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

    @kazuo Question sir, do you have one of these cameras or have you shot with one?

  • dbpdbp

    @MikeLinn Yowza, that is some detailed footage. Check out the original file.

  • MRfannyMRfanny

    I really like the image coming from it for its size. For me the screen is probably the one a major hardware let down on this thing in this day and age. worst viewing angle ever ha. Everything else I can kinda live with for the IQ price point.

  • kazuokazuo

    haha complaints complaints, BMPCC sucks, BMCC screen too dark, why dont you make your own cameras?

  • moribun1984moribun1984

    This is the effects of the calibrated BMPCC.

  • caveportcaveport

    @MikeLinn I can't find any reference to this video being shot on BMPCC. Do you have the info?

  • TrumpetmanTrumpetman

    @MikeLinn has this camera been recalibrated? There are blooming orbs on the vehicles in the first scene and in the water reflections in scenes toward the end. So, hopefully it has not had the sensor recalibration yet.

  • Ian_TIan_T

    @MikeLinn those images looked very nice. I have not even downloaded it yet and I'm impressed. Why on earth couldn't we get these sort of images from others from the beginning I don't know. But the detail in these shots look nice.

  • MikeLinnMikeLinn

  • vicharrisvicharris

    @FlaandeeersOh, I don't have it, whisper1 stopped by yesterday to try out my glass on his new camera. I just played around with it for a bit. Wasn't too impressed with the screen. I liked the matte but when viewing from any angle, I couldn't see anything. I'm not sure why BM can't get any screens right on their cameras. I have some footage here but haven't really played with it. Seemed ok to me but we were just playing around with lens FOV on the cam for him. But I would have to say the screen is worthless in the day. At least for me. It might be fine for others.

  • FlaaandeeersFlaaandeeers

    @vicharris How are you liking it so far vic?
    I mean the cam in general, not the screen ;)

  • vicharrisvicharris

    Yep, even though screen is matte, I couldn't tell where I was focusing outside. Had to trust the green peaking 100% as I really couldn't see much. I was outdoors in greenery too so that was fun. I played with one yesterday for the first time. I actually caught myself trying to put it up to my face an look through an EVF. Kinda funny. I would say an external anything is a must have for this camera outside. Not that that's any kind of deal breaker as I thought you would need one as soon as I saw this camera.

  • No_SuRReNDeRNo_SuRReNDeR

    If you could monitor in black and white with the green peaking that would be ideal. I wonder if that is possible maybe with a firmware update. Perhaps its a good suggestion for BMD.

  • peaceonearthpeaceonearth

    another handicap: focus peak is in green color and not changeable. A complete disaster if you shoot outdoor in landscape.

  • philiplipetzphiliplipetz

    We had one. Screen is awful for focusing, and that is why there are so many out of focus videos. Forget sunlight focusing. it is a pretty good cinema cam with an external monitor, but the only time I would use it as a "pocket camera" is on an external mount such as a gimbal (still better with monitor) or car mount. It is not a portable do all camera. Don't forget it REQUIRES a dual sound system as the internal sound is awful, worse than the BMCC. It is a very good camera but it is not a POCKET camera.

  • peaceonearthpeaceonearth

    I dont know about BMCC screen but Pocket screen is crap. Too dark and even it's a kind of matte it sucks outside also. Are you talking about viewfinder via HDMI or a hood loupe? HDMI viewfinder should work but it will kill the pocket concept. There is no hood loupe at the moment as the screen is 3,5" but has different aspect ratio than 3,5" screens for DSLRs. Also the gap between screen and control buttons is quite small. Kinohtek hopefully will build one soon.

  • Brian202020Brian202020

    @gameb

    My BMCC's screen sucks outside, but I hear that the BMPCC's screen is a lot better. I no personal experience with the BMPCC, that's just what I've read and heard.

  • gamebgameb

    To anybody who owns this camera already: How is it working wit the lcd screen in very bright light situation/full sunshine or else... Can you see anything? Anybody adapted some lcd viewfinder to it?

  • nomadnomad

    What's wrong with vertical video? ;-)

  • BurnetRhoadesBurnetRhoades

    I read it "low contrast, slightly nooby look," somehow. Not shooting in rec709 and then posting ungraded footage is like watching people post vertical iPhone videos.

  • JuMoJuMo

    @andrew00 That's the wide dynamic range you're seeing. It's not really a 'look', per-say, it's a 'film-like' signal to maximize DR for gradability. The camera also has a rec709 'Video' setting, that has greater contrast and saturation.. If you just want milky looks, you could always ebay some low contrast filters for whatever camera you have now. They won't give you any more DR (just a mild illusion of it), but they will give you that milky look, if that's all you are really looking for.

  • andrew00andrew00

    Flaws aside, I like the footage I've seen so far. Has that low contrast, slightly milky look.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @jleo

    http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/comment/140580#Comment_140580

  • jleojleo

    Cheesycam reports another type of problem, 100's of black lines in video:

    Oops! missed that one... link removed

  • xntrggrxntrggr

    That's interesting -- maybe it's also the source of the strange shutter blur that people have been seeing. (has that been fixed yet?)

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