Andrew Reid

My point about batteries is that they might be able to run it off a 3.6v cell. But yeah, it's speculation until they give us an answer.   Nikon V1 has a larger 1800mAh 7.2v cell, same as D800, which is practically the same size as the BMPCC's grip.   They'd have to move the USB socket and SD card slot out of the way though.   So maybe not a simple change to address the battery life after all.   I really like the camera so far. OIS works superbly on the 14-140mm Mark II even at 140mm. Nice shallow DOF at longer focal lengths, reasonably wide at 14mm. Dream Pocket lens?

Caption competition...  

Camera supplied by CVP who came through and fulfilled my pre-order from NAB in early April. Personal note: I was saddened to learn of the death of CEO Phil Baxter earlier this month and in Phil's memory a fund has been set up which will donate a pot of cash to the Make A Wish Foundation UK charity. This charity helps fund memorable experiences for young people fighting life threatening illnesses. Donate here even just a small amount helps those kids. The Blackmagic Pocket Camera is finally at EOSHD HQ, and comes from one of the first new batches to ship since the white orb sensor calibration issue was resolved. Have they fixed it? Let's not get too caught up in things like that for the moment. For me this camera is all about the lenses. I've been a Micro Four Thirds shooter since day one with the G1 back in 2008. This was the first camera to tempt me away from Canon and over the last 5 years I've been building a rather ridiculously obsessive collection of Micro Four Thirds glass for my GH1, GH2 and lately the GH3, as well as c-mount glass. The best c-mount glass is mainly vintage Super 16mm from the 60's and 70's. Classics like the Kern Switar 26mm F1.1 for instance, which an ex-BBC cinematographer once described to me as being "made by spacemen" such was the performance before the technological era of computer assisted optics design.   [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/11233/blackmagic-pocket-cinema-camera-first-impressions]Read the full article here[/url]

[media]http://vimeo.com/75260457[/media] Here's a new technique executed to perfection... Amazingly what you see isn't CGI added to the scene in post but a live set of visuals. The technique uses robotics, motion control and projection, all filmed in-camera. [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/11220/robot-dolly-projection-mapping-magic]Read the full article here[/url]

I can't be the only one who finds this rumour kind of ridiculous!   The idea that they can spec out a camera, build a working prototype and in heavy testing suddenly discover that it 'eats batteries'. Haha that's laughable. The engineers would know the power consumption of the sensor and processor from very early on, way before the testing stages.   Testing is to iron out bugs in firmware and for minor handling / button changes.   Another way to spot a bullshit rumour is when it says there are 'several sensors' being tested. The R&D work required to design and build a sensor is MASSIVE. Does anyone really think Canon or Sony build 3 sensors of widly different specs before testing each one in some bodies which will eventually end up as the same camera? That's a heck of a way to waste money, building major parts you'll never use.   Those who contribute rumours like this don't know anything about how the product development ACTUALLY WORKS.   Maybe Canon does have a medium format camera in development. Everything else is just bull!

Indeed high hopes for this. The RX1 is a great stills camera, but video quality is as bad as the V900. It's very odd that Sony's other sensors, notably the 36MP one which went in the D800 are stronger for video than the 24MP which went into their A99, toted for 5D Mark III defeating video, VG900 - a, well, a video camera by all accounts and the D600. The D600 actually does a better job of processing the image than the Sonys do!   So that doesn't bode well for the NEX 9 but the hopes are there, that they will see sense and not just focus on the stills quality at expense of video.   There are several sensors out there now that can scale their output to 1080p without crude line skipping as Sony have shown on the NEX 6, VG900, A99 and RX1.   Toshiba - D5200. Canon - 5D Mark III (finally...) ?? - Olympus OM-D E-M1 Panasonic - GH2   Time for Sony to join them, seen as they are way ahead of everyone when it comes to sensor prowess.

A 4K GH4 would be an interesting toe in the 4K market for Panasonic, and give them a valuable impression of real world demand for a semi-pro 4K camera which also has cross over appeal with consumers.   Panasonic tend to skip 4 as it is an unlucky number in Japanese culture but Nikon don't (hence D4).   I think the 4K era is as good a time as any to lose the fear of 4!

  The 5-axis system is patented. Panasonic should just license it like Sony are doing for the full frame NEX 9.

  I may as well be talking to a guinea pig. You're not privy to the situation. Now go and cry like the baby you are.

