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Just announced... The Q2 offers a 47.3MP full-frame sensor capable of DCI and UHD 4K video recording, and sticks with the stabilized 28mm F1.7 offered on the first Q. The Leica Q2 features a newly developed 47.3 megapixel full frame sensor that captures both richly-detailed still pictures and 4K video in brilliant quality at ISO sensitivities up to 50,000. 4K: 30fps / 24fps C4K: 24fps Full-HD: 24, 30, 60 & 120fps Not expecting fantastic video performance like the SL2 (no L-log, 10-bit, ALL-I and 4K seems to have a crop) but if the RS isn't too bad this could be a cool walkaround hybrid.. The price isn't even that expensive imo considering the lens you're getting and sensor resolution. ..This might just be my first Leica

So I saw that Wooden Camera have released a microphone modelled after the Sony VX1000 ccd mini-DV camcorder from the 1990s, which brings back good memories of my first video camera the Panasonic GS400. Turns out its still pretty popular for skating videos despite being 20+ years old: http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2018/07/13/tracing-history-skateboardings-most-famous-camera/

The BRaw update on the pocket 4k has some really interesting OLPF-like softening of false detail and over sharpening. I personally love it.

The coolest footage from the Mavo Ive seen is definitely the tests with the Kipon Medium Format Speedbooster. Kipon is supporting this guy who is working on shooting a film (can't remember if it was a feature) using only MF glass and the reducer. BTW, I asked if he (Kipon) could try to hook me up with a loaner of the Mavo, since he and the Kinefinity owner are friendly. I doubt me and my viewers are their target audience, but it doesn't hurt to ask

When you're suddenly being sued by Red you've clearly got them concerned. Keep stirring up the industry, BM!

Courses for horses, I guess. I can't understand this obsession with 60p. It's a useful extra, but just that, extra. Color and bit depth over 60-whatever-p any time. And now we can finally have 10bit log in those tiny cameras. A bare minimum for real log. I find this the most exciting thing back from the Red One days.

The difference in noise is there...if you look closely and more obvious in 12:1 and 8:1 Been doing a bit of testing at all codecs in detailed scenes - doing people today. Bottom line so far: As far as actual deliverables for broadcast and web and any practical distribution - the final compression for delivery will negate any differences from Q0 to ProRes HQ. Frank Glencairn just did a great article on just that. BM has done such a good jog implimenting ProRes in the new P4k that it's remarkably (indistinguishably) similar to the new highest Braw flavor - Q0. The in camera debayering is handled similarly and it shows. Aside from the larger file size, we're sticking with our ProRes HQ to FCPX work stations for simplicity with no IQ compromise. It's all good no matter which approach you choose. No end viewer will ever see the difference on screen.

