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I am amazed what other blogs (PetaPixel, Planet5D) consider as front page news.   This kind of stuff generates clicks. Brain dead, but it is click bate nonetheless. That makes money in the long run.   I am so sick of this kind of gimmicky, zero fact or imagination based click bate.   I hope Blackmagic refuse to replace the camera on principal. The guys posting this have lost Blackmagic business and it might not even have been a legitimate battery fault.

Dear forum members, I'd be very grateful for any advice/opinions any of you could share on my situation below! We run a small family estate agency in High Lane, England. Our USP / mission statement is to offer class leading photography and video tours of every property we take to market at no extra cost to our vendors, which we believe is quite unique in the UK at our price point. Our business is currently growing rapidly so we are now in a fortunate position where I can justify investing in some higher end photography equipment in order to keep improving our service. I currently shoot all photos and video with my trusty Nikon D5100 combined with a 35mm DX prime lens for detail/arty shots and sigma 10-20mm wide angle lens for the majority of shots. As I spend in the region of five hours on site per property, and a further day editing all the photos and video for each property, I'd like to think I was using the best equipment to match the time and effort involved (even if my skill levels are in question!). As a perfectionist, I'm frequently disappointed by the quality of video achieved (even if it is fairly decent considering the cost of the equipment). Clearly it's some way short of the claimed 1080p resolution of a professional production. Another key issue for me is the level of noise introduced to the picture (houses tend to be quite dark spaces inside with high contrast areas from the windows too, I feel my forced high ISO settings without additional lighting or HDR options can't be helped at times). So as I'm taking photos as well as video, I'm assuming my best route is to search for the best DSLR for video. I also need to consider which cameras offer the best lenses for my requirements, namely a pin sharp wide angle lens which works well in low light? (Nikon FX 14-24mm f2.8 seems to get rave reviews)!? I've been looking at a few cameras like Nikon D610 / D800/E, Canon 6D / 5D Mark III. Am I on the right track? Would you have any suggestions for camera/lens combinations? It seems I suppose there's also some sense in visiting a local store to see which one would suit me best? Ultimately, I'm primarily looking for a noticeable step up in video performance from my existing setup, whilst continuing to learn and improve my photography. If you're interested you can see a sample of my work (photos & video etc.) at the link below: http://www.jolley-co.com/view/3073692/6-Linden-Way-High-Lane-STOCKPORT.html Any feedback appreciated guys! Thanks again for your time. Kind regards, Chris

My Iscorama is coming back to Brasil. It spent almost 90 days at Van Diemen, and I was almost sure they would miss their deadline, but fortunately they didn't. Can't wait until it arrives.

You seem to be confusing rules with conventions. To quote one example of breaking a cinema 'rule' if you want to pan faster than the ASC recommendations you are able to do so or if you want to shoot at some other frame rate than 24fps you are at liberty to do so e.g. Peter Jackson's 'Hobbit' films.

There are also rules on quoting people. You broke them. If you're going to quote someone you do NOT include your own text within the quote. I think you're just a troll. Good day.

New video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrZWxWELH64

That's not rolling shutter. Those trains are actually bending the space-time continuum. ;)

What on camera LED's are you guiz currently using? I plan to mount it on some Canon DSLR's for a doco project we've got coming up.