<s>
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
was	O
a	O
partnership	O
between	O
Cinemeridian	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
Ienso	O
Canada	O
,	O
an	O
engineering	O
company	O
,	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
D16	I-Device
digital	O
cinema	O
camera	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
is	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Downtown	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
and	O
Toronto	O
,	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
Cinemeridian	O
licensed	O
the	O
named	O
Bolex	O
from	O
Bolex	O
International	O
,	O
the	O
Swiss	O
camera	B-Application
company	O
that	O
created	O
the	O
first	O
consumer	O
16mm	O
film	B-Application
camera	I-Application
,	O
the	O
H16	O
,	O
in	O
1927	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
D16	I-Device
is	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
H16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
was	O
initially	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
side	O
project	O
of	O
CEO	O
Joseph	O
Rubinstein	O
's	O
LA-based	O
photo	O
booth	O
company	O
Polite	O
in	O
Public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rubinstein	O
wanted	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
video	O
booth	O
that	O
would	O
require	O
a	O
raw-capable	O
video	O
camera	B-Application
under	O
$	O
10,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
decided	O
to	O
start	O
a	O
new	O
company	O
to	O
pursue	O
the	O
endeavor	O
in	O
early	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
partnered	O
with	O
Canadian	O
design	O
firm	O
Ienso	O
in	O
summer	O
of	O
2011	O
to	O
produce	O
the	O
first	O
prototype	O
camera	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Fall	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
Rubinstein	O
hired	O
USC	O
grad	O
and	O
filmmaker	O
Elle	O
Schneider	O
to	O
co-develop	O
the	O
camera	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
announced	O
its	O
camera	B-Application
at	O
the	O
2012	O
SXSW	O
Film	O
Festival	O
where	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
trade	O
show	O
booth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Billed	O
"	O
the	O
first	O
affordable	O
digital	O
cinema	O
camera	B-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
project	O
came	O
to	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
notable	O
film	O
bloggers	O
Philip	O
Bloom	O
and	O
Stu	O
Maschwitz	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
the	O
campaign	O
's	O
second	O
day	O
the	O
$	O
100,000	O
goal	O
had	O
been	O
met	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
50	O
Kickstarter	O
campaigns	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
Double	B-Application
Fine	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Pebble	B-Device
watch	I-Device
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
profiled	O
by	O
CNN	O
Money	O
for	O
their	O
late	O
deliveries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
had	O
an	O
original	O
estimated	O
delivery	O
date	O
of	O
August	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
cameras	O
began	O
to	O
ship	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
received	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
press	O
in	O
print	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
during	O
and	O
after	O
its	O
launch	O
,	O
including	O
stories	O
by	O
Mashable	O
,	O
Engadget	B-Application
,	O
PBS	O
,	O
CNET	O
,	O
Vice	O
and	O
Intel	O
's	O
The	O
Creator	O
's	O
Project	O
,	O
and	O
Wired	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
440	O
backers	O
and	O
$	O
262,661	O
raised	O
,	O
the	O
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
Kickstarter	O
had	O
an	O
unusually	O
high	O
average	O
pledge	O
of	O
$597	O
,	O
nearly	O
twice	O
the	O
average	O
pledge	O
of	O
similar	O
Kickstarter	O
project	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
( $256	O
average	O
pledge	O
)	O
and	O
four	O
times	O
the	O
average	O
pledge	O
of	O
the	O
Ouya	B-Application
game	O
console	O
( $136	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
77	O
backers	O
pledging	O
$	O
2,500	O
each	O
,	O
the	O
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
may	O
have	O
the	O
highest	O
median	O
pledge	O
of	O
any	O
Kickstarter	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
founder	O
Joe	O
Rubinstein	O
has	O
said	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
possibility	O
for	O
the	O
product	O
to	O
be	O
relaunched	O
but	O
it	O
would	O
require	O
new	O
investment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
camera	B-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
camera	B-Application
to	O
feature	O
Adobe	O
's	O
CinemaDNG	O
open	O
RAW	B-Application
file	I-Application
format	I-Application
after	O
the	O
Swedish-made	O
Ikonoskop	O
which	O
debuted	O
in	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
D16	I-Device
shoots	O
raw	B-Application
still	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
traditional	O
video	O
stream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
raw	B-Application
capabilities	O
,	O
the	O
camera	B-Application
is	O
notable	O
for	O
its	O
Super	O
16mm	O
sized	O
sensor	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
vintage	O
16mm	O
lenses	O
with	O
no	O
crop	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
unique	O
crank	O
wheel	O
encoder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
is	O
the	O
only	O
digital	O
cinema	O
camera	B-Application
with	O
a	O
native	O
C	B-Algorithm
mount	I-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
nod	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Bolex	O
16mm	O
film	B-Application
cameras	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
was	O
the	O
first-announced	O
camera	B-Application
aimed	O
at	O
the	O
consumer	O
market	O
to	O
offer	O
a	O
2K	O
recording	O
resolution	O
,	O
however	O
competitor	O
Blackmagic	O
Design	O
started	O
shipping	O
its	O
Blackmagic	O
Cinema	O
Camera	B-Application
(	O
announced	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
at	O
the	O
2012	O
National	O
Association	O
of	O
Broadcasters	O
convention	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
)	O
in	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
one	O
year	O
before	O
the	O
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
began	O
to	O
ship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
2014	O
National	O
Association	O
of	O
Broadcasters	O
convention	O
,	O
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
announced	O
it	O
would	O
begin	O
selling	O
a	O
monochrome	O
cinema	O
camera	B-Application
,	O
the	O
D16M	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
released	O
its	O
first	O
series	O
of	O
lenses	O
online	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
mainstream	O
film	O
and	O
television	O
,	O
including	O
Netflix	O
series	O
Hemlock	O
Grove	O
,	O
Fox	O
series	O
Glee	O
,	O
a	O
Kelly	O
Rowland	O
music	O
video	O
directed	O
by	O
Spike	O
Lee	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
Airbnb	O
commercial	O
directed	O
by	O
Bombay	O
Beach	O
filmmaker	O
Alma	O
Har'el	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rubinstein	O
,	O
Schneider	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Digital	B-Device
Bolex	I-Device
are	O
subjects	O
in	O
the	O
documentary	O
Beyond	O
the	O
Bolex	O
,	O
a	O
biographical	O
film	O
about	O
Bolex	O
founder	O
Jacques	O
Bogopolsky	O
(	O
later	O
anglicized	O
to	O
Bolsey	O
)	O
,	O
directed	O
by	O
his	O
great-grand	O
daughter	O
Alyssa	O
Bolsey	O
.	O
</s>