Reviving this thread, since I became an owner of one of these new single focus solutions. A brief myFM (Евгений Мыреев's single focus) review. I wasn't asked to write it, nor did I get any discount / money / ANYTHING for doing it. Just my personal, unbiased opinion. Build quality: It's pretty robust, but light at the same time. There is some really slight loosness when focusing. It's nothing dramatic, but it's there. Otherwise, it's quite smooth, but no buttery smooth - just what you could expect from a Chineese helicoid. I've owned a SLR Magic Rangefinder before and must admit that focusing with the Rangefinder was better than with myFM. MyFM features M65 threads (both rear and front) which may prove to be quite difficult to mount. I contacted Arkadiusz Kroma (who happens to live in my close vicinity, hahaha) and after providing him with some measurements, he managed to produce an amazing front clamp that fits myFM and golden Isco Ultra Star just perfectly. Just to let you know: I realize it’s quite a controversial mod, but I had my Isco lathed in order to mount a diopter as close to the front glass as possible. Arkadiusz took into account and his clamp sits just above Isco’s barrel. Optics: Now, this is where it shines. Test setup: Panasonic G80 / G85 + Helios 44-4 (58mm f/2), both with and without Viltrox EF-M2 + Isco Ultra Star 1st gen; all photos took at f/2 I attach sample photos and a link to RAW files so you can judge it yourself, but I’m pretty amazed. (They may be misaligned and I'm deeply sorry for it. Had to hold the anamorphic adapter in my hand, because I'm waiting for a proper lens collar.) Order of photos attached to the post: 1 - no speedbooster, no anamorphic adapter, 2 - no speedbooster, anamorphic adapter, no single focus, 3 - no speedbooster, anamorphic adapter, single focus 4 - speedbooster, no anamorphic adapter, 5 - speedbooster, anamorphic adapter, no single focus, 6 - speedbooster, anamorphic adapter, single focus Sharpness and contrast seem to be unaffected, even wide open. It does introduce some tiny chromatic aberration on edges of the frame, but it’s almost unnoticeable, especially when compared SLR Magic RF, which in this field is just awful. Coatings look gorgeous. They are mostly purplish, but sometimes show a bit of amber. Flares: Fortunately, there is no blue blob or any other creature, haha. I don't know why, but it seems to mute reflected flares just a little. Take a look at the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUa6B7E6oUM It’s also worth noting, that myFM works as a delicate wide angle converter. It widens your field of view by 0.92x And the biggest drawback: vignetting. Since myFM is built with ~62 mm diameter glasses, it won’t allow you to go as wide as HCDNA or FVD-16A do. With my setup, I get a noticeable hard vignette. 58 mm * 0.695 (Viltrox EF-M2) * 0.92 (myFM wide angle abilities) * 2 (G80 crop) = 74.17mm (35mm eqv.) Just by removing Viltrox from the equation, I get a 106mm eqv. and no vignette. Right now, I don’t own any lenses between 58 and 135 mm so I can’t perform more tests. I hope I’ll be able to adapt my Schneider 75/2 soon. Questions? Regards! Link to samples: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IwkW08EzCk6o5lf4m3bFVii0Brd2OtR1/view

You could give me a million dollars and I still wouldn't want to give up my smartphone and internet!

I agree. Having the tech just work and get out of the way is the ultimate situation. We're making art after all, the last thing we need is to be trying to also deal with the technical stuff at the same time. I really think that BM are playing the long game and have set their vision to be really high and are making bold steps to get there. Some fun facts (via wikipedia? DaVinci had been making colour correction systems since 1985 Resolve was released in 2004 BM bought DaVinci in 2009, at which time Resolve was selling with dedicated hardware solutions for $200k-800k 2010 they released a software-only version for $995 and the hardware version dropped to $30k 2011 they introduced a free version 2013 version 10 introduced video editing 2014 version 11 introduced audio mixing to complete it as a stand-alone NLE 2016 BM buys Fairlight and version 14 includes an integrated version of it 2018 version 15 includes a version of Fusion That is a pretty spectacular timeline. In a decade it went from being $200-800K with hardware and colour only to having free, software-only versions available, and integrating world-leading colour with editing, audio, and VFX functionality. Hardware is obviously more difficult to make those kinds of advances on, but the original BMPCC and now P4K kind of fit that description. I remember Elon Musk talking about reducing the cost of things by 90% and that idea of radical change seems to also be occurring here. Other vendors don't seem to really be dancing to the same tune.

very impressive RS numbers on the G2 thanks to about double readout speed : 4.6k - 7.59ms 4k crop - 6.32ms 2k crop - 3.16ms

Filmed 4k @ 60p and edited in Resolve 4k @ 24p timeline. Aaaaaand now i realise why i am the Mayor of Noobtown.... I slowed to 50% instead of slowing to 40% hence the stutter. Human error to the rescue! PS i watch your videos on youtube all the time mate

I agree. I see three different 'levels' of determinism in virtual worlds. The first is where you have no control because everything is pre-planned (like watching a film). The third is where the player has total control and whatever happens happens, and the world is generated completely by algorithms and probabilities. The second is a hybrid, like you're in a virtual world that has certain rules but at a specific point you will transition into a different phase with different rules, kind of like going through the acts in a film. Games typically exist in the second type where they have seasons, or specific items you have to find or monsters to conquer or whatever to drive the plot forwards. I'm just gearing up for VR development and am thinking about this stuff a lot recently. I think VR (and then AR) has a huge future and I want to be part of that. I've consistently been disappointed with what computers can do vs what developers actually build, so I'm basically going to try and create the things that I want someone else to do.

