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Though I got to use my Bmmcc to film two buddies of mine last year, which turned out to be an awesome display of colour prowess and though I got to do some test footage for an upcoming project and some cool BTS from a friends project, I still have nothing from this beauty to post here due to the nature of the material. But I got to test my OG Pocket which I couldnt resist to buy about three months or so ago when the price temptingly low.:) So I went with the tiny Panny 14mm F2.5 pancake, 800iso of course, Prores 422- not HQ, 360 shutter. Fstop up to 22. Lol. This camera is a dream in daylight. I had a test under tungsten and i found it to be just okay. But natural light or 5600K light fixtures are this cameras beautiful friends. So finally some rough n ready footage, collected over the course of a late afternoon to evening, shaky, clumsy but not withouth charme imho. Display and batteries were a challenge but workable for me. Sometimes sihouettes on the screen are enough when your eyes can see the real thing beyond the screen. Focussing was mostly prefocus and via AF button, so was the aperture adjustment with a bit of sneaking the histogram. Anyway, here it goes, my almost Bmmcc footage. 🙂

Looking forward to your work and findings with it. @ntblowz Really liked the colour response of the FX3 under natural light. Always had difficulties with my S1 in those scenarios to achieve the look I was looking for in color grading. Great neutral palette but a bit tame. On the other hand the S1 impressed me a big deal in lit settings, even with simple set ups or illuminated with practicals.

I wished there was a small mechanical S16 2x or 3x zoom as a carry around lens for my OG Bmpcc and Bmmcc. There are none. Smallest one I found would be the Dzo 10-24 T2.9, which covers M43 sensor size. It still comes at a 1.1kg though. Reaching S1H territory here, though it would be the other way around, heavy camera plus a light and tiny Tokina 25-50:) The super rare S16 Cooke 3x Zoom is .. well, super rare, expensive and heavy, at around 3kg. The DZO costs around 1700 Euro. There are no cheapo C-mount alternatives afaik. What are your findings and thoughts on this?

I think there is a misunderstanding going on here. I don't patronize you guys, still wish we all would find back to kindness. We are pretty kewl people and a bit cheek in tongue shall not lead to hurts. I try to do the same.

FX3 was a joy to grade under daylight conditions. ZV1 fits that same bill image wise. If usuability and reliability is not worse than a solid entry level Lumix G6,7,80 or GX85 it would indeed be a highly interesting camera. Since the S5ii is already of proven S series robustness, I would go for that one, despite being S35 instead FF for 4K50p. CineD tested the dynamic range to be as good in S35 as in "full frame". With deezids findings regarding BRaw, we are reaching Alexa quality of the cinematic image. ZV E1 has an appeal though. Warming up to it, if it's not heating up under set life conditions.😊 Not buying one but using one would seem super fun.

To me, your videos have a consistent appearance regarding colour, subjects, rhythm within shot, movement in x and z dimensions, shot size. Parts of your oevre seem to have shaped in front of our eyes over the last six months with many videos, proving your taste and style, showing various technical aspects of modern Sony hybrid cameras. No reason to put yourself down by calling your shots short and boring. Nor are there convincing reasons to assume we would do long and boring shots. I know, when I come to this thread, that you will keep delivering videos on a regular pace with similar parameters in image and Mise en Scène. Still I would not assume, that your display shows everything about how you approach the moving image. @markr041

@zerocool22 You can stay cool, Braw is over hdmi only, to an external recorder. 🙂 That´s with both, the S5II and the S5IIX as well.

R5C has mini or micro hdmi too. 😂 I've been reading on this forum that the Clog variantes in the R7 and R6 are lacking compared to the C line of cameras such as C300ii, C200? What's deal with that? Which of the Canon DSLMs has the C300ii mojo regarding dynamic range, color and color tesponse in grading? R5, R6II, R8? Not regarding some of the internal codecs from the C300ii though, as those can be huge letdowns due to harsh temporal noise reduction. cheers and thanks 😊

The well known Tokina 28-70 2.6-2.8 in Nikon Mount is nice n affordable with sufficient MF for video.

