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[quote name='EOSHD' timestamp='1354028570' post='22445'] Really? You can spot that the pixels aren't square?[/quote] Yes, straight away, first thing I notice, because there are people in those shots. [quote name='EOSHD' timestamp='1354028570' post='22445']Would this happen in a normal viewing situation or is it because you are concentrating more on the science than on the actual content? Not having a go, just curious as to how this 'jumps out at you from a mile off'.[/quote] For me it would happen in a normal viewing situation, but I can't speak for everyone, I fully concede that I am quite sensitive to such things. Like I said, it's a personal thing, to me it detracts from the content. The trigger for me is because the proportions of the people are changing from shot to shot. In one shot they're normal, in the next they're squished, it's kinda distracting. Like a sphere changing to an oval and back again in between shots, the inconsistency is breaking up the immersion. If there weren't people in it, it probably wouldn't be so noticeable, but the shape of a human being is built-in to the human psyche so when something looks out of place you can't help but notice it (which can sometimes be a useful tool...). Now that I think about it, using this effect of leaving the anamorphic footage still slightly squished might have been an interesting effect to use only on the dream sequences... creating a distinction between the dream and reality shots. [quote name='EOSHD' timestamp='1354028570' post='22445']To me it looks fine! It looked weirder squashed to 3.55:1 so the 'creative decision' was just about making it look better. I don't give a damn about whether the pixels are square. It is ALL about the look. That is the important thing, no? [/quote] I'm not thinking about the aspect ratio of the frame, which is clearly a creative choice, to be honest I never even noticed the aspect ratio of the frame changing between shots, but the aspect ratio of the pixels, which affects whether the image looks "normalised" for want of a better term. Friend if mine doesn't like "black bars" when watching something :rolleyes:, so with 4:3 content he stretches the image on his widescreen TV so everything looks distorted, bugs the s**t out of me and I can't watch it, but doesn't seem to bother him, so like I said, each to their own. :) Footage is really nice though :)

So, I have to ask, was leaving the anamorphic footage still squashed a "creative" decision? I keep seeing the screenshots and have now seen the video, footage that isn't square pixelled and is squashed is something I can spot a mile off, it jumps right out at me, and I can clearly see it here in some of the shots. I can see you've stretched out the footage on the anamorphic shots, but not fully so it's still squashed, which is an interesting thing to do. I admit it's a personal thing and it bugs me, but everyone is different. It's not a criticism so no need to go ballistic on me, I'm just curious why you did it.

CVP in the UK sent out invites today for a demonstration event of the camera. They've just received stock, all 4 units of it. Apparently they have about 180 orders for them... it's going to be a long wait.

[quote name='Kristian Lam' timestamp='1349265467' post='19352'] This is incorrect. There has not been a mechanical change since I had last communicated with your company in June 2012. [/quote] Thank you Kristian for that confirmation. I thought it seemed a bit odd, I would not expect BMD to change form factor on something like this after shipping units, seems an unlikely thing to do.

[quote name='wondo' timestamp='1349188648' post='19320'] anyways, i hope nobody already bought a cage from us or others because blackmagic just told us that the camera body will rise 2mm because they added a plate at the bottom of the camera for better ventilation... so we`ll have to adjust our cad`s a little... [/quote] I hope that doesn't turn out to be true, since I have already paid out good money for a cage... I would not be especially happy to learn BM have changed the form-factor [b]after[/b] initial shipping.

Odd looking design, not my cup of tea, and way too expensive. I liked the look of the Wooden Camera cage, until I saw Viewfactor's "Contineo" cage, easily the nicest design I've seen so far and pretty reasonably priced. That's what I've ordered for my BMCC, now all I need is the camera....