The output of quite a few of the other cameras that I've got can certainly exceed that of the two Leicas that I have. But the input to none of them can. It matters.

Hi All, Been watching this forum since I found out about a certain company called Blackmagic ? Just in case it helps anyone who is waiting for an PCC4K order from CVP in the UK, I ordered mine on 30th April, I finally got an email about stock the middle of last week, got the camera 1st March. Got a Panasonic Leica 12-60 as my 1st MFT lens so I hope i did not make a mistake but it seems to get positive comments on forums. My camera came with 6.1 software, I just tried the 6.2 update but it sticks on 0% and does not progress, then after 5 mins says failed to update the camera software. Already seen someone on YouTube with the same issue, at least it did not brick the camera.. cheers Kev

No they are a fine crafted jewel in your hand. Even the shutter sound on them is pretty amazing sounding. I think the output can be done a lot cheaper now on the digital ones, especially on the video side. You just over expose and sort of crush the blacks in B&W.. I have had a couple of the film bodies, digital ones are Way out of my range now. ?

I had the first version. Really enjoyed it. Hopefully the Q2 will push down the prices even further so I can buy it again even cheaper. If anything it will be amusing to read all the comments on the various sites from triggered non-photographers that doesn't understand the appeal. Or are just jealous because they can't afford it and/or utilize it

I agree, the Ninja V (or any quality external monitor, even something like the Feelworld) is a must for filmmaking. At least to these 48 year old eyes. Especially in low light, I really struggle to see the LCD and if I don't have my glasses on, blurry mess at that! I also rely heavily on AF as a 'hybrid' shooter sometimes needing to do both at the same time such as a bride & groom walking out of church down a confetti aisle etc. The XH1 was 'good enough' in this regard last year, but the XT3 for the one wedding I had it for and tried it out at the end of last season, was better. With the firmware upgrade in April, it should be excellent. The fact that it also allows 10 bit 4.2.2 externally and a 500GB SSD so making the internal SD card a backup (and no Fuji has dual writing capability for video) is almost a 'bonus'!

The Ninja V rocks. It's a must have imo. I am only without it when I need to travel light. It's so helpful when framing, getting good exposure. These days I rely on AF almost exclusively, though I would not trust the Nikons AF to that extent. Which makes the Ninja V an even better choice when combining with the Nikon. I think I'm done with new cameras until the next breakthrough... per/pixel gain adjustment. Once that becomes a thing I will be interested enough to explore new bodies. Cured of GAS, I am now focusing on content. Which feels great to say. We are finally a parity amongst camera manufactures. Pretty much any of the top contenders is good enough to get the job done. This leveled playing field means manufactures will need to push the envelope to rake in new sales. 2020 should be interesting to say the least.

For the International Women's Day. This time my Kowa 16H was pairing with a Ultron 40mm.

I also think it’s a tools thing as well. Blackmagic is trying to build marketshare by releasing free tools to entice people to use their stuff. Once they start using it they might stay in the platform, thus maybe buying a BM camera in the future. It’s what Apple does with their ecosystem. Look at Davinci Resolve. It has morphed into a full feature NLE that rivals premiere in features and Final Cut in performance.

I still have my VX, though it’s an ornament now as like many others before, the tape deck died a sudden death. I wonder, how many people get into filming through skateboarding? Does anyone remember SkatePerception? That place taught me so much back in the day.

For a million dollars I sure as hell will give up my smartphone. (internet probably not, as using google, netflix, vimeo, forums is something I cannot miss) As with that million dollars I can start living the life I want, quit my dayjob. Do video/film full time, creating a business that if my family has interest can take over when I retire. Heck they may even film me and make a tv show out of it for all I care..

The Nikon Z6 is already ahead of the Sony a7 mk3 And yeah, people don't give Nikon enough credit for what they've done! (both now and in the past. Remember, Nikon started off this entire HDSLR craze!) Overheating....

