Álex Montoya Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 You mean your camera is already in the UK? Did you preorder soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowfun Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 1 minute ago, Álex Montoya said: You mean your camera is already in the UK? Did you preorder soon? I preordered within a few minutes of the web page being available. It’s in the UK and on its way (I assume)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted September 27, 2018 Super Members Share Posted September 27, 2018 Who was that with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Álex Montoya Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 32 minutes ago, Snowfun said: I preordered within a few minutes of the web page being available. It’s in the UK and on its way (I assume)! That's great news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowfun Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 1 hour ago, BTM_Pix said: Who was that with? CVP Delivery tomorrow! BTM_Pix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted September 27, 2018 Super Members Share Posted September 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, Snowfun said: CVP Delivery tomorrow! I have had zero from them. Then again I do moan my tits off at them every time I buy something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Carlson Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Snowfun said: CVP Delivery tomorrow! Ordered with CVP almost as soon as it was online ( April 9th ) Unable to tell me how far I am down the pecking order or any further information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JordanWright Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Cvp emailed me saying they have recieved cameras and will allocate them first come first served. I haven’t had mine allocated yet and they previously told me I was in the first 20. That means cvp must have recieved less than 20 cameras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bioskop.Inc Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 9 minutes ago, JordanWright said: Cvp emailed me saying they have recieved cameras and will allocate them first come first served. I haven’t had mine allocated yet and they previously told me I was in the first 20. That means cvp must have recieved less than 20 cameras. The first Pocket camera trickled into the UK at a very slow pace - some places got 5 a week, some got 3 or less. Unfortunately, you're all going to have to play the waiting game - the US & Asia got them a lot quicker than those of us in the UK last time round, but we did get them....in the end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinegang Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Snuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted September 27, 2018 Super Members Share Posted September 27, 2018 Just got an "Exciting News About The Pocket 4K.......But Not For You" email off CVP. Anaconda_ and JordanWright 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nameless Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Bioskop.Inc said: The first Pocket camera trickled into the UK at a very slow pace - some places got 5 a week, some got 3 or less. Unfortunately, you're all going to have to play the waiting game - the US & Asia got them a lot quicker than those of us in the UK last time round, but we did get them....in the end! Yep you are right. I have been informed today that only received 10 units arrived in the whole of the uk. These have been distributed around between the main suppliers with some using as their test models. While others may just ship their received one or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Urquhart Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 To those awaiting your Pocket4K's.....stock up on LPE6 batteries! So far I've only used the camera with the battery that it's supplied with but the camera chews through it at an alarming rate. Also, the battery meter with the supplied battery is not very reliable at all. It jumps around from 1/2, back up to 3/4 then flashes red for less than a minute and dies. The first few times I used it, the camera died when the meter showed more than half remaining but with a few discharges and charges of the battery, I think it's getting better. I haven't done any real tests to test record time but I got less than an hour of powered up time before it died. I was shooting outside though, with the screen at 100% brightness (more on that below). The manual states that the battery meter can be set to show a remaining percentage with supported batteries but the BMD battery does not seem to be supported as I only have the option to show the battery graphical icon (unreliable) or voltage. I have four Wasabi 2600mah batteries arriving on Monday so will test with those. In direct sunlight, the screen is not really usable. At 100% and with a LUT on it makes it a little easier to see, but it's highly reflective and not quite bright enough especially showing a flat Film Log image. I'll need to make a shade for it, but then with it not being tiltable will mean that II'll have to hold it at eye level when shooting with is not comfortable and doesn't lend itself to steady shots. BTW, sorry, I wasn't able to do the sound tests yesterday. The inbuilt mics sound pretty good and you only really hear the fan if you are in a dead quiet room. I should be able to do it on Monday. So far, the battery and screen issues are disappointing BUT I am absolutely LOVING the images the camera is producing. The images are very detailed but not too sharp (a good thing!). I have shot with most DSLR's out there from Sony Aseries, Panasonic GH series, Fuji X-T2 and have never seen any Hybrid cameras produce the images the Pocket4K does.......and this is just shooting ProResLT to an SD card as thats all I had on me at the times. anonim, Emanuel, kye and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechanicalEYE Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Just received word from Hot Rod Cameras that only 50 cameras have been shipped to the US. ( I assume these cameras were all demos for the stores ) as Hot Rod Received one. They did tell me that they have been promised that some of their ordered cameras will arrive next week some time. Juxx989, Snuff and docmoore 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Urquhart Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Whoever comes up with a proper battery grip for this camera, will sell as many grips as there are cameras. Let's hope a Chinese manufacturer like Neewer or Meiki who make grips for Canon cameras can come up with a grip themselves that follows the form of the Pocket4k! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Hell by the time you put a battery grip, a SSD, a mike, a cage, ND filters, oh and you Need a Gimbal because it has no IBIS, a wireless focus controller because it has no continuous AF, you might as well carry around a Arri Alexa! Juank, BenEricson, mercer and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newway12 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 1 hour ago, webrunner5 said: Hell by the time you put a battery grip, a SSD, a mike, a cage, ND filters, oh and you Need a Gimbal because it has no IBIS, a wireless focus controller because it has no continuous AF, you might as well carry around a Arri Alexa! Hardly, a pocket 4K probably won’t cost more then 4000$ fully tricked out with every possible accessory. Emanuel and zerocool22 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpais Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 a comparison between the Pocket 4K, Arri Alexa and GH5. (mostly for skin tones, dynamic range) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbCinC_12 Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 Thanks jonpais for the link. jonpais 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Keeble Posted September 28, 2018 Share Posted September 28, 2018 wish he used the new BMD Extended v4 LUT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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