DPStewart

Hey everyone,

For those that watched my video on cheap camera support gear last week and asked about that XT Power $60 battery - well JUST TODAY the link came back online and it is showing as back in stock as of March 6th. Still just $60 too.

Get 'em while they're hot!

http://www.amazon.com/XTPower-10000mAh-Recorders-Sensation-Connectors/dp/B00935L44E/ref=sr_1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1447976251&sr=1-1&keywords=battery+charger+bmpcc

Yes the Sigma is good
But you will need to go past 35mm sooner or later. The old Sigma 50-150mm APS-C lens is pretty good... compact and F2.8. The upcoming 50-100mm F1.8 will be much more expensive and you'd never get that and the 18-35mm under $1k together. The 18-35 and 50-150mm you could do.
Also the Samsung 16-50mm F2.0 to F2.8 OIS has stabilisation.. Sigma 18-35 doesn't. Something to bear in mind as well as whether you need AF to quickly establish a shot before the opportunity vanishes whilst you're in the magnified focus assist with a lens adapter

Hey everyone,

For those that watched my video on cheap camera support gear last week and asked about that XT Power $60 battery - well JUST TODAY the link came back online and it is showing as back in stock as of March 6th. Still just $60 too.

Get 'em while they're hot!

http://www.amazon.com/XTPower-10000mAh-Recorders-Sensation-Connectors/dp/B00935L44E/ref=sr_1_1?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1447976251&sr=1-1&keywords=battery+charger+bmpcc

All of those are way too huge to put directly into a shoulder or tripod rig. I mean to have it be "form fitting and out of the way and clean".
Heck - we can hook a car battery up if we want. There are literally a million of these batteries out there in all shapes and sizes and if they have the 9v/12v outputs they all work the same.
They're all the same in function. All of them. That's not the purpose of my recommendation.
The XT Power is of a specific shape, size, and weight that to me lands RIGHT on the sweet spot. Plus it has LARGE power-remaining lights that are extremely clear when you need to see them. They're not hidden off on one side. It's all these little details that make it so much more pleasant to use busy shooting day after busy shooting day.

Those Ankers are like attaching a pizza box to your rig compared to the XT Power.
Same with that large RAV Power. Now, I use a much smaller square RAV Power to power my audio recorders - and you can't even hardly tell it's there. Size matters. LOL!
Even that "Aukey" brand is a half-inch wider and FIFTY PERCENT longer that the XT.
If you want a really big powerful battery? Get a V-Mount - superior in every way. But much much heavier and much more expensive.

If you watched my video were I showed the battery mounted on shoulder/tripod rigs you'd see that even the XT Power is not small at all, and that anything larger is going to be an enormous pain in the ass.

I dislike 80% of everything that comes out of FilmConvert,
Their Canon LOG presets don't knock me out, no. But I find everything needs to be adjusted a lot with FilmConvert or it's just too heavy.
 

All of those are way too huge to put directly into a shoulder or tripod rig. I mean to have it be "form fitting and out of the way and clean".
Heck - we can hook a car battery up if we want. There are literally a million of these batteries out there in all shapes and sizes and if they have the 9v/12v outputs they all work the same.
They're all the same in function. All of them. That's not the purpose of my recommendation.
The XT Power is of a specific shape, size, and weight that to me lands RIGHT on the sweet spot. Plus it has LARGE power-remaining lights that are extremely clear when you need to see them. They're not hidden off on one side. It's all these little details that make it so much more pleasant to use busy shooting day after busy shooting day.

Those Ankers are like attaching a pizza box to your rig compared to the XT Power.
Same with that large RAV Power. Now, I use a much smaller square RAV Power to power my audio recorders - and you can't even hardly tell it's there. Size matters. LOL!
Even that "Aukey" brand is a half-inch wider and FIFTY PERCENT longer that the XT.
If you want a really big powerful battery? Get a V-Mount - superior in every way. But much much heavier and much more expensive.

If you watched my video were I showed the battery mounted on shoulder/tripod rigs you'd see that even the XT Power is not small at all, and that anything larger is going to be an enormous pain in the ass.

Answer on my email:
 
The NX1 is certainly under consideration.
We almost did it last year, and then Samsung started pulling that camera from the shelves. 
It isn't sold in these parts anymore.
 
This is in discussion, but I can't promise anything at this stage.
We've had quite a few requests for this camera in the last week so hopefully we can push that through.

I dislike 80% of everything that comes out of FilmConvert,
Their Canon LOG presets don't knock me out, no. But I find everything needs to be adjusted a lot with FilmConvert or it's just too heavy.
 

Have you had success with this?
I've tried the Canon LOG with the EOSHD LOG for NX1 footage and never had any luck making it look decent.
The Red Gamma profiles seem to work a lot better with the NX1 flat footage IMO.
Also, I reckon FC looks better on the NX1 using the Arri Rec 709 profile but not with the EOSHD LUT ... i.e. using just Gamma DR settings at default. 
Cheers.

If your BM is RED....you need to see your doctor immediately.

If you use Andrew's NX1-to-LOG conversion, then I think FilmConvert's "Canon LOG" profiles are already there. Clever of Andrew to do it that way.

