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Lens tests on the BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera (BMPCC)
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  • RenovatioRenovatio

    @Flaaandeeers @matthere

    Even though matthere was the shooter, what do you think about this option? It's a lot cheaper than Slr magic 12mm t1.6. You lose sharpness, and the corner are very soft, but distortion? How does it seem for you? Quite acceptable? Thanks

  • mattherematthere

    @Flaaandeeers those tests were not by me, just posted them as they looked interesting :) still awaiting the bmpc I ordered on the 8th April here..!

  • AkselAksel

    Lumix 7-14mm Lumix 12-35mm Canon FD 35-70mm Canon FD 135mm

  • nomadnomad

    The Canon 17 - 102, named V6x17 8 (i.e. made for one inch sensors) doesn't vignette and is parfocal when shimmed correctly, just like the Fujinon 18-108(C6x18).

    They are not very far apart, the Fuji is a tad better at wide angles, the Canon at longer ones. Both show some barrel distortion wide and massive pincushion at tele. The Fuji has a bit more CA and the Canon has softer corners WO. It's also a bit yellowish (could be my sample only) . They can be found cheap and have decent mechanics, but optically and mechanically don't come close to the Schneider Varigon 18-90 (if you can find one).

  • FlaaandeeersFlaaandeeers

    I've found this short film that was shot for a 48hs film competition, with BMPCC and a Canon TV Zoom.

  • FlaaandeeersFlaaandeeers

    @Renovatio
    It was tested by @matthere sometime ago:



  • RenovatioRenovatio

    Anyone who tests slr magic 11mm 1.4? What about it?

    Thanks

  • kingmixerkingmixer

    @oedipax I didn't know about this bug either. Thanks for sharing.

  • xntrggrxntrggr

    @redcomet

    Does the Canon 17-102 focus to infinity and is it parfocal?

  • RenovatioRenovatio

    @grierdill

    Thanks

    @Oedipax

    I did not know this bug, hope they fix soon.

  • grierdillgrierdill

    @Renovatio the distortion on the 12mm is negligible. I've never once noticed it even on interiors with lots of straight lines. The only thing I don't like about it is how small the focus ring is and the large amount of resistance it has. I think their new cine housing coming out soon will fix that though.

  • OedipaxOedipax

    @kingmixer, there's a bug in the firmware that makes motion blur at 180 look more like 360. The workaround for right now is to shoot 172.8 instead.

  • kingmixerkingmixer

    thanks, I'll try playing with shutter speed and see if i figure it out. i think it was set to 180deg. Are you talking about needing to compensate for 60hz lighting?

  • xntrggrxntrggr

    @kingmixer

    I love the skintones coming out of the camera. Gorgeous lenses. (shutter speed still looks 'off' though)

  • kingmixerkingmixer

    Playing around with my Black Magic Pocket Cam for the first time – thought I'd kill two birds with one stone and made it a quick audition video for an actress. The first shot is the voigtlander 25mm and the second, closer shot, is the voigtlander 50mm (m-mount with adaptor). Graded quickly in After Effects.

  • RenovatioRenovatio

    @grierdill

    Thanks. But what about distortion? Just too much or can go without problems? I'm afraid of this cause would be my only "doitall" lens.

    thanks.

  • grierdillgrierdill

    I really like the slr magic 12mm in the pocket cam. It's wide enough that I can go hand held without the jitters and is fast enough to get decent shallow DOF when I want. The voigtlander 17.5 is nice too but too long for hand held without stabilization

  • RenovatioRenovatio

    Hi guys, i'm thinking to take BMPCC (if it is possible...), and i have with me a CV 17,5mm. The crazy idea (for me) is that 50mm is simply too much (in fact i sold my panaleica 25mm to take the 17,5mm on Gh2 and Em5 system).

    So i was thinking to the slr magic 12mm t1.6. Does anyone know if there's too much distortion with it? It would be a perfect 35mm equivalent.

    Maybe will sell the Voigtlander for this. I know, it's the perfect lens, but not as wide as i would like to have on the Pocket sensor.

  • nomadnomad

    They come cheap, you should find one around 50,- Euro.

    At f22 diffraction would soften it considerably on the small sensor.

  • kholikholi

    Probably the F22. Not bad for a very diffracted old lens, though.

    Still considering getting one m'self to play around with... really wish the Kowa zooms worked, though.

  • kazuokazuo

    Footage looks soft, feels very SD rather than HD when compared with images in The One (above)

  • redcometredcomet

    Quick test on canon 17-102

  • MirrorkisserMirrorkisser

    is there a difference between the schneider kreuznach arriflex cine xenon 16mm f2 and the schneider kreuznach xenon 16mm f2 (regarding the usability on the bmpc)? i have seen both lenses with a significant price difference...

  • redcometredcomet

    @digger tomorrow i will be in a splendid location to test out some lens! I hope the videos will be ready for sunday. Anyway i have some serious problem with Resolve 10 lite. At the beginning it seemed to work fine but now i have a problem with video hdd, all my clips are blackened and I've tried everything but I could not solve the problem..

  • diggerdigger

    @redcomet Did you get a chance to post some footage with the Canon 17-102? I'd be interested to see how it performs at the wide end of the zoom.

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