Awesome write up! Thanx a lot! @MrSMW

Canon R6 II has micro hdmi.😂 Didn´t know that. If PDAF is mandatory and if happy with Open Gate 6K, Full Frame 4K 24-30p and S35 4K 50/60p, one might just as well buy a Lumix S5 used for 800 EUR. 🙂

What cart did you buy? @MrSMW Also, I am interested to know what´s exactely in your lighting and whole package fitting all in your 4 wheely. Appreciated! 🙂 cheers

@markr041 I was just answering your reply to my post, where I suggested a Lumix S5 highly over a A7S2, as someone had suggested the ole 8bit Sony one page prior to this one. Remember your reply? It's also on the page prior to this one.:) Anyway, all good. 🙂

@deezid Would the same new Braw improvements apply to the Lumix S1 as well, the S1H and S5? Is it an improvement in the BMVA recorder hardware or software or S5II? I own a S1 and find the internal quality to be very good. How would you compare S1 with Braw to its internal recording? Also, how do you rate Braw in the 4k and 6k pockets? cheers and thanks! 🙂

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A7s2, no 4k60, bad AF- it loses focus, and it goes back and forth. Also the 4K 60p crop is in A7iV and A7 iii has none. @markr041 Muaha, I named the S5 as a no brainer better camera by large margins for video quality compared to the A7s2, no comparision hands done. The pure cinema quality image is in the league of the best hybrids out there. Nikon Z9, Canon R5, you name it. Battery life no contest. IBIS no contest. Photos no contest. Ergonomics no contest. So your reply is really hillarious. I am usually on the mellow side and I like a lot of your insights, but this post of yours made me crack up and a bit. It does not make any sense in the given context imho. You can buy a used S5 for 800EUR. One could seem to be mad to buy an A7s2 instead, a camera with a 4K codec worse than a M43 Lumix G7 in 24p HD. 🙂

Awesome, would be cool, if some Sigma FP shooters like yourself @OleB would show its power on some kewl nature stuff or footage of people with your findings. @mercer posted some awesome screenshots with the cam in the lens section.

I had done videowork with the A7S2, filming an exhibition in a large hall in daylight. Filming 400ISO, REC709, 4K. Material was full of artefacts compared to a humble Lumix GH4. Grading was tricky. Wouldnt recommend a A7s2, unless as a specialty camera for low light or good dynamic range in sunlight. You get a modern 10bit camera, color marvel and lowlight beast for below 1000 EUR in used but very good condition. The Lumix S5. @Django

Juan was the Andromeda guy? @Emanuel The Andromeda mastermind closed down his DVX100 activities and hardware hack and became part of Panasonics development team, iirc.

Love the colour. The lens interestingly hazes quiet vintage style in the strong backlight shot. You should do a breakdown of your findings regarding colourwork and exposure from the Sigma FP thread. I watched your Sirui Anamorphic 1.6 test. Looking lovely. What are your estimations on the set? @OleB Lovely stuff you all. I already posted some of my semipro work on this forum. Was mostly doing colour work last year, last hurray so to say before all auto on the newest Davinci version will do the job.:) Anyway, here is my first paid music video, directing, producing, lighting, DPing, editing the thing. All shots inside filmed against a small wall in a small living room;) Shot on one day, shots and lighting done spontaneously on location. Had a friend as AC for 90% of the shots thanx gosh. Most inside was GH5 at ISO400 VLog, S1 as BCam for the golden pattern lit background shot inside and three handheld lowlight shots outside. Sorry for reposting, if some of you mind:)

Love the look and colours and the shots! Lovely! @mercer

Tasty:) Sigma FP? What recording mode? @OleB Would love to see the moving images. Beautiful colours. What lenses did you use? My apologies for my stakkato style of writing and asking. cheers 🙂

Though 8bit the JVC provides 150 Mbit for its 8bit 420 4K mode. In HD it puts out 50Mbit 422. DVX 100, I used to have a little obsession with the Andromeda hack a few years ago. 🙂 @Matt Kieley Love the video and colours! @hyalinejim Too bad about the temporal noise reduction. I read the XC15 has it too unfortunately. Otherwise great concept and camera.

Time for me to post some Tevidon 25mm love. Finally got to film a clip, got to like it, grade it and post it. First one is in the big and mighty GX85 thread. Lovely, quirky and most of all such a satisfying lens and combo. cheers 🙂