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I just don't see how they can stay a viable camera manufacturer selling $3-6000 cameras. On this forum alone, if a Pocket 2 was announced, between the regulars and the guests at least a hundred people will buy one (maybe more as I'm unsure of the board's readership) but how many will buy the Ursa Pro... maybe 5-10? There aren't enough professionals around to ignore the enthusiasts and stay in the game. The major companies will eat them alive in that market.

http://nofilmschool.com/2014/12/shoot-bob-trees-outside-winter-snow-blackmagic-bmpcc-sundance I'm sure many have read this article, but the Pocket is usable as is. Is it the most convenient solution... no. But it can be done. With a native lens with OIS, and a ton of batteries, one could shoot a feature handheld.

Well to be fair, you wouldn't cut a piece of wood with a drill would you? So why shoot a 4 hour performance with a Pocket Cam?

Yeah the truth is, one can put a 20mm on the pocket cam and with a monopod shoot cinematic footage like no other camera anywhere near its price point. The footage still holds up today and is better than footage coming out of cameras 2 or 3 x its price. With that being said, BlackMagic is out of their mind if they don't release a Pocket Mark II or a similar camera with a few upgrades at a similar price point... if they want to stay in the camera business.

They won't. Or maybe one of them will offer to buy them.

I don't think you can rig a micro 4/3 or Sony E mount because you would have to go inside the body and closer to the sensor... I think?

Makes sense... would love to see what you do with a 1DC.

Yeah, hot damn that looks good. Have you ever thought about a C100ii or a Mark iii?

I've never used one but I have read good things.

The Ursa Major discount is cool if someone bought one, but now BM is getting into a territory where false promises and rush to production has big name competition. Looks like a great camera though. I can't wait to see what it can do.

Idk, didn't the 4.6k just come out a little over a year ago?

Since they usually announce at NAB, they may have announced the Pro early, so the Pocket ii or BMCC ii doesn't steal any of its thunder. Or maybe they won't announce any camera at NAB and BM has given up on their original mission statement.

They may make a little more in profit, but the Pocket must be their best selling camera... without question. Hell they were probably still making money off the Pocket when it sold for $500.

Definitely not that... look at zero's Mark III Tokyo Video and then re-ask your question. And I thought most comparison tests concluded you do not gain much with a Ninja on the C100?

Did you mean C100i or C300i? And yeah, 5D iii Raw really is something special... and your Tokyo video is more proof of that. Hell even the 70D with ML Raw, and DPAF, has some special sauce to it that cameras twice its price can't touch.

Yeah, the 35mm is a wicked lens I had one a while back but needed some extra money and sold it. Then I bought another one about 6-8 months ago but it was not as described and was in shit condition. And then after talking with you about it the other week, I won one from KEH pretty cheap, but that wasn't described right either. It was so inexpensive I ended up keeping it and listed it on eBay. There's not many in the states, so I figured I could make a profit on it rather than just return it. Do you have the Jupiter? I think that's the 85mm Soviet lens from that era.

Nah, I'm really just a hobbyist too. I spend most of my free time writing screenplays, and then a couple years ago I got the great idea that making my own shorts could be another outlet to sell my scripts... and that's when I was bit by the filmmaking bug... other than a bunch of test shots and a short or two, I have mostly been on the search for the right camera for me. I am looking for a camera where I can get two good looks out of it... a modern look and a vintage look without too much post needed. So far I have found it with the XC10, the D5500 and of course the BMPCC. Although I loved the XC10, I didn't love how quickly it depreciated in value... 2 grand was a lot of money for me to spend at once and I kinda missed my lenses while shooting with it. I am pretty sure I would like a C100... but again, it's just a touch out of my price range. The Nikon is the most enjoyable and frustrating camera I've ever used but the image is undeniable... it's modest 1080p, but it's clean with great colors and when you lower those midtones, there's a nice weight to the image. And finally, the BMPCC... what a legendary camera that's image still holds up today... nearly 4 years after its release. It's a very versatile camera that can be rigged out for controlled shoots or fitted with a native lens with OIS. And it is so simple in its interface that it works nearly like a point and shoot cinema camera. Shoot prores or raw and even an untalented hack like myself cannot help but to capture cinematic looking footage. I do agree though that I really need to pick a camera and learn the ins and outs of it and start producing material instead of boring tests. You must have some cool stories from your ENG days? Did you end up with any spare lenses... Are they B4 lenses? I agree 4K is definitely the future, but at this point I'd rather have good 1080p than okay 4K... especially since I don't have the computing power to edit 4K without downscaling it to 1080p beforehand. I appreciate this article and I hope Andrew's lead will inspire other bloggers to test and write about the raw capabilities of this camera and Olympus and the other manufacturers will hear the call and start implementing raw in future cameras.

That's true a 4K Pocket will be at least $1500... maybe 2 grand. I still want to know before I make the plunge. Between the Pocket and my Nikon, I'll be happy enough until I can afford a used C100ii or FS5... which will not be for a long while.

If I had a dollar for every time I've thought... hmm... I could probably pay for the Pocket I am about to order after and depending upon the BM announcement tomorrow.

I thought it recorded 10bit 1080p internal?

C100ii... no take backs. Lol.

Has anyone used OIS lenses with the BMPCC and EF Speedbooster? I briefly had the Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 for my D5500 and I couldn't believe how steady it was... am hoping it works just as well with the Pocket. Also looking at the Canon 35mm f2.

Very nice. Colors look good and the motion is nice. Great pop from that lens too.

I wasn't telling you anything about NX cameras except that you cannot have a conversation about another camera without mentioning them... and that they didn't sell well so Samsung got out of the camera game in a really shady way... have they ever publicly admitted they have stopped making cameras? As far as Snapbridge... I could not care less about wireless in a camera. And since the rest of your comment merely quotes the comment section more than the actual article, there's not much to say to that either. But to add, if this rumor is true, Nikon will produce the first ever $1000 4K DSLR. Will it be cropped... yeah probably. Will it have all the bells and whistles... not all but definitely some. Will the IQ be good... without a doubt. I'm at a point where I prefer the 1080p Nikon Flat Profile and color more than I like the Panasonic and Samsung 4K image... so I welcome an affordable Nikon 4K DSLR, even with the annoyances that come with it.

I had the older f4 zebra version and yeah, it's a nice lens. Also you should get the cheap Jena 50mm f/2.8... so cinematic.