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^ Reading the comments, URSA is on the right there. I actually prefer the GH5.

15 minutes ago, Cambob3000 said:

possible topics:

How does everyone feel about USB-C options for recording? 

 

Is the lack of SDI out an issue?

 

What are some good external power options?

 

1. Great.

2. No.

3. I'd be interested to hear opinions on this, too. 

Yeah, the lack of white balance control makes me lose a lot of interest for sure. 

On 11/04/2018 at 7:54 PM, Moshimo Garcia said:

Hey guys, 

I was just browsing some Texas craigslist for some nice prime lenses and came upon this:

 

Anyone have experience with this particular lens? Zeiss Planar 50 1.4

Great but I don't think the 50 has as much 3D pop compared to the 28, 35 & 85. Also since it's the ZE it doesn't have an aperture ring like the ZF/ZF.2 Nikon F mount versions do.  I bought mine in F mount for that reason.

Super 16 crop at 2.5-2.7K (whatever it works out to) and frame rate upto somewhere in between the 4K and HD like 72-96fps would be nice.

21 minutes ago, Jn- said:

 

I think its wise to wait, even though i’m tempted to preorder, i’ll wait for the first quality reviews of the prores, if its good ill be in.

 

I'd rather get it a few months later, anyway, and let someone else be a ginnea pig tester and we're on v1.4 of the firmware. 

29 minutes ago, bwhitz said:

Yea, but the anamorphic mode is not usable for most projects. Lenses can be unwieldy... defeating the purpose of the GH5's and M4/3 size... putting the GH5 on a gimbal or steady cam is tough with most anamorphic setups. Plus, the look is great, but not always what you want for every project. The larger point is... WHY CAN'T PANASONIC WRITE TWO LINES OF CODE TO TURN THE GARBAGE NOISE REDUCTION AND SHARPENING OFF!!! agggHHHHH!!!

You could just shoot in the 4:3 6K anamorphic then crop to widescreen like when super 35 crop on film is used tho right? Does that give similar res to the 4K mode? (haven't used a GH5 yet) Maybe they just feel people who're worried about the NR/sharpening will do this. 

I can see Panasonic giving it the ole college try with the gh5s in light of recent events. 

I think the elephant in the room is whether the DR will be up to scratch vs the other BM cameras. If I'm not mistaken this is the first time they've used a sensor from a different company. Fingers crossed. It'll still be a great buy regardless at that price.

5 hours ago, jonpais said:

During an interview, Blackmagic said it’s a new sensor that hasn’t previously been used in any other camera.

Good catch! I was pretty certain it was this sensor tbh, esp with the dual iso. We'll see soon enough I guess. 

This is the funniest pic on the BM site. Clearly exactly as one would use it in real life. 

1 minute ago, DaveAltizer said:

My first look is live! HOLY CRAP THIS CAMERA ROCKS!! 

 

out of likes, but cool vid

3 minutes ago, webrunner5 said:

As old as I am the 5" screen alone is worth the price of admission. And the BM operating system is just way better than Panasonic. Now if you want Anamorphic well I guess you stay with Panny.

Surprised they didn't add anamorphic since they're using the 4/3 sensor tbh. Maybe a firmware update.

1 minute ago, jonpais said:

But is the Pocket dust, splash and freeze resistant? ?

With how excited people are getting, hopefully at least splash resistant. 

5 minutes ago, Anders Bixbe said:

No viewfinder = no steady handheld shots..

Im sure some enterprising chaps will come out with a 5" version of Zacuto Z-Finder type deal for it. 

Who's gonna make one of those old school Hitler videos with the Panasonic staff reaction to this? 

Wow, dual ISO too. 

41 minutes ago, Turboguard said:

For someone who actually used the BMPCC for photography, THAT LITTLE PHOTO BUTTON THERE< OMG! 

x2 on this! Really exciting.

I actually like the early 90s retro vibe. Hopefully it'll mean a better battery life too. 

4 hours ago, jonpais said:

That's gotta be the homeliest design I've ever seen.

Wise man say, better homely design that videoy image.

6 minutes ago, mercer said:

I think it looks kinda rad. Don’t know how I feel about external Raw only... but the price will dictate my feelings on that one. Anything over $1500 and I’ll pass for now. At a grand, I’m in. 

I'm ok with it depending on how the new gen of smaller raw recorders like that new atomos are priced. 

Nice review. Could the Pocket 4K be using this same sensor I wonder?

If there's a still mode, hopefully it has a hotshoe for a flash trigger or they add it as an accessory. 

2 hours ago, cantsin said:

That's no issue, BM's MFT mounts have been active ever since the first Pocket came out. 

yes I'm aware. :D

Yeah, active MFT mount is what we want for this. 

Fuck specs, let's just hope it has Mojo™.