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  1. I think it's more about licensing ProRes. If the camera uses Braw, it doesn't cost them anything. And I'm pretty sure h264/5 are free to use. 

    As Braw is pretty close to ProRes file sizes, I think I'd actually prefer to have Braw and h265 over ProRes. I often shoot in remote locations, and need to send files back to the big city. The small filesizes of h265 would be really great to have in camera.

    So I'm quite excited about Braw and a proxy simultaneously... However, Blackmagic seem to enjoy the Goldilocks effect, so I'll wait for the one that's juuuuust right in about 2 years time. 

  2. 11 hours ago, gt3rs said:

    As far as I could see you can have only one receiver, you can jam sync a camera, move to the next and so on but you cannot have 2 receivers at the same time. 

    Skip to 7:30 - you can essentially jam a device like Tentaclesync or Deity TC1 with the Rode's timecode, and since they're also super accurate (one frame drift in 48 hours), you can keep those devices plugged into as many other cameras as you like. This is the same as pretty much any other timecode system out there. 

     

  3. Interesting take, but I don't necessarily agree with what he's saying. He's right, in saying that this system doesn't work with multiple cameras. However, TC can still be valuable for a single camera shoot, especially when recording 2 audio sources externally.

    In my opinion, this is the same as complaining that the one tripod you bought doesn't hold all three of your cameras. Rode have noted that they system can sync other 3rd party TC generators and get them in sync, so you can have multiple cameras running the same TC, with some extra hardware. Which is the same as any other TC system.

    He also mentions that the transmitters have to be connected to the reciever for TC to work, and you lose the function if the reciever shutsdown or loses connection. But Rode have said they'll stay running accurately for quite a while, and when they reconnect to the reciever, they automatically double check that everyone is running on the same TC.

    Skip to 7:30

     

     

  4. @Andrew Reid - as an independent blog / site, how do you feel about the future of eoshd?

    Of course, I don't know the ins and outs, and maybe I've got things a bit twisted, please correct me. However, if being honest about cameras meant companies stopped inviting you to events and launches, but being advertising copy has lead the others to fail and close down, does that put you and this site in a better position with manufacturers?

  5. I would recommend not changing lenses at a concert. Firstly you'll lose time finding enough space to change them, or balance the lenses in your arms and risk dropping everything.

    But most importantly, concerts get hot and you will 100% get condensation on the sensor, meaning you'll be unable to shoot anything for a minute or so each time.

    Better to have two bodies with a nice combination of primes (say the 21 and the 50)

    But I would personally stick to the zoom on cam A with a super wide prime for cam B.

  6. Maybe it's been said, but the wireless go ME? The receiver has a built in mic, for the general sounds of things, and if you want to get cleaner  audio of something specific, just clip the lav unit onto whoever or whatever is making the noise (or something close by).

     

    Super small, flexible and quick to work with.

  7. I'm pretty sure you can still record in director viewfinder mode, and the image you get is the one you see while shooting (framing wise)

    But since it's for the Alexa cameras, it'll be faked somewhat. Cropped and the stretched. But the only person who'll ever know that is the shooter, audiences wouldn't know... Or care.

  8. https://www.sigmacanada.ca/blogs/news/major-firmware-update-for-the-sigma-fp-forver-5-00-and-fp-l-for-ver-3-00

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    We are pleased to announce that firmware update Ver.5.00 is now available for the SIGMA fp and Ver.3.00 is available for the SIGMA fp L full-frame mirrorless camera.

    【Applicable product】

    SIGMA fp / SIGMA fp L

    【Benefits of the update】

    SIGMA fp Ver.5.00 / SIGMA fp L Ver.3.00

    A new color mode “Warm Gold” is added. This Color mode creates a mellow atmosphere with subdued tones and warm colors.

    The “EL ZONE” option has been added to the “False Color” function, which displays the exposure status of any part of the screen in a color-coded manner, allowing you to monitor the exposure status of any part of the screen.

    “Focus frame only” *has been added to the information display menu in the |▢| (Display) mode setting.

    *“Focus Frame Only” appears in the menu only when the shooting style in STILL mode or CINE mode is set to STILL-like.

    The camera can now be switched off even during long exposures.

    The camera is now compatible with a 4TB (terabyte) external SSD.

    Open Gate (x1.25 / x1.3 / x1.5 / x1.65 / x1.8 / x2) for ARRI ALEXA LF / ALEXA Mini LF has been added to the camera and setting information registered in the Director’s Viewfinder.

    ATOMOS Cloud is now supported. *

    *Firmware update of ATOMOS devices is required to use the cloud solution provided by ATOMOS. Please wait for the announcement from ATOMOS for information on compatible devices and the release date of the firmware.