I'd say there's a 75% chance that will work if you use the foot of the speedbooster or the foot of any other lens adapter as the mounting point - not the BMPCC.
You may still have to put a little weight on top of the BMPCC, but putting an external Sony NP770 on top of it for longer use is a good idea anyway. Kills 2 birds with one stone.

 
Most of what Ikan sells is just re-branded items. It's the same.

This is so frikkin' cool to watch...

I know enough about software structures to understand what you're doing, but not enough to help. Damn fascinating to watch though..

Again - THANK YOU to everyone involved!
 

This is so frikkin' cool to watch...

I know enough about software structures to understand what you're doing, but not enough to help. Damn fascinating to watch though..

Again - THANK YOU to everyone involved!
 

Its so we can shoot 4k and 4k crop, giving us 2 focal lengths per lens.
And it would likely minimize moire.

This is so frikkin' cool to watch...

I know enough about software structures to understand what you're doing, but not enough to help. Damn fascinating to watch though..

Again - THANK YOU to everyone involved!
 

This is so frikkin' cool to watch...

I know enough about software structures to understand what you're doing, but not enough to help. Damn fascinating to watch though..

Again - THANK YOU to everyone involved!
 

For anyone who has not seen the effect for themselves - doubling the bit-rate will blow you away. 

The Panasonic GH2 had even more issues with the image quality than the NX1 does, and with the 150mbps hack the difference is HUGE.
EVERYTHING is better and all the problems of mush in the image and macro-blocking and colors breaking up all just vanished.

Really the only reason I don't use my GH2's as 'A' cameras is because their older design has less dynamic range...maybe 9-stops. 9.5 if your exposure is absolutely perfect.

If we were to double the bit-rate on the NX1 even the Noise Reduction and Sharpening would be FAR less of a problem because they would both be working with so much more image data.

DPStewart t I agree with you. Even 50k is too much money to lose to some hacker, film festival judge, or Amazon.
As you say, at this time filmmakers (especially ones using their OWN money) have TO LOCK IT DOWN.

For anyone who has not seen the effect for themselves - doubling the bit-rate will blow you away. 

The Panasonic GH2 had even more issues with the image quality than the NX1 does, and with the 150mbps hack the difference is HUGE.
EVERYTHING is better and all the problems of mush in the image and macro-blocking and colors breaking up all just vanished.

Really the only reason I don't use my GH2's as 'A' cameras is because their older design has less dynamic range...maybe 9-stops. 9.5 if your exposure is absolutely perfect.

If we were to double the bit-rate on the NX1 even the Noise Reduction and Sharpening would be FAR less of a problem because they would both be working with so much more image data.

OK folks - here's the complete product link list from the video.

Lord have mercy - that is one tedious process. The dang sellers had better NEVER change those links or I'm crackin' skulls! 


Products discussed in my Video in the original post:

 
"One size fits all" Cage - $149
Movcam BMPCC Cage  - $323
Fotga Follow Focus - $170
Follow Focus Speed Crank - $13
Giottos Quick Release Adapter - $38
Offset Riser Clamp - $18
Cavision Matte Box - $99

Cavision Matte Box Rail Mount Clamp - $28

Cavision Matte Box Riser Bracket - $15

XT Power Battery - ~$60 (On today's date - Feb. 24th it's out of stock like I mentioned might happen)
Fotasy Rods - $15
Fotasy Rod Connectors - $5
Neewer Handles - $30
Fotga Shoulder Pad - $15
Flashpoint Counter Weight - $30
Glide Gear Portable 4" Jib - $159

Davis & Sanford Bowl Mount Tripod - $159
Davis & Sanford "Airlift" Tripod (The taller one) - $149
Carry Cases - Stanley "FAT MAX" Tool Box - $35 online price. (Will almost always be only $25 if you can find them locally.)
 

Very Insta-resting.

For anyone who has not seen the effect for themselves - doubling the bit-rate will blow you away. 

The Panasonic GH2 had even more issues with the image quality than the NX1 does, and with the 150mbps hack the difference is HUGE.
EVERYTHING is better and all the problems of mush in the image and macro-blocking and colors breaking up all just vanished.

Really the only reason I don't use my GH2's as 'A' cameras is because their older design has less dynamic range...maybe 9-stops. 9.5 if your exposure is absolutely perfect.

If we were to double the bit-rate on the NX1 even the Noise Reduction and Sharpening would be FAR less of a problem because they would both be working with so much more image data.

For anyone who has not seen the effect for themselves - doubling the bit-rate will blow you away. 

The Panasonic GH2 had even more issues with the image quality than the NX1 does, and with the 150mbps hack the difference is HUGE.
EVERYTHING is better and all the problems of mush in the image and macro-blocking and colors breaking up all just vanished.

Really the only reason I don't use my GH2's as 'A' cameras is because their older design has less dynamic range...maybe 9-stops. 9.5 if your exposure is absolutely perfect.

If we were to double the bit-rate on the NX1 even the Noise Reduction and Sharpening would be FAR less of a problem because they would both be working with so much more image data.