will be best to allow others to decide if we offer high-enough resolution.

But, please remember that we have a 1 to 1 resolution option, with the ability for one to move around the area which is magnified.

It should be fine for critical focusing.

Quick Photos of Gemini Mounted on Camera
 

Here's a couple of quick photos of the Gemini mounted on the side of the AF100. We're still waiting for our F3 to arrive, but this will give you a good idea of the size of Gemini. It's just a little larger than a typical 5.0" LCD monitor.

Re: Official: Convergent Design Gemini 4:4:4
 

Thanks for the photos Mike, it's great to see how small the Gemini is.
Keep up the innovative work!!!

Re: Official: Convergent Design Gemini 4:4:4
 

Dear Friends,

The price of memory chips that go into Solid State Drives and other devices have been very volatile lately.

As such, we were reluctant to release the prices of the 256 GB and 512 GB 1.8" SSD's that we will offer for the Gemini 4:4:4. We were going to wait until NAB for the price announcement.

However, many have asked for the prices for planning purposes.

We will be offering industry standard 1.8" SSD's, but they will be very high performance models.

We will be purchasing these in large quantities, then thoroughly testing them at both regular and elevated temperatures.

Our price for 256 GB SSD will be $749 and 512 GB will be $1,349.

These SSD's have a minimum sustained write speed of 260 Megabytes per second (MBps) which is far faster than CompactFlash cards which generally top out at around 90 MBps (SanDisk Extreme Pro).

For comparison, 256 GB of 64 GB SanDisk Extreme Pro currently cost $2,079.96 versus our price for a 256 GB SSD at $749.

For 512 GB, the comparison is $4,159.92 versus $1,349.

In both cases we are comparing the initial purchase price for highly reusable media.

These prices are subject to change due to market conditions beyond our control.

Re: Official: Convergent Design Gemini 4:4:4
 

Dear Mike and Dan,
All my friends open-mouthed with the GEMINI 444.
Congratulations.
rafael

Re: Official: Convergent Design Gemini 4:4:4
 

Your pricing is amazing.

You should also compare it to Red.

So, for a 256GB 1.8" SSD, C-D charges $749 and Red charges $3200 but it doesn't stop there. You must add $1500 for their Red SSD module just to be able to use a SSD and then add another $250 so you can download the footage to a computer. So, a true comparison would be C-D @ $749 and Red @ $4950.

Re: Official: Convergent Design Gemini 4:4:4
 

Dear Rafael and Steve,

Thank you for your comments.

We do try hard to make our products reasonable.

Re: Official: Convergent Design Gemini 4:4:4
 

Great looking product Dan. Can't believe how compact it is. I can't wait to put it through it's paces recording 10 bit S-Log from my F3. The compact size and dual purpose monitor/recorder capability is going to be a big bonus for me with all the travelling that I do. With the restrictions on airline baggage these days every ounce counts. Also can't wait to shoot some 3D on to it.

When you consider that currently available dedicated on camera 3D monitors cost more than the gemini it's a no-brianer.

Re: Official: Convergent Design Gemini 4:4:4
 

The Phantom is another.
The Gemini could be amazing for the Phantom.
Steve

Re: Official: Convergent Design Gemini 4:4:4
 

Dear Friends,

Here is an image of the Gemini 4:4:4.

I love this image, but it makes it look huge, it is actually quite small, with a 5.0" Monitor.

The actual size is 5.4" wide and 4.5" tall and 1.6" thick.

Or 137mm wide, 114mm tall, and around 41mm thick.

Our Gemini 4:4:4 is about the same size as the Small HD DP6 or the TV Logic 5" monitor.