MJCine

I just dumped the last of my EF lenses. I have been so close to buying various models of BM over the years but the aforementioned issues, reliability and inventory have kept me away. IF they had an E mount or ability adapt an E mount, I would purchase that in a hot second. I will give BM credit for creating a very usable Livestream Multicam ecosystem that my Sony's (FS7M2 & A7III) are always a challenge to integrate into and match with BMPCC6K's.

I have loved all the GH series I have owned (going back to the GH-1). I fail to understand the lack of including V-Log at this price point and place in time on the GH-5, esp considering the clunky process of mail ordering an unlock code on paper. The price point now officially markets to Indie / Prosumer crowd. Not super happy about the firmware path either- but at least there's a plan. Why can't it just work full specs out of the box? I'm also disappointed to see there isn't a redesign of the YAGH or expressed compatibility with it. The XLR cube accessory looks like an even worse design to me. Plugging and Unplugging XLR's- how long before the hot shoe starts to show signs of stress? At least the YAGH is solid and gives you BNC's too. Panny gets so many things right and then misses the mark in other ways. Hopefully they are paying more attention now. Funny, the day of the official GH-5 Specs announcement, I just saw a bunch of used GH-4's pop up on Los Angeles Craigslist. I'm NOT expecting to sell mine any time soon. Still gets a lot of use... and as Hammond says in the video- prob keep as a backup. I had my EOS HD hacked GH-2 until this summer when I sold to younger filmmaker. Thanks again ANDREW for all that you have done to support this quirky platform. - MJ

I was able to convince the Black Magic rep Guarding the BMPCC on display in Burbank today to allow me to pop on my beloved Kern Switar 10mm f1.6. I can confirm some pronounced vignetting in the corners. The Panasonic 7-14mm f4 zoom that they had on the camera for demo looked great.