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    Richard Collins reacted to peederj in Magic Lantern 5D Mark III raw video and camera reliability   
    I think the BMD 4K cam is their only camera product worth considering, but as mentioned above, it is still vaporware and BMD haven't earned particular faith in the timeliness dept now have they. I have the C100 + Ninja 2 which fully kitted is about the same price as the other options, and I also have the 5D3 as B-cam/stills. If I were to add a camera right now it would be the FS700 + Speedbooster so I could get overcrank with my EF glass.
     
    The BMD 4K cam will one hopes give the best resolution of any of these choices but frankly the C100 + Ninja 2 resolution is essentially perfect at 1080p and the thing sees in the dark. One of the benefits of 4K is the ability to stabilize in post, but the BMD camera is so heavy and clunky that flying it on a steadicam is going to require a high-budget rig be aware. But the global shutter is nice. The sensor in the BMD 4K cam has been reported to have unimpressive dynamic range even though BMD is claiming 12 stops on their website (the C100 is also 12 stops at base ISO 850 into Canon Log). So I don't know how much RAW capability will buy you with the BMD 4K in practice, I imagine due to file size that cam will almost always be run in ProRes HQ just like my Ninja 2 is.
     
    In the end I think the decision comes down to a few factors:
     
    1) Are you really, actually, truly serious about working in 4K resolution right now? Who will be the consumer/outlet of this product?
    2) Do stills matter to you?
    3) Are you willing to wait an indeterminate number of months (years?) for the BMD 4K to actually get into your hands?
    4) And wait for the bugs to be worked out (e.g. dropped frames, electronic lens support, etc.)
    5) Is run-n-gun and rapid post turnaround important to you or are you willing to sacrifice efficiency and flexibility for the last bit of image quality?
    6) Have you really sat down and totaled the cost of ownership of each of your options, in terms of CPU/GPU power, storage/memory, rigging, filters, audio, batteries, lighting (low-light capable cameras save you money there), accessories, etc.? Make a wish list/shopping cart for each option and ogle the damage.
     
    My conclusion remains C100 + Ninja 2 is the best overall option for the money right now unless you need the overcrank (FS700) or stills (5D3, 1DX/1DC, D800). I don't see 4K as a practical reality currently for this budget range (cue howls from those with far more ambition than budget). But the BMD 4K is the first camera from them that might be desirable overall when it appears. A baby Scarlet I think, and I might rather have one than a Scarlet if it works well.
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    Richard Collins reacted to peederj in Canon 1D C vs 5D Mark III Raw (and C300 / GH2 resolution comparison)   
    Everything else under $10K is going to. The 5D3 HDMI or RAW won't be as clean and high-res as we see but at least it can be wrenched into place to crosscut with it, especially when using Canon glass of the same marque (i.e. L's or non-L's). The RAW leaves lots of latitude to align with. The Panasonic color science is dismal, I mean, gross greenish yuck, you won't want that. I mean, look how lovely that C300 frame is, that's pro gear and the rest are hobby toys, including the clunky BMCC.
     
    Consider avoiding 2000+ quid of disappointing "bargains" a 2000+ quid discount on something that's actually going to work.
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    Richard Collins reacted to peederj in Canon 1D C vs 5D Mark III Raw (and C300 / GH2 resolution comparison)   
    Of all the articles where you absolutely needed downloadable uncropped straight-from-camera files, this was the one.
     
    We are given no even vague idea what those thumbnails were created from.
     
    BTW the $5,500 C100 along with a $700 Ninja 2 uses the same sensor and a better codec than the C300.
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    Richard Collins reacted to Andrew Reid in BIG NEWS - Hands on with CONTINUOUS raw recording on Canon 5D Mark III   
    Turmoil! Disaster! Drama! Raw for free.
     
    What a hardship. Better image quality than a $15,000 camera on your $3000 DSLR and the first ever full frame camera to record uncompressed raw internally to compact flash card.
     
    FOR FREE.
     
    I don't call that turmoil I call it a miracle.
     
    You're trying to justify a preconceived purchasing decisions I'm afraid. The Blackmagic cameras whole selling point - ONLY selling point - was the image and raw workflow. Nobody bought a Blackmagic for the smaller sensor, heavy body, poor ergonomics and slipped delivery dates. We held out for the image. Now we have it in a DSLR, along with a ton of other important features - stills, better physical controls, HDMI, full frame sensor, low light performance and all else offered by Magic Lantern aside from raw like peaking, high frame rates, zebra, manual audio, etc.
     
    Magic Lantern is reliable. I can shoot all day at 1080p to my fastest CF cards without a hitch. Battery run times are similar to when shooting H.264! The rig is much lighter than my Blackmagic with external battery.
     
    I own both. I cannot for the life of me keeping the BMCC EF.
     
    Blackmagic still have unique selling points for me though.
     
