I got an Audio Technica 4047 mic and an Audio Technica 4053B mic. One is much longer than the other one but they cost about the same.
I set both up to record dialogue between two people for a video I was shooting and the 4053B sounded MUCH better than the 4047.
The 4047 sounded like I was in a soundproof studio and nothing else was around. When playing the video with the 4047 audio, it didn't fit right at all.
But the 4053B sounded so natural and made me feel like I was actually there. It didn't sound closed off and isolated like the 4047.
Thought some of you might like to know that Samy's is selling GH3 bodies for $698. I could not believe my luck as I had one in my Amazon shopping cart for a couple of weeks. Then yesterday I saw that the price had gone down from $998 to about $800. So I opened another window to do a separate search for the GH3, it showed that it was even cheaper and that the source was Samy's.
Is there something that I am missing here, is it too good to be true, or is Samy's just overstocked?
Half the things I try with RAW end up no-where--just can't figure it out. Then one day it clicks. Last night I was finally able to create a video that shows the bayer pattern recorded in RAW, before debayering. I hope to do more in the future.
I wish I had seen a video like this early on, so I would have visually grasped the importance of what de-bayering algorithm is used. Also, would see why one dead sensor pixel is insignificant.
Eagerly awaiting your Pocket Cinema Camera? You already have a micro for thirds camera and some C-mount lenses? Want to know if they will cover the sensor of the Pocket? Lets find out! I hope you will add your results, so we can make this list growing.
I will only add lenses to the lists when you have proof, in other words: images.
How?
Because we know the active sensor area of the BMPCC measures 12,48 x 7,02 mm, it is fairly easy to check if our C-mount lenses will cover the full sensor. Calculate this by taking a picture with a lens on your micro four thirds camera, and crop out the image area of theBMPCC.
In Photoshop:
Open the image.
Go to Edit > Image Size, uncheck resample image.
Change Image width to 19 centimeters, press ok
Go to Image > Canvas Size, change dimensions to 12,48 x 7,02cm, press OK to crop the image to BMPCC size.
Resize to 1920x1080 pixels
Post your results!
Note: If you shoot on the GH3 or other MFT camera's, the sensor size is 17 x 13mm, so change the width in step 3 to 17 cm!
To lazy to do it yourself or you can't work it out? Upload the full resolution files and I'll do it.
List terms explained:
Yes = covers the full sensor of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera No = doesn't cover the sensor Needs modification = Doesn't fit on C-mount to M43-adapter without modifications Equivalent = The focal length and depth equivalent on a fullframe camera (5D Mark III for example)
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera Compatibility list
Primes
Apollo 25mm f/0.85 - Yes = 72mm f/2.4 equivalent [link to proof]
Carl Zeiss Jena Tevidon 10mm f/2 - Yes - Needs modification = 28,8mm f/5.8 equivalent [link to proof] [more info]
Carl Zeiss Jena Tevidon 35mm f/1.9 - Yes - Needs modification = 101mm f/5.6 equivalent [link to proof]
Century 9mm f/1.8 - YES (poor quality) [link to proof]
Computar 8mm f/1.3 - NO [link to proof] Computar 16mm f/1.4 - NO [link to proof] Computar TV Lens 25mm f/1.8 - YES = 72mm f/5,2 equivalent [link to proof]
Cosmicar 8,5mm f/1.5 - NO [link to proof]
Cosmicar 12.5mm f/1.8 - YES - Needs modification = 36mm f/5.2 equivalent [link to proof]
Cosmicar 25mm f/1.8 - YES - 72mm f/5.2 equivalent [link to proof]
Aside from Blackmagic there's only one other company endeavouring to give us affordable cinema cameras at the moment and that's Kinefinity. The MINI is a smaller cut down version of their S35, shooting 2K uncompressed raw to SSD from a Super 35mm sensor. It has an option for 4K to an external record (Q1 2014) and it's a powerful piece of kit, though I have some reservations about usability.
Is the KineRAW MINI the early stages of a new Arri? A Chinese cinema camera industry?
