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by banderon 3611 days ago
How much would it cost to make one?
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Cshelton 3611 days ago
Just by breezing through the hardware specs, using the stuff they recommend, I'd estimate around $35k -$40k...

So let's call it $50k, built and ready to use =)

those cameras are $1.5k each...17 of them.

Edit: Actually, those lenses are around $700/each as well. And you would definitely want a professional putting it together for you with that kind of money. So $100k probably. Definitely made for industry/production use, not for someone trying to film a weekend trip in the mountains haha.

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corysama 3611 days ago
Direct source for the cameras requires registration to see the price https://www.ptgrey.com/grasshopper3-41-mp-color-usb3-vision-...

Non-direct source has price listing http://www.edmundoptics.com/cameras/usb-cameras/point-grey-g...

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swei 3611 days ago
Retail cost for the Point Grey camera is about 1.3k and Sunex is around $130. Total cost is running about 30-40k, including computer hardware.
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criley2 3611 days ago
>not for someone trying to film a weekend trip in the mountains haha.

The GoPro Omni and the NCTECH IRIS360 may be a little bit closer to the indie scene rather than the professional scene, but those solutions are still $2000 - $5000... and are only 4-6 camera solutions.

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redtuesday 3611 days ago
There is also 360heros [1][2] which can use up to 14 GoPro cameras for under 10.000.

[1] http://www.360heros.com/2014/01/worlds-first-fully-spherical...

[2] http://shop.360heros.com/3DPRO-360-VIDEO-p/3dpro.htm

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