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I'm on to what you are up to here, Don.
You want one of us to buy one of the $699 Adorama ones and attempt that bomb disposal level "10 minute job" knowing that we will royally fuck it up and you can then generously offer to buy it off us as parts for $50 don't you ?

I see.
Yes, that is unfortunate.
And quite surprising as well really that 5 years on from the BM 4K Production Camera that the next comparably priced GS sensor camera to come along should be a much smaller sensor one.
 
Or the BM 4K Production Camera and some lights.
And a lot of change left over.

Perhaps the reduction in dynamic range might be explained by it being global shutter...
There's a nice bit of speculation to round the year off with
 

If it is purely for product shots then I think you might want to consider a couple of cheap and cheerful non-camera items that might get you where you need to be irrespective of the particular camera that you shoot with.
First up if you were looking for 360 views of the product would be a simple motorised turntable such as this one. There are numerous ones like this on Amazon for under £30.
If you wanted to go for something to keep the product still but move the camera around it then you might want to consider the GripGear MovieMaker 2 set.
It is a combination of motorised multi-speed slider and lifter, panning head and skate dolly with remote control that can support up to 750g cameras and is usually available for just over £100.
The versatility it offers is great and as long as you aren't expecting to put heavy loads on it then it performs really well and is certainly a lot of bang for the buck.
This is a video of it against the five times more expensive Edelkrone unit and whilst it is obviously not as sophisticated it doesn't disgrace itself in terms of performance.
If you wanted just the motorised skater dolly part of the GripGear then for around £50 you might consider the newer versions of the Yelangu/Andoer L4. 
The original version was quite a neat little product but the new version has the advantage of remote control and adjustable speed.
As with the GripGear dolly you adjust the axles to control the arc that it travels on around the product but you can also straighten them to do a straight line and can also mount it on a regular slider.
 
As I say, with those options, the question of which camera to choose becomes less of an issue as they will enable you to get product shots with nice production values even from a smartphone.
If I was looking for a camera to go with these purely for product photography then I think I might be inclined to go for something like a Panasonic LX100 as it is the right sort of size/weight to best utilise them, has a great built in lens and whilst it lacks IBIS, its stabilisation will be more than adequate as it is mounted on the slider/dolly. It can also do 60fps in 1080 which will be useful when shooting longer shots of smaller objects etc
It can also of course be remote controlled (including the zoom) from the Panasonic app which will be a boon for setup.
Now that the mark II of the LX100 is out, the original version is popping up used at around £300 so with something like that and the GripGear set you are getting a lot of capability for £400.

4.144691 pounds you say?
That's me off the list of potential purchasers then as its way too heavy.
I've vowed never to buy any gimbal that weighs over 3.141592 pounds as they are as easy as Pi to operate at that weight.

4.144691 pounds you say?
That's me off the list of potential purchasers then as its way too heavy.
I've vowed never to buy any gimbal that weighs over 3.141592 pounds as they are as easy as Pi to operate at that weight.

Yes, but I will definitely return or sell the odd balls I don’t like... of the t-shirt. 

Welcome to the "Evaluate a lens and then just keep it and buy another one anyway" club.
What size would you like for your official members T Shirt ?

The GripGear track breaks down into two pieces for transport and the head detaches and weighs hardly anything so its definitely travel friendly.
I have an obvious fondness for the GX80/85 and it would definitely be the logical step for you to move to in order to get IBIS but as good as the IBIS is on it, I still think you would have the same issue in trying to pull off the sort of shots that you are after handheld.  I'd also say that you are in for a rude awakening trying to get a lens for it to match the utility of the one that you are used to on the LX100  
I think if you tried to do the shots you are after purely by changing the camera but without adding the additional support you'd end up with way more cost (especially as you already own the LX100 ), more weight, more bulk (as you'd need a few lenses to match the LX100's internal one) for a minimal amount of improvement.
The EOSHD forum party line on this of course would be to get all of the support gear AND the new camera as we do love spending other people's money !
Maybe the compromise solution would be to just get the Yelangu/Andoer dolly and make use of what you have where you are (table top or even a piece of cardboard) to provide the flat surface for it to work on as the dolly can literally fit in your pocket?

If it is purely for product shots then I think you might want to consider a couple of cheap and cheerful non-camera items that might get you where you need to be irrespective of the particular camera that you shoot with.
First up if you were looking for 360 views of the product would be a simple motorised turntable such as this one. There are numerous ones like this on Amazon for under £30.
If you wanted to go for something to keep the product still but move the camera around it then you might want to consider the GripGear MovieMaker 2 set.
It is a combination of motorised multi-speed slider and lifter, panning head and skate dolly with remote control that can support up to 750g cameras and is usually available for just over £100.
The versatility it offers is great and as long as you aren't expecting to put heavy loads on it then it performs really well and is certainly a lot of bang for the buck.
This is a video of it against the five times more expensive Edelkrone unit and whilst it is obviously not as sophisticated it doesn't disgrace itself in terms of performance.
If you wanted just the motorised skater dolly part of the GripGear then for around £50 you might consider the newer versions of the Yelangu/Andoer L4. 
The original version was quite a neat little product but the new version has the advantage of remote control and adjustable speed.
As with the GripGear dolly you adjust the axles to control the arc that it travels on around the product but you can also straighten them to do a straight line and can also mount it on a regular slider.
 
