Andrew Reid

Well, Blackmagic does seem to be a religion.

Yes I completely agree. And a build in ND too. A lot of the basics we are still waiting on. Pro camcorders aren't my cup of tea, and I will never swap the mirrorless / stills camera form factor for a C300 type body to get these features. So I do want to see this addressed in the GH6 and whatever comes next.

So you want: Punch in magnification during recording, it's essential otherwise your shoot is ruined You want USB C cable hanging out to SSD, no self respecting pro can do without it And of course mini XLRs the only game in town for audio recording (ignoring pre-amp quality in Pocket cams of course) These particulars = happy pro, happy trouble free pro shoot! But the battery meter going to 50% and camera turning off is fine. We'll gloss over that one! Pros are probably lugging their v-lock battery around with their "Pocket" camera any way! Problem solved! And we'll forget the screen turning into a makeup mirror outdoors. Great bonus feature for the talent actually as they can use it to apply lipstick. USB C port is of course the epitome of pro recording connection, you see the Alexa on every shoot with a consumer phone cable hanging out the side. Yes, I detect a cult forming in 3,2,1...

In my view it just isn't an X-H2. The X-H2 body feels twice as expensive and twice as robust as an X-T3. It feels like Fuji took the safe and cheap option. Definitely not a bad camera but I need that X-H2 at some point. They better not have cancelled it. Plus where is anamorphic mode?

As found on Fuji X-H1 As found on the Sigma Fp. Sony Tough SDXC cards with monobloc construction. It's a modular add-on with Sony and Panasonic cameras.

Come on, sensor of humour required Innovation is higher at Panasonic. First to introduce a mirrorless camera of any kind, first to create Hybrid-type camera (GH1) aimed at filmmakers and videographers - a full 3 years before Blackmagic entered the market. First to provide 4K on a mirrorless camera and first to cinema standard 4K under $2000, first to 10bit 4K (for competitive prices) and 4K/60p with no additional sensor crop (GH5). At the same time, they practically invented Micro Four Thirds, an entire system, while making their own lenses and providing Leica with core camera tech and manufacturing, firmware development, support, and let's look at Panasonic's innovation on accessible pricing too - GX85, with IBIS, an EVF and even a screen visible in daylight for under $500. Compared to this Blackmagic's only camera-related "innovation" is to come up with a low price for a sensor in a box that happens to shoot ProRes and RAW internal whereas other cameras tend to stick with compression, and much smaller file sizes with a small trade off in image quality. As soon as there is ProRes and compressed RAW internal recording in a Panasonic GH6, or S2 full frame mirrorless camera, why would you choose a Blackmagic with smaller sensor, terrible battery life, poor ergonomics and uninspired feature set that lacks basics such as IBIS, AF, EVF, and so on? Blackmagic brought us Resolve, first dedicated affordable cinema camera and I do applauded them for that, in fact I did so for about 6 years, but I am not clapping any more. Time to judge in the cold light of day I'm afraid. Let's not start a cult.

Great stuff. I used my C500 as a reference point when creating Z-LOG on my Z7. The C500 is now sold but was a great image. I'll keep my 1D C for a while longer. It really helps as a benchmark for Pro Color and all sorts.

They put a camera in the back of a TV But no OLED on a Pocket cinema camera 😂

The X-T3 body design is a bit naff, a bit hipster. I want the X-H2 and I want it now

I also have the iPhone XS Max and noticed the same thing in my brief hands on with the 11 Pro. Don't know what they changed exactly, but I don't like it.

DIY screen flip mod coming soon? It would be great to have anamorphic mode. Maybe director's viewfinder has one? And soon will be able to record. I hope Sigma also consider a slightly larger model, with IBIS, EVF and flip screen. I get the feeling future is bright for Sigma's full frame cameras.

L-mount's problem is the pricing of the lenses and the autofocus. E-mount has been around ages so there is a greater spread on lens pricing and many more of them. The S1H is a great cine camera and should be seen as a serious manual focus filmmaking tool. There can be successful cameras at all price points in the market. The C300 or FS7 did not need consumers to buy them, in order to be profitable lines for Canon and Sony. I agree a 10bit A7 IV would be nice for $2000... The A7S III and R5/R6 are likely to be $3500 minimum. Somebody should do a comparison... Camera strap vs IBIS. At least IBIS works in any position and saves your arms.

