Andrew Reid

Maybe we should have a "critics" style blog post where we critique the pros who shoot this crap and maybe give them some tips. The official Nikon Z7 demo reel grade, the John Brawley model outcall sessions, the X-T3 60p stuff, let's help them so they can be better

I am pretty unimpressed with the footage as well, it's not a good showcase for the camera. First problem is it seems to be shot like a stills shoot. I am sure in isolation some of the frames make nice photographs but as a video it doesn't hold up at all, there are no ideas or mood to it, or any purposeful camera moves or edits to support the content. Several shots underexpose the skin tones 2 or 3ev making her look about 20 years older, the handheld shots are wobbly and add nothing to the aesthetic, the tripod sections are shot like a stills shoot with the model trying to pose for stills, but the only difference is that the photographer has pressed the video button instead of the shutter release. Is this supposed to be an example of the "pro" approach to filmmaking? Is this supposed to be Blackmagic's strategy to put the camera ONLY in the hands of actual PROS rather than just reviewers? Because it's not speaking well for either their capabilities or the camera's capabilities.

He should have filmed the video whilst sipping a mojito from a deckchair on a beach whilst wearing a Canon baseball cap on backwards, it would have about the same credibility. Yes let me get my money out once more, I am so eager to spend $2300 on a 1.8x crop 4K camera with no IBIS and lenses with no wide angle end. BARGAIN!

LOOOOOL That article really makes me want to run out and drop $3000 on a full frame lens so I can enjoy it in 1.8x crop. No, not annoying at all. NOOO. I like the jibe at me as well in the article, even though he doesn't mention EOSHD, I know who he's talking about! Also this gem.. "video production was not a focus for this camera" Did he see ANY of the marketing on Canon's own website? They bang on and on about video in it.

60P adds a documentary-like realism to the footage but it isn't in the least bit cinematic. 24p all the way for me. Camera is looking like a great buy BUT let's not get TOO carried away and hype it to death. It is not THAT much better than a NX1. Maybe in low light and for 4K slow-mo from that 60p. It will be superseded quite soon by an X-H2. Maybe as soon as in 6 months. Something to be aware of, for those who need IBIS and superior ergonomics.

I think a lot of you (all of you?) come to this thread to learn more about the camera, so I'll save my lengthy apologies for a blog post. It's not been my finest hour, but frustration will do that to a man.

I am certainly not bigger than a camera company, or more important than Blackmagic and I think people may have seen the hysterics as a bit silly. I accept that yes, possibly I have shot myself in the foot. Having said that, EOSHD is bigger than me as well and is a real community. I was standing up for the community and not just for myself. This was a perfect storm for me. A combination of several factors which caused me to get upset enough to write that article... First the Canon EOS R launch and the new levels of invasive of PR offensive we are seeing from the camera companies to quell dissent and turn even Caleb Pike into a "it's not perfect but WOW what a great camera" kind of guy. Rather than the person he should be, a "1.8x crop sucks" kind of reviewer. Secondly the overwhelming feeling of shithead sycophants climbing above my site, in the VIP lane, completely undeservedly. Thirdly the geographical positioning of the Blackmagic event, it being on my doorstep. Next the fact Cinema5D were paid to fly in. I could have walked in. Finally, the John Brawley factor on here and the lack of support from most of my own readers, honestly all this is enough to give someone a nervous breakdown. It's hard to really get across how I feel, because it is a weird situation and I think the internet is a bit weird as well. In real life, people don't say the things I say or say the things to me that I have had to put up with. People need to calm down, myself included. It's only a camera. But I do feel the future of camera and tech journalism is at stake. In fact it may already be absolutely dead. And the most depressing thing of all is that the reader is fine, unawares, and on the most part notices no issue. No, that wasn't my intention. Yes I have dug myself into a very silly hole. I'll be the first to admit that. Yes Johnnie at Cinema5D is laughing his business head off as we speak.

Thread re-opened. Chat away...

Fantastic. Some wonderful shot ideas in here, perfectly executed!

Nigelbb is almost a Bob Dylan level artist. I remember when Dylan calculated in his head the cost of the car to get him to the gig. And in-between writing lyrics he obsessed about the cost of his guitar and whether it would be accepted by his clients.

Classic phrase haha. Most cameras are shit in about 6 months when the next one comes out! Pocket 4K is flavour of the month but when people start to sit down and actually edit 4K 60p Cinema DNG on their machines, the tears of frustration are going to come pouring out. You think 1080p 24p uncompressed DNG was choppy to edit with big file sizes, you ain't seen nothing yet They will all be back to the warm embrace of the full frame look and IBIS, huge EVF and looooong battery life, 240fps and 10bit on an A7S III / Panasonic full frame Lumix in no time. I can imagine. It wouldn't do them any favours. Maybe that's why they didn't let Cinema5D shoot with it haha

Cinema5D are just the specs sheet with a smile.

Nope they've said it publicly. Anyway, enough about me. Please guys, talk about the camera and I will stay out

HALLELUJAH!! Thank you, and I mean it. Finally there is someone here who has not just arrived in the past month or so and skim-read the blog for less than 5 minutes!!! Did you know Johnnie / Nino at Cinema5D go around saying I can't shoot!!? Unbelievable. I find the pro video community SO FULL of arseholes sometimes, it's unreal. No wonder choose to be outside it rather than be chummy with such egotists and their naked self-interest. I would like this thread to get back on the topic of the overrated Blackmagic Pocket Camera so this will be the last post for a while from me, unless attacked again. See you in the other threads about other cameras.

They did give the camera to reviewers. John was either wrong or lying. Correct. Just want to do my fucking job. It only sounds presumptuous if you aren't aware that this thread alone has 380,000 views, and the blog a million since August, and that I have been covering 'pocket' cinema cameras of all varieties since 2010 with the GH1 and was the first blogger to embrace Blackmagic's cameras when they came out in 2012. If you followed EOSHD from 2013 onwards you'd understand why it is an injustice. It's hard to explain this without sounding rather big headed about it, but that's the truth. Well, you won't get the camera reviews you deserve if you don't support an honest reviewer. That's life! I don't care about being in the pro box with lots of dull clients and a day rate. I make my own films and music videos. You clearly haven't been following EOSHD for long enough to realise it and it's a really off judgement you're making, and not a very nice one if I may say so as well.

The motion cadence is super weird. Hope it is better with NDs. Or maybe we should forget about shooting 60p and choose 24p instead.

I am just glad they paid for Johnnie's flight and hotel. That's really what matters with this camera, forget USB C.

Ah man. I am tired of this. I need a new challenge in my life.

That would be refreshing!!

Canon LOG is one of the best. However part of the reason the C100 looks sharper than the D5500 is because it has quite a bit of aliasing and false detail. If you take the Samsung NX1's 4K image and downscale it to match the C100, you'll be quite shocked at how bad the C100 is. I think the D5500 has a lovely mojo for the price but the Flat profile looks the best on the D850 by far... Very beefy codec.

It's my site. You're not a mod. Am I missing something?

How I put up with people like you, I have no idea.

Cinema5D were at the Manchester event https://***URL not allowed***/blackmagic-pocket-cinema-camera-4k-dual-iso-explained-and-lowlight-footage/ My nemesis.

YouTube uses different bitrates depending on what device you're playing the video on.

All YouTube footage has banding and compression, it's impossible to get a true picture, that determines what banding the camera's codec has or has not got. I suggest wait until someone uploads the original files if Johnnie hasn't. Bit of an oversight if he didn't.