Thpriest

After Effects has saved me.

I do corporate and weddings. Had 5 weddings in 2020 (amazed to have any!) and probably about 15% of the corporate filming work I usually have (events etc).

Last summer I got a big job making a series of 5 fully animated in house training videos for a pharmaceutical company. All After Effects. That one job saved the year otherwise it'd have been a total disaster.

I was also able to claim 3 months of government grants for freelancers which was a godsend. 

My wife has a tourist accommodation business and you can imagine how that is going.

2021 and just earning enough to get by each month, pay the mortgage, food, electricity, all my subscriptions (work related like Adobe etc. Had to dump Netflix, CelticTv etc).

At least spring is in the air here in Madrid! A bit of sun always helps!

5 minutes ago, Django said:

kind of makes the A7SIII obsolete already no? I'd be heated (no pun intended) if I just got one.

Seems over priced. The A7Siii has the EVF. Is the lcd screen better on the FX3?

So what's the general feeling? The 4 rec lights and grey body not worth it? Is it a pointless camera or is there something I've missed?

2 minutes ago, Andrew Reid said:

That's 4 I count! (screen as well) Clearly sets it apart from all other cameras.

Cheers!

Is there a link to watch this madness live?

1 minute ago, SteveV4D said:

MFT, yes I do recall that.  I remember Panasonic once supported it and so did Olympus... 😢

Exactly! Looking to move on from my GH5 and GH5S

2 minutes ago, SteveV4D said:

All the more reason to use that extra time to learn to use Davinci cut page.  I've been using my extra time to learn more about colour grading and how to use nodes and the various selection and mask tools.

Keep giving yourself reasons not to use something, you'd end up not using anything at all. 

I'm practising projects in Premiere (rusty) and Resolve but most of the work I'm doing is still on FCPX.

To be honest, I've had a lot of work with AE over the last year so I've spent more time brushing up on that.

Just looking to change from MFT but not sure to what!

A quick thought, will they make a 4K MFT version?

31 minutes ago, SteveV4D said:

Well if you don't want BRAW, or to use Davinci for much of your work, I wouldn't advise you to pick up this camera.  Thankfully there are other choices, which will work better for your needs.  C70 for instance.  Its more designed  for quick turn around jobs.

Yeah but a C70 is out of my price range! Especially with less work in 2020 and so far this year.

I just love how FCPX's timeline works for quick stuff. Just personal choice.

3 minutes ago, SteveV4D said:

The only issue of course would be if you used another programme other than Davinci, though Premiere supports BRAW.  

I use FCPX, Premiere and Resolve but I much prefer FCPX for any quick turnover stuff. It's just a really slick experience. I dislike Premiere and I'm only really starting out with Resolve but it seems quite good but just overkill for most of my jobs.

3 minutes ago, SteveV4D said:

No, ProRes is limited to 4K crop.  To get 6K you need to use BRAW. 

That's a shame because using raw for quick turnover projects could become a problem.

I don't know if has been noted or not but can the camera record 6K in Prores? That would be another importante factor if it is really a "Pro" line. Same with Raw in 4K.

3 minutes ago, SteveV4D said:

How would anyone here actually know the answer to this question?  If only I bought 100 Pocket 4Ks back in the day, I could easily tell you something like 1 in 20 are faulty. 🙄 

I mean, is it something "reasonably " common. Because with my GH5 and GH5S I haven't had any real problems nor with the Canon C100. But I have heard other scary stories with BM, which is a shame as the camera looks interesting. 

* I use dual recording all the time. Don't want a card ruining a one chance shot or interview.

46 minutes ago, TomTheDP said:

Sounds like a lemon to me. 

How common are "lemons"? A serious question.

17 minutes ago, SteveV4D said:

An exaggeration surely.  A long list... really.  I have a short list.  Some addressed by this new camera. 

What exactly is this long list you see?  Do tell? 

Yes, some users have had issues.  QC is a BM problem.  But many others have not reported the same issues that others have.  My Pocket 4K has been very reliable for me.  Poor battery life, screen in sunlight and no tilt being my primary concerns. 

I had more issues with some of my Panasonic cameras than the Pocket 4K.  

I have only used a BMPCC4K once and it was a nightmare. It turned itself off, out of nowhere stopped recording normal clips and just recorded 1 second clips. Then it started working again. Random stuff. It was a rental but I know the owner and he said that had never happed before. Scarred me off BM. Really nice image though.

If the BMPCC6K Pro has got rid of those reliability problems it could be very interesting as everything else looks good. Can it do dual recording? I mean, I know it has various ways to record but could I record on SD and Cfast at the same time?

11 minutes ago, crevice said:

Every time I tell myself to step away, I get sucked back in. Yes you will get more DR out of the C70. Let me tell you straight from the horses mouth. I have owned a C200, pocket 4k, pocket 6k, and ursa mini. I now own a C70 and it has more DR than all of them. The C70 is far superior to my C200, CLOG 2 and color grading 10 bit footage is way better than 8 bit footage or canons heavy raw lite - which is not lite at all. Your statement says C200/C300  users say they dont think the image is better, but that statement itself is confusing. The C300 is the same sensor so of course it isnt any better... The c70 destroys my c200. I am not saying its the best camera for everyone and I am not trying to fanboy all over this thread by saying all other cameras suck. But some of the comments on here are underselling a true workhorse of a camera in the C70 and are kinda downplaying how amazing the DGO sensor is.

I think many pros would love a C70 but it's expensive. So 2 BM 6K pros probably makes more sense

This does look like a really interesting camera.

2 things for me will be key, reliability and whether ProRes will be available in 6k.

I would have preferred 2 sd slots, or 2 cf slots rather than mix and match. I like dual recording* 

*does anyone know if you can record on both Cf and SD at the same time?

Does the A7SIII have punch in to check autofocus whilst filming? I believe the FX3 does. That'd be a big plus.

Any ergonomics that help the camera work like a cine/video camera instead of a stills camera that shoots video would also be great.

So what will be the big differences between this and the A7Siii? Let's see that comparison list!

2 minutes ago, Trankilstef said:

No mechanical IBIS would maybe make possible the integration of a built-in VND. That would be awesome. 

And I suppose if the camera records the gyro info like the A7c and A7Siii then do we need IBIS?

Looks good but no IBIS seems strange. The joystick position reminds me of the C100 which is a good thing! Control with your thumb on the grip.

If it's under 4000€ it could be interesting.

eND, GH5S or better lowlight, best IBIS, 10 bit 4k 50p and 6k 25p and Sony class AF. There's your winner

*It goes without saying that there'd be no extra crop and all the other stuff we love.

At present I'm keeping my GH5 and GH5S for streaming and some 2 camera jobs along with the 12-35 2.8 and 35-100 2.8.

I have already sold my Sigma 18-35. The Speedbooster and my Voigtlanders are on sale. I'm going to put the 10-25mm up for sale to. Really great kit but as I had to buy a Sony A7iii for client work I'm thinking about going all in on Sony. 

I love those Panasonics but I would need a really good reason to trust that m43 has a future. I'd suggest that someone tell Panasonic that they need a very clear GH6 announcement very soon before many others jump ship.