New Blackmagic Pocket Cinema
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hjls3
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Certainly has me interested. If I have learned anything when it comes to buying this stuff or upgrading firmware - it is wait a bit and let a few units get out there. However, if it 60fps is on the table - I might just have to jump on it. AM I correct in thinking that the small fleet of NEX lens I have sitting on my desk, could be used with this???
As a RED owner I have avoided the full-sized Black Magic camera for obvious reasons, but this appears to be a major step because of size.
The highest frame rate is 30fps so this will not be a slo-mo camera so it may not be, for many people, the ideal thing to fly. However, insofar as it's essentially an interchangeable lens point and shoot that shoots 1080 RAW and Pro-res and records to off-the-shelf cards at high bit rates, it's a new animal. If I had just bought a Canon 5DM3 solely for video I'd be worried right now. This has the potential to shake up that part of the market.
If I don't need to shoot 4K I'd fly this far sooner than my RED. I need to read more about it to determine what manual settings it has.
The highest frame rate is 30fps so this will not be a slo-mo camera so it may not be, for many people, the ideal thing to fly. However, insofar as it's essentially an interchangeable lens point and shoot that shoots 1080 RAW and Pro-res and records to off-the-shelf cards at high bit rates, it's a new animal. If I had just bought a Canon 5DM3 solely for video I'd be worried right now. This has the potential to shake up that part of the market.
If I don't need to shoot 4K I'd fly this far sooner than my RED. I need to read more about it to determine what manual settings it has.
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Benjamin Rowland
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Looks like a great camera for the price. Wonder when it will ship...
DucktileMedia
Drone Enthusiast
Id be happier with global shutter than 60fps. You can get beautiful smooth video at 24 fps. What you cant do obviously is slow it down, at all. 30 fps is still a good # though if your rig is tuned well. With that said, even at 60fps, jello can occur on a bad day. But with GS your post stabilization software would be so much more effective. It's highly unlikely were at that stage yet. Id give it another 5 years before small cameras have this standard. One thing is for certain, cameras will only get better, smaller and cheaper. DJI will be selling phantoms with Chinese RED knock-offs for $500 at Costco in a few years, watch.
destructomatt
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Engadget article gave ship date as July, but if anybody remembers last year that date is most likely subject to...ermmm...change. Video quality aside, a huge benefit is going to be all the glass available for this. Old Nikon/Olympus lenses go for nothing on ebay .
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It's unlikely any Chinese company will give me what I get from owning my RED overall, but I get your point. Things are moving quickly. I didn't see this little camera coming. I was going to get a GH2 or GH3 but I'll likely get the Blackmagic instead. Looking forward to seeing reviews.
So far, Blackmagic appears to be serious about holding a good hand in this game, so I would hope the release date will be on time.
Yeah, lots of lenses for this, including some of those great old Russian/East German ones with the kooky bokeh I love so much.
Yeah, lots of lenses for this, including some of those great old Russian/East German ones with the kooky bokeh I love so much.
I like my HD3 - it's a fun camera. I just don't really care for the quality and am not sure how many clients I'd be able to sell it to.
BorisS
Drone Enthusiast
Yeah i will just try to try my two lumix pancakes first before pressing the buy bottom again and see what it brings ! I was tempted though to look
for somthing nice in the retro lens sector ah lets see.
Rsun I got mine from the first listed reseller from the BM site, in germany !
http://www.medienwerkstatt-shop.de/epages/61448844.sf/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61448844/Categories/%22Blackmagic%20Design%22
No downpayment before he has it in stock, only reversed than you get an email once he has it and pay. I seemed reasonable instead of paying now and with the
track record of Blackmagic having to wait 3/4 of a year
Boris
for somthing nice in the retro lens sector ah lets see.
Rsun I got mine from the first listed reseller from the BM site, in germany !
http://www.medienwerkstatt-shop.de/epages/61448844.sf/de_DE/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61448844/Categories/%22Blackmagic%20Design%22
No downpayment before he has it in stock, only reversed than you get an email once he has it and pay. I seemed reasonable instead of paying now and with the
track record of Blackmagic having to wait 3/4 of a year
Boris