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CVP have actually got the semi mythical official cable set in (limited) stock https://cvp.com/product/blackmagic-bmd-cable-ccpoc4k-dc-cable-pack

Does it make a difference balance wise if you use the dummy battery/external power pack option @Anaconda_ ?

Oooohh we can get a new episode out of that.

Maybe they could offer the transmission box as an add on for the Weebill. They'd certainly get a few takers considering how expensive standalone ones are.

And Mel Brooks can make a film about it

In all fairness, they do need to be far more specific about that functionality. Even in the Newsshooter review they talk about other cameras being supported in the future but they should be explicit about the situation regarding the Pocket 4K specifically but other cameras in general.

Its very informative that Canon have a relationship with a site like that and then get their knickers in a twist with them about mention of Magic Lantern. So they'll happily contribute to the creation of speculation and fake news about their own products in order to keep people on the hook but actively discourage the awareness of actual facts about enhancing ones you may already own. Honestly, them having any sort of relationship with a rumour site is a pretty sad indictment of the way things are with regard to the chicanery of the camera business. If you can't even trust the sites that are actually set up for making shit up to actually make that shit up in an unbiased way then he game has gone!

My reading of it is that their app is a roll your own version of the Sony and Panasonic apps that can stream over wifi, hence why its only models from those two that are supported as its fairly easy to invoke and tap into their streams. On the upside, it also means if it works with Panasonic then it also works with Leica They could do the same for Nikon and Canon and Fuji (although your record quality would then drop to 720p as is the way with Fuji when you want to operate them over wifi). Pocket 4K obviously lacks the wifi capability so would need a different solution. The external control of the Pocket 4K is also over Bluetooth LE so would again need a different solution.

I've shot the Winter Olympics as a freelancer so it isn't out of the question as long as you can meet the usual requirements of membership of a recognised professional sports journalism organisation such as AIPS and have a body of recently published work. The accreditation is via each country's Olympic comittee rather than centrally so you have to apply to the one in your country. As a freelancer you will almost certainly be required to produce a letter of assignment from a publication/broadcaster but this will vary depending on your individual country as will the number of slots available for each specific role (writer/radio/photo etc). There will also be some rights restriction aspects as well that will strictly define how you can use your content so you will need to make sure that you have that clarified precisely. I suspect that the more immediate hurdle for you might be the deadline to apply though as it may, as it has with the British association, already have passed.

I have to say that I'm not sure that it actually is that easy to understand why manual focus is the only way to go. The AF adapters don't just work with the two major MFT camera makers but also with the MFT mount JVC LS300, so I don't really get why BM can't get them to work? Or why no one seems that bothered about it either. Does the camera offer the greatest AF options in the world anyway? No, of course not but its quite adequate especially the area touch focus function. In addition, the throw in manual focus mode on a lot of the lenses that people would be looking to adapt is often very limited so its a bit of a pain to work with them like that. If BM have no intention of changing this in a later release (and the fact that no one seems bothered about it suggests they probably won't) then I'd say the Aputure device would be the one to get if you can get hold of one as it gives you a bit more precise control of those lenses and of course is the only one to allow any sort of hands off control when it is on a gimbal. In addition, as it does slightly less reduction than the others it makes it far less prone to vignetting on APS-C lenses.

Unfortunately, its the inadvertent growing aspect of those batteries that has been causing the problem with them getting stuck in this camera.

With all due respect, I think it is a bit harsh referring to people as crying babies who are whining when they are actually raising legitmate concerns about powering this camera. Read my post above about the difference in heat generation between powering it on mains for 8 or 9 hour stretches versus powering it for 10 or 15 minutes on batteries. That difference in heat is not something to be unconcerned about and neither is the random battery life indicator. I have literally just had mine shut down on me mid take when it waa showing a quarter full. Yet, thus far, the only OFFICIAL way to power this camera other than the mains adapter is to use batteries. Everything else until they actually get that cable kit out is some form of cobbled together solution with dummy batteries and power packs. Yes,that situation will be resolved over time and won't be a concern for people who get this camera in the future but for people who actually DO have it right now, it is fair comment to be annoyed about the situation. The price of this camera doesn't always give it a pass regarding criticism as some of the criticisms have got absolutely nothing to do with the price of it or could have been avoided with such a minimal price increase that would have had zero impact on sales or anyone's satisfaction that they were getting more than their money's worth. Oh and @Jonesy Jones, my advice would be to favour any solution that powers it off the DC port. If they ever ship that cable kit

My Pocket4K was suitably attired for his day out today. Leica R by Leica SL at Leica HQ

The footage from inside the car of someone driving through the fire to escape was proper apocalyptic stuff.

