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  1. Wow, I'm really liking the spirit of these guys, they are pushing full steam ahead with new products despite a serious threat from BM. It is possible that they are already successful enough in their domestic market to withstand BM's competition.

     

    I'm treating the raw market as a buyer.

     

    Blackmagic haven't delivered for me.

     

    Kineraw are making a more appealing product in the MINI. Slow mo, Super 35mm sensor, 4K upgradable. OK you have global shutter on the 4K BMCC but at the expense of image quality. What's more important?

  2. [media]http://vimeo.com/72841566[/media]

    KineRAW MINI is now available to order from Kinefinity's official European reseller

    Kinefinity are at BIRTV in Shanghai this week. Dan Chung has been there to speak to Kinefinity and the European dealer HD Videoshop now have more details on the MINI upgrades in the pipeline.

    [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/11058/4k-upgrade-path-for-kineraw-mini-confirmed-with-kinedeck-6k-external-recorder]Read the full article here[/url]
  3. I run that Kingston HyperX in my Mac as the main boot drive, has been flawless.

     

    The lower end Kingston SSD Now was provided by BM themselves when they sent me a demo unit Shuttle recorder.

     

    Kingston are a good brand.

  4. The BMCC doesn't have a Super 35mm sensor, isn't very good in low light, the form factor isn't as good, it won't get 4K via an external recorder, can't do off-line CineForm, doesn't have built in LUTs, doesn't have a side-grip add-on, has issues with rolling noise, doesn't do 100fps 720P so I don't see it as a clear winner despite the lower price.

  5. [media]http://vimeo.com/72605257[/media]

    Magic Lantern's raw recording module for the 7D is a perfect illustration of why colour depth and dynamic range are more important than resolution.

    It's also a huge step up for Canon APS-C video shooters and free.

    [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/11017/raw-video-on-the-canon-7d-super-35mm-raw-for-under-1000]Read the full article here[/url]
  6. Some seriously wonky maths going on. I can't factor in conversion rates, can only speak for Europe where the camera is currently shipping, for a set price.
     

    mini-price-list.jpg

     

    Aside from the high performance media which you don't have to buy (you can use generic SSDs) how in any way is the following over priced compared to competing raw cameras?
     
    Bodies:
     
    5D Mark III = 2700 euro
    KineRAW MINI = 3199 euro
     
    Basic components for 5D =
    4x 64GB CF cards = 500 euro
    4x spare genuine batteries = 300 euro
    1x monitor = 500 euro
    Cage and top handle = 500 euro
     
    Total inc. body = 4500 euro
     
    Basic components for KineRAW =
    2x 120GB SSDs = 150 euro
    1x Switronix PB70 = 250 euro
    1x monitor = 500 euro
    Top handle = 100 euro
     
    Total inc. body = 4199 euro
     
    Other raw shooting bodies...
     
    Scarlet = 15,000 euros (kitted up)
    FS700 + recorder = 11,000 euros
    F5 + recorder = 16,000 euros
    Epic = 25,000 euros
    Alexa = 70,000 euros
     
    OK it is not suitable for someone to whom $600 for a GH2 is a lot of money I admit that. But c'mon. Enough with the moaning.

  7. Better? Or just different.

     

    Super 8, Super 16, S35 and even IMAX have existing alongside each other for decades. No filmmaker considers one 'better' than the other, just a different brush to paint with.

     

    With cameras, of course there are ones that do the same thing better than another, but I don't automatically consider a camera like Digital Bolex 'DOA' just because it has a small sensor!

  8. No hack or uncompressed raw camera is suitable for live event shooting. You'd be nuts to shoot hours and hours of footage per day on a BMCC because of the storage requirements, and the possible time I'd take to convert or grade it.

     

    On the issue of reliability, over at BMCC User a guy says he had his SSD fail after smashing up a car in the most vital scene in his movie, lost all the footage and may have to do an expensive reshoot.

     

    Makes a GH2 freezing seem insignificant doesn't it?

  9. It's good a price bubble hasn't formed.

     

    Look at the Iscorama.

     

    Canon ship DSLRs in their millions. It'd have to be a very BIG niche to have an affect on eBay prices of DSLRs wouldn't it!?

     

    Magic Lantern and raw video are bigger than you think and more important than you assume in the greater scheme of things, but they are not going to affect the price of cameras.

  10. thanks for this little article Andrew.  I have been looking at their website regularly hoping for a UK distributor to pop up.  If I wanted a dumb e-mount or M4/3 on there is it possible?  Speed Booster required! :)  Also, is the DE company supplying to UK?

     

    Will ask the German distributor, I think they ship Europe-wide. No extra VAT or duty within EU, so you don't need to wait until CVP stock one.

  11. Andrew Reid shoots KineRAW MINI

    [media]http://vimeo.com/72646025[/media]

    Thanks to Michel and Ludwig at HD Videoshop in Berlin for the test unit. Essential primer details on the MINI are here.

    The KineRAW Mini is a very cool option in the emerging raw market. With an almost identical range of features and the same 4K Super 35mm CMOS sensor found in the larger, more expensive KineRAW S35, this baby version has a form factor I absolutely love. It is not just small but light as well - very suited to the kind of art-film-on-location shoots I love.

    EOSHD takes a brief hands-on look at what the camera offers.

    [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/11019/why-kineraw-mini-could-be-your-next-camera]Read the full article here[/url]
  12. [media]http://vimeo.com/71582077[/media]

    Perspective Aerials have released (in small quantities) a new $4500 rig which promises to replicate the performance of MoVI for much less than FreeFly System's $15,000 asking price.

    [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/11026/perspective-aerials-match-movi-performance-at-13rd-of-price]Read the full article here[/url]
  13. It doesn't look finished does it? There's a gap between the handle and body! I bet it's a prototype....

     

    Yeah the top of the grip doesn't line-up.

     

    Anything, damn thing will be useless without 24p and a better codec. I hope they have seen sense and sorted that out along with the moire and aliasing, then it will be a great tool for handheld stuff.

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