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I just downloaded a clip from the Newsshooter site and it plays at about 1 frame a week on my battered old MacBook Air but you can have a look yourself here https://www.dropbox.com/sh/20a45vswezo0ded/AAC4Y2g8mMkJQ4Liek46o4Voa?dl=0

On the Sharp camera you mean ? Surprisingly enough it uses SDXC UHS-I U3 cards and does 30mins on a 64gig card so the running costs are quite low on the capture side. Its dealing with the transcode that will be the bugbear though Sharp are apparently going to release a proxy workflow.

Well, the Sharp 8K actually does make moving pictures ! Looks like there is a fair way to go before its ready for release but it certainly doesn't want for detail and I think there is definitely a place for this camera for more 'video' type of work. Quite a comprehensive first hands on run through from Newsshooter here https://www.newsshooter.com/2019/04/08/we-take-sharps-upcoming-8k-micro-four-thirds-camera-for-a-spin/

I'm surprised at the incredulity about requiring some degree and combination of registration/licensing to work legally or effectively as a professional photographer/videographer. I couldn't get access to events without being registered as a professional with the organiser's media control operations, I can't get that registration without being a member of a recognised professional media union or association, I can't get that registration without proof of professional publication, which I can't do without invoicing to accompany the publication and I can't invoice without registering my trade with the tax authorities. To actually then go and do these events, I can't do it without proof of public liability insurance which, again, is linked to the specific profession. I also can't insure the equipment without that specific association to its use and my status in using it. And thats before we get into things like licensing content such as music and/or stock into your productions where proof of amateur/professional status is a requirement in granting the correct license or even when we are dealing with the more sensitive assignments for public bodies that require background checks by the authorities. To be honest, there is so much proof of status required to do it professionally that this whole bootlegging of shoes thing in downtown Athens sounds like a pretty tempting gig to me

There will be a rotary encoder (or two....) involved with the focus control so very well guessed

I would definitely recommend you putting this into a new thread so it can get the consideration it deserves. If Canon announce RAW output at NAB in the next 24 hours then your question will get absolutely buried under the weight of posts about that in this one. If Canon don't announce RAW output then it will be much the same but with more venom !

I have to say I find myself anticipating more concrete information about the Sharp 8K camera far more than I thought I might. Sometimes its the companies without the long term roadmap that can offer the quickest shortcut.

Dr. Who fans will be all over that !

Found a definite release date of April 19th for Japan so I doubt it'll be anywhere earlier than that anywhere else. Incidentally, Sigma seem very keen to get their SA users into it as that version works out at about £60! Suggests a L mount SD Quattro can't be far off.

Lumafusion seem quite excited about something they are going to be announcing at NAB. If its support for ProRes then I'll be joining in with their excitement.

So, I've been beavering away in the background on a small Bluetooth LE hardware controller for the Pocket4K. It won't be ready for sale for a couple of months but thought I'd have a thread to share what it is and whats happening with it as we get to the release. And here it is. Ignore the electric blue colour of the case as that was the filament I had spooled up when I printed it ! As you can see, it is a small handheld device and is powered by a coin cell battery. With it you can control the following parameters Aperture ISO Shutter Angle Preset White Balance White Balance Temperature White Balance Tint Record/Stop In addition, as per the 3C app, you can store and recall presets made up of all of those parameters (M1-M4). It is opersted by four recessed buttons on the side of the case (two per side) which move to the parameter and increment/decrement the value. The LCD screen is backlit for easy visibility indoors but also for exteriors where, as you can see, it makes reading your current parameters somewhat more legible than the camera's own screen It is in this latter role that I think it will be of particular use and the case will have a mounting option to use on gimbal handles and tripod arms etc. There will be a lens control element to this product as well but stay tuned for some show and tell about that in a couple of weeks as I update the thread.

I don't think they made decisions on those things to annoy people. That's Canon gig, I believe. The screen itself is a separate component that is ultimately on the end of a ribbon cable as with every other device's screen so its placement and whether it can tilt is more a choice than a restriction. Not having it tiltable reduces manufacturing complexity somewhat but the primary "win" for a manufacturer would be in terms of warranty and service. If you give someone a chance to manipulate something on a hinge then there are definitely those that will turn it too far and snap it. I include myself in that. It the will is there to have it tiltable or even moved entirely then there is nothing to stop it happening as per this gentleman moving his entire BMCC screen and UI buttons to the side of the camera amongst other things. The other aspect to this of course is that BM know a damn sight more about their potential customers than a clown like me so they could well and probably do have a stack of market research that suggests the majority of their customers don't want it. I did preface what I said about it being from my own personal point of view of having used both and for my needs in my environment then it would have been far more preferable to have it included. The EVF and the internal battery are different issues as far as I'm concerned. The former because it would have added substantially to the cost based on BM's current offering (even in a derivative form) and the latter because of a lesson learned with the BMCC line.

