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    jbCinC_12 reacted to Dunjoye in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    This is lovely. It does have a similar mojo to it's predecessor.  The colours look a lot richer. I like this  A much better footage than I have seen so far.  I would let this camera settle in the market before deciding on picking up one or not.
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    jbCinC_12 got a reaction from jpfilmz in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    More footage:
    Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K : Mountain Bike
    https://youtu.be/7U_O5YBret0
     
    ...and on Vimeo
    https://vimeo.com/288090282
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    jbCinC_12 got a reaction from Jonesy Jones in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    More footage:
    Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K : Mountain Bike
    https://youtu.be/7U_O5YBret0
     
    ...and on Vimeo
    https://vimeo.com/288090282
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    jbCinC_12 reacted to John Brawley in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    I like the pictures. A lot. 
    This camera will probably replace the micro cinema camera for me as it’s not much bigger and is much easier to work with. 
    I didn’t feel as strongly about the 4K production camera / Ursa because they were limited, principally by dynamic range.
    I have a deep affection for the 4.6K sensor and have shot nearly daily withnit since before it was launched. I know it very well. 
    This pocket camera will integrate and sit very nicely alongside the 4.6K. It’s already a closer match than the micro for me without having really tested it in an A/B scenario. 
    I was a little worried about it having less DR Than the 4.6K but I think the other clips  show some great examples of what this sensor can do. “Nature” was incredibly tricky material to shoot as anyone who’s been in that situation before would know and it was unfair to see it being derided.  
    Those that did so only reveal their own inadequate understanding of what those shots reveal. 
    I can think of a million other scenarios I would have rather done but these sequences were specifically produced to illuminate what the camera can do in specific situations. 
    What im almost more excited about is the unification that Gen 4 brings. As I mentioned earlier, it’s pretty much the same people at BMD that brought you the first camera working on this camera.
    They’ve learned a lot (and so have I) and I think Gen 4 is really strong. I wish this and extended video would get rolled out wide already as I think half the issue I see with users of BMD products is a lack of knowledge in grading. 
    Now BMD do have perhaps the greatest colour correction tool on the market BUT they don’t make it easy to get to a great result without a little arcane knowledge.
    Even I often run into issues when working by myself and I see extended video being a great step in addressing that shortcoming. There’s no point in talking about how great you can make images shot RAW if you don’t know how to do it and can’t easily or intuitively find a way to do so. 
    With regards to the 4k Pocket. 
    Its a genuine low light contender. I was really impressed at what a useable picture it produces with little lighting.
    I’m laughing at those that said it’s overlit. I mean a 500w chimera dimmed to almost nothing so the background lighting would still show though the tinted hotel windows is very very low light, much lower levels than the idiots demanding I walk out on the street and light by sodium were demanding.
    Again, I laugh when I see comments about how noisy ISO3200 is but I’m guessing those users aren’t aware how much image processing their cameras are doing at high ISOs.  BMD allow you as the user to choose your poison. A very very underrated feature. And like colour correction it’s almost too powerful because users haven’t been instructed to change their expectations, nor how to add noise reduction or sharpening so they can season to taste. 
    The best testbfootage will be friends users so the sooner they ship the cameras the better.  Hopefully Gen 4 means there will be less hysteria about its performance and a few will realise there’s no point comparing it to a GHx or a Sony and learn to get the most from what it is good at.
    JB
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    jbCinC_12 reacted to Bioskop.Inc in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    I still can't believe people are trying to compare a camera which shot HD with one that shoots 4K. It's like when we moved from SD to HD (here i'm refering to the TV world back then) - all the tests, all the moaning & then the slow realisation that we would have to change the way we did things.
    What BM have given us so far are 3 different tests, using 3 different types of lenses & thus gave us 3 different shooting styles. Yes, i thought John's looked the best - lens choice & experience?  But the Balloon film was meant to show off what a Documentary style piece could achieve - there was never a point where I thought it should look cinematic. The Nature piece really showed of the DR in extreme circumstances, but I could really do without ever seeing another piece made with that Sigma zoom, absolutely hate that thing, yuck - if someone gave me one for free, I'd sell it & buy something else. 
    I laughed when Frank (over at BMUser) slapped on the Tokina ATX Pro to his BM4.6K last year & it shone - then everyone went scrambling for one. This is a lens we've known about here for ages (thanks to Andy Lee) & how could you go wrong with such a lens - it's an Angenieux recipe lens that screams that cinema feel/image. If you slap on an over sharp modern photography lens, as is, you're going to get that video look in 4K - it's not rocket science. Maybe, just maybe, you might need to really start thinking about what you pair with this camera & stop thinking that it's only the camera.
    The recommendation has always been to invest in glass, not camera bodies - that's really where the mojo starts & ends. I wonder what that Nikon "Bourne" lens would look like on the P4K, probably amazing!?
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    jbCinC_12 reacted to Snuff in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    Camera: BMPCC
    Lens: Tokina 28-70mm f/2.8 + Metabones SpeedBooster XL 0.64 (Nikon F)
    Filters: B+W UV-IR Cut, Haida PROII-S Variable ND, Tiffen Black Pro-Mist 1/4
    ProRes HQ, Impulz LUT BMDFilm Kodak Vis3 50D 5203 (DP) FC





