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I use the Blue Yeti and it works well. The sound is acceptable with a little post processing in Reaper. Also for consideration, if you have a preamp that can interface with your MacBook is the, Monoprice 600800 Large Diaphragm Condenser Microphone: http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=600800 It get's a great review here: http://tapeop.com/reviews/gear/96/600800-large-diaphragm-condenser-mic/ Or Monoprice sells a USB version the 600801. http://www.monoprice.com/Product?p_id=600801 You just need to plug your headphones into the MacBook with the 600801 rather and into the Yeti body as with the Yeti. There's is a video on the Monoprice 600800 that lets you hear how it sound and there is also lots of Yeti vs XXX on YouTube.

@Ed_David You do fantastic, inspirational work. Your ability evoke emotion and shape perception is beyond description - your passion comes through in your work and I completely respect that. @iamoui Thanks for pointing out trump being used as a verb. Clever. Kind of like "Hillaried" from the Urban Dictionary: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Hillaried To fail spectacularly at something where success was all but assured. From the resounding defeat Hillary Clinton took in the Iowa caucus. Dude 1: I thought I was going to ace that math exam but I totally hillaried it. Dude 2: That's your problem, you were so confident, you didn't study. So of course you were hillaried.

Thanks for the review! I was wondering about this light and this was informative.

@ Simon Shasha - looks like the IKAN DH5e and the Neway CT500HO are the same monitor. It is very lightweight without the battery and it has function buttons and a push-dial-select-encoder-wheel so it can easily be run without the touch screen with a loupe attached. I am thinking seriously about getting the GRID 5" EVF loupe https://www.gridaccessories.com/products/grid-5-0-viewfinder/ (which has a glass diopter, I am told) and is about $200, but I want to wait to see what Neway offers as an optional loupe that is designed specifically for the CT500HO before make a purchase decision. I also don't know if the GRID 5" has the same exact aspect ratio as the CT500HO as it is designed for the BMCC.

@ Simon Shasha - Great idea! I have similar plans, but for the Neway CT500HO. I purchased mine off Alibaba, but you could also get it from Personal-View under deals for $289. Anyways, if you want to use your regular 3" EVF it has and EVF mode which shrinks the images so that my 3" EVF covers the top and bottom but does not cover the sides completely, which is not a big deal to me. Looks like the EVF mode images covers more than have the screen so the resolution is greater than 540 x 960 might be closer to 720. Here is an image that gives the specs... Neway also make a 5.5" with SDI but it does not natively handle 4K via HDMI like the 5" so the Pixel to Pixel resolution is 1/4 as resolved as on the 5".

Hi, I have been looking for an combo EVF/monitor. The SmallHD 502 and Sidefinder was the functionality I was hoping for, but the price had put me off. Then I stumbled upon the SpectraHD 4 as a potential alternative. The current price is $706.29 new on ebay (or $749 from F&V/Adorama/Amazon) with the loupe - so it is worth consideration IMHO. http://www.ebay.com/itm/371278169162?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Here's a review: Looks like they added waveform via a firmware upgrade as was hoped, now if they could only add a LUT... Mark

Sorry being over optimistic in my last post about using simply brightness, contrast and saturation to dialing the color correction. Seems like the S-Log 2 or S-Log 3 LUT (in Premier) is a good starting point as an input LUT and adjust from there. Dialing in your monitor with brightness, contrast and saturation in a controlled light situation can be a benefit, but because of the log nature of the footage, changes in exposure and lighting change it perception of contrast etc so it will not be reliable without LUT under non-controlled lighting situations. It's a great profile that is can be more easily monitored with non LUT monitor as compared to standard S-log profile, but caution is advised when dialing things in with brightness, contrast and saturation in post or with external monitors due to the log nature of the footage. Mark