My camera bag is still drying out from my recent jaunt to Sevilla!

It gives you three cables with the 2 pin DC input on the end. (Dtap, DC Barrel and bare wire.) So you can power it from different battery solutions or even fabricate one yourself with the bare end. The 2 pin locking DC connectors themselves are between £10-15 each (and you have to hunt them down as while they are not proprietary to BM they are not a standard part in any electrical store) so the price is not too bad. As to why they are so rare, that is just a good old fashioned balls up as far as I'm concerned as they should have been available from day one. You'd have to think cables were the easy part of this particular project really so I don't understand it. It has also left BM open to a lot of heat literally and figuratively regarding running it on batteries. I have been working on the camera with it sat powered from the mains for hours on end (literally 8 and 9 hour days) and it produces barely any heat but within 10 minutes of then doing the same off the internal battery it is getting plenty warm. So for me this cable pack is not just about having ways to get longer run times any more but also about not running it on the internal battery unless absolutely necessary because the heat generation is a long term concern.

Got one on order with the same twelth of never delivery date. I'll try in Berlin on Monday if deliveries have started happening in Germany.

So, let me get this straight... A forum member (who contributes a lot to this place by the way) makes a cautionary post about having two separate failures of a camera model that many people on here may be looking to buy and the response is to criticise his work ? Are you trying to suggest he broke these cameras by virtue of taking photographs that you don't particularly like ? Have I got that right? That both of these cameras self destructed on the grounds of taste? Because if you are not suggesting that then you need to accept that your contribution to this particular thread is as irrelevant as it is mean spirited.

Smartphone review wars on YouTube make the ones between rival camera brand zealots look like light hearted banter at a pro-celebrity charity crown green bowls match in comparison.

Based on the that sequence, I suspect it might be counting down to offering you a refreshing Kia-Ora orange juice before the main feature presentation. Or advising you of a delicious Indian restaurant only 70 yards from this cinema.

Oh Gawd....don't go giving them ideas for new episodes...

The difference between my one and the V2 (which after much confusion appears is the one they are selling off) is that the V2 can control the aperture and focus from the interface unit directly without having to use the controller. Do I believe its worth the hassle? I hate recommending things definitively but if you can find a focal reducer that offers electronic focus control of a Canon lens on a Blackmagic Pocket4K for anything less than this one then I'd probably buy it Unless you want to get involved in rail mounted focus systems there is just no other way currently that you can do focus control on an adapted Canon lens on the Pocket4K. Now that might well change in the future (if JVC can do AF on my metabones EF adapter then I see no reason why BM can't) but right now I can't see another way with any other adapter. I have no idea how much the import duty will be for you but if it doubles the price then it is still very good value for money. Put it this way, the Metabones Smart Adapter I've got that cost double that can only do aperture control with this camera. The bigger issue seems to be getting hold of one at all in Europe, so if you and @Anaconda_ really want one then the 2 options would be : 1) Get a friendly US forum member to order it and sent it on. I'm going to volunteer @webrunner5 for this or 2) Buy mine off me for €500 now that I've shilled the fuck out of it !

Well...its a strange thing with that particular lens. The LensRegain is only 1 stop but it reports it as f1.8 and my metabones reports it as f1.9 so its all a bit odd. Anyway, budget for 1 stop and you won't be disappointed ! Its great value at that price for the Pocket4K because - and again if someone knows different please chime in - the fact that there is nothing other than aperture control from smart adapters for it means that its the only way you are going to get focus control of Canon lenses on it without resorting to a follow focus system and all that that entails rig wise. Would I recommend it at the original price? Possibly not but if you can get one at the current price then its certainly a bargain. I think someone further up the thread said if they used PayPal as a checkout option it worked?

The meter is random at best and ironically its at its worst when used with the battery supplied as it uses blocks to illustrate the power level rather than the percentage with other batteries. One interesting thing though is that I've had mine sat on a tabletop tripod powered on for about 4 hours off the mains now while I've been performing 'certain operations ' on it and it is pretty much stone cold. Even the fan is only putting out just enough hot air to warm the hands of an Action Man. The tight tolerance in the battery compartment is obviously not doing the camera any favours here and its causing a bit of a loop in that the cheap batteries are more prone to slight swelling when hot but the camera itself is more prone to causing that swelling by how much heat it is generating and not venting in there. Very interested to hear how you get on with your Powerbase battery. I've said it before but BM really need to pull their finger out delivering the cable kit to offer some different power options.