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Can't you do 4k raw from fs700 with Ninja and/or Video Assist? I thought it did 4k raw up to like 120p, though I don't remember if that was continuous or only for a few seconds.

Insta drain, that's a good word!:) Thanks for the cool suggestions. @BTM_Pix The charging station looks really cool. NPF route looks spiffy and avoiding the insta drain is a great thing! Still got some NPF batteries laying around. FS700 is collecting dust. Hmm, maybe it is time for some 8bit 420 glory as well.:)

Yup, that's where I'd put my money. D-LUX 8 is it? The LUMIX version of that. Ie, exactly the same but half the price. Can't see updated S1 line coming now until at least the second half of the year. Apparently, according to certain sources, Leica has a time-limited option on releasing the SL3 X number of months prior to LUMIX and the basically identical, but half the price, S2R/S1Rii. We shall see...

To be fair, basically anything freaks out the MFT users at this point.

C70 rolling shutter numbers from: https://www.optyczne.pl/48.4-Inne_testy-Canon_EOS_C70_-_test_kamery_Jakość_obrazu.html . 'Matrix' = Sensor (Google translation confusion...) There's also some DR tests towards the bottom of this page - https://www.optyczne.pl/48.3-Inne_testy-Canon_EOS_C70_-_test_kamery_Użytkowanie.html

Probably the Panasonic version of the "new" Leica camera.

I'd put it 50/50 an updated LX100 (as the Leica equivalent has recently been announced) or a successor to the S1R (related to the recent 60MP/8k video capable Leica SL3). Unless of course Panasonic is intending to leave the upmarket-looking cameras to Leica as part of their collaboration agreements and concentrating the Panasonic brand on the 'value' and video-orientated end of the market? In which case maybe a GH7 or S2H? I think a GX9-size/type m43 camera is least likely - it would be very close both in target market and release date to the S9, so what would be the point?

The C70 seems less sharp, for sure, beyond being 4k vs 6k. Colors are a little punchier straight out of camera. I don't have a Xyla 21 and haven't done anything scientific, but I think the C70 has a little more dynamic range (but the difference is less than I expected). Both sensors are a bit wider than a standard APS-C sensor (26.2mm for the C70 and 27.03mm for the K-X) so with a focal reducer, the field of view/dof of the lenses is a nearly perfect match for full frame. Also, C70 has rolling shutter, but I think it's around 16ms - so it looks mostly fine when shooting moving stuff/moving the camera around. It has the advantage when overcranking to 120fps that it doesn't need to crop in at all, but the disadvantage of turning off DGO and losing dynamic range (though then the RS is even less, like 8ms or something). This weekend, maybe tomorrow, I'll do my side-by-side test and would be glad to post a couple of frame grabs (before and after using the color chart tool in Resolve). Gotta' hand it to those folks - I've done some crazy stuff to get the shot, but I'm not sure I'd be up for standing in the middle of a bunch of fighting apes.

I should add though that any likely Nikon Z6iii will almost certainly trump the XH2 for my needs on 2 levels. 1 is it will almost certainly be more sophisticated in every department and 2 I am already 50% in the Nikon body system, or should I say the adapted Tamron E Mount system and I do already own my own personal ‘holy trinity’ of zoom lenses, those being the f2.8: 20-40, 28-75 and 70-180 which are probably the ‘best’ set of zooms all factors considered, but mainly based on highest quality performance from the lightest and most compact size. Latest rumour, but strong one, is Z6iii announcement in around 2 weeks…

I understand that they based the algorithm for the battery gauge on the Pocket based on this. Do you have one of ye olde worlde NPF adapters like this one ? It will power the camera all day obviously and with much the lower profile F550 batteries you'll still get plenty of run time without it being too unwieldy. There is actually an argument that adding the weight on to the camera using one of these is beneficial anyway when it comes to it not wafting about. However, the good thing about these plates and the way I use(d) mine when out and about was to have it in my coat/bag and attach it to the camera when moving place to place to top up the charge of the internal battery. Time has moved on though and if I was looking for something a bit more modern to deal with the problem then this small charging case looks pretty interesting. It is to be used with a USB power pack (of which there are a gazillion of various sizes and capacities obviously) and can be used in the jacket/bag in the same way as the battery plate except of course you are background charging batteries to be put in the camera rather than re-charging the one that is currently in it. I think its a decent price for what you get as it includes two batteries and it also doubles as a dual slot USB card reader. It won't stop the randomness of the insta-drain "feature" of the BMPCC so to be totally sure of avoiding that then you'll need the continuous power offered by the NPF adapter.

Yes, I use lens support for the Sigma always; it's a long, heavy lens and the MFT mount on the Blackmagic cameras is weak. So I use a baseplate with rails, and a lens support on the rails for the lens. I have occasionally used that lens on the Pocket, supporting it with my hand, but when I'm handholding the Pocket I usually use lighter lenses (my favourite is the SLR Magic 10mm Hyperprime cine lens) and my Zacuto Marauder Mini. I do think just a pistol grip plus another point of stabilization would work; I also have the Zacuto viewfinder that clips onto the LCD and I use that as my second point of stabilization. The concert was an interesting challenge to film; the room was smaller than I expected and the music started before sunset; there was a bright shaft of sunlight coming in. I had my expensive Sekonic colour-temperature meter with me and took readings on the lead singer's face before the concert, but of course all that went out the window as the evening progressed and the sun went down; at that point they were lit by two colored stage lights on the floor beaming up toward them plus the two lamps that they placed to their right and left. I am glad I shot raw (3:1 CDNG) for the maximum flexibility in exposure and white balance, although I'm sure ProRes could have handled even the huge adjustments in white balance I had to make.

