Andrew Reid

Come again?

The follow focus by Tilta is very good. I would also like to see a version of that design with a battery in the handgrip instead of the FF, which would make it more affordable. At the moment, the early power solutions aren't very elegant. The Hasselblad modular grip which doubles as a battery is a nice way forward especially if you have two handles either side of the cage. I am as sick as these shill YT vids as much as you are! I've learnt jack shit so far, aside from the fact most of them have no artistic cinematic sensibilities and just have one shooting style - ADHD glossy glamour

The GH5S and Pocket 4K don't do supersampling either. Crisply detailed enough for my liking.

Did anybody get one of these? https://www.wexphotovideo.com/core-swx-powerbase-edge-for-canon-lp-e6-1671131/?mkwid=snhIsBCQd_dc&pcrid=227538603289&kword=&match=&plid=&product=1671131&gclid=Cj0KCQjwguDeBRDCARIsAGxuU8YcFA1nvfkkGPC-VsunH5VbGdcoLesIWUGWSLVq7jgeWrfpR28s_VcaAjqLEALw_wcB

What's so disappointing about the X-T3 120p? I can't see any other camera doing 1080/120p with that much detail for the price. The Sony A7R III and A7 III are a lot more expensive. GH5 and GH5S have smaller sensor and aren't cheaper either.

I think in 2020 they will go straight to 8K GH8. Their focus until that will be on full frame S1/S1R. A GH6S would not be due until around 2021... It would likely not be 4K in 2021, Panasonic want to push 8K on us ASAP

It's lot better than the Mavic 1. Maybe not perfect, maybe not RX100 VI quality, but they had to make the whole thing power-economical to stop flight battery going sub 15 mins. I'd rather have 30 mins of shooting, than a slight bit more detail for pixel peeping. So I am finding the Zoom is a bit more detailed, even maybe close on dynamic range with CineLikeD. No 10bit or anything fancy but the zoom lens makes all sorts of shots possible that aren't on the Pro 2. The Zoom remains a good alternative option if you aren't impressed by Mavic 2 Pro 1" image quality (which is kinda whole reason why you buy it over the Zoom!) It is a real dilemma which one to shoot with, if you can only buy one. For me the form factor of the Phantom is dated and way less fun than the Mavic. So that sealed the deal there. May as well get a used Inspire 1 with X5 if you are ok going bigger, and skip the unwieldily Phantoms

Nice video!

I agree! Here are those pictures AGAIN! Maybe we can reach page 400 sooner than we think!

Z7 is oversampling in APS-C mode. I guess they did bother. Still in the real world, that full frame 4K looks fine, just as it did on the D850, and the A7R III before the Z7 even existed. You must be some kind of Russian fake user or something. Yes I admit it. I am biased towards Canon! It's all true! The last 7 years calling them out have all been a PR stunt! They are paying me! How do you think I afford all these Sony, Panasonic and Fuji cameras? It's not fair criticism in Max's video and unlike you, I explain why using something called logic. It's as if you have never heard of a Sharpness setting in a Picture Style, or the Unsharp Mask in Premiere. This is basic digital filmmaker 101. You need to read a book. Why don't you go back to complaining about the GH5 and not being able to dial sharpness down enough. Go and do a test of your own, show some images. Go and adjust the picture style settings and try and re-produce Max's conclusion - yeah good luck with that - your results would be totally different. He's really only reviewed the picture style settings, and he doesn't even bothering to tell us what they are!

That looks excellent. I thought I'd quote the post again right under to make people scroll through 6 huge images instead of 2.

Well that is only typical of pro photographers. The D5 is a great pro camera. I am all for the 28-70 F2 and 50 F1.2, as pro lenses. They are an improvement on two of the most popular EF lenses for pros. That said, you are also entitled to have different preferences and I am different to Fro as well. I am more interested in the artistic side than the 'get the job done' mentality. I would suffer an old blurry manual focus Arriflex lens on an adapter or an anamorphic just to get a certain look. I don't think Fro would, because he's at the mercy of his clients. That side does not interest me at all. When Canon find out the cluster bomb crater the EOS R has made in their 5DIV and 6DII sales they will swiftly bring out a bunch more models and lenses. Canon have made their own bestsellers obsolete, which is probably why they put off doing this camera for so long in the first place. They didn't need to, as the previous obsolete cameras were still selling so well.

Interesting that it has electronic ND on-sensor. That's been rumoured from Panasonic. https://www.eoshd.com/2018/09/photokina-part-3-on-sensor-nd-fujifilm-super-full-frame-announcing-eoshd-tv-and-the-eoshd-podcast/ It works by lowering the voltage to the organic film layer Also as I think the yields will be very low and sensors will be expensive, it might come to a smaller chip system first like M43 and not full frame, which will give M43 a big advantage - 8K, global shutter, 20 stops dynamic range, electronic ND, film-like colour.