I think you might be calling me a liar? Interesting. Actually, a pretty good call because I was. Probably.

Yes.

Yeah, about the monitor on the Pocket4K... As far as I'm concerned, if you plug an external monitor/recorder into it then the usability is undeniably transformed not just from the point of view of visibility outdoors (though this is reason enough where I am) but also by virtue of the articulation making it far more effective for both handheld and low angle shooting. It was never going to have a superbright monitor like an Atomos so that's fair enough but there is no doubt that it could have had an articulating screen to take care of the latter aspect but also go some way to helping with the former one as well in many cases. Does this issue make the Pocket4K a piece of shit that needs throwing into the bin? Of course it doesn't and there are ways around it if you personally need them but those workarounds cost far more in hassle and money than adding a $10 bracket to the integral screen would have done. No one is saying the emperor is naked, and indeed his robes are clearly made of the finest silk, but at the same time its perfectly acceptable to point out that there are parts that are frayed through which you can clearly see his bare arse.

I think you may be in luck with that one More information here https://www.miroc.co.jp/report/prolightsound2019-zoom/

Quite a nice Freudian slip as I think this show is probably going to be a bit more of a quiet one than some editions !

I will do it for €50! I've only had a brief test of it and it is fine but I haven't tried it in any densely saturated areas although our apartment does have the equivalent of a small town's worth of 2.4GHz devices humming away at any given moment ! This is a fair and accurate appraisal of it that I would agree with based on my own short time with it.

If you are looking for a really terrible value for money, slow but actually decently performing standard zoom for an APS-C L mount camera (and frankly who isn't?) then here are some samples from my Leica 18-55mm f3.5-f5.6 from a few days ago. Its not going to rock your world but it acquits itself well for travel stuff like grey train stations and goats operating a self service buffet.

You could try this section of fiverr as a starting point https://www.fiverr.com/categories/music-audio/voice-overs?source=hplo_search_tag&pos=1&name=voice-overs

When this system was announced, there was a discussion over the internal rechargeable battery not only in terms of run times but also over longevity and if it failed would that be game over for the units. At the time, I speculated that based on the power spec quoted by Sennheiser and the shape of the units then it was likely that it was going to be a standard off the shelf battery (a 3.7V/850mAh 14500) so not only should it be possible to replace a dead battery, it shouldn't be that much of a challenge to make it swappable if you needed really long run times in the field. So.....now that I actually have one, I thought I'd have a look. And, yes indeed, it is a standard 3.7V/850mAh 14500 battery. You can pick these up for less than £1 each and a charger will set you back about £5-7. The connector to the board is also just a standard connector so if you really need the longer run times and swap out capability its pretty straightforward to fashion this yourself and have all day run times for both receiver and transmitter for under £20. Now, where did I put that warranty form....

Unless you are deliberately throwing in red herrings, you might want to check 1:03 and 2:59 mate

I don't think you and I are far off a remake of this film as we try to uncover the truth ! "If you look here, Sigma aren't making any L mount zooms. Is that the price they had to pay to be in the game?"

I'm definitely going to hold off until I go to Japan next month as I was hoping you'd cave in first Looking at that L mount alliance website again, it is run by Leica and to me there is an undertone not of reluctance exactly but certainly of less than unbridled enthusiasm. I found this particularly interesting in the FAQ section ------------- Q. Why have Leica, Panasonic and Sigma decided to form the Alliance A. Panasonic and Leica have been in the long term partnership, and Panasonic and Sigma have been having a regular communication through Micro 4/3 system. Panasonic being a middleman, the three companies which have their own established position and strengths that help them stand out from each other got together. ------------- That definitely reads as there being some distance between Leica and Sigma that might explain the situation with the MC21 at the very least from the co-ordination perspective if not something deeper. I mean, a conspiracy theorist might easily suggest that Panasonic wanted to form the alliance with Sigma and Leica were beholden to go along with it to maintain their development relationship with Panasonic. As I am indeed one such conspiracy theorist, that is exactly what I'm suggesting Leica have a very productive symbiotic relationship with Panasonic and even when they make exactly the same product like the LX100/D Lux 109 it doesn't stop Leica selling a healthy amount of their version of it. With such a longstanding and fruitful relationship, Leica know they can co-exist quite comfortably with Panasonic without the latter eating too much if any of their lunch. With Sigma on the other hand though, they are a massive threat. The amount of excitement from us Leica owners at the news of Sigma being involved in this alliance will not have gone unnoticed and I would be very curious to see a graph of Leica's L lens sales since the alliance was officially announced while people waited to see what Sigma's line up would be.

It was only when it came to doing the formal portraits that the bride began to have her suspicions.