[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/112820539[/vimeo] Here’s Rodney Charters (DoP, 24) musing on his use of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera as a POV B-camera to the Alexa. (The Pocket has also recently been used separately on Warner Bros motion picture American Sniper). Meanwhile the new Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K has begun to find its way into the hands of DPs with beta firmware. Daniel Peters is the latest to shoot a mini-project with it which you…
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The signs are that the NX1 and NX500 are shortly to be discontinued in the US.
How does the new Nikon D5 compare to the Canon 1D C flagship for 4K?
UPDATE: Unfortunately the D500 uses a heavy crop of the sensor to readout 4K video. More about this below. As well as the Nikon D5, we have a surprise. Although the Nikon D5 can only record 4K for up to 3 minutes at a time, the D500 can go for a full 30 minutes in one continuous take. The D500 also comes in much cheaper than the larger FX pro body.
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/150802983[/vimeo] Here’s my illustration of ghosting, after-images and edge fuzzing in 4K on the Sony FS5. Shot on my camera with the latest firmware update (v1.1).
The D5 features 4K, a flat picture profile and even a touch screen for silent operation. More news as it comes in the next few minutes.
Comment on the forum Some of my favourite images are from cinema cameras and DSLRs from which attention has long since drifted elsewhere! Rest assured some of the older cameras on this list are better than any of the latest and greatest (if not in terms of usability then in terms of having an analogue film-like feel that screams “cinema” and not “digital”). Here are my top 5.
Comment on the forum Sony Independent Certified Expert Alister Chapman is a freelance videographer and runs workshops on occasion for users of Sony’s pro video cameras. You can check out his response to the FS5 problems widely reported by users, on his blog here. Now read my post about why he’s wrong!