I am not finding it noisy on the A6300. I am exposing over 1.5 to 2 stops. Also, in Premier I am using the Brightness & Contrast video effect and I turn up the contrast up to 50 (from the default which is zero) and that is my decoding "LUT" rather that using the S-Log 2 LUT. Then I adjust the brightness if it look too hot to bring down the highlights. If I do have to lower the brightness (to save the highlights) then I add the Lumetri color correction video effect BEFORE the brightness and contrast video effect (or you will not be able to bring the shadows back after crushing them with contrast) and raise the black level first and then the shadows to uncrush the blacks. That said, increasing the contrast in the brightness and contrast video effect in Premier is also increasing the saturation and reducing brightness (when using the ProcAmp video effect that treats contrast and saturation separately - they both have to be turned up in equal amounts (to 200) and turning the ProcAmp brightness down to -50 to have the same effect as turning up the contrast up to 50 in the Brightness & Contrast video effect), so if you are trying to dial in your external monitor, depending on how your external monitor handles saturation and brightness when you increase contrast, you may have to increase saturation as well as contrast and decrease the brightness to get an image that looks color corrected. Theoretically, if your monitor has a broad enough range for its contrast, saturation and brightness settings, you should be able to "decode" The Sony Profile without a LUT.

@DaveAltizer - Loving it as as well. Seems like we are seeing the maximum quality 8 bit 4:2:0 can give with an 11bit equivalent log file. It not only grades easy, but does not seem to fall apart like S-Log with standard settings. I really appreciate you sharing this profile - Thank you!

I've used a Zomei HD Variable Density and I liked it. They come in 82mm. I would get the one with SCHOTT Glass from Germany that is 18-Layer multi-coated. The SCHOTT Glass and/or their coatings adds some clarity to the image that the Variable ND's seems to take away, so it tends to be a good combination from my experience. It's about $70 on ebay. I don't know if I'm allowed to provide a link, so, if your interested, just search ebay for: Zomei 82mm Ultra Slim Multi-Coated 18 layers HD ND2-400 Fader Variable ND Filter. Anyways, it's relatively cheap and does a good job IMO. (I am not affiliated with the ebay sellers of these or Zomei.)

The TV-Z lens I have is c-mount so I believe it is from a different series than what you have - even though they share the same markings. I located some TV-Z lens on eBay and they are typically B4 lenses which are cloudy wide open at the wide end unless you are shooting through a prism to a 3 chip sensor block. There are optical adapters to fix the coma issue, but they are expensive or require you to purchase a black magic pl mount camera and black magic b4 (optical) adapter. It would be worth adapting an HD broadcast lens to a black magic camera if you want the type of control a broadcast zoom lens offers and are OK with 1080p unless the lens you have has the 2x extender on it that will allow for a larger imager circle as the expense of some image quality.

I have a Fujinon-TV Z 16-160 f1.8 - I tried it my BMCC with my thinest M4/3 mount and it was almost able to get to infinity, but not quite. Mine was not cloudy. There is the question of whether it was designed to go through a prism so will it have coma and haze wide open and that did not seem to be the case with my example, unlike with my B-4 lens which are cloudy wide open (without the 2x extender and stopped down a bit). Does it clear up when stopped down?

I just cancelled my order for an Alexa as it is clearly to heavy for the Nebula 4200 I was planning to use it on. That said I will buy 87 x GX80/85's for the same $70k the Alexa was worth and call it a day. http://petapixel.com/2016/06/06/guy-smashes-70000-camera-showing-off-stabilizer/

@Andrew Reid Re: I wouldn't replace my GX80 with the XC10 and lose the use of interchangeable lenses, etc. You have piqued my curiosity: Will there be a GX80/85 with Black Magic Video Assist 4K Pro Res vs internal 4K vs the XC10 C-Log 4K video comparison? Thanks! Mark

If you have video graphics card that can store a LUT or are on a modern Mac you can use Xrite ColorMonkey to calibrate your monitor, which in my case made a great monitor much more accurate. That said nothing wrong with checking it on a TV style LED monitor to see if the calibarated monitor translates. Part of the calibration is to compensate for ambient light which can signifcantly change the perception of the image. I like checking it on my Mac Book Pro as well, as a second reference. I am editing and color correcting on PC and doing the audio on Mac in Pro Tools or Reaper.

Beautiful video. Somehow I feel like her acting was meant exclusively for the person behind the camera and not for a general audience. If this not the case, then she is an unbelievably believable actress. Either way, I appreciate your work.

Great idea. I think one important step is to have some footage with a color checker chart so that you fist get rid of any color cast. I could never get the NX1 to have a color balance I was happy when tweaking it on my own with 3D lit creator and then using the color checker chart, that all changed.

