Julian

Looks like an amazing camera for professional users with low budget, or amateurs that just want to have a bad-ass pro camera Too big for my taste. I'd like a dslr-sized URSA Micro though

Maybe modular like the VariCam 35? To be 'ground breaking' and 'disruptive' it needs to be more than a 4K camcorder...

The hints sound like camcorder, combined with the image on the blog I expect a fixed lens. Is this an existing model?

I checked the Fairchild website since they use their sensors in the Pocket and Cinema Camera. The chip mentioned on bmcuser is the LTN4625A, you can find all the info on the website: http://www.fairchildimaging.com/catalog/focal-plane-arrays/scmos/ltn4625a It does tick the 4K @ 240 fps box, but it's a 12MP sensor, not a chip with exactly 3840x2160 pixels like Andrew is talking about.

So no more CMOSIS?

​Why would you need to take a stance? Philip Bloom isn't related to EOSHD in any way, right? To say nothing, is not covering it up. This fight (or whatever it is) doesn't belong on blogs and forums about cameras and filmmaking. Btw, I forgot about the fact that Kessler made products with Philips name on it. The press release makes sense with that knowledge (still think it could have been done in a more professional way though).

I don't know Eric. To me Kessler is a company that sells stuff, just like Canon is... In fact, Philip Bloom also is mostly a 'brand' to me. I value his articles and still do with this knowledge. I don't know him as a person and I have no interest in doing so. My point, things are getting way to personal and I don't think that is a good thing.

I don't have a problem with Kessler ending their relationship with Bloom. Makes sense of course from a business perspective. Not sure if a press release is needed for that though. I can understand they want to publicly declare they take distance from him as a person. Could have been done all the same without mentioning the specifics. I think that would be a lot more respectful, and mostly more professional.

I don't care about Philip Blooms private issues. I think the press release is unprofessional. Why does it have to go into the specifics like that?

Like Andrew says, XF-AVC is just H.264 with a fancy name, like Sony X-AVC. So Adobe hardly doesn't have to do anything to support the files.

12 stops DR is what you can expect from a 1 inch sensor. A firmware hack is not going to change that.

I'm sure it will find it's market, or Canon will create a market for it. That doesn't mean we - enthusiasts with a hunger for best value - are going to fall for it... The XC10 opinion article on dpreview is a joke... http://***URL removed***/articles/1113663915/opinion-why-the-canon-xc10-is-a-big-deal

You got a nice deal there. Doesn't seem to be a regular price drop though: http://snapsort.com/se/cameras/Samsung-NX1-price Prices in € seem to be pretty much fixed at €1499. I can't find it any cheaper in NL/DE. Might have to do something with the exchange rate of the dollar vs euro. Recently hardware is getting more expensive because of it, so price drops probably aren't very likely at the moment.

The lens has IS (in the lens), it does work when recording 4K. When shooting 1080p you get 5 axis Dynamic IS, which is a combination of lens IS and electronic stabilisation.

In Europe it's still €1499 everywhere.

Official video by Canon. With ugly clipped highlights... (1:00). I suppose it could look better if shot in C-Log and graded properly. ​Wide angle when shooting 4K (27,3-273mm f/2.8-5.6). The FZ1000 crops the sensor at 4K and turns the 25-400mm lens into a 37-592mm. I prefer the FZ1000 form factor. It's a lot stealthier because everybody thinks you're taking pictures instead of video. This looks more like a camcorder. Also, it looks like the XC10 can't shoot raw photos. Which makes it a bit silly as a serious hybrid.

Remember the Canon EOS 500D? 1080p @ 15 fps

The Nikon 1 J5 is official now. 4K at 15 fps.. lol. Reminds me of the Canon EOS 500D (1080p @ 15 fps). Anyway, this probably means the Nikon 1 V4 will get 4K @ 30 fps... I'm surprised they even used some of the choppy 4K in the promo video:

Yeah, so you know where he gets his inspiration Nice effort indeed, but a GH4 successor is not expected soon. I think it might come around Photokina 2016. ​The GH-series has always been on a 2 year schedule. You can't expect a new model after just a year. ​Also there are a lot of other cameras in the Panasonic line-up waiting for an update. GX7 and/or G6 successors will come first I think.

Tried some NX1 files (80mbps 4K) with the same settings on my i7 3770 (4 cores 8 threads), 16GB RAM. I'm getting about 6.0 MB/s and 16 FPS when converting 4 files at once (I can't set Max Jobs higher than 4). It makes sense your 12 core machine is faster, but how come you get dubble the fps but the data rate is not that much different? Does that depend on the source files? When using RockyMountain Movie Converter (4K ProRes LT) it says it's working with a bitrate of around 275000 kbps. This translates to around 35MB/s. The 4 files (46 seconds in total) take about 90 seconds to convert. With Photon the same job is done in 68 seconds. The resulting files from Photon are a lot smaller though (600MB vs 1,5 GB for RMMC) with those settings. Also just noticed that the files from Photon have less contrast - RMMC seems to clip the blacks and whites where Photon still shows detail. Interesting, because the RMMC file looks the same as the original file when played back, but this might be another playback issue with contrast/blacklevels...

Trying to do some benchmarks, but when I drag & drop a NX1 file into the program it just says 'Calculating...' and nothing happens? Nevermind, didn't have ffmpeg.exe in the right place, running a test now :)

It's still a $6500 camera with an EVF from the devil's arse

There actually is a very nice wide, bright and native solution coming up: the Voigtlaender 10.5mm f/0.95. Won't be cheap though. Probably well over €1000 http://voigtlaender.com/10,5-mm-f-0,95-nokton.html Or the Kowa 8.5mm f/2.8, same price range... http://www.kowa-prominar.com/special/wide_lens/index.htm Expensive, but good: http://whimsical.nu/2014/12/01/a-kowa-prominar-8-5mm-f2-8-micro-four-thirds-lens-review/

@JFR: And switching to a C100 II is going to make that difference? The video by The Delivery Men you are showing is great. Is it great because it's shot on a C100? Would it be worse to watch when they had used a GH3 + Speed Booster? Maybe it would have a little more noise... who would care... it still would be awesome, because it has great production value. It's not the camera that makes it that good, it's the talent of a pretty big team: Agency - The Delivery Men Story - The Delivery Men Staring - Jessica Perrin, Dietrich Schmidt, Diane Perella, Walter Allan Directed // DOP - Joe Simon Written - Hussain Pirani Executive Producer - CANON CAMERA, Brent Ramsey Producer - Gina Gatto Casting Director - Sarah Dowling Hair and Makeup - Misha Fruge Gaffer - Derrick Mitchell Grip - Chris York Production Assistants - Katie Mcgaha, Derek Fuller Editor - Hussain Pirani VFX - Graham Hutchins Color - Joe Simon BTS Camera - Tyler Gorrell

You have a speed booster, if you put the Sigma 18-35mm on it you get something close to 12mm, so I don't see the point of the 12mm f/2.0. Also, the 10mm is a dslr design. They do sell it with m43 mount, but it's still the same lens, just with a 'built in' adapter. That does make it a nice tight fit, but wouldn't it be preferable to get a Canon/Nikon mount version and put it on your speed booster? Then you can use it as a 7.1mm f/2.0. Not sure about the optical qualities though, haven't used them myself. edit: not sure if the 10mm will completely cover the GH3 sensor with a speed booster though, since it's an aps-c lens.