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    mrtreve got a reaction from kye in “Permanent” rigging   
    Doesn't the HDMI clamp stop the HDMI port on your cam from bending? It's possible that the mini to full adapter cable could go bad eventually if it's moving around in your bag, but just pack a spare.
    The only thing I'd worry about is the HDMI out of the NINJA V that protrudes out the side.
    I personally use a Smallrig Hawk-Lock quick release on my Shinobi and leave the HDMI cable clamped into the camera, so I just click the monitor on and insert the cable when I take it out of my bag.
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    mrtreve got a reaction from FHDcrew in “Permanent” rigging   
    Doesn't the HDMI clamp stop the HDMI port on your cam from bending? It's possible that the mini to full adapter cable could go bad eventually if it's moving around in your bag, but just pack a spare.
    The only thing I'd worry about is the HDMI out of the NINJA V that protrudes out the side.
    I personally use a Smallrig Hawk-Lock quick release on my Shinobi and leave the HDMI cable clamped into the camera, so I just click the monitor on and insert the cable when I take it out of my bag.
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    mrtreve got a reaction from IronFilm in ARRI's brand new 4K S35 sensor is mere weeks away   
    I reckon this will be priced a fair amount higher than the Mini LF if it's the full version of this camera (i.e. it replaces the Alexa SXT, not just the Mini) and there demand will outstrip supply by quite a lot. Arri can only build so many cameras plus there's the chip shortage to contend with still.
    Rental companies will be looking to replace their fleets of Minis (and SXTs) and they have deeper pockets than your typical owner operator, so I'm guessing the strategy would be to price-out most of this market to manage the demand somewhat.
    As usual, it'll probably be hard to even rent one when they come out as they'll all go to high end features/tv/commercials.
    At least the LUT salesmen have a new colour science to try and match the Pocket 4K to! Boomtime for the LUTboys.
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    mrtreve got a reaction from kye in ARRI's brand new 4K S35 sensor is mere weeks away   
    I reckon this will be priced a fair amount higher than the Mini LF if it's the full version of this camera (i.e. it replaces the Alexa SXT, not just the Mini) and there demand will outstrip supply by quite a lot. Arri can only build so many cameras plus there's the chip shortage to contend with still.
    Rental companies will be looking to replace their fleets of Minis (and SXTs) and they have deeper pockets than your typical owner operator, so I'm guessing the strategy would be to price-out most of this market to manage the demand somewhat.
    As usual, it'll probably be hard to even rent one when they come out as they'll all go to high end features/tv/commercials.
    At least the LUT salesmen have a new colour science to try and match the Pocket 4K to! Boomtime for the LUTboys.
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    mrtreve got a reaction from herein2020 in Canon EOS R5C   
    This is a nice example of the camera used in a doc setting.
    It looks like 100% tripod / Ronin-S so they avoid the IBIS limitation there. I think the oversampled image looks great even on Youtube.
     
     
     
     
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    mrtreve got a reaction from Django in Canon EOS R5C   
    This is a nice example of the camera used in a doc setting.
    It looks like 100% tripod / Ronin-S so they avoid the IBIS limitation there. I think the oversampled image looks great even on Youtube.
     
     
     