Doesn't E-M5 original have an OLED back screen already though? What about all those OLED EVFs

Yes I will find some and upload soon for you to take a look at The RAWs are a lot more... erm... 'raw' Noisier and without the advanced corrections, oversampling and multi-frame exposure Still great for colour post processing and being able to grade a DNG right there in the phone (Snapseed does it amongst others) is cool Next step up in sensor tech and IQ from P30 Pro

Who displays the same image on their camera screen for 36 weeks? And on which battery?! I am sure the screen changes enough... Just going into the menus once in a while clears and then changes the onscreen icons. There is also a pixel shift method to stop OLED burn in.

IBIS is great for handheld work in my opinion. I don't know why people expect it to replace a gimbal though. Isn't it great enough to be able to take the jitter and hand shake out of a steady handheld locked-down frame? I remember the time when a tripod or shoulder mount was necessary for just about anything. We are getting spoilt!

Looks a lot better in black!

Yes I'm afraid she is coming out again All I know is that I can see the image on my S1H screen outside, but not my Pocket 4K I don't even think of it as a complicated issue. Grant picked the wrong part on Aliexpress. Of course it;'s doable but is it necessary or even pleasant and by the way how's your back afterwards?

I completely agree. Laughing my head off but nodding along as well. It's the height of irony. Just as Canon suddenly wake up from 8 year sleepy time, Sony doze off into 8bit slumberland and awol products. A7S III if it ever comes out now has to outsell a Canon body with potentially superior specs, rather than the usual crippled one. Even when Sony had far better specs had trouble outselling Canon! There are still two ways this could play out in 2020... Sony A7S III comes out with moderately what we expect... 4K 60P, 10bit, Venice Colour science if we're lucky, better EVF and screen, Z battery, and a few tweaks to the menus. Canon EOS R5 shoots 8K but cripple hammer hits it and it doesn't quite do 4K 60p in full frame, or there is a codec problem, no 10bit, or rolling shutter is so extreme it makes the leaning tower of pisa stand upright. The other way is this... Sony A7S III is also 8K, with superior specs to the Canon R5 and R6 But R5 and R6 don't hold back, go all out as well, with internal Canon RAW on the R6 like the 1D X Mark III has. In this situation Sony is also going to find it difficult. The third outcome is less likely and that is that Sony A7S III is a total revolution with eND, new form factor, low price, internal compressed Sony RAW codec, 8K and quad bayer 4K 120fps. Bonkers specs and all the Sony foibles gone. Totally new menu system and colour science revolution. (haha not going to happen) But I am starting to think that's what is needed.

OK let's look at it this way... They do 4K 60p RAW, USB SSD recording, full HD 5" screen, CFast, BRAW, Resolve for free, anamorphic updates and then... Go and let it down by using the wrong BATTERY?! And forget that people need to be able to see the screen IN DAYLIGHT I still think this was Steve Jobs real genius, forget the creativity, the ideas and the founding of Apple... It was his ability to see the BLOODY OBVIOUS and call people up on it before it was too late and the product was out. According to GlassDoor, Grant Petty makes all the decisions and no department moves an inch until he signs stuff off... So there you go... Somebody take Grant out on an actual shoot with the Pocket 6K and get him to realise what a pigs ear it is to use, then maybe, just maybe, Pocket 8K will have a proper battery and LCD backlight in it.

It shoots semi-LOG! Good for all those Instagram filters. Mate 30 Pro... 40 Megapixel quad bayer sensor... How do you think ISO 1600 looks with all those megapixels on a phone? Well, quite good actually 🤯 Pixel peep it full screen - Where is the traditional smudgy noise reduction?! The fine detail is intact and I don't know how they achieve this. You guys are going to wish your President hadn't banned it

That is seriously impressive. Useful! And USB-C charging Makes a good camera even better, even if it is still fundamentally 90% a 2016 model I may sell my E-M1 X and E-M1 II and just get the Mark III. Wish they'd put a new EVF in there though, 10bit and anamorphic mode. Maybe Panasonic do their firmware and said "no" 😂

Engineering challenge Problem = Battery life is atrocious. Solution = ??? Engineering meeting at Blackmagic = ?????????? CEO of Blackmagic = ????? You're promoted Outcome = Battery life is still atrocious. Actual solution = A larger and better battery! Who would have though that? Certainly not normal people like me, way beyond my intelligence. Bonus information OLEDs are actually far more power efficient than LCD. No backlight.

If anything is doing weird AI upscaling it is the iPhone! (Mate 30 Pro left, iPhone 11 Pro right)