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From: The Verge - Monday May 21, 2018 02:00 pm
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One thing I've seen more and more over the past few years is people turning their smartphones into full-on video rigs, complete with lenses, microphones, even lights and stabilizers. I think it's a fascinating idea: your phone is probably good (maybe even great) at image processing, and you've already spent $700 or so on it. So why not work from there instead of buying a brand-new camera?

That seems to be a big part of the thinking behind RED's Hydrogen One — an immense smartphone from one of the best-known cinema camera companies. RED even intends to sell a bigger camera sensor module and let you adapt real camera lenses to shoot with. It's a really fascinating idea, though I think it's bizarre that RED is trying it. Sure, you can repurpose the phone as the camera's brain, saving money. But is this actually going to be an ergonomic way to shoot... anything? I'm skeptical, but I'm looking forward to hearing more.

-Jake
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