     
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    mrtreve got a reaction from Emanuel in Canon EOS R5C   
    Eh this camera is pretty amazing if you compare it to the things we used to get. A 5D MKIV from 2016 was £3599 vs £4499 for this... and that camera essentially didn't work for video.
    The lack of IBIS genuinely stings a bit, but it's really tiny for an 8K 60P FF camera. 
    I probably won't get one because my C70 does a similar job and for stills I'd prefer something even more compact like my Fuji, but I will probably recommend it to a companies I work with who want some kit to keep in-house.
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    mrtreve got a reaction from Ty Harper in C300 MKII 2K 60p vs 1DX MKII 4k 60p   
    I had a C300 II for a while and I think it made a good image in 2k 10 bit. It was always a frustrating limitation that 4k and 2k 4444 are limited to 30 fps.
    The raw output is over SDI and limited to 4k 30p. You can now do prores raw to a Ninja V Pro (SDI module) but this is pretty bulky solution and still no slow motion recording.
    I would go for a C200 over either of those cameras though if you're interested in 60p. You get the 4k 60p 10bit Canon Raw Lite which I found had less artifacts than the X-AVC of the C300 II. A quick transcode to prores and you have a really capable camera system.
    One downside of both the C300 II and 200 was noise in the shadows especially with C-log2. Canon fixed that with the DGO sensor, so it may ultimately be worth just getting a C70. You also get the flexibility of the RF mount which is a huge bonus.
    I didn't ever use the 1DX II so can't compare. I think the images look decent if you're happy with shooting on a DSLR.
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    mrtreve got a reaction from herein2020 in Dual Slot Video Recording Comes to the Canon R5 - FINALLY   
    But you recorded something boring twice!
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    mrtreve got a reaction from IronFilm in Whatever happened to the EVA1?   
    Panasonic should shrink it down, go L Mount, give it prores and good on-board monitoring and it'd be worth a look.
    If you hark back to the Mini DV days, the DVX100 was fun and neat. It had a sexier image and was smaller than the competition, so I think they should try replicate that again.
    The S1H is nice on many fronts but they need a video camera with NDs and I/O with little to no rolling shutter.
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    mrtreve got a reaction from IronFilm in nikon shooter fantasy $15K shopping should I stay or should I go...   
    I say if you like Nikon, dump the money into Z lenses and wait for the camera to come along. They lenses will last your whole career and it can't be that long until all the major brands do great 8K cameras.
    I think it's better to think long term like that, rather than switching systems multiple times for the current best camera and taking a loss every time you do it.

    I saw your Promised Land Retreat video and I have to say that the video quality would not put me off buying a place like that if I had the means - the video was very effective. So I would say continue doing what you're doing, but update for the future.
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    mrtreve got a reaction from IronFilm in Upgrading to an... older camera   
    Get the best camera you can possibly afford (C70/FX6) and ditch your employer as soon as possible. Having an industry standard cinema camera puts you in a good place to pick up jobs.
    Your lenses will work fine on the C70. I have the C70 and even the cheap EF > RF adapter from Meike works perfectly well.

    The X-AVC is easier to edit than the HEVC, but you can always transcode.
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    mrtreve got a reaction from TomTheDP in Upgrading to an... older camera   
    Get the best camera you can possibly afford (C70/FX6) and ditch your employer as soon as possible. Having an industry standard cinema camera puts you in a good place to pick up jobs.
    Your lenses will work fine on the C70. I have the C70 and even the cheap EF > RF adapter from Meike works perfectly well.

    The X-AVC is easier to edit than the HEVC, but you can always transcode.
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    mrtreve got a reaction from PannySVHS in The Gerald Undone Challenge   
    The Canadians probably all do in-studio gear reviews because outside is frozen tundra for half the year. They are simply trying to stay warm.
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    mrtreve reacted to fuzzynormal in After all those years still no camera can come close to Alexa's DR   
    Well, the card itself cost 60K...
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    mrtreve got a reaction from IronFilm in After all those years still no camera can come close to Alexa's DR   
    The DR of the Mini LF is definitely worthwhile. Because of the small size, these are used all the time on shoots with small-to-moderate crews. I used mine yesterday with nothing but 2 camera assistants. One occasionally jumped in with a poly board for fill, but mostly leaning on the DR to let me expose for the subject and letting the clouds etc roll of to where they may.
    It's a real get out of jail free card if you are thrown into challenging settings where you still need to work quickly and come out with nice results.
    The new smaller cameras are getting close though which is also great.
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    mrtreve got a reaction from kye in After all those years still no camera can come close to Alexa's DR   
    The DR of the Mini LF is definitely worthwhile. Because of the small size, these are used all the time on shoots with small-to-moderate crews. I used mine yesterday with nothing but 2 camera assistants. One occasionally jumped in with a poly board for fill, but mostly leaning on the DR to let me expose for the subject and letting the clouds etc roll of to where they may.
    It's a real get out of jail free card if you are thrown into challenging settings where you still need to work quickly and come out with nice results.
    The new smaller cameras are getting close though which is also great.
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    mrtreve got a reaction from mercer in Blackmagic Camera Update Feb 17   
    It'd still be like 2 stops shy of the Alexa if the Alexa is having a bad day. Blackmagic do great stuff, but it's not like it's a Jesus camera. It's a fairly standard sensor in a box with some decent codecs. Everyone selling Pocket to Alexa luts are snake oil salesmen who prey on this kind of wishful thinking.
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    mrtreve got a reaction from BenEricson in Blackmagic Camera Update Feb 17   
    It'd still be like 2 stops shy of the Alexa if the Alexa is having a bad day. Blackmagic do great stuff, but it's not like it's a Jesus camera. It's a fairly standard sensor in a box with some decent codecs. Everyone selling Pocket to Alexa luts are snake oil salesmen who prey on this kind of wishful thinking.
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    mrtreve got a reaction from zerocool22 in Blackmagic Camera Update Feb 17   
    It'd still be like 2 stops shy of the Alexa if the Alexa is having a bad day. Blackmagic do great stuff, but it's not like it's a Jesus camera. It's a fairly standard sensor in a box with some decent codecs. Everyone selling Pocket to Alexa luts are snake oil salesmen who prey on this kind of wishful thinking.
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    mrtreve got a reaction from Thpriest in Blackmagic Camera Update Feb 17   
    I think it's a bit overstated how good the highlight rolloff is on the P6K. I think the colour science is a bit Arri-like but the sensor is nowhere near as capable of holding bright highlights.