    A) The Micro Four Thirds mount camera
    B) 4K and global shutter on the Production Camera
    C) Super 16mm sensor on the Pocket Cinema Camera
    D) Resolve 10
     
    But as for the BMCC EF - it's been nice. It's been lovely. But show's over.
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    Richard Collins got a reaction from mtheory in The impact of 5D Mark III raw and what does Vincent Laforet think of it?   
    In the last few days, both Andrew and Luke have cleared my 'video/filmmaker' bookmarks folder in one fell swoop! The pioneering attitude and spirit to accepting this amazing development is utterly refreshing. The other bloggers' (you all know who!), have become stale and self indulgent.
     
    I personally, don't yet have the need to shoot raw, as my work doesn't require it... (yet!) I shoot on the C100, 7D and the Sony F5 of late, yet I still find this development one of the most important of at least my career.
     
    Hats off to Nuemann Films and EOSHD, you guys will absolutely be my future go tos!
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    Richard Collins reacted to peederj in The impact of 5D Mark III raw and what does Vincent Laforet think of it?   
    On the subject of reliability, Roger Cicala reports that the most frequent camera damage coming back from rentals on the 5D3 is bent CF pins inside the camera's slot. If there's a grain of sand caught in those little holes on the card or if you just jam it in there a bit askew your camera is SD-only until repaired. It happened so often on the 5D2 they made it easier for service to repair the pins but they didn't make it harder to break in the first place, that's the CF standard's problem. And the 5D3 has only one CF slot, and it's the only way you're getting RAW out of it...and you're gonna be doing insertions every 15 minutes or so rather than once or twice a day...
     
    I have no conflicts of interest and I've never even been in contact with anyone from Canon. I'm just running through the other sides of this, immune enough to the hype to not have already bought $500 worth of CF cards but not immune enough to not be thinking it all through very carefully. Please resist group polarization...there's a waft of Lord of the Flies in this whole personal allegiances thing.
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    Richard Collins got a reaction from Andrew Reid in The impact of 5D Mark III raw and what does Vincent Laforet think of it?   
    In the last few days, both Andrew and Luke have cleared my 'video/filmmaker' bookmarks folder in one fell swoop! The pioneering attitude and spirit to accepting this amazing development is utterly refreshing. The other bloggers' (you all know who!), have become stale and self indulgent.
     
    I personally, don't yet have the need to shoot raw, as my work doesn't require it... (yet!) I shoot on the C100, 7D and the Sony F5 of late, yet I still find this development one of the most important of at least my career.
     
    Hats off to Nuemann Films and EOSHD, you guys will absolutely be my future go tos!
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    Richard Collins reacted to Andrew Reid in The impact of 5D Mark III raw and what does Vincent Laforet think of it?   
    I enjoyed Phil when he was genuinely putting out useful regular posts. Super 35mm adapters, DSLRs, all workarounds he endorsed. Built his name on DSLRs in fact, wouldn't have a well known blog without them. Now all I see is extreme self love and a formidable self obsession. Pics of Bloom on a plane. Pics of his cats. Instagram self portraits. Fooling about at NAB, Looping Vine videos. Posing here, posing there, posing doing this, posing doing that. It's enough to make you go insane. HAD ENOUGH
     
    The cult of personality has overtaken the filmmaker for me. Hate all the moral posturing too. Philip uses the moral high ground and his sense of humour as defence mechanisms against those he doesn't agree with. His ego HATES any form of criticism however constructive. Sad really, as in doing so one is left with just Bloomies and groupies around you. Say you don't like so many ads on his blog and you are met with standard response THIS BLOG COSTS SO MUCH TO RUN, and he tries to claim the high ground. I know how much blogs cost to run. Very little. In the past I did EOSHD one-handed on a shoestring for years. So make no mistake, the blog is to promote Philip Bloom. It is not only a selfless act of sharing he makes it out to be.
     
    Met Phil quite a few times, each time has been odd. Charming and coldly indifferent at the same time. At Photokina, he belittled me and basically humiliated me in front of two strangers in the name of humour knowing it was inappropriate in the circumstances - very barbed passive aggressive exchanges disguised as humour, really uncomfortable to be subjected to. On other occasions he was fine. I think he has issues.
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    Richard Collins got a reaction from fluxo in A look at raw video on the Canon 600D   
    I must admit I didn't really know about this site before all this RAW news, but I have to say it's been a delight to read. I love Andrew's style of writing and the general atmosphere on the site, a perfect balance of technical knowledge and artistic skill.
     
    Good work Andrew!
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    Richard Collins got a reaction from Andrew Reid in A look at raw video on the Canon 600D   
    I must admit I didn't really know about this site before all this RAW news, but I have to say it's been a delight to read. I love Andrew's style of writing and the general atmosphere on the site, a perfect balance of technical knowledge and artistic skill.
     
    Good work Andrew!
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