I thought some here might be interested in The Digital Bolex. Pity it doesn't have a three lens turrent but for $3,300 hard to knock it. It'll record 2K using DNG to CF cards. C Mount lenses can be had very cheaply.
Yes, it looks more like an old fashioned cine camera. Brings back memories of using the oild three-turret Bolex cameras and, my favourite, the Bolex H8RX. Happy days but life is so much simpler without having to cut the film into those small coils and thern glue them together.
"It doesn't look like a "proper" camera. What are clients going to think?"
Not intended for that purpose. It's for those who want to make a movie or get started doing that without spending a fortune or getting distracted by the technology. It's not unique in that intent, there's also the A-Cam dll from Ikonoskop. Both emulate the 16mm film cameras from a bygone era. 16mm was affordable and good enough for arthouse indie productions.
"But how the heck are they able to use the name "Bolex"?"
According to their website they asked the owners of the Bolex name and they were given the OK to use it. Kind of remarkable as Bolex are still in business. Maybe Bolex have still got a few thousand of those bakelite handles in stock and will be glad to sell them to the makers of the Digital Bolex :)