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1 hour ago, Andrew Reid said:

and the 8K / 6K / 4K crop modes are going to have the smaller sensor look (2x crop or more).

Im not sure this is representative of the facts. The crop is only for the very high frame rates. For normal shooting, there is no crop at any resolution... As far as I understood anyway.

Gen5 colour is already usable with all braw footage ever filmed. I guess soon it'll be available in cam too.

V5 is already available for everything previously shot in Braw. I imagine in a few weeks, all cameras will get an upgrade to v5 colour internal too.

I just saw on FujiRumours that people in the UK can rent Fuji gear for 48 hours for free! 

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Fujifilm UK offers Free 48 Hours Loan on Fujifilm X/GFX Gear (Including GFX100)

https://fujifilm-connect.hireacamera.com/en-gb/

This isn't too far off from what you're already doing, but in my opinion is more flexible because of the connector type and 48v phantom power. https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1349307-REG/saramonic_sr_vrm1_compact_liner_pcm_recorder.html

I tend to use it the other way around to how I picture your setup. Have a lav going into this, and record local. Then plug it into a Rode Wireless go which sends the audio to my camera for monitoring and recording backup audio.

What this offers that no other device this size does is Phantom Power 48v, so you can also use this setup for wireless boom, reporter mics and a few other applications, it works very well and means you always have backup audio.

Looks interesting. Could that mean  4k Braw with 35mm crop?

I'm also hoping for camera control from a VA. That would give all pockets a really good detachable tilty/twist screen.

Won't Sony complain about that?

I don't think it'd be a Micro style body, that's exactly what the Z-Cam is and there's already tonnes of options with Z-Cam, with internal raw and ProRes - what would BMD offer extra? Only Braw and CS. 

42 minutes ago, sanveer said:

They'll probably put that 8k FF sensor into the Pocket Camera Body. Everything else will probably remain the same.

I think that would upset too many people. The Pocket 4k was only released in September 2018. Releasing a 2nd 'upgrade' already would be a bit much, many users wouldn't upgrade for 8k. Also, putting a higher res sensor in the same body when there's well documented issues with the body design would be irresponsible. They'd have to at least add a tilt screen, change the battery and adjust a few more things. They might put that sensor in a micro body, but that's basically a Z-Cam e2 rebranded. I don't think they'll be announcing any cameras this time around.

I think this announcement will be mostly on Resolve, since that was missed with their last announcement and they couldn't show it off at NAB. There will also be firmware updates for their lineup :

• We know Braw is coming to VA for the Sigma FP, but there will also be more supported cameras and treats for people with the new VAs.
• Possible Braw on the original Mini 4.6k (not pro) - That would be spectacular.
• There might be Braw improvements for all systems - higher frame rates? Maybe 4k Braw on the pocket 6k? Maybe the whole process has been refined?

Looks like Braw isn't far off as Blackmagic just updated their SDK:

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https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/readme/75e7ddc4486e44579691ca11e6038f1f

What's new in Blackmagic RAW 1.8

Added support for Sigma fp Blackmagic RAW clips captured by Blackmagic Video Assist.

 

This is only the software side, so once you've recorded the clips. I guess in the next few days they'll release the Video Assist update to allow the recording.

wow, that would be great. I tried raspiraw, but couldn't wrap my head around it. Instead, I created the process using this: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/raspbian/applications/camera.md

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All applications use the camera component; raspistill uses the Image Encode component; raspivid uses the Video Encode component; and raspiyuv and raspividyuv don't use an encoder, and sends their YUV or RGB output directly from the camera component to file.

the same also applies to raspividrgb. but then you get a .rgb file instead of .yuv.

7 hours ago, rawshooter said:

What is the viewer that you use?

I think it's this, but I recently had to buy a new laptop and Catalina won't let me open it to check. Tomorrow I'll be with my other system, so will try to open it there and make sure it's the correct software.

https://github.com/IENT/YUView/releases

30 minutes ago, rawshooter said:

I'm wondering - did you shoot multiple frames/raw video, or just a single frame?

