Mr. Freeze

I watched the movie last thursday.
I do enjoy marvel-movies as well as dc-movies, so there´s a neutral foundation when it comes to this.
That being said, I was entertained but not completly satisfied storywise and when it comes to the length of the movie.
VIsually, it is a beautfully made film. Greig Fraser and his team did such a great job and the grading fit the scenes really well.
I was hopeful to see a nearly 3h long batman-detective-story but there was at least 30 minutes that could´ve been cut. Some frames here, some shots there and overall pacing improvements.
There were a couple of times the movie unfortunately lost some of the power it already created,.
Still, the movie had some great performances, some new takes on gotham and the alfred-bruce-dynamic and a solid direction, where this batman could lead towards in the future.
I´m optimistic the upcoming sequel can build upon this base. I really hope they bring back Fraser as DoP.
Entertainment: 8/10
Story: 6.5/10
Acting: 8/10
Visuals: 9/10
Music: 7.5/10

Somehow, or another, my YT feed ended up with some F3 videos on it and I was surprised to see how well the F3 uprezzes to 4K. This is the camera that just keeps on giving.
 

Well, I´d say there are a couple of things to consider:
What kind of work are you planning to film with the URSA?  Do you need a final resolution of 4k+x? Do you have enough storage in case you get the 12K? Do you have the editing-capabilities for 8K/12K Footage? Where are the areas you would profit from the high resolution of the 12K the most? I´d say right now, the URSA G2 is the Nr.3 Camera in BMD´s linup, maybe sharing the 3rd Place with the Pocket 4K because of the dual native ISO. Second place goes to the Pocket 6K/Pro and first  Place to the 12K Ursa.
What kind of firmware updates you you expect for the G2? I think there won´t be anything revolutionary, same for the Pocket 4k, except maybe another sets of BRAW Compression Options.
I expect the URSA G2 to get a new version in the future, maybe an 8K FullFrame Model? Maybe BMD focuses more on the midrange cameras, keeping the 12K as their flagship.

We've been in touch through private messaging during this pandemic period but we haven't seen his posts so much over this family more recently ; ) However seems he's restarting to make our days better with his thoughts available to all once again : ) Love this guy!
@webrunner5
 

Hey nice to hear you have seen the light, no pun, and saved us from the common horseshit reviews and such on the old innerweb. There is just so much good stuff to look forward to not to be involved in it. And Merry Christmas from across the pond. Now I won't be bored to death this winter. Thank you thank you.

Merry Christmas Andrew, frohe Weihnachten!
To new evolutions and revolutions in camera gear and filmmaking, some great and some less great discussions about it, the usual forum stuff but, nevertheless, an inspiring and creative plattform.

It's Spring time for EOSHD.

Hello to everyone on the forum!
A Merry Christmas from me!
I hope you're looking forward to having a good break over the holidays and are ready to welcome in 2022. Talking of holidays - I have been having a break from EOSHD for a few months. I went and sat on a hill and finally had time to reflect on my work which is this blog and the community around it. The last video had a lot of support, it's made me really appreciate what I have in a more positive light. I'm mega appreciative of the people who took the time to say how EOSHD has helped them over the years and that they want it to continue.
So that's what we'll do! EOSHD is back.
Read the full blog post here

I basically bought all of my camera and lenses used, with the exception of my first dslr (a Canon 550D)  and the Pocket 4K I placed a Preorder for, right after it was announced. I don´t need all my gear to look brand new or to be the latest and greatest. For example, I just got a Sony a7rii as an alternative to my 5Diii. I bought the 5Diii for 580€ and the a7rii for 700€ via ebay/a photography forum. 
But refurbished could be a great option as well. Depends on what you´re looking for and how big your budget is.

I basically bought all of my camera and lenses used, with the exception of my first dslr (a Canon 550D)  and the Pocket 4K I placed a Preorder for, right after it was announced. I don´t need all my gear to look brand new or to be the latest and greatest. For example, I just got a Sony a7rii as an alternative to my 5Diii. I bought the 5Diii for 580€ and the a7rii for 700€ via ebay/a photography forum. 
But refurbished could be a great option as well. Depends on what you´re looking for and how big your budget is.

The Sigma FP with its Full Frame 8bit RAW to SD card/12bit RAW to tiny SSD/External BRAW and ProRes Raw to HDMI/Removable and tiltable EVF/fully scalable lens options from tiny M mount to FF cine primes and all manual and electronic points in between has just jumped out of my jacket pocket and is screaming "are you not entertained ?"