    I will say that from my limited testing, the C70 is no slouch due to the DGO sensor. 
    I can probably test it at some point if I rent a P6K. It'd be interesting to see where they all land.





     

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    mrtreve got a reaction from Kisaha in Canon Cinema EOS C70 - Ah that explains it then!   
    I've got one on order as it ticks a lot of boxes for me.
    I agree with everyone criticising the awkward form factor of the older Cinema EOS cameras. It felt like they had gotten better over the years and the C200 size and shape is quite reasonable, however this feels more like the final form of this line. If they can cut size and weight, they should. I used to travel a fair bit and breaking down a C300 or C200 into a carry-on Peli was always a squeeze.
    It's funny how they tried everything out along the way, including the monstrous C700, in order to come back to something very similar to the 1DC. I think this time around it'll be very popular.
    For my work, I've noticed 2 types of job - ones where they want it to look like a commercial (use Arri) or they just want it to look better than a phone (use this). 
     
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    mrtreve got a reaction from mkabi in DIY Perks Fixed the Canon R5! (almost)   
    Sweet. I've never made a product, but could the copper part be sent to a manufacturer as a prototype? I would happily use this mod - warranty be damned.
    I probably wouldn't even bother with a fan as it'd likely cover my needs as a B-cam on its own.
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    mrtreve got a reaction from IronFilm in Canon Cinema EOS C70 - Ah that explains it then!   
    I understand why the lack of raw is a downer for enthusiasts who really want to tinker, but I have to admit the C70 is pretty compelling work tool.
    You could load a backpack with the camera, 2 BPA-60s, some SD Cards and a couple of lenses and you could go shoot a job and make it look easy. You've got inexpensive media, decently compressed codecs and a battery that lasts 400 minutes. For a lot of projects, that's worth more than the gains from shooting raw.
    The best way forward (for me at least) is to delineate the two needs by owning a cinema camera and a video camera. Then you're not driving yourself crazy by trying to make one do the other's job.
     
     
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    mrtreve got a reaction from Video Hummus in Canon Cinema EOS C70 - Ah that explains it then!   
    I understand why the lack of raw is a downer for enthusiasts who really want to tinker, but I have to admit the C70 is pretty compelling work tool.
    You could load a backpack with the camera, 2 BPA-60s, some SD Cards and a couple of lenses and you could go shoot a job and make it look easy. You've got inexpensive media, decently compressed codecs and a battery that lasts 400 minutes. For a lot of projects, that's worth more than the gains from shooting raw.
    The best way forward (for me at least) is to delineate the two needs by owning a cinema camera and a video camera. Then you're not driving yourself crazy by trying to make one do the other's job.
     
     
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