Which Speedbooster for Panny M43 lenses?
Such thing is impossible :-)
But they have special Speedboosters :-) And Adorama still discount them.
Soooo, what's the catch?
No catch, just smaller firm use vacations time and lack of announcements of big guys. Good timing.
Also note that Adorama has special bundle prices for SpeedBooster (EF, Nikon and Leica), remember to check this.
UK drop (354 pounds now)
This is their press release announcing it:
Blackmagic Design today announced an exciting Summer Special discount for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera for the low price of US$495. With a normal recommended retail price of US$995, this Summer Special represents incredible value and is available for a limited time and will end on the 31st of August 2014. This Summer Special price is subject to limited availability, after which the price will return to the usual recommended retail price of US$995.
http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/press/pressdetails?releaseID=61418
Is until the end of August, or while stocks last.
Huh, interesting.
Major BMPCC price drop to $495
US
UK
International
Blackmagic Design firmware 1.8 has restored the normal audio input levels on their Cinema and 4K cameras. They have removed the digital attenuation which was causing very low audio recording levels. They have also restored the frequency response to what it was on version 1.2 which was not great, but better than all the releases that came after this. It is now down 3dB at 350Hz when in MIC level input mode and a very good 3 dB down at 35Hz when in LINE level mode.
Our DXA-BMD passive adapter can once again be used to record very clean audio into this camera. You can now achieve a 76dB of signal-to-noise ratio which is excellent for any DSLR camera. The camera gain should be set to 30% which is the “sweet spot”.
It looks like there was only a minor change to the audio performance on the Pocket camera. The “sweet spot” is now at 50% instead of 100%. The signal to noise ratio in not quite as good as its big brother but still a respectable 71dB at 50% gain. The frequency response is still the same relatively flat 45Hz to 18kHz with a weird bump around 70Hz.
Blackmagic has also seen fit to restore the same issue they had on version 1.2 of the Cinema and 4K cameras which switched the input to line level whenever the input signal became too hot. This will obviously cause you to lose your audio. The only way to reset this is to cycle the camera off and on. This will no doubt frustrate many users. It is advisable to carefully watch the levels on the VU meter of the DXA-BMD adapter to avoid this problem. The Pocket did not exhibit this problem.
http://beachtek.com/audio-changes-firmware-1-8-blackmagic-cameras/
@brunoalmeida I like the test, OIS FTW.
Stabilization Test with the new firmware 1.8 lens 14-42 @ 42
Interview with the producers: http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/press/pressdetails?releaseID=61127
Great shots right there!
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They used Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and DaVinci Resolve
Been testing the 14-42 PZ the last couple of days. It works great. The zoom and focus levers take a little getting used to tho. The OIS is always on and currently there is no way to turn it off, so no tripod otherwise your image will have issues. Hopefully BMD comes up with a way the toggle the OIS on and off via menu setting or physical button. Image looks good and the BMPCC/12-42 PZ combo is perfect for those times you want to be inconspicuous.
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