Oliver Daniel

I'm so glad you didn't troll me for that. It's like Trollageddon out there! My wording wasn't correct. It's been a very tiring week. Of course I want to get Andrews book, its just that Andy always pushes me and makes me spend money. My other half is making complaints ;)

Managed to grab the Canon 35-105 and Canon 24-35 off someone for £200. Condition immaculate. Think I'll complete my FD range with a few primes...make more dosh and get obsessed with the CY range at a later date. :wub: Getting interested in anamorphic, is it worth grabbing Andrews book?

Kinefinity are not Canon. What other camera offers what the KineMax offers at that price? Erm... ;)

The giant screen will be activated in a firmware update, released May 2015. All upgradeable sensors were not good enough, so instead they announce the Blackmagic Army Tank - an actual tank with a POV camera that drives at 120fps. For $1500. Comes with shoulder mounting options built in.

Cheers Andy, I will check that out! Think I'm getting a vintage lens problem, might make a Doctors appointment today ;)

Thanks Andy. What lens would you recommend in the 70-200mm range?

You ought to see the films on their website... image quality is outstanding.

I love these devices, but I've been frustrated with the BeSteady. I may consider selling, someone out there will be able to make it work! I've thought about getting one from a company with longevity in making products, as what I have achieved with the BeSteady when it's been fine has been amazing.

Haha cool! I need to go back in and see what they have, bought a Super 8 camera in there and a really old projector just as props. Picked up 2 Asahi Super Takumars, 28mm and 55mm for the acidic yellow flare aspect. I do a lot of music videos so I'm very keen on flares, won't be long til I'll be trying out some anamorphic I guess! Was offered the Canon 24-35L for £230, worth it?

No new stabilisers at NAB 2014? There was so many, I lost count! I have a BeSteady One, and I have to say I've had nothing but issues with my unit. Granted that it was a Kickstarter product, and I expect the useability to get better. The shots I have got are awesome though! Customer service isn't good though. A good value company is someone called Big Balance, they have a crazy collection of gizmos! From iPhone to GH3 capable.

Thanks Andy! Always a good source of info on lenses. Saw on another topic you are from Manchester. My studio is in Ancoats. Do you ever go to the Real Camera Shop? Never bought anything, but always had a snoop.

Thanks Andy. I looked at some pics and I suspected that as it only has the one ring. This person said they are great for video and I wasn't convinced. Thanks for clearing that up! What decent FD or CY can zoom internally? Also, I've picked up a Helios 44M 58mm and Mir 1B 37mm in M42 for literally nothing. There are so many Helios 58mm, just after character and crazy flares. Do you recommend any other M42? Thanks for the help!

@andy lee, I'ven been offered 2 Vivitar Series 1 FD lenses, one is a 28-90mm and the other is a 70-210, are these any good? If so, how does the zoom/focus function work?

Thanks Andrew. I am the best person ever at advice, as I have clearly demonstrated. :) good luck with the minskirt. ONTO topic though.... er, firmware for Blackmagic. More colour temps would be handy.

I think its a very clever marketing stunt to be honest. No doubt they will run the modding service, but they will be getting linked into a lot of stuff related to Blackmagic because of it. People will be like, 'sod modding my Blackmagic, this KineMINI is the real deal!' Surprised I missed the joke!

Its all part of the media critique bandwagon, anyone who is popular or runs anything popular will always come under harsh criticism. In the filmmaking blogging area, every blogger gets taunted, harassed and criticised for pretty much anything they say. A great way to explain it could be a front page news report, running an exclusive, saying "20 year old pop star needs rehab as she stumbles out of nightclub at 3am." My point is, hang on - she's 20 years old and stumbling out of nightclubs? NO WAY!! Anyone who is under the public eye will get daggers left, right and centre, just because its easy. @jonpais.... Dude isn't offensive if you use it in the context of The BIg Lebowski. ;)

You can attach a DSLR type grip onto the side of the KineMini. Definitely the most intriguing camera of NAB, followed closely by the AJA. Really want to order one but don't have the cash yet.

Thanks for that. As my post says, I saw the info on the forum and nofilmschool, but never suggested you had plagiarised. It happens all over, some sites report news that may have been read elsewhere word for word. Glad you cleared it up for Mr. Hook anyway! I once had an issue with a person who said they'd report me (to who was unspecified), because they thought none of my portfolio was my own work, and that I'd stolen it all off Youtube. I just laughed! Can't be wasting time on complete rubbish! Onto the topic though.... people seem to forget that Blackmagic have only been making cameras for 2 years. Shit happens. ;)

These announcements were made 2-3 days ago on the Blackmagic Forum, followed by NoFilmSchool. Hmmm, I will stay out of that one! Kinefinity have released an add-on to the BMCC which gives you a removable battery and some other stuff. They call it Kine+. Smart move by Kinefinity to get publicity for their cameras!

I liked this camera at first, and now I've thought about it, I'm not so sure. It seems very overthought. Oh well, not bothered anyway.

The footage above by no means does the KineMini justice, some of the other stuff I've seen from the earlier cams is incredible. It's a completely different market to the GH4, A7S... probably why hardly anyone on this forum is interested in it! The Kinefinity guys are also very forward thinking.. I think they are going to do very well. I want one.

The star of the show at NAB is not the A7s, the AJA, the Blackmagic Ursa, Studio... ....it's the Kinefinity Cameras, and they deserve more press than they are getting. Much more.

I wonder if they could do this: For shoulder mounting the URSA, in firmware could they have an option to reduce the size of the image on the massive screen so you could actually see it properly? The upgradeable sensors, could third parties get involved here and offer better working sensors than Blackmagic offers (as the current 4k one seems to be a bit, well, y'know.) I'd be interested in this if it was half the size and had a 5 inch screen instead. As I'm a handheld, non tripod, non-stop footage kind of guy, this thing will start to get...very....heavy! Like the idea though!

Just read through the press release for the URSA and it does seem pretty incredible for the price. Looks very exciting, I wouldn't mind using it. Saying that, the fact they haven't updated their previous cameras or have made no announcement is frustrating for previous owners.

Thats a very futuristic looking camera, but it scares the hell out me! Looks like it could set off bombs! I was hoping they would release a new camera, between the size of the Pocket and BMCC with all the ergonomic errors and features fixed. That said, the original cameras image alone is worth the money. Its fine that Blackmagic have released this camera, thats what camera companies do. I have eyes for Kinefinity though...