There are lots of reasons not to purchase this camera, but imho image is not one of them. That said I am not using S-Log as I am shooting indoors, so to me the color looks good. I have shot with the NX1, BMCC and the A6300 at work. The video from the a6300 looks nearly as good as either of them and better under challenging lighting conditions. It took half the time with the shoot because I did not have use as much light with the A6300, the in camera audio sounded better than the NX1 so audio post was quicker and the resolution was better than the BMCC so I could pan and zoom in post. The codec is solid and was easy to edit. All and all it is not as professional or reliable as the other two cameras, but it's easier to get a great image quickly and that is worth a few work-a-rounds because of the time it saves me. To me the a6300 is a stop gap measure until Sony releases a an APSC sensor camera body with touch screen and in body image stabilization, and hopefully less of a pention to over heat. Until then I will keep reaching for the a6300 and few extra batteries.

I love the a6300 image quality. The low light is fantastic and so is the noise structure as it cleans up well. Colors seem good to great in non-log mode. Dynamic range is outstanding. The image is beyond my expectation and so is the auto focus. The viewfinder glass on mine is a little blurry on the edges of the screen. With an external preamp turned up and the internal recording level turn down, but still getting a good recording level, the sound quality is good. Using my external monitor, I am able to monitor audio via HDMI with the headphone jack on my monitor. Using the HDMI monitor also turns off the LCD screen on the camera when recording. Re: overheating - things to try: 1. Pull the LCD away from the body. 2. Open the battery door. 3. Put it in airplane mode so the internal wifi does not cause heat. 4. Power it off USB. 5. Swap batteries every 30 minutes with a fresh cold battery. 6. Add an aluminum cage that acts as a heat sink. 7. Add a fan. 8. Other ideas - dummy battery powered by external USB. Third party battery grip. Anyone could try 1-4. 5 is reasonable on a real shoot. If your gonna do 1-5, doing number 6 makes since as well. I would prefer not using a fan, but if I have to, on a hot day, I would.

@ Mattias - Very much looking forward to your review of 120 fps.

I would recommend it if you like high dynamic range and great low light performance - if it doesn't overheat. The nice thing about it is the codec doen't seem to get mushy in low light. I will never go back to ISO 1600 as the maxinum like on the black magics or the usable top ISO if the NX1. It's so nice to be able to shoot in room light and add a single high CRI led light panel to complete the shot. Also, with a good preamp feeding it you can turn down the audio record level and get a usable audio track. Finally, the color seems fine when shooting with no picture profile and having a high resolution 4K image provides lots of flexibility in post for panning and scanning. That said I was holding my breath today, hoping it would not overheat and left the battery door open. It did not overheat today, but it had in the past on a longer take with the battery door closed. Great image when not overheating.

The sensor is 4K but it only records 1080p... looks like there will be V2 that records 4K. If this recorded 4K it would be interesting, but 1080p from Canon leaves something to be desired resolution wise. Maybe this will be better with it 4 to 1 pixel scaling. Might be fantastic... we'll see.

Here's a video that compares the dynamic range LS300 against some "affordable" cameras. Don't know if I would call the FS5 affordable, but still interesting to see the dynamic of this camera in JLog. I'm impressed with what this camera can do. Yes, this guy tried to match the cameras as best he could, which might not be the someone else would have done the comparison, but still worth looking at as a data point.

This is exciting but it's not something I would purchase for the same reason I will not purchase the G7. I would like to record internal 4k and monitor via HDMI. If the GX85 allows HDMI monitoring while recording 4K internally, then I will consider purchasing, especially if it does as well as the G7 at high ISOs.

Hi, I was looking for info on what Sony may be releasing on sonyalpharumors.com and I saw that best buy was selling an open box for the A6300 with 16-50PZ lens for $988 with free shipping on ebay. I figured I would try one at this price. Here's a link to it on Ebay. I'm not affiliated with best buy, sony alpha rumors or ebay. Also, I'm like many people here who are hoping for the overheating to be fixed or a slightly more advanced version with IBS and headphones, but if I'm going to make a mistake in purchasing something, I would rather have it be at a discount. ; ) Plus at worst case this will my gimbal camera because it is light weight and has great AF. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Open-Box-Sony-Alpha-a6300-Mirrorless-Camera-w-E-PZ-16-50-mm-F3-5-5-6-OSS-Lens-/201555454479?hash=item2eeda42a0f:g:GhsAAOSwgApXAuus Sorry guys - looks they are sold out...