Yeah you can get over an hour on the 5D3 with one battery.

“Daddy, please come back inside and play with us” ”Not now kids, the world MUST be told IMMEDIATELY about a rumour I’ve heard about a new camera”. From Mr. Undone to Mr. Unfun, it’s all a bit silly for grown adults this isn’t it?

I will watch it later on the weekend. Thanks for sharing! @bjohn Have you also been using the 18-35 on the pocket for handheld work once in a while? I imagine it to help due to its weight. A smooth, damped focus ring does also wonders with a light camera, avoiding all these small shakes and jerks from operating and focusing. Did you use lens support for the Sigma with your Bmmcc when on a tripod?

And pros do it too. Ever listened to two sound guys talking about mics and rigging and tricks and magic until seconds before the take, then during lunch or coffee breaks, then only them two at the side of anyone else, in front of a beautiful sunset after wrapping? Ask David😊 @IronFilm Sound people are the heart not only of the film but also of the crew. So is nerd talk, full of joy and stories and life. What I find dull is the kind of bloated tech talk, specs race, tech ads marketing blah. Talking about shoes can be either, the later or he former. I imagine a shoe nerd can be fun to talk to. On the other hand, a shoe social media personality can leave me alone though, please.

Gimbal worldchampions. Do they also engage in cinematography?:) I liked Brandons og A7S pieces and his A7SIII launch video, the former for artistic and visual appeal, the latter for showing off the camera, setting and his trademark shooting style. But his gimbal prowess in this video only fits one purpose, to showcase the cosmetic features of his video model and to emphasize the parallax of fore- middle- and background. My two cents.

Awesome! Are you allowed to share one or the other? @mercer pointed out Pete Ohs. The cool thing is that one of his movies is available on youtube. A big channel has it up for watching. It's even free of charge. I still havent gotten my Canons ready for ML but I imagine them to be great fun. Is battery life much better on the 5D2/3 ML than on an og Bmpcc? Yesterday I lost some beautiful shots when reached the end of each of my batteries. That definately bugs me, being on 30% and camera stopping the recording. Sometimes it recorded flawessly when being much lower like 10%. The battery status was jumping back and forth as well, even from around ten to 70% when I put it back into the camera.

Good catch indeed! What about from the standpoint of pure image? Is the C70 comparable to the K-X? I didn't want to use the word cinematic 😉 Yes, when run&gun meets cinematography

I think it’s going to be the S35 Gerald1 tribute cam.

As the saying goes, there are many ways to skin a cat and whilst not an infinite number, no ‘right’ way when it comes to the tools. It can be done with any combo of bodies and lenses including 4/3, APSC, FF, MF, stills plus video, stills from video, FHD, 4k, 6k, 8k, primes, zooms, cine lenses, freehand, tripods, monopods, gimbals, with filters, without filters…and I know this because other than MF and 8k, I’ve tried it over the 13.5 years since I began this journey! Fuji is one of my strongest candidates for 2025, but XH2 only. It’s not top at this present time but has been under consideration several times. For my specific needs, I need as a minimum (and ideally a maximum) 3 bodies and 3 lenses. For ceremonies and speeches, I need 2x static units. A pair of XH2’s shooting 8k for video and frame grab stills would cover that with a 3rd unit roaming. The rest of the day, ie ‘everything else’, one unit stills shooting just 8k video clips and another, landscape, details and family groups as stills because those 3 areas I think will still be better served as actual stills. There are also lenses with focal lengths that meet my needs and everything is relatively compact, light (enough) and not too expensive, especially as all of it can be purchased used. Actually, I’ve just talked it up a notch to myself, but we’ll see how the 6k approach with the kit I have goes first because I’d rather not change anything physical unless I absolutely have to!

I truly hope my dreams come true and it is a S35 EVA2 with L Mount!! Can't make any other sense to release an APS-C L Mount camera??? As it would freak out all the Panasonic MFT users!!! Releasing a Medium Format camera in L Mount makes no sense???? Releasing a brand new mount is even more insane!! Thus surely it must be a MFT camera??? (or it's a P&S, no mount at all) So by a process of elimination the most likely cameras would be a Panasonic GH7 or GX9mk2??? Maybe an extremely small outlier chance of something such as say a Panasonic BGH2 (i.e. a BGH1 but with the guts of a GH6 inside it instead)

One can only hope that they didn't lose Jerry's invitation in the mail this time. Their event just won't be the same without him sitting on a couch not shooting anything and distracting other people who are just trying to generate a quick marketing piece.

This is what I would do too. The next level in matching is to go through the Hue vs Hue, Hue vs Sat, and Hue vs Luma curves and tweak things to match there, paying particular attention to the Hue vs Hue of the skin tones. I'd be gentle with these, so if the curves looked too drastic I'd back them off to minimise the risk of breaking the image (although with cameras like these that's unlikely). Then I'd just save that as a power-grade and apply it if/when required in future. You do it once and have it forever basically. Even this is potentially unnecessary, as once you put on a global look over the whole project it will often obscure differences between cameras to the point they're not visible in context.

I'll start making popcorn.

People don't want to know that they're basically full of BS. That's why people don't go looking for new information unless it's to reinforce their existing views, will argue their position regardless of how ridiculous it makes them look, and why they get so emotional when challenged.