Long time since I have been on here but have kept up with what was happening here. I have seen the energy drain from you Andrew for quite awhile. A lot of people have left also on here that were old timers. This video shit is just so damn taxing, time consuming, and still pretty damn expensive with all the new stuff that in reality Are a good improvement over stuff just a few years ago. Yeah photography is probably the way to go if you don't get hung up on having f2.0 800mm lenses lol. It is what I have been doing more and more as of late. 
I am an older turd now than I ever was, going on 75. And I can tell you change or die, and I mean die on the inside. You have lost the fire but you are young enough and smart enough to figure out something that will re ignite your fire. Work for someone else for awhile, take the pressure off yourself, at least for now. Even in normal times this is hard, but now with this damn Pandemic it is just crazy hard. Good luck Andrew, hope what you want really matures sooner than later. Thanks for this site. Not many like it.

Here's a comparison between the BMPCC6K vs Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K...
The video does a good job of showing the difference in:
Color rendering.
Dynamic range.
Noise.
Field of view.
Is one better than the other? That depends on the applications and your image priorities.
The new sensor tech produces better color rendering and dynamic range. The BMPCC6k has a lower noise floor and is better in low light. Field of view goes to the 12k with a 1.3x crop factor.
It makes sense to add LiDar auto focus to each (CDA-Tek AFX).
Both the BMPCC6K vs Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro 12K are now priced correctly based on their value, especially if you wait a little bit and get the URSA Mini Pro 12K as an open box or used.
Where does it leave the USRA Mini Pro 4.6k G2... selling at a discount in the future as retailers get rid of remaining stock.
I hope this makes way for Blackmagic to release a $4k box camera with the new sensor tech at maybe an 8k max resolution and whatever other limitations are needed to be in place to hit that price point. That would make flying the new sensor tech on a gimbal easier. That would be an great product line up!

I'm all set. gave the err... dusty but trusty gh1... a once over. ready to go 😉

 

Take the 6K/6K Pro.
The Sigma FP can deliver great footage aswell and has a photo mode, but the Pocket 6K will give you more, if video is your main focus.
You can argue that the CDNG from the Sigma will be better for green screen work, but for most of your VFX work the 6K will deliver the shots you need and braw is a great codec.

Take the 6K/6K Pro.
The Sigma FP can deliver great footage aswell and has a photo mode, but the Pocket 6K will give you more, if video is your main focus.
You can argue that the CDNG from the Sigma will be better for green screen work, but for most of your VFX work the 6K will deliver the shots you need and braw is a great codec.

The Panasonic G9 is underrated as well, especially since all the video firmware updates
I'll have to do a bigger video on YouTube about all the underrated and forgotten tools in the age of Sony-Fuji-Canon brand worship.

Thanks for the hint 😉 
 
beautiful result!

No surprises here, but I'd say it's the Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera.
A modular cinema camera under $1000 brand new, uncompressed Cinema DNG RAW at 60p, and a beautiful image.  
The image doesn't look like that second generation iPhone or camcorder that Canon love to imitate when clipped either..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMb6CR781Kc
With Resolve it superscales to 4K beautifully too.  You don't actually want 4K, you just got trained by the camera brands that 1080 is bad because they compress the absolute living crap out of their images - no-one is rejecting the Alexa 1080p because it's not 4K!  With great quality RAW images you can push and pull them in post and they keep on giving and this is pretty darn close to that...
Plus it's the easiest camera to grade that I have ever seen.  Great images just appear when you drop a LUT or CST onto them, rather than struggling for hours to get good colours.

Remember that the BMMCC never came with Resolve Studio. 440€ is a great deal, but take a look at the used market as well. You´ll probably need the cage and a focal reducer anyway. If you already have a lot of accessoires, 440 for a basically new one is a good price.

I just wish they would place that sensor in a dslr/mirrorless body at an affordable price.

Just like dehancer, it only supports mac.os

Just as a comparison:
I regularly do Portrait-Photography with my 5D Classic from 2005 and make videos with the BMCC 2.5k from 2012. Both cameras are able to deliver stunning images/videos.
I own both a Pocket 4K and a 5D mkIII, but I don´t feel I can´t get good footage, when using the older devices. Sure, the new ones offer some nice things, but they aren´t nessesary all the time.
So I think a a7rii  form 2015 is a great camera. If you can buy one for a great price and you like the image you get, go for it.

I've just reduced the sale price of my S5 from 1500 down to 149.99 for 1 minute...and bought it off myself!
Off out to shoot my project now. I'm not even going to use a lens as the deal didn't come with one.

I've used the Genus Eclipse now for many years don't even know if it's available anymore - slightly warm but no colour shift that I can see and no obvious drop in sharpness