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Sounds impressive, right?

There’s no color profiles baked-in, vintage or otherwise.

Octopus Cinema 16 on table tripod, rigged up with mic and battery

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Is the Octopus Cinema 16 camera too good to be true?

Octopus garnered much praise for its Octopus Camera8KLF, a pricier full-frame video camera for pros with global shutter.

Super 16 sounds cool, but what does that actually mean in the digital realm?

A trio of Octopus Cinema 16 cine cameras at different angles on a orange background

(Image credit: Octopus Cinema)

However, this is a purpose built sensor for video that maximizes potential detail.

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Octopus Cinema 16 cine camera on orange background with lens attached

(Image credit: Octopus Cinema)

Octopus Cinema 16 cine camera on a orange background with lens attached

(Image credit: Octopus Cinema)