@Vitaliy They are different cameras for sure :) already owning a gh2 has been great, the creative flexibility of the form factor has meant that I can take the gh2 almost anywhere and put some really interesting glass on the front to get some beautiful images (made even better with your hard work and the community here) now as the gh3 comes over the horizon, I am looking to see what else I can use this collection of glass on.. to get better depth to the images, loosing the banding and highlight issues would make me happy and increased options for slo mo. I am just someone interested in images, rather than a moviemaker I realise moving images probably means I am a moviemaker but my output would probably be considered "art" (or just "visually confussing" for those used to a convetional narrative). The BMCC and the GH3 have interesting aspects to them that I might consider them as a step forward from the gh2, and at this time the BMCC is making it difficult for me to just pick up a gh3.

Don't get me wrong, I am happy to have these great choices, just tricky with the abundance of interesting options :)

Too bad that it's passive MFT.

I think, with time it won't be passive. But it is hard task to make electonic mount like m43.

As for lenses. m43 version allow to use same adapters you already have for m43 cameras, with all your lenses.

I guess there will be some cancelling of pre-oders now (so did I)

The biggest advantage is that it will allow for a a non-surgical way to mount true Cinema glass via a PL adapter. And for this to be effectively used as a B cam with Alexa that needed to happen.

Kudos BMD you are slowly winning me over. Now just begin offering a RED type "Obsolescence is obsolete" type trade-in/upgrade program, and I will be ordering ASAP. And you'll also distinguish yourselves from the other planned obsolescence companies like Sony, Panasonic, Canon, Apple, HP, etc... Which will win you more loyal customers than you could possibly imagine. Especially considering its not your only product.

This was just in my mail box.

We have also been working on a Passive Micro Four Thirds model of the camera. People have been asking for this as there are a lot of nice high end manually operated MFT lenses on the market, and the MFT mount can also be easily adapted to PL and other lens mounts using third party adapters.

The new Blackmagic Cinema Camera MFT is expected to ship in December, and will be the same price as the original model. It’s identical in features as they are both the same camera, just with different lens mounts. The price will also be the same at $2,995. We will be working with our dealers to help people change their orders if they want.

http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagiccinemacamera/

Superb news, the BMD with my 25mm Voigtlander and 7mm-14mm lumix lenses would be capable of some fantastic footage.

I would have to use it alongside my GH2 and hopefully a new shiny GH3 to change the aperture on the lumix lenses

@john_farragut Yep, hence the need to set the aperture on my GH2 beforehand. A bit fiddly, but still possible to get reasonably wide shot

Woke up, checked my email and BAM (!)... email from BMD makes it like Christmas morning as a kid. I still have all my S16mm glass! Whooo hoo! They are listening!

Although on closer inspection the BMD sensor size is: 15.81mm x 8.88mm and Super 16 is: 12.52mm x 7.41mm

Unless that extra space is used as "look around" space, outside of the taking area of the frame, I suspect there may be vignetting on some S16mm wide angle glass.

(Sources: http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagiccinemacamera/techspecs and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:16mm_and_super16.png)

12mm Oly won't work either?

I just saw this on my email. My voigtlanders just got more expensive:D

@Faudel thanks for the info