Andrew Reid

Mosaic Engineering are preparing an anti-aliasing filter for the BMCC, but ideally it should be in the camera out of the box along with a built in ND wheel.   Now with this kind of spec creep you are going to get a price rise.   So maybe consolidating should mean evolving the BMCC rather than revolutionising it.   Evolution for me would be -   - Existence - Higher quantities produced to meet demand - Firmware update for audio meters, histogram, better focus assists - Active mFT mount like Pocket Camera - Compressed raw - Improved LCD   I'd take all that, even for an extra $1000 instead of the 4K camera.

  Whatever, and Paris has the Eiffel tower.   Enough with the straw men arguments. Deal with the points presented to you or not at all. Makes the thread go off topic.

  Well, it's just as painful!

They don't suck at all.   The BMCC 2.5K has a much more film-like image than the electronic videoy C100.   Hell it even gets noise in the highlights rather than blowing them out! (Exactly like a film emulsion).   You seem to have confused very frustrating and bad shipping problems with the products sucking. The reason many are so upset about the shipping problems is because they really wanted the products!

Backwards, not really.   If you need global shutter and 4K then it is another option that didn't exist before.   That it doesn't exist now either, is a bit troubling, but I digress...   The image on the BMCC mFT 2.5K is lovely and the glass for that mount is too. What Blackmagic need to do is simply build on what they already have and nip the 4K adventure in the butt.

Doubtful Panasonic laugh dissuasively at Blackmagic seen as they are using their mount.

[media]http://vimeo.com/63604452[/media] Blackmagic are holding an event right now in LA and information is being reported back by attendees from the Blackmagic reps present. EOSHD takes a look at what's new... [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/10856/blackmagic-4k-production-camera-now-due-in-september]Read the full article here[/url]

The G5 is crap, you may as well spend a bit extra and get a used GH2 if you consider the G6 not cheap enough

  My Nikon Speed Booster is a week late and I do everything myself, one man.   Blackmagic's mFT 2.5K camera was 9 months late and they are a company with hundreds of employees.   So my question to you - do you think you're being fair? :)

They have open photography days there organised by a company. 40 euros per head I believe. However, the commercialisation of Berlin's ruins kind of spoils the fun, not to mention the atmosphere.

  Who says I am talking about their existing IBIS? I'm not. The new Olympus 5 axis IBIS is a separate technology which is part of a broader exchange of parts between the companies via Sony's stake in Olympus. It will appear on *future* cameras. Sony are supplying Olympus with sensors, and now Olympus are supplying optical tech. It has nothing to do with Sony's existing system or the older Minolta one from which it was derived. Quite aware of that thanks.   Source: http://www.43rumors.com/ft4-olympus-will-now-share-the-5-axis-stabilization-system-with-sony/

The flange of B4 lenses may be long enough but how far does the rear of the lens protrude into that, wouldn't they hit the mirror?

  I'm an idiot to comment on my own forum?   I'm an idiot to defend myself?   I'm an idiot to respond to opinions from you I don't agree with?   EOSHD occupies a lot of headspace. You should try running the site for a while an put yourself in my shoes to get some perspective on what affect comments from the users have on the community and on those running it.

JPEGS!! Enough said

The GoPro has a fisheye lens. Resolution is only one part of the image, in same way that size is only one part of architecture. How can you possibly compare?

Bruno. What I resent is having my daily filmmaking work interrupted by the need to respond to idiotic comments. If I was interested in doing the whole narcissist thing like Bloom I'd have plastered my face over the website by now. Maybe put more cat pictures up too. You and I don't agree on most things. I say as much... I have tolerated your contray opinions for months and months. At some point, if you have a stranger in your backyard throwing rocks at the window you have to get rid. It isn't censorship but self defence.

Took my friend Susanna to a very spooky abandoned sanatorium in Berlin last weekend. Here are the results -   http://www.flickr.com/photos/eoshd/sets/72157634748415392/   The Jupiter 9 also works very well with anamorphic. Not very sharp wide open but the look is great at F5.6. It has interesting bokeh going on. This is a cheap lens - I paid around 100 euros for it.   Pentax 28mm F2.0 -     Jupiter 9 85mm F2.0 -       There's more of the location here when I visited with the Sony RX1...   http://www.flickr.com/photos/eoshd/sets/72157634421410257/

  It isn't because of disagreement with the prevalent thoughts at all. It is to prevent ascendancy into un-constructive information infesting my site, personal attacks and people just hanging around looking for arguments.   Some people are contrary for the sake of it, and it's very annoying.   Some of the best and most constructive ideas comes from differing viewpoints from my own and I have no intention in censoring them.

  How else are you meant to get hold of the cameras first? If you didn't pre-order the original BMCC, you were looking at a 9-12 month wait for 'in stock' badges at stores.

  Ah yes but testing what exactly - the raw stills, video, or JPEGs? My test shows the sensor hasn't improved.

  The G6 has better dynamic range. Haven't measured it but to the eye it's easily noticeable.

When I reviewed the Sony RX100 exactly a year ago it was genuinely novel. The closest image quality yet to a DSLR in a pocket camera. Can the RX100 Mark II improve enough to stay interesting? Read the full article here

I have been the ultimate whinging pom this past week but yeah - I feel it's justified.   Last year was different, I defended them all the way for months and months, publicly and privately.   What changed for me this year is that they clearly disregarded customer concerns and carried on as normal. mFT body 9 months late. New cameras likely late. Small quantities. This is not so much a balls-up out of their control any more, but bordering on disrespectful. Even John Brawley who I respect a lot, handled me with a poor attitude on BMCUser the other day, practically implied I was nothing but a peddler of hype with my BMCC coverage on EOSHD.   I have to say, I don't think quite so highly as Blackmagic now as I did when they started out on this venture.

Thanks for the B&H news.   I wish they'd provide more details - i.e. have they had a communication from BMD? As it is, it could be just a guess or an opinion as that's the way it's written.   My main worry is about quantities.   I have the patience even after last year's situation to wait an extra 2 weeks of course for the Pocket camera!   The problem is that most people will be waiting much longer if they trickle out only double digit units in August.   This is a camera that has probably been ordered in the thousands.   The 4K camera clearly isn't ready yet. Why not?

Please combine all Blackmagic related shipping news in this thread: http://www.eoshd.com/comments/topic/3111-the-annual-blackmagic-shipping-date-mystery-thread/