Julian

By the reps do you mean the guy in that video from newsshooter.com? Or are other people saying that?   I kinda find it hard to take the word of the guy. He's saying the Pocket Cinema camera can't do raw on a SD card as well. I rather believe the Blackmagic website on that (even if it only comes 'later')   Also every time Canon introduces a new 600D, 650D, 700D with the same old shit they say it's 'a brand new sensor'. Not saying the sensor in the BMPCC is old shit, but the specs are similar to the BMCC sensor, except for the active image area, so it would make sense I think?

Interesting read. Also the job positions at CMOSIS are really interesting. Sadly I'm not a sensor engineer or Master in Electronics. But those positions sound sweet :)   Who makes the current BMCC sensor? I thought it was not CMOSIS.   John Brawley on the Pocket Camera sensor:  

  http://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicpocketcinemacamera/howtobuy

  I agree. I'm not bitching on them, but the opinion of the public changes after such things. I didn't know much about BM before the BMCC. Probably I'm not the only one.   Just saying I think it would be a smart PR move to say - yeah, it'll ship in July... while they know the first batch is rolling out in a month or so. I'm secretly hoping they did this, but not expecting anything at all.

  I hope they are very conservative with their 'available in July' statement. Best thing would be if they already start rolling the camera's out of the factory now and ship them before July. Then the public opinion about the disastrous BMCC launch/availability might change.   I'm not expecting anything though. Ordered the BMPCC and will not be surprised or pissed off when I don't get it in July. Just Hoping they played it smart :)

I emailed CVP asking for my 'number in line'   Got this reply:  

  Should be she saying that, if she hasn't tried it and doesn't know for sure?   If it is a concern for you, then wait for samples and tests. Or get the current BMCC, with no compression at all.

  Tssk.   No it won't work properly. It's for 1/2" sensor size, which is 6,40 x 4,80mm. Like half the BMPCC.

  BMPC Effective sensor size: 12.48mm x 7.02mm   Crop factor is 3x compared to full-frame (36mm x 24mm), 2,88x compared to 16:9 fullframe (36mm x 24mm).

http://vimeo.com/63597094 Hands on vid. Not much information and blackmagic seems to be contradicting themselves as they state in this video the pocket camera is proress only.

  I love the form factor. I'll look like a stupid tourist shooting with a Sony NEX. Super stealthy!   Just put it on a rig / in a cage if you want to make it bigger. I'm sure there will be plenty of options.

Meanwhile on the Blackmagic forum: http://forum.blackmagicdesign.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=6795&start=10     Fingers crossed! (pre-ordered my BMPCC...)

  This might pose quite a thread to Panasonic. The whole GH-crowd who uses the Panasonics solely for video is probably switching over to the BMPCC right now. I just did ;)

According to John Brawley the Pocket Cam will get losless compressed DNG:     The stills won't be much good on the pocket cam either. That is a downside for me, I'll have to buy a seperate stills camera, or hold on to my Canon 5D Mark 1.

I just preordered at CVP... https://www.creativevideo.co.uk/index.php?t=product/blackmagic_pocket_cinema_camera_mft

This is soooo sexy. Add a pistol grip, add a lcd loupe, and done! (and I will add my tine petit cinevision anamorphic.. :))    

  Canon just can't. They would make their complete line-up obsolete.   Sony showed a prototype of a 4K dslr, pretty sure it will be cheaper than the 1DC, and maybe competitive with the S35 BMCC, but raw...? I doubt it. Maybe external?

This is the next big thing since the 5D2. An incredible cool camera for enthusiasts like me. The Speed Booster made me drool and i'm still waiting to hit that order button for the MFT version.   This little BMPCC + Speed Booster is what I'm aiming for. Freaking amazing.

  S16 Crop factor is about 2,88x. Sigma 8-16mm: ~ 23-46mm Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 + Speed Booster: ~22,5-33mm f/2.0 (drool) ou could put the 8-16mm on the Speed Booster if you want wider...   Samyang is working on a 10mm f/2.8 prime for aps-c, that might be a good one as well at 29mm without or 20mm with Speed Booster.   There are plenty of options for this sensor size nowadays!

As I read on Personal View forums, it might be the case that with the BMPCC raw recording is only possible on an external recorder, so you would have 1080p Prores on SD in camera. That would explain the low price.   If it could record raw in camera on SD, that would be completely awesome, but I wouldn't mind ProRes on SD with raw ability with an external recorder.   I would love to have compressed DNG over uncompressed, especially in the BMPCC, but maybe processing costs more processing power?   We'll hear more in the official announcement I guess. Can't wait!

You can preorder the 4K BMCC. GBP 2699 ex. vat. Sadly no preorder for the Pocket Cinema Camera.   http://www.newsshooter.com/2013/04/08/blackmagic-design-4k-super-35mm-cinema-camera-ready-to-pre-order/

Oh my god. That Pocket camera is f*cking amazing. I WANT it so bad. It's the 'hobbyist' raw cinema camera i've been waiting for. I thought It would take a few years before things got that far... Must. Have. It.   Imagine: Pocket Cinema Camera + Speed Booster + Tokina 11-16mm 2.8.... even wide angle is covered.

Sony starts the counter attack: http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/show-highend/

All the inscriptions look exactly the same, only the mount looks a bit different, but that might be a screw on part, just like mine has, just a different part.

dahlfors just did. A 2TB SSD would cost around 1500 to 2000 euro's. The WD Digital Pasport is a normal HDD. If you want 2TB on a budget, an SSD is not an option.