It's multiple. I have found a viewer for it and can see the different frames, but there's no way to export it at all from the viewer. For now, I've stopped the quest for raw as finishing the physical build seems more important - though, that's also on hold for now too.

What about something really simple;

Natural light only

All audio must be recorded at the time of the shot (real time as it where)

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Or it could be joint projects - you post an ungraded edit, and the next person to post their video grades your project. Then have a prize for best story and best grade to ensure there's no sabotaging going on haha.

To avoid sending big files, you could send tiff frame grab from each shot for the grader to work with, and then they send you their project for you to copy paste the grade onto the original footage... of course, this relies on people using the same software so might be tough to coordinate.

Is that Sharp 8k Pocket camera still a thing? Will be interesting to compare heat / codec etc. But I don't remember much about the specs of that. 

1 minute ago, berkenboom said:

Now you are just plain making assumptions

I think, in this case, it's more like plain making jokes.

I'm not all that interest in the camera as I have no plans to upgrade any gear, but this is interesting for me personally, and possibly others:

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The LP-E6NH is a new longer life battery supplied with EOS R5, EOS R6 and compatible with all existing cameras that use the LP-E6 series batteries. It replaces replaces LP-E6N, with an increased capacity of 14% reaching 2130mAh, enabling users to shoot for longer while maintaining compatibility with existing products and accessories.

2 minutes ago, Inazuma said:

This is in such contrast to Blackmagic

The thing is, Blackmagic aren't busy laughing at their customers, so they have more time to respond.

12 minutes ago, kye said:

How big is the market for "I want a long zoom for my wildlife holidays but if it doesn't fit in my carry-on with my laptop then it's an absolute deal-breaker" market?

If you fit into this market, chances are you're better off buying something like the Nikon P950, which has a built in  24–2000 mm F2.8–6.5 (35mm equiv). Just don't look into things like the 1/2inch sensor...

On 7/5/2020 at 8:30 PM, BTM_Pix said:

There is absolutely zero titting about !

You've changed, man.

Do those cards also transfer Fuji raw to your phone? Fuji cameras don't allow raw transfer over Wifi, but it'd be cool if the card bypassed the camera's limitation.

1 hour ago, MrSMW said:

Classic Neg and AF tweaks, but I'd reckon that's it.

Getting the slowmo from the XT4 would be really nice.

I use showreels as a way to learn a new NLE. It's in my interested to make a good showreel, but there's no time limit, so you can really explore the tools and work out how to get the exact look you want. If possible, work from original material, not cutting scenes out of already finished work. That way you can also learn colouring in the new NLE as you can try to match the original final look.

EDIT: Also, if you're making a reel from your own footage, it's a nice way to analyse your work and work out why this shot looks better than that one etc.

7 hours ago, sanveer said:

What o the 8k and 4k D and U stand for? 

DCI and UHD?

Sorry, didn't see that this was already answered haha.

I'm out of the loop with Canon. What's their raw video  like to edit with?

I've never heard of updating the firmware on a storage device. Bonkers! 

Thanks for the tip though... Where I am, 1tb is in-stock basically everywhere, but 500gb is not quite so available.

1 hour ago, androidlad said:

BTW the new look of the forum, especially the new font, is obnoxious.

This seems like a pretty weird place to be so blunt about something objective. Feels like it's much better suited to a personal message with some kind of polite wording around it... Just my 2 cents.

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What I don't like about camera designs like this, is they seem so reliant on menus. For example the mode dial; before switching you first have to press another button so the dial knows what it's selecting, then watch on the screen to make sure you're in the right mode. With Fuji, for example, I know that flicking the mode dial all the way to one side, puts me in video mode. I can do it behind my back and know for sure I'll start recording a video when I press the shutter.

That said, maybe it's a non-issue for cameras with a separate rec button. Can this record a video in any mode?

17 hours ago, Andrew Reid said:

upcoming Fuji interview

Are you planning to / could you ask them about stepping aperture? It's be great to have a smoother transition on native lenses.