What about this and a USB powerbank? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adapter-Replacement-Coupler-Battery-Cameras-ACK-E6-Dual-USB/dp/B07C3FP2FL/ref=pd_sbs_421_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07C3FP2FL&pd_rd_r=25e71acd-da33-11e8-b46c-414a8d7491cf&pd_rd_w=BRcL9&pd_rd_wg=6CtRz&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_p=18edf98b-139a-41ee-bb40-d725dd59d1d3&pf_rd_r=W8FER72A81YVGJYW05TJ&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=W8FER72A81YVGJYW05TJ

Nice find on that - got to be worth a try for 30 quid! Better to have the wire going into the base of the camera. Too easy to knock the DC cable out of the side of it?

How's the Bluetooth LE stuff going?

Cheers for the kind words. These are inanimate objects to make art and technology with, it's usually more useful to be critical than to be naive, satisfied and positive... a camera does not need our praise, it does not cry or get hurt. Camera users on the other hand...

Pixel binning in 1080p actually. Not line-skipping. FUCK ME how many times do I have to explain that. Yeah and global warming is caused the moon!! Small pixels don't reduce resolution. Noise does. Also you can't get the size of the pixel just from the resolution and sensor size. It depends on the pixel design, micro lenses, gaps between pixels, and lots more besides. On what - the D5?

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I am biased to Canon LOL. I have heard it all now *mic drop*

Battery door is faulty, flops open Battery gets stuck Lens mount has a worrying amount of play. Battery life is rubbish Massive barrel distortion on native M43 lenses Screen unusable outside 1TB USB C drive "is a must" (add £600 because it needs to be Samsung T5 or equally fast / approved) Add cage Add power base or v-lock battery Add monitor Not so Pocket now and not so £1000 camera now is it? Solutions for Blackmagic when the do the next camera Use multiple batteries in a vertical grip style form factor and allow USB C power while camera is running Do better Q/A on the lens mount. No more reports of infinity focus being off. No more reports of play and wobble. Support digital correction of native M43 for ProRes recordings Put a built in EVF in it Put a screen on it that is bright enough or daylight use Put an articulated joint on said screen Raise price to £1500, to save us the hassle of having to double the camera price to make it usable and bulk it up. Keep the body as light as possible.

There are battery bases for the Pocket 4K, I wonder if they even knew about the fan outlet when they designed those? https://www.3dbroadcastsales.com/core-swx-pb-edge-powerbase-for-blackmagic-pocket-cinema-camera-4k-core-pbe-bmpc4 Does it get pretty hot then? That's not the real price though is it? By your own admission, the screen is "good" and "unusable outdoors". So, erm, screen's shit then! There's distortion with the Pana/Oly native M43 lenses and the battery situation is a joke. So add a monitor, add the power base or v-lock battery.... and to support / mount all that you need a cage and possibly more. All that is another £1000 to do it well. You had a lot of gripes of your own on the previous page. So you can't have a go at another user for his gripes can you!?

Yes from my own pocket, but back into my own pocket from eBay if it doesn't live up to expectations vs my other cameras including X-T3

Sorry too late it's on the way! How much are the Resolve Studio dongles worth on eBay BTW?

Bit worried about the screen really. As it's a touch screen, a loupe is going to disable a lot of the menus and controls. There is no d-pad or joystick. Is it possible to navigate the menus without the touch screen? I've heard people describe the screen as "good"... For me a "good screen" is one you can actually see. If it goes invisible outdoors and you can't tilt it, it's not a good screen Blackmagic have the guts of a great cinema camera here - and the good workflow to go with it (Resolve). Why could they not have spent more than 5 minutes on the body design? Just basic common sense stuff... 1. With such a large body and high power requirements, why only have room for one battery? Why not have a vertical grip? With it being a Canon fit, I wonder if any of the Canon DSLR vertical battery grips fit? Why not use a 1D X size battery under the base? 2. Screen should have been articulated... surely 3. The hotshoe should have had contacts for a slot-in EVF - pretty sure Olympus has one they could have made it compatible with, powered by the cam. 4. Not talking about adding too much cost or complexity here, just the basics... Like if you have a battery door, make sure it stays shut properly?! 5. They are on their 4th generation of camera now... So no excuses for badly thought out half baked solutions 6. Do a $2500 version next. Use the classic slim Sony NEX 7 form factor - twin dials, corner EVF, tilting screen, slim body, IBIS, power efficient processor, XQD card slot, lighter, that would be a major winner.