As I say, with those options, the question of which camera to choose becomes less of an issue as they will enable you to get product shots with nice production values even from a smartphone.
If I was looking for a camera to go with these purely for product photography then I think I might be inclined to go for something like a Panasonic LX100 as it is the right sort of size/weight to best utilise them, has a great built in lens and whilst it lacks IBIS, its stabilisation will be more than adequate as it is mounted on the slider/dolly. It can also do 60fps in 1080 which will be useful when shooting longer shots of smaller objects etc
It can also of course be remote controlled (including the zoom) from the Panasonic app which will be a boon for setup.
Now that the mark II of the LX100 is out, the original version is popping up used at around £300 so with something like that and the GripGear set you are getting a lot of capability for £400.

No, the camera does not currently have any file transfer capabilities.
If BM include it in the future then it can be incorporated.
In the meantime, if you want to transfer wirelessly to your phone then you could use a Toshiba FlashAir wifi SD card as the recording medium in the camera. They are rated at 90MB/s so will be fast enough for the more compressed versions of ProRes or for the DNG stills.
A browser and transfer functionality for the FlashAir could be incorporated relatively simply if there is a demand for it.
I personally think the path of least resistance though is to use the Samsung T5 drive to record on as it can be read by the phone and the transfer speed even on a DNG still versus wifi transfer far outweighs the few moments of a cable swap from camera to phone
 

Pleased to announce that my Pocket4K app for Android is now complete and is with beta testers so barring any calamties will be available from the Play store on the 21st of December.

Here is a screen shot with a quick run through of the features from top to bottom :

Across the top we have the controls for Aperture, ISO and shutter angle.
Next up we have the colour temperature and tint controls, the preset white balance selectors, the Auto White Balance button and, of course, the Record button.
Beneath that we have the 8 snapshot memories which you can use to store and instantly recall 8 different custom settings of ISO, Aperture, Shutter Angle and White Balance. To store the preset you long press on the memory slot that you want to use and to recall it just short press. Haptic feedback is given to indicate that the preset has been written and the currently loaded preset is denoted in orange (M1 in the shot above). Presets are stored in non volatile memory so are always available in any session.
Next is the focus controller, which is operated using the slider and/or the fine tune buttons. A long press of the button moves instantly to closest focus and infinity respectively. The AF button in ths row activates the single shot auto focus.
To accompany the focus controls, you then have 6 memory slots (A to F) to store focus points and you can switch instantly between them by simply pressing the required one. In addition, next to these are the controls for A-B-A focus transition and the speed control. Again, all focus points are stored in non volatile memory for use in any session.
Finally we have the controls for applicable MFT power zoom lenses with the same interface as the focus controls (including long press for instant minimum/maximum zoom) and 4 non volatile memory positions for later recall.
There is another function that it can do that I'll let you know about closer to release date and I will put up a little demo video of it in action late next week.
 

No, the camera does not currently have any file transfer capabilities.
If BM include it in the future then it can be incorporated.
In the meantime, if you want to transfer wirelessly to your phone then you could use a Toshiba FlashAir wifi SD card as the recording medium in the camera. They are rated at 90MB/s so will be fast enough for the more compressed versions of ProRes or for the DNG stills.
A browser and transfer functionality for the FlashAir could be incorporated relatively simply if there is a demand for it.
I personally think the path of least resistance though is to use the Samsung T5 drive to record on as it can be read by the phone and the transfer speed even on a DNG still versus wifi transfer far outweighs the few moments of a cable swap from camera to phone
 

Season's greetings to one and all.
Only 102 sleeps until NAB.

Season's greetings to one and all.
Only 102 sleeps until NAB.

My espresso machine likes to go on Twitter to let off a little steam from time to time.
 

@leslie oh thank you!! Jasper is a St Bernard/Great Dane mix, sometimes called Saint Danes, Bernardanes... and other things lol. theyre not a recognized breed, but they SHOULD be.
Jasper is an angel – he really isnt like any dog I've ever met. And I love animals, but hes really exceptional.
He's the size of an adult man (176lbs with a 28" neck), so between his incomparable sweetness and his size, hes very human like in the things that he does... all the time. Like when he just puts his arm on you because youre petting him, and he doesnt want you to stop... its like a person. lol im kind of biased tho i rlly love that big guy
the thing he needs is attention, he just wants love and to be with his family. when i had to evacuate my home because of fire this year (dont worry my town was saved), Jasper was SUCh an angel when i had to drag him around for a week
and of course ppl love him wherever he goes. total strangers kiss him right on the face but he doesnt mind.
so, in conclusion, get yourself a saint dane for sure. hes my best friend. i started saying that when he was like 2 years old, as a joke, but hes 8 now and its not even a joke any more

merry Christmas 2018 everyone
i hope santa brought you all something nice this year.  ?

Incredibly, they've backtracked on that backtrack now and say there have been sightings.
This is my idea of what is causing the confusion for the copper making the statements 

Incredibly, they've backtracked on that backtrack now and say there have been sightings.
This is my idea of what is causing the confusion for the copper making the statements 

Incredibly, they've backtracked on that backtrack now and say there have been sightings.
This is my idea of what is causing the confusion for the copper making the statements 

My espresso machine likes to go on Twitter to let off a little steam from time to time.
 

Well then
 

The only way to resolve the issue is with a game of Camera Top Trumps.
And, yes, this is an actual product.

Its form factor and 2 simultaneous input limit definitely put it into the 'can be pressed into service as' category of field recorder rather than a first choice.
Although for someone who doesn't have a separate field recorder it is certainly serviceable.