Andrew Reid

  Certainly will do. I will also enjoy using it on the Pocket camera.

  With the vested interests you have in impractical projector lenses, I can hardly take a word you say seriously about this.

  It is much sharper at the edges than the LA7200. The flare is no accident, it is designed with filmmaker input. The adapter is smaller and lighter, and has a built in close focus ring. The optical design is newer and is designed for large sensor sizes, with the 50mm rear element.   The LA7200 is a old 90's adapter for the DVX100, designed for a small sensor. It is OK at F4 or F5.6 on a 14mm lens with Micro Four Thirds sensor. The SLR Magic by contrast is sharp at F2 and F2.8 on a 35mm, with a shallower depth of field especially at closer focus distances. The LA7200 has a large front element, almost impossible to fit a diopter over. The SLR Magic has a standard circular front element which is the right size for a screw on diopter, and SLR Magic have developed their own to suit it. From the diopter to the rear element of the prime they are designed to work together.

Haven't tested it on your selection of unnamed lenses John. How about being more constructive than the usual forum user and buying the kit to find out :) Be part of something great.

  Like $799 for a cutting edge modern anamorphic is unexciting... I can only chuckle at that.   Also - the short video is a way for aspiring filmmakers to get their work noticed.   In the early adopter package you're getting the anamorphic for $500.   The 35mm T1.4 cine lens is already pretty good value at $499, then add the set of two diopters for the price of just one used Tokina ($299).   Sorry but you can't fault the pricing.   Iscorama is $3000 + tax + whatever the greed on eBay is rated at these days, so good luck with that.   SLR Magic aren't out to reap a load of short term profit from us and they won't even cover the R&D costs on the initial shipments. They are here to jump start a dead market. Be grateful! There are no new anamorphic lenses. SLR Magic and Letus stepped in and now there are. It is the beginning of something so get behind it. Standing back slinging mud only to reap the rewards in 5 years when they're producing Iscorama beating optics in Asia for consumer prices is myopic thinking.

The new SLR Magic anamorphic lens now has an official title and price. Dubbed "ANAMORPHOT 1,33X 50" - it will cost $799 for the anamorphic adapter. [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/11290/exclusive-slr-magic-anamorphot-1-3x-50-pricing-announced]Read the full article here[/url]

  Do they need to be formatted in a certain way, because my Sony 95MB/s card didn't work at all.

  Haha!

Yeah Aronofsky likes S16 because he can do handheld, for same reason Pocket is designed for handheld work.   You choose your paintbrush for the picture.

  Skill or no skill it doesn't make sense to use something that doesn't perform. Indeed, the more skilful and ambitious you are the more you don't want your effort sullied by a sub-par image.   To ignore the the fact your tool gives you a certain feel, isn't right - so pick your paintbrush wisely, no matter how subtle the effect. It's a not all about the spec sheet true, it's a mixture of both - i.e. what JG describes with his trusty 600D and working the image, and the cinema prowess a better camera can offer, and the choice of lens mount is important too.     It's essential to choose the right camera ergonomically as well... depending on the kind of shoot.

Still going to be released. But it's a kind of done when it's done type thing. I'm not going to put something half-baked out.

  You don't have to look very far. vimeo.com/channels/eoshd/videos

Don't know about you but I'd be pretty pissed off if my masterpiece looked like crap.

This article mainly deals with the X100S from a photographic perspective. Video is coming in the full review next week. The old X100 was fatally flawed in my view. Manual focus with a massive lag between moving the focus ring and the clunky focus stepping itself. Very sluggish AF and a long minimum focus distance. We're not talking macro here but just basic portrait stuff. Entering macro mode for portraits or even not particular close close-ups was a hassle. All this and more is fixed on the X100S, which is a major upgrade that totally belies the similar external appearance. [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/11271/fuji-x100-first-look-hipster-camera-got-real]Read the full article here[/url]

  Very well said. Thanks

Calin, see if firmware version 1.4.2 makes a difference and report back. Cheers

http://vimeo.com/75728395 "The Pocket" is a polarising camera. It's as tempting to rave about the camera as it is to criticise it for obvious shortcomings. However - bottom line is that this is an extraordinary tool. It is 90% of what I loved about the Blackmagic Cinema Camera without the bulk and strange form factor. In my mind it replaces the Panasonic GH2 as the cult favourite of prosumer video because it has an absolutely beautiful film like output and a very accessible price. Read the full article here

As Cantsin's footage shows it really is a brilliant image for $999.   Part 1 of the review will be here Monday.

Equally, people shot with Super 8 cameras in a similar way. Pistol grip and nothing else.   It's a style. If one does not like it, get a tripod or a shoulder rig with EVF.   The beauty of the Pocket is that it's small whilst the BMCC is rather chunky and heavy. You can't run & gun with the BMCC as easily as you can with the Pocket. That's why they wanted to get those 13 stops into a smaller camera, to give us the other style of filmmaking and another application for the technology.   If only the Japanese were as imaginative about applying their technology to the creative world.

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema camera is a wake-up call to the bigger manufacturers and their afterthought video modes. [url=http://www.eoshd.com/content/11256/open-letter-japanese-manufacturers-regarding-enthusiast-video-market-improve-lose]Read the full article here[/url]

Mark, yet again you're dominating a topic with your ill conceived views. Try giving it a rest mate. Feel free to move on and talk about something more interesting.

The GH3's battery is not 9x the weight and size of the EN-EL20.

  Like I said, it's highly unlikely that A) the cell is actually 1800mAh or B - the cell is of equal quality to the factory Nikon battery.   These batteries have been opened up and the markings on the cell is often lower than the marking on the case, which points to the cheap high capacity stuff being a bit of a marketing scam.

Size doesn't have to hurt battery duration.   The Nikon V1 has a huge D800 battery in it yet is as small as the Pocket camera.   Blackmagic need to use a less power hungry LCD panel and a better quality battery. The processor and sensor are likely pretty hungry, but at the moment that's a necessary trade off for the low price and high image quality.   I think at least choosing a battery from the DSLR world that would have allowed the attachment of a battery grip would have helped us all out a great deal. GH3 battery and grip would have been perfect for this camera. I have no idea why they went for the Nikon J1's crappy battery.

  That's not the Pocket camera philosophy at all actually. Why do you think it is small? So you can go adding bricks to it? I don't think so. Maybe you'd be better of with the BMCC.