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2K BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera, active m43, $995
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  • nomadnomad

    I'd expect it to become an integrated ecosystem sooner or later, Resolve could do whatever electronic in-camera correction can do. Even better, since there's more time and computing power. Just compare cheap in-camera sharpening to a well adjusted unshared masking.

  • TheNewDealTheNewDeal

    I'm happy to wait until I get reviews of shipping cameras. I'm tired of "beta testing" new products. 60 days will not change my business.

  • KrisCanonizadoKrisCanonizado

    9/30/2013

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815710064&Tpk=pocket%20cinema%20camera

  • QuickHitRecordQuickHitRecord

    @Brian202020 It does look great, but it's hard to know what the Vimeo compression is hiding.

  • woodybrandowoodybrando

    looks like the fringing is worst @ the edges, so it'll help that there's a 3x crop instead of 2x of the om-d. also, I wouldn't be surprised if resolve was able to correct this automatically some day.

  • Brian202020Brian202020

    @QuickHitRecord

    The stuff @johnbrawley shot with the BMPCC and Lumix 12-35mm looks very good.

  • QuickHitRecordQuickHitRecord
    There are no corrections for m4/3 native lenses.

    This makes me a little nervous. I was excited to use this camera with the the Lumix 12-35mm but I've read that it has a problem with purple fringing/CA when used with the Olympus OM-D (no correction): http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1181000

  • Chaos123xChaos123x

    Anyone notice that newegg.com has the release date set for 9/30/2013.

  • Chaos123xChaos123x

    @johnbrawley

    Are you still using a prototype? Or do you have a retail production line version yet?

  • shianshian

    Although, if they just decided to GIVE ME one... I'd be really hard for me to be critical...

    eh? eh? :)

  • driftwooddriftwood

    @johnbrawley Thank you for some terrific test Vimeos. Fuckin fabulous. @shian Well I gotta admit its very tempting to order one. Probably would be so low on the list it would take a year to come through.

  • shianshian

    Probably not. Mr May doesn't like me as it is. I don't want to exacerbate things by sticking a camera in his face and putting him on the spot. They're doing good work. They really are. But I ask hard questions, and don't accept the idea of "buy it now... we're working on all that stuff that doesn't work right yet." My face is hard to miss, so I'll probably go just to see, touch, feel and form an opinion on whether or not this is a worthy upgrade over my IV-GH2.

    It likely is. But I wanna see just where they are with it before plunking down my money. I may still wait to see if anything shakes out in what BMD has now decided to use as their beta test - actual customers.

    Pluses for me are:

    13 stops of DR - Prores and RAW, MFT mount for a variety of glass that ISN'T Canon, and compact size. And it's not that shitty GH3 sensor that looks awful.<

    I might get one and use it side by side with my RED as a B-cam and lo-budget gun. The IV-GH2 works for now and really delivers, but the limited DR is sometimes a pain and a time eater.

  • double_visiondouble_vision

    Glad to know, thanks John!

  • johnbrawleyjohnbrawley

    It would be permanently on. There's no way of deactivating in current firmware unless there's a switch on the lens.

    JB.

  • double_visiondouble_vision

    I would like to know how to activate IS of the Panasonic lens, if the lens has no physical IS switch button on the body of the lens.

  • johnbrawleyjohnbrawley

    There are no corrections for m4/3 native lenses.

    JB.

  • Chaos123xChaos123x

    @shian

    Any chance you could bring a camera and a get a interview with a rep?

    Love to hear about shipping numbers, approved SD cards, and if the camera ads any corrections to Panasonic glass.

  • vicharrisvicharris

    @No_SuRReNDeR We were just playing around. We were riffing on the fact that the same things keep coming up time and time again on threads because nobody bothers to read any posts before. Kinda happening all over the place on here. Makes me feel like I'm taking crazy pills :)

  • No_SuRReNDeRNo_SuRReNDeR

    @shian Please go peep it man!!!!

    ---Anyways... on lenses...I am pretty sure the infamous"market footage" John Brawley shot is on the 12-35mm but It was pre-autofocus.... also I saw a video "review:" with the 7-14mm attached and the camera turned on... Lens was at 7mm and from what I could gleem from the rear screen on the BMPCC it look pretty good on there. Wide non-distorted... Too bad that lens wont take filters :(... but I suppose I have a matte box for reasons beyond making my camera rig look cool- lol now if only I could afford a better filter than the crummy Lee ND I have...

  • driftwooddriftwood

    I'm recording 5DMKIII Magic Lantern uncompressed 14 bit 1080HD RAWs at around 94MB/s (not Mb/s) constant speed on a Lexar CF x1000 card, even the best SD cards in its other slot get nowhere near this write speed stopping writes after around 4-5 seconds. However, with 12 bit in on the pocket cam and a compression method based on 'zip theory' lossless cinemaDNG RAW, its likely they will be able to deliver constant recordings - at what cost I don't know. I'm so dying to analyse the pocket cam.

  • vicharrisvicharris

    @ahbleza...yeah, also anyone know how the 12-35 lens will work on the BMPCC? I just wish someone would show us footage and if the auto focus works. Also let's talk about rigging this thing up to look like a Varicam, that should be fun!!!

  • shianshian

    @chaos123x I might have to... it's practically across the street from me.

  • oscillianoscillian

    Yeah, I heard it could like shoot very fresh films. Like sushi or something!

  • eatstoomuchjameatstoomuchjam

    @ahbleza What's this BMPCC you're talking about? :)

  • ahblezaahbleza

    @vicharris Hey guyz, I heard that the BMPCC might use active mount MFT lenses, is this true? :-)

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