43rumors are waiting because they want to protect the source. There's no 'deal' or conditions at all. And no, manufacturers do not get involved with purposeful leaks. Every time a leak occurs it has the potential to negatively impact sales of existing models on the shelf. We had the info jointly sent to us by a known source. I am actually quite reluctant to publish it at all.   And remember that with rumour information, it is a rumour. Could be wrong could be right!

A TrueSense sensor would not likely be destined for a Panasonic, as they're making their own sensors. After a brief trip to Sony for the GH3, the GX7 once again has a Panasonic chip in it.   A Four Thirds sized chip from TrueSense would more likely be destined for the Blackmagic and Digital Bolex type cameras of this world.

TrueSense Imaging's sensors are behind the Ikonoskop and Digital Bolex cameras. Traditionally known for their CCDs, the company is now stepping into CMOS for the first time. [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/11193/truesense-imaging-ex-kodak-reveal-4k-micro-four-thirds-sized-cmos-sensor]Read the full article here[/url]

Rudolf, luck is one thing but what about practical reality?   I got my Iscorama non-MC for 70 euros earlier this year in an obscure Berlin camera store, it took me 4 years of searching and one lucky one off moment the likes of which may never be repeated.   How the heck you are supposed to shoot like that as a working pro, I have no idea.   There's a drought of good anamorphic lenses, and here is a company doing their best to solve the problem.

[media]http://vimeo.com/74624976[/media] Above: Nino Leitner interviews Panasonic at IBC 2013 I have been given some exciting information about the future of the GH-line. But I can't say anything about it yet. Stay tuned to 43rumors in 2-3 weeks time. Needless to say the consumer division of Panasonic are turning their attention to 4K in a big way. [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/11189/panasonic-consumer-market-will-lead-4k]Read the full article here[/url]

CVP

I don't think the Iscorama is a realistic benchmark for any new anamorphic under $30k on the market. To design and produce one today would be very expensive.   For the indie filmmaking market the problem with the Iscorama is that the price is on a journey far north of $3000 and the rarity is only increasing as people hold onto them. Not many on eBay these days.   Great if you can find one. Great if you can pony up an astonishing amount of dosh for one. Not so great if you can't, and that's where the SLR Magic comes in.   Room for both in my opinion!   They are aiming to get the look as close as possible to what we want as filmmakers. They have my feedback, they have Edwins, they are in touch almost every day. Let's see what they can come out with.

[media]http://vimeo.com/74286078[/media] The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera is slated for an end of September ship date now in more quantity, after a small tricke-out - the good news is that the extra time has given Blackmagic some leeway to tweak the camera. [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/11181/blackmagic-fix-black-hole-white-orbs-new-firmware-sensor-calibration]Read the full article here[/url]

The DR is distributed differently so it isn't a very good test.   Rather than just use the same exposure, they should have exposed for the sky so that the highlights were the same on both cameras, and then looked at the shadows.   Admirable performance in terms of colour from the 5D Mark III though.

  The edges seem to be the biggest area which needs improvement on the Letus, and this was shot at 200mm.   Haven't seen the flare from it yet.     Image from Clinton Harn http://www.clintonharn.com/?p=445

Ah. Oh dear.   Here's hoping for the 5D Mark IV then.

[media]http://vimeo.com/74457964[/media] In part 2 of the SLR Magic anamorphic coverage we'll look at how the prototype lens looks and performs on the Blackmagic Cinema Camera. There's also a poll in which you can help influence the final lens flare this anamorphic produces. [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/11150/slr-magic-anamorphic-prototype-v3-part-2-the-footage]Read the full article here[/url]

Sandisk have announced some professional-grade Compact Flash cards at IBC 2013 with capacities as high as 256GB. Branded Sandisk CFast 2.0, the real breakthrough is the speed of the cards, rated at 3000x compared to the current best 1000x cards. [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/11161/new-3000x-sandisk-compact-flash-cards-could-enable-3-5k-raw-video-on-5d-mark-iii]Read the full article here[/url]

Video quality looks good.   Very detailed.

At the beginning of the IFA show in Berlin, Andrew from SLR Magic dropped by at my studio and dropped off the V2 and V3 anamorphic prototype lenses the company are working on. As long time EOSHD readers will know I am a passionate advocate and shooter of anamorphic. The SLR Magic anamorphic is the first new lens of it's kind to be announced in many years. [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/11138/introducing-the-slr-magic-anamorphic-lens-hands-on-with-new-v3-prototype]Read the full article here[/url]

Unless you really need the articulated screen on the 600D get the 7D.   Will you be shooting raw video? 7D is much better for that.   ISO performance is similar on both, maybe very slightly better on the 7D.