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    jbCinC_12 reacted to JordanWright in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    The Tokina 28-70 2.6 is a wicked lens. I haven't had many issues with CA but it is noticeably softer than the Zeiss and Sigma lenses I'm used to but the image that it produces is, to my eye, much prettier. Cant wait to test it on the new pocket. Also I picked it up for like £120.
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    jbCinC_12 reacted to Snuff in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    It would be nice to save stills not only as DNG but as PNG with baked LUT and chosen aspect ratio.
    Tokina 28-70 f/2.6-2.8, Tokina 28-70 f/2.8 with screw in hood (1st ver., on the attached picture) and with bayonet hood (2nd ver.), all with 77mm filter thread. Avoid 72mm version (Tokina Pro SV).

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    jbCinC_12 reacted to emielregis in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    I am very surprised by the comments about the lack of "film look" in the footage from new pocket. Sure, first two videos with skin tones test did not look perfect in this regard, but the rest? I watched all the clips and I still see this organic, "classic BMD look". But with better, more natural colors, more details etc. compared to original BMPCC.
     My favourite shots
    I think that looks way more cinematic than BMPCC. Actually, if someone told me that the mirror shot was filmed with Ursa mini, I would believe him.
    Also almost every camera (and lens) have his "weak" moments, I can found on YouTube high amount of BMPCC videos that looks extremaly digital, as if they were shot with cheap DSLR.
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    jbCinC_12 reacted to CaptainHook in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    John Brawley talks about the new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. ‘Models Close up at Night’ is his third camera test where he checked out the camera’s ability to handle different skin tones in very low light conditions.
    “This camera test was about shooting different skin tones in different low light conditions, so we wanted to keep it simple using the least amount of artificial lighting. We had a hotel room in Atlanta where we shot from 3pm until 11pm and got through about 70-80 shots cycling through different lighting and skin conditions. When you can get really great pictures at ISO3200 and above, things suddenly get very interesting. In this test, we were shooting two hours after sunset and you can still see blue sky around the buildings in the background! This camera can really read a long way into the shadows, which was a big surprise.”
    “I see this camera as continuing the evolution that Blackmagic started with the Pocket Cinema Camera by now making it 4K. Having something that we can work with in really low light like this, means you can still get really great results with any type of ambient light.” 
    Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
    Apple ProRes 422 HQ 
    ISO1000 and 3200
    Olympus Pro 17, 25, 45, 1.2 Micro Four Thirds lenses
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    jbCinC_12 reacted to John Brawley in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    I think we're just nostalgic.
    When the Ursa Mini 4.6K first started shipping there were many many threads that were EXACTLY the same as some of the complaints on here....  Users complaining that the UM4.6K didn't have the same mojo / look / feel as the 4K sensor which at that point was in the Production camera, the Ursa and the Ursa mini 4K.
    This is a new sensor.  
    It has the same chef's in the kitchen, working with new ingredients.
    Spend some time with the images, look at the RAWS when they're available and learn to get the most from it.  THEN come back and post about what you like or don't like.  But grading from a downloaded 264 and then writing it off as being inferior is a bit premature and simplistic.
    JB
     
