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

    @peaceonearth thanks

  • griplimitedgriplimited

    @Ian_T Frank said on another forum that he sharpened 47% on Resolve.

  • peaceonearthpeaceonearth

    @LongJohnSilver from my experience every case is different. I put the camera in a wrapper and then in my bag. Either I forgot to switch it off or the button was hit in the bag. The battery ran empty to 2% and the camera became so hot that I feared it was totally broken. It was not.. Since then I pay still more attention to switch it off when ever I do not shoot. So it's impossible to say how long the battery will run in one go. (shooting, stand-by, manual lenses, electronic, AF in heavy use.. are variables too)

  • LongJohnSilverLongJohnSilver

    @peaceonearth thanks but what is the average duration of the standard battery?

    It seems the Fatima secret. Everybody speak about alternative batteries and power source but what is the duration with pana/oly lenses?

    Bye

  • Ian_TIan_T

    That short was nice. I liked the final color grade. It looks like Frank might have sharpened the final image (I could be wrong). Maybe that’s why someone here said it looks video(ish). I don’t think it needs much (if any) sharpening personally.

  • kholikholi

    For some reason I can't see whatever you linked, Brian.

    @MrFanny

    Does it charge the battery within the camera? Checked? Wonder what Phillip is using, probably saw the same thing you and I did though xD

    @nomand

    Hopefully I have a defective charger, then, because it's taking three hours a charge. It's also the genuine Nikon charger and genuine Nikon battery.

  • Brian202020Brian202020

    @kholi

    Do you have a link for the battery you bought?

  • mattherematthere

    The short "The One" was shot at 180 / 25fps

    BMD are apparently looking into the strange blurs occurring at some shutter angles, they haven't reported back yet.

    @MRFanny beat me to it :)

  • MRfannyMRfanny

    frank mentioned it was shot at 180deg. you have to remember you are watching a compressed online version. though that first crane shot did show that notorious wierd motion that the pocket has. I didn't think it looked video at all. closeset was probably the 14mm wide in store if im not mistaken, just a tad sharper than the rest.

    @JuMo these 3800 or 4800mAh batteries are so small they are perfect for quick hand held shooting. Perfect for my needs. One on camera and one spare in the pocket and your good for 8hrs continuous shooting. Mr Bloom has tweeted he has now found a battery solution for his pocket. I wonder what it could be.

    @koli some bmcusers warned that there may be a risk of fire if dropped/damaged and then charged due to the nature of li-po batteries in general. Probably best not to leave charging unattended. best grab yourself a li-po fire retardent bag for charging and transportation lol I just did =) you never know.

  • fixfix

    Do anyone know if the short "The one" was shot with a 180degree shutter? I have seen this ghosting problem with BMPC before at 180, but that short looked really video’ish to me. The grading was great though!

  • nomadnomad

    @kholi Which charger are you using? I got me the Nikon wall charger and it definitely is faster than 3 hours, need to measure more precisely, though.

  • kholikholi

    For sure. The 4500 should be about four hours, in fact there's a comment about two pages back from another user that got the same battery and he's saying four hours, so four of those at about twenty four dollars a piece, a pair of Nikon/OEM batteries, you should be set for a reasonable day.

    That said, if going into an actual shoot, like you, I would likely tack on the Viewfactor riser and throw on an IDX Battery, just run all day on that and never have to power down.

  • JuMoJuMo

    @kholi Right on, cheers. Let us all know how it works out. Personally, I'd rather have a larger battery solution that lasts longer as apposed to a pocket full of (even 4500mAH) batteries.

  • kholikholi

    @JuMo actually it wasn't me that found it, it was a user on the other forum, I should've rephrased that. Was going to use Anker batteries but there are some cheap batteries floating around on Amazon that cost as much as the Nikon batteries, but are 12v 4500mAH.

    Any of those Anker battery type deals will power the camera, I think the more important solution is to power the camera and charge a battery in the camera at the same time.

  • JuMoJuMo

    @kholi Thanks, good to know. Curious to hear about your battery solution, keep us apprised!

  • kholikholi

    The Nikon battery lasts slightly longer than my supplied battery, but not truly do not last long enough to do much with.

    A few pages back I estimated two hours to charge the battery, unless you have a rapid charger it actually looks like three hours: I didn't even kill the Nikon battery, put it on the charger at approximately seven o'clock and it's now ten-thirty, still definitely has about thirty minutes to go judging by the light on the charger.

    I imagine that using any electronic functions on a lens decreases life as well.

    Just sharing the information, don't shoot the messenger. I already found my battery solution, just waiting on it to arrive.

  • ImaginateImaginate

    Franks short film is great. I love the write up he did too!

  • MaulKentorMaulKentor

    Anybody who has their hands on the BMPCC which batteries are you using? How do the Nikon 1020mAh compare to the supplied BMD 800mAh ones? Anybody using any third party ones that have higher mAh? such as:

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/121138521394?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/New-3pcs-7-4V-1800mAh-EN-EL20-ENEL20-Li-Ion-Battery-for-NIKON-1-J1-COOLPIX-A-/261272769365? http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B007FGN19Y/ref=s9_simh_gw_p421_d0_i6?pf_rd_m=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=03D8B5EPE3J0DBJ66QJ5&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1375923922&pf_rd_i=915398 http://www.amazon.ca/eForCity-Compatible-Li-ion-Battery-EN-EL20/dp/B009C0C32W/ref=pd_sim_sbs_p_3

  • kazuokazuo

    great story, but I kept thinking as i was watching the short how it might have turned out with all the same production values, if they had used a BMC 2.5k, GH2 hacked, or a RED

  • JuMoJuMo

    As we all suspected, there are many caveats to this micro sized cinema camera, but it's really nice to see it tested on a narrative shoot. I really liked the look, a lot closer to film than video IMHO! Don't fret the audio Frank, personally, I'm glad you went for it with a juicedlink into the camera (something I was curious about, and others too I'm sure). It's hard to say because of your freezer hum fiasco, but outboard audio looks to be the safest way to go. All in all: nice work, as usual, Frank (and team), and thanks for sharing @bozfx

  • griplimitedgriplimited

    White Orbs, no audio meter, no raw. Just horrible. When is BM going to listen and fix all this.[/sarcasm]

  • bmorgan83bmorgan83

    from what I've seen in various review videos, you'll want to stick at least a good outboard pre in front. Though without audio meters on the screen, it will be hard to judge how much headroom you have to work with. You've got headphone out to monitor, but sometimes its hard to tell with headphones when you're at that point of almost peaking.

  • shianshian

    but I think we are getting the idea, that it'll need outboard audio?

  • shriggshrigg

    @bozfx Thanks for sharing this great short, especially the link with the DP's comments

  • BurnetRhoadesBurnetRhoades

    @bozfx nicely done.

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