Slow-mo is something I almost never use. Though I understand some need it.

I think its a sick camera, I shoot sports so I use a ton of slow motion so it makes for me, unfortunately I don't own any EF glass so its not the camera for me.

...and scary... Ok, so the dynamic range is the height distance between the ground floor and the top floor, and the bit depth of the ADC is the number of steps the staircase has that goes from the ground floor to the top floor???

Frankly, I'd say skip it and go for a little jewel which is about to explode... ZCAM E2...same sensor but MUCH more of a camera than the P4K can ever be... form factor, mindset behind it, 120 fps @ 4K with full sensor readout, build quality, power consumption, 4:3 and 6:5 ANA support, ethernet, wifi, remote control, realtime streaming to mobile via USB-C...you name it...

What's up BRAW.

my bad. your correct its the aperture i meat to say not sure what my brain was thinking ?

I don't know about the A7iii but my A7sii could not touch the DR of the 13stop BMCC, D750 or even the 12stop XC10 and 5Dmkiii raw. So I doubt the A7iii could match a BMPC4K. At least I haven't seen any footage that points to it being able to. Would love it if it could. Maybe then I could justify it's imo to high price.

That's why I believe that assumption is wrong and the data itself is different. EDIT: Forgot to tell you that I experimented with extracting the raw stream and inserting it into another container without any flags. In this case even Scratch shows the difference, so my theory seems to be correct. EDIT2: Or just use this script: ffmpeg -i INPUT.MOV -c copy -bsf:v hevc_metadata=matrix_coefficients=1 OUTPUT.MOV It only changes the matrix coefficients tag to BT.709, and immediately you can see a difference in Scratch. So it's respecting the tags.

@currensheldon do you have any links to some of that 8:1 / 12:1 BMRaw test footage?

Since you've shot with Nikon in the past, and because of your selection of lenses, I would also recommend the Z6. As DBounce said, they both have fantastic output.

Yeah I usually shoot with a very low SS, like 4. If there is nothing moving other than clouds though there is not much need. The latitude on the XT3 in RAW. I imagine I could do a midday to night without adjusting exposure and just bringing shadows and highlights up and down in post. Would have to get the best compromise exposure though. I usually just do sunset time lapses though. Its been too cold to sit outside for hours. I need to get my drone working! OliKMIA has inspired me.

But the question is - did they change the color of the ND selector? If not, FS5II is a much better option.

Y'all should be grateful Nikon even bothered to compete with anyone. Out of the Canikon duo, they are the only legacy company that threw all of its resources to mirrorless. They added IBIS, better EVF, 4k 30, 120FPS slow motion, 10-bit externally, possibly raw, they even built an adapter. If it wasn't for the X-T3, they would be in the same league as the A7iii. People pine over the EOS R, but they don't give a flying spaghetti monster of reaching their potential at that price point. Canon is crippled city!

Does anyone else seem to remember that this question has popped up on here previously at some point? As far as I recall, the general consensus was that you need to go into the Settings menu of the camera and make sure "Motion Cadence Colour Science Mojo" is set to ON. Have a go with the Search option just to make sure I've remembered correctly though.

Yeah I'll upload some tonight. 10bit 400Mbit ALL-I H.265 is butter smooth to playback on MacBook Pro in Quicktime player BTW.

Tested the Viltrox EF to Fuji AF adapter tonight. So far I've only tested it with the 50/1.8 STM and I must say, it's very fast. Not native fast, it's an adapter after all. But noticeably faster than the Viltrox Speedbooster on ny G85. And in general faster than any adapter combo I've ever tried. But like I said, only tested with one lens in pretty bad light. Will test it more thoroughly tomorrow. Yesterday I was street shooting with the G85. Everything was golden until I was shooting straight into the sun. The focus just started hunting like crazy and couldn't focus on backlit subjects. I then switched to a native lens and everything was fine, very fine to be exact. Tonight I quickly tried to replicate the issue with the Fuji version but couldn't. It just worked. Needs more testing but so far I don't really see why a Fuji shooter with EF glass wouldn't get one as long as the money isn't an issue.