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    jbCinC_12 reacted to Cinegain in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    Yeah, I guess the original produced somewhat footage that I'd call 'flat with character'. That gave it a very organic and filmic look, which people took to heart and embraced even further in post.
    This new one seems to have more bite, more contrast and seems to lend itself nicely for a natural clean look. Would be interesting to see something more in the blockbuster direction. How things look when you give it more of a mood and look. I'm sure it will handle that like a champ as well. This puppy is probably very well-rounded and versatile.
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    jbCinC_12 got a reaction from CaptainHook in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    THANK YOU - @CaptainHook @John Brawley Mark Wyatt and Andreas Neumann for all those footages.  I truly believe is right up there with the Ursa and the BMD team really worked hard in providing the tools for independent filmmakers, videographers, and cinematographers.  My hats off to you guys.  I see my Xmas dreams be coming true.
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    jbCinC_12 got a reaction from BopBill in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    THANK YOU - @CaptainHook @John Brawley Mark Wyatt and Andreas Neumann for all those footages.  I truly believe is right up there with the Ursa and the BMD team really worked hard in providing the tools for independent filmmakers, videographers, and cinematographers.  My hats off to you guys.  I see my Xmas dreams be coming true.
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    jbCinC_12 got a reaction from Anaconda_ in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    THANK YOU - @CaptainHook @John Brawley Mark Wyatt and Andreas Neumann for all those footages.  I truly believe is right up there with the Ursa and the BMD team really worked hard in providing the tools for independent filmmakers, videographers, and cinematographers.  My hats off to you guys.  I see my Xmas dreams be coming true.
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    jbCinC_12 reacted to ajay in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    Captain Hook: "Thank you" for the video releases. It's nice to see some footage from the camera and based on the samples, DR appears to excellent for a camera in this price range .
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    jbCinC_12 got a reaction from matthere in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    Aw shucks matthere beat me to it!  See the YT version the post 'up' mine... hehe!
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    jbCinC_12 reacted to CaptainHook in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    Vimeo link if you prefer:
     
     
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    jbCinC_12 reacted to kye in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    Even if they are late, so what?  Assuming you learned from history and didn't schedule any projects around it you should be ok to wait.  and then once it's out, it's not going to be like the cameras from PaSoCaNikon where they become obsolete in a year or two.  4K60 RAW isn't going to be upstaged at any point in the near future - the Pocket 1 still looks gorgeous!
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    jbCinC_12 reacted to webrunner5 in C100 - Mark I, Mark II, or just wait???   
    This site here is good for tracking cameras price wise.
    https://n.stuccu.com/s/Canon+C100+Mark+Ii?drsm=5b7d6e30eba0c90fd4811958
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    jbCinC_12 reacted to webrunner5 in C100 - Mark I, Mark II, or just wait???   
    Hmm never heard of that happening. Maybe he was doing Sun Spots? ?
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    jbCinC_12 reacted to webrunner5 in C100 - Mark I, Mark II, or just wait???   
    They are Not dirt cheap here anymore for some reason with the DPAF. They run 1800 dollars or more. You can buy a brand new one from B&H for 1999 dollars. Stupid. I am not too sure an original one is worth 2 grand. Not with the GH5, GH5s and the Sony A7 mk III the same money or less. Heck you have the Fuji, Olympus EM1 mk II, on and on. This new Nikon, nah.
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    jbCinC_12 reacted to webrunner5 in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    From Blackmagic website, data is in MB/s. Philippe Maurice on Facebook supplied it in this format I guess.
     

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    jbCinC_12 reacted to mercer in The Canon C200 is here and its a bomb!   
    Those shots are so hard to expose. So you have no choice but to let the sky blow out. Pro DPs would light those trees, but I know I don’t have those kind of resources.
    In Resolve, in the Raw Tab, there is a Highlight protection thing you click on and it really helps to retain some information in any blown out areas.
    With my 5D3 raw files, I love Resolve for basic color correction and to transcode to ProRes 444. I then bring it into FCPX for edit and color grading... I know I should grade in Resolve but I just can’t wrap my head around nodes and don’t feel like learning it.
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    jbCinC_12 got a reaction from mercer in Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K   
    They're going to show their camera at an expo in Austin TX on August 23 (as per their tweet via BM Support).  
     
    Just thought I put that out.
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