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  1. Why not?

     

    BTW, Speed Boosters aside, Novoflex do make a regular mFT to EF adapter. It's not that much more expensive than the regular Metabones adapter.

     

    Because I can't justify it. I want to get the BMD 4K camera at some point, ideally they'd come out with one that does at least 50fps, then I'd be happy, the Pocket camera is great, but I don't want any MFT specific gear.

     

    Couldn't find that adapter earlier on their website, but was in a hurry, will look it up later. (not that I need yet another adapter at this point)

  2. I can't think such an adapter by Novoflex, and the Metabones one costs 20x more, way more than I'm supposed to spend on a MFT accessory. All my lenses are full frame, with an APS-C exception and I'd like to keep it that way, the Pocket Camera is an exception in sensor format, but I'm not spending that much money on something that will only work with this camera. $300 would make me think twice though.

  3. Well, you usually get what you pay for.

     

    Well, in this case I got more from the cheapest option!

     

    Do your lenses focus accurately to the distances marked on the barrel when using the Fotasy? If it's focusing far beyond infinity you may not get the close focus each lens should be capable of ...

     

    That's true, but it's not like there is one brand that will have the perfect adapter that will work with all lenses, so it's a bit hit and miss really. It's true I miss a bit of the near focus with the Fotasy adapter, but I also kept the Fotodiox adapter, which increases my lenses' near focus ability!

  4. I've spent a few weeks trying to find out what was wrong with my lenses and why I couldn't get infinity focus. Since I wasn't using any MFT lenses, I started losing faith in the adapted ones, I even considered it might be a faulty or badly calibrated sensor, but it turns out it was all the adapter's fault, so if you're experiencing the same issues, or if you're thinking of getting one of these for your Pocket Camera, beware!

     

    I found a similar one by Fotasy on eBay, it was even cheaper and it works great, I can now focus to infinity and beyond!

     

    Just by comparing the two of them, one can tell the Fotodiox is thicker than the Fotasy one, so one of them is gotta be wrong. There's also a chance I have a faulty Fotodiox adapter (haven't tried it in a different MFT camera), but for now I'll stick to the Fotasy one.

  5. Do you actually think that canon will deliver a dslr under the price of 3000$ that can do 4K video  which the cinema cam C300 doesn't provide?

     

    People/companies who shoot with the C300 don't do it just because of the added image quality, they do it because of the form factor, XLR inputs, decent preamps, etc, etc. Having 4K on a DSLR is not what would make them ditch the C300.

  6. I have some basic question. I was reading that if for example I take video in 25 fps then shutter speed must be 1/50, 60p fps = 1/100 ...

    So, if I shoot fast action sport (motocross) can I stil use these shutter speeds?

     

    For 25fps you should use 1/50 shutter.

    For 60fps you should use 1/120 shutter, basically double it.

     

    This is just a rule of thumb though, there's specific situations where you'd shoot differently.

    For instance, if shooting 25fps in America with artificial lighting where current is 60hz, you might avoid flickering by shooting 25fps with a 1/60 shutter.

     

    It doesn't matter how fast the action is, if you want to shoot cinematic looking smooth footage, that's the rule.

    Using faster shutters would result in less motion blur, but with a different look.

     

     

    Can I use program auto or shutter priority to shoot sport video or any other video. I see that you recommend manual mode but I don't know how can I adjust setting during video shooting.

     

    If you want to control the results you should use manual mode.

    Read the manual, learn how to use the camera, there's only a handful of buttons, don't let that affect your videos!

     

    If you're shooting in a situation where lights change a lot, then maybe you could use shutter priority, lock the shutter at 1/50 for 25fps and let the camera figure out the aperture.

     

     

    Regarding focusing, camera is set to continous AF, is this ok? Is it possible to shoot sport video with manual AF?

     

    It's possible to shoot anything with manual focus, that will depend on your skills. :)

    If you're talking about tough rack focus shots, it's quite a small and fiddly camera, which might make it more difficult.

    As for AF, it should be fine, but I don't know how fast it is.

     

    Assign manual focus to the lens wheel and turn focus peaking on, then practice and see what kind of results.

     

    For all these questions though, just get out there and shoot, try all modes, then study the results.

    In the end, there's no rules.

  7. At least I should have mine very soon, as it was in stock already. I don't have to wait 3 to 4 weeks for one, which seems to be the typical estimated deliver time among those who advertise the BMPCC for under 500€.


    That's weird, I ordered one after I found about the sale and got it delivered less than 24 hours later.
    If they're taking that long maybe you should get it from somewhere else, and try to still catch the sale price.
  8. That you have anthropomorphisized a perfectly good descriptive word is why I'm not going to talk to you any more about linguistics. Please re-read what you wrote - you defined dull as lack of interest and then called Bay's shots dull because every shot has too much interest. That's why it's important to not attribute human feelings to words, it gets confusing.


    I don't know what you're talking about, never in my life have I said Michael Bay's shots have "too much interest", and doubt I ever will.

    English is not my native language, but it seems the dictionary is with me on this one:

    dull = lacking interest or excitement
  9. Once you drop the price that much no one will want to pay full price for that camera ever again.


    Unless you have no other choice. This sale is also going to promote the camera tremendously, there will be loads of all kinds of new Pocket Cinema Camera content coming out in the next few months and more people will want to get the same camera, and if it costs $995 then that's what they'll pay. And if there's a new one, it's likely the price will go back up as well on the new one, so it's still a good deal.
  10. I get that, but my point is you're using a wrong term. Dull is a negative comment in the sense that's the opposite of interesting, and it doesn't apply in this case. Michael Bay in the uninteresting one IMO, or dull.

    Moving the camera around doesn't necessarily make a shot dynamic, and choosing to shoot a lockoff doesn't mean the shot will be dull.

    A still photograph can be dynamic and have rhythm. There's so much more to a a dynamic or interesting shot than the motion of the camera.

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    How is this shot dull? It's well lit, well graded, and well composed.
    Even though it's only an insert, there's variation and texture in BG to make it interesting and shallow depth of field to lead your eyes exactly where they want you to look.

    An interesting shot doesn't need to be a crazy MTV kind of shot.
    The Man Who Wasn't There is filled with extremely interesting shots and they're mostly lock offs.

    If Jeunet had shot that insert with flat lighting, texture and DOF, then yes, it could have been dull... this is anything but.
  12. Just like there are some places in the house where I absolutely would hang a Kincaid over a Wyeth (Anywhere the kids have access to), not every shot needs to be the absolute maximum. Sure in isolation, that high static landscape may be dull but in a production, bland, dull shots are important!


    I totally disagree. Bland and dull shots is exactly what any good filmmaker should avoid. Always.
    You're mistaking pacing with composition and shot style, there's no reason why a slow shot or scene should be any bland or dull.
  13. I just want to make sure I'm understanding this correct (not big on codecs really), the original prores in the BMPCC is still the best one? But this added new ones will def be useful for longer shoots (like said earlier, interviews etc)?

     

    That's correct, the previous Prores they had was Prores HQ, which is the best Prores in the camera. Then you have Prores, then Prores LT, then Prores Proxy.

     

    In Prores Proxy you start noticing the compression more, but Prores LT can give you great results at much smaller file sizes than Prores HQ.

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