    To update the firmware, please refer to the following link:

    SIGMA fp Ver.5.00

    https://www.sigma-global.com/en/cameras/fp/?tab=support&local=firmware

    SIGMA fp L Ver.3.00

    https://www.sigma-global.com/en/cameras/fpl/?tab=support&local=firmware

     

  9. 1 hour ago, mercer said:

    @Anaconda_ thanks for all of the tests! If you have the time and feel inclined, could you try taking a bunch of 30 second to 2 minute shots consecutively for about 20-30 minutes and see how it goes? I just don't understand why some people are having zero issues with these "custom" drives and I can't get one to work consistently. 

    Yep, no issues after 10 clips - although I forgot it was rolling and one of them is a little over 10 minutes. I stopped that one manually and did a couple more 2 minute clips without any problems. I'm still going to keep shots short with the DPL setup though.. but anything that needs clips longer than 5 minutes at a time also most likely warrents having a bigger setup anyway.

  10. Very interesting. When the SSD became half full of Braw, I started getting the drop frame warnings on the VA.

    I cranked up to CB 3:1 to make the files bigger to fill up the drive faster. I usually shoot CQ Q3, but that would take too long to fill the space! Anyway, it seems that the issue is with the SSD and large files or folders of around 500gb - or perhaps one file/folder thats 50% of the available space. 

    If you shoot shorter clips, then there's no issues (for me at least)

  11. 6 hours ago, mercer said:

    Which internal drive are you using with the DPL? It seems the guy who shot the video you posted tested all of the DPL recommended drives and had the same issues I am having with these alternate drives.

    Before ordering, I asked the DPL guy which drive he recomends. He suggested this SABRENT 1TB Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2242 DRAM-less Low Power Internal High Performance SSD (SB-1342-1TB)

    That's what I ordered, and gave me the results above. I'm not about to shoot a long interview in cDNG, so keeping clips reasonably short is no problem for me. For anything longer, I'll shoot Braw... which just gave me an idea. Are these issues caused my the SSD or the camera? I'll plug the SSD into my VA and shoot Braw with the FP and see if it also cuts out before the disk is full.

  12. 3 in a row... 

    With the setting I mention above turned to Custom, and shooting for 5 minutes at a time, I filled up the 1tb SSD without any fuss.

    So I think, if you keep your shots under 10 minutes each, there's no issue with this setup.

  13. My recordings capped out at about 25 minutes, which is exactly half the time I had left on the drive too, so it looks like it doesn't like going beyond 50% capacity. I'll test this over the weekend by putting500gb of footage from another camera on the SSD and then trying to record something to it with the FP. I'm also going to try shooting lots of small clips with the FP and see where I get. Perhaps there's a limit to the amount of frames in a folder, or having one very large folder... who knows.

    One interesting thing I noticed is in the menu. SYSTEM > MEMORY MEDIA > USB STORAGE there's WRITE MODE options. Standard and Custom, but I don't really know what they mean... The manual says this though (p142)

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    MEMORY MEDIA

    A data writing failure may occur depending on the USB storage (SSD) you are using. If this happens, changing Write mode may resolve such a failure.

    While the USB storage remains connected, select [USB Storage] → [Write Mode], and change the mode from [Standard] to [Custom]. If [Custom] is set, the icon is displayed in orange.

    https://www.sigma-global.com/en/wp/wp-content/themes/sigma/tool/s3_io.php?filepath=en%2Fwp%2Fwp-content%2Fdownload%2Fcatalog-resource%2Fcameras%2Ffp%2Ffp_Manual_FW_Ver.4.0_EN.pdf&show=1

    I haven't been able to test if that makes things better, but it certainly sounds promising.

  14. 10 hours ago, mercer said:

    It seems these NVME drives work if you're casually using the camera during a trip, on a walk, or at a family event. But if you're firing off a lot of shots successively, or planning dialogue scenes... I don't know if they're a great solution.

    I shot with it all day on Sunday with no problem. Used a little over 500gb on a 1tb drive. That was all short clips though, I think the longest was about 5 minutes, but that was the last clip I recorded.

    I'm now running a long test with the camera rolling next to me. So far it's gone for 20 minutes with 34 left on the SSD. I'll see if it goes all the way to the end and then report back. If all goes well, I'll record in 15 minute chunks until it gives issues or fills the card... Watch this space.

  15. 8 hours ago, mercer said:

    That said, the DPL seems damn near perfect, except for the price.

    I just recieved by DPL setup and it's changed how I look at the camera. With my previous setups, I either had a monitor on the back, or the loupe with an SSD on top. Both made the camera much bigger. But now I can shoot 4k 12bit for just under an hour on a 1tb SSD. 

    Not having a cable coming out the side makes a big difference, and the extra width is justified by adding a cold shoe. It's more or less the same size as HU-11, but better functionality, as it houses the media and still allows access to the HDMI and 3.5mm input if you need them.

    Of course, with the price it's only worth buying / testing if you're going to keep the camera, so keep using the t5 until you're sure you're happy with it. And I could very much recomend using Canon FDs.

    (not my video, but it's stunning and a 'simple' grade by the sounds of it) 

     

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