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@Bioskop.Inc nice work. I love the OG Pocket. And yes I used to own the Nikkor 24mm and it was a beautiful lens. But my favorite Nikkor has to be the 35mm 1.4. It’s so ugly wide open but with such great character... Here’s a screengrab from the first day of shooting my film... I did a quick B&W transform in the Lightroom App last week to see how I liked it. That shot had one dark street lamp above the actor’s head, I swear it almost sees in the dark. Here’s another B&W screengrab from that lens... And a colored one from my first day of shooting as well...

All the videos look good, I was just expecting something different.

Idk, so far from what I've seen, I prefer the S16mm look from the older sensor. The new camera has a more modern, video look to it (it looks good and crisp and clean) but the OG Pocket/Micro had a different aesthetic that I prefer. Ugh.

So... are there any plans to release a BMPCCii or BMMCCii with a more similar sensor to the original?

@webrunner5 here's another Yashica shot that's similar to the Nikon just with more saturation...

I like the Yashica. I effed up the first one by pulling too much saturation out of it, but the second one I like. But yeah, I agree that I think the Nikon overall is a better lens. For 25 bucks, they’re both keepers.

For a comparison from a Nikkor lens from the same era... here's a screengrab from a shot taken with the Nikkor 50mm f/2... also a $25 lens...

It even has a little swirly bokeh that is popular with some vintage lenses...

I know @andy lee recommended Yashica ML lenses for years as Contax Zeiss alternatives so I dug out an old, new in box, Yashica ML 50mm f/2 and brought it along with me on my shoot day on Tuesday... I must say, for a $25 lens... it's not bad at all.

Yeah, I know I am... it’s the end of summer GAS... I go through it every year. I really just need a point and shoot camera that I can carry around with me for casual stills and video.

Sorry to keep mentioning my 5D3 and ML Raw in your thread, but I just love that camera and image way too much to invest in a GH5 right now, but I am so impressed with what you’ve accomplished here that I need to have a go at it and the FZ2500 seems like a great option to me. I know it’s untested but I’ll be a guinea pig. Yeah, I noticed little difference between your GHA color and the color in the “Models” video from the P4K.

Honestly, I think what you guys are getting out of the GH5/s with Sage’s post profiles make the new P4K almost pointless. Other than Raw, I see little benefit in color or even with ProRes... but I assume ProRes may have some more wiggle room in post, but you lose IBIS and the anamorphic modes with the P4K. Very nice. I may be the first to test your Alexa color conversion on an FZ2500. I really enjoyed that camera and the prices just keep dropping on it. With an external recorder, 10bit 4:22 1080p is possible. But even the in camera 8bit will hopefully be enough. So basically a S16mm Alexa in a point and shoot camera... sounds like a bunch of fun to me.

@Wild Ranger really nice work. You use the CineLikeD version, right? If so, then it’s nice to see how little work is needed from LogC to the finished grade. Very cool.

Good point, although I think it will be an unpopular thought around here. I just don’t like using adapters anymore... especially on mirrorless. So, for me, a new mount would basically make my EF lenses obsolete on the RF... so not really a selling point. At that point I may as well go Nikon or Sony because there’s nothing keeping me faithful to Canon. But a 24-70mm f/2 lens with IBIS could do it if they include cLog. I’ll even happily take mjpeg, that’s how easy I am to stay with Canon. Well that must be what I remember and that does sound pretty interesting... at that point I suppose RF stands for RetroFit... hell that may as well make FD lenses fit too... now that would be something... lol.

The 1DC has been THE camera I’ve wanted for years. The 1DXii is close with its 4K 60p but without cLog, it just falls a little short. When the 1DC gets down to C100 price point, I may HAVE to buy one. C100 Mark 1 vs. 1DC... thoughts?

So, if the rumors are true, it looks like Canon followed in Nikon’s footsteps and are introducing a new mount called RF for their rumored upcoming FF mirrorless. The rumor states the camera will called the EOS-R. Hopefully, the rumor is only partially true and they have instead figured out how to go FF mirrorless and maintain the EF mount. Otherwise this would make 3 different lens mounts for Canon cameras... EF, M and RF. Perhaps Canon has figured out a way to mount both EF lenses and these new RF lenses onto a single mount. I do remember reading something a few months back where a Canon executive said they have created a very creative solution for lens mounts... perhaps this is it... Maybe they can make the M mount work as well and the RF mount will be Canon’s Swiss Army mount... somehow I doubt it. The good news is that if this rumor is true, there is another rumor that states, they will also be releasing a 24-70mm f/2 RF lens. Now that would be great news, if they can keep the kit at $3000 or less. Secretly, I’m hoping the R stands for Raw and they are going to employ RawLite video into their new mirrorless line... haha... a reluctant Canon fanboy can dream can’t he...

Not too bad at all. The color looks high end!!! But still maybe missing some of the depth and thickness of the OG Pocket and Micro.

If rumor is true it will have IBIS as well. The specs seem kinda underwhelming so it may be true and knowing Canon, people will probably love it. Hoping for cLog and EF Mount.

I’m still a couple months out before I get one, so just doing research right now. I’ve already changed my mind once or twice just today, so we’ll see what happens.

Yeah, Fuji is on the top of my list, but I am leaning towards an X-H1. I know the IBIS is supposedly questionable but I love the photos and video I’ve seen from it so far.

Well, for me as a beginner stills shooter, I’m looking for a hybrid camera that gives me the best bang for my buck for stills and video. I’m sure to accomplished photographers, this conversation may seem silly or pointless, but I want to spend my money wisely and not jump into a camera I’ll regret a month later because some feature or spec is more limiting than what it may have been with a different camera.

I think what I’m seeing is a similarity in the highlight roll off, not necessarily a DR similarity with the GH5. With that being said, I enjoyed your impromptu family short film. The Ursa Footage is in a different category than the P4K, as it should be, but I definitely think this is some quality first footage for the P4K. That midday sun, in the middle of the woods is a bitch on almost any sensor.

It could be the grade, but there seems to be a color shift at higher ISOs and yes, other than that Raw texture, especially in the tree bark, it does seem to look more like the GH5 in its highlights. But for the first video out in the wild, not too shabby at all.

Well, the truth of it is, I am most interested in the Panny’s for their IBIS, but the smart play would be the Sigma for stills and my 5D3 for video... Or some kind of cheap and small Canon so I can practice processing Raw stills to benefit both ML Raw video and photography. And then see what the FF Canon mirrorless offers as a hybrid sometime down the line. But yeah the Sigma SD Quattro has some serious IQ. Have you looked at the Flickr page... holy cow... the colors and textures and shadows... why oh why won’t Sigma figure out a way to have video on one of their cameras... they should hire A1ex from Magic Lantern to figure out Raw Video with the Foveon sensor.

Yes, there are more M series cameras floating around but the M50 was only released less than 6 months ago... but I get your point. Nice samples BTW, I like the B&W in particular. Do you remember the lens you used? Maybe I can get by with a G85 as a hybrid then... then I’ll have 4K and IBIS. And if I take a liking to stills, I could always add a Sigma SD Quattro into the fold down the line.