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Yes with the addition of more frame rates and certainly a more favourable form factor for run and gun. But then against that we have this here.... The BMPC really is heading into no brainer prices used if you are prepared to accept it's slightly limited operational envelope and form factor/ergonomics. The upside over the Ursa Mini is being able to use SSDs over C-Fast so there is an additional saving there, though even with the internal battery it still does need a powering solution, although there's no need to break the bank for those. Not difficult to find pretty compelling examples of its output on YouTube either. Its arguably actually more difficult to find examples from it that aren't compelling considering the prices they are now selling for. The solution to which one to choose between is of course to wait another 12 months for a bit more devaluation when you will probably be able to pick up both for $2000

I see. Yes, that is unfortunate. And quite surprising as well really that 5 years on from the BM 4K Production Camera that the next comparably priced GS sensor camera to come along should be a much smaller sensor one. Or the BM 4K Production Camera and some lights. And a lot of change left over.

The E2-GS is only a 1" sensor ? I haven't really been following the story but I presumed from this that it was the same size as the regular E2?

Probably not, no. They do seem to be getting closer with the GS version of the E2 though. Curious to see how many people's long stated desire for global shutter translates into actual sales for them.

Perhaps the reduction in dynamic range might be explained by it being global shutter... There's a nice bit of speculation to round the year off with

4.144691 pounds you say? That's me off the list of potential purchasers then as its way too heavy. I've vowed never to buy any gimbal that weighs over 3.141592 pounds as they are as easy as Pi to operate at that weight.

Welcome to the "Evaluate a lens and then just keep it and buy another one anyway" club. What size would you like for your official members T Shirt ?

What are your thoughts between them comparison wise? Enough in the Canon to consider cashing in on the Nikkor ?

The GripGear track breaks down into two pieces for transport and the head detaches and weighs hardly anything so its definitely travel friendly. I have an obvious fondness for the GX80/85 and it would definitely be the logical step for you to move to in order to get IBIS but as good as the IBIS is on it, I still think you would have the same issue in trying to pull off the sort of shots that you are after handheld. I'd also say that you are in for a rude awakening trying to get a lens for it to match the utility of the one that you are used to on the LX100 I think if you tried to do the shots you are after purely by changing the camera but without adding the additional support you'd end up with way more cost (especially as you already own the LX100 ), more weight, more bulk (as you'd need a few lenses to match the LX100's internal one) for a minimal amount of improvement. The EOSHD forum party line on this of course would be to get all of the support gear AND the new camera as we do love spending other people's money ! Maybe the compromise solution would be to just get the Yelangu/Andoer dolly and make use of what you have where you are (table top or even a piece of cardboard) to provide the flat surface for it to work on as the dolly can literally fit in your pocket?

If it is purely for product shots then I think you might want to consider a couple of cheap and cheerful non-camera items that might get you where you need to be irrespective of the particular camera that you shoot with. First up if you were looking for 360 views of the product would be a simple motorised turntable such as this one. There are numerous ones like this on Amazon for under £30. If you wanted to go for something to keep the product still but move the camera around it then you might want to consider the GripGear MovieMaker 2 set. It is a combination of motorised multi-speed slider and lifter, panning head and skate dolly with remote control that can support up to 750g cameras and is usually available for just over £100. The versatility it offers is great and as long as you aren't expecting to put heavy loads on it then it performs really well and is certainly a lot of bang for the buck. This is a video of it against the five times more expensive Edelkrone unit and whilst it is obviously not as sophisticated it doesn't disgrace itself in terms of performance. If you wanted just the motorised skater dolly part of the GripGear then for around £50 you might consider the newer versions of the Yelangu/Andoer L4. The original version was quite a neat little product but the new version has the advantage of remote control and adjustable speed. As with the GripGear dolly you adjust the axles to control the arc that it travels on around the product but you can also straighten them to do a straight line and can also mount it on a regular slider. As I say, with those options, the question of which camera to choose becomes less of an issue as they will enable you to get product shots with nice production values even from a smartphone. If I was looking for a camera to go with these purely for product photography then I think I might be inclined to go for something like a Panasonic LX100 as it is the right sort of size/weight to best utilise them, has a great built in lens and whilst it lacks IBIS, its stabilisation will be more than adequate as it is mounted on the slider/dolly. It can also do 60fps in 1080 which will be useful when shooting longer shots of smaller objects etc It can also of course be remote controlled (including the zoom) from the Panasonic app which will be a boon for setup. Now that the mark II of the LX100 is out, the original version is popping up used at around £300 so with something like that and the GripGear set you are getting a lot of capability for £400.

Pretty interesting. More or less an updated BMMCC at a cheaper price. It might well have legs this one.

Season's greetings to one and all. Only 102 sleeps until NAB.

No, the camera does not currently have any file transfer capabilities. If BM include it in the future then it can be incorporated. In the meantime, if you want to transfer wirelessly to your phone then you could use a Toshiba FlashAir wifi SD card as the recording medium in the camera. They are rated at 90MB/s so will be fast enough for the more compressed versions of ProRes or for the DNG stills. A browser and transfer functionality for the FlashAir could be incorporated relatively simply if there is a demand for it. I personally think the path of least resistance though is to use the Samsung T5 drive to record on as it can be read by the phone and the transfer speed even on a DNG still versus wifi transfer far outweighs the few moments of a cable swap from camera to phone

Incredibly, they've backtracked on that backtrack now and say there have been sightings. This is my idea of what is causing the confusion for the copper making the statements

My espresso machine likes to go on Twitter to let off a little steam from time to time.

Well then

I read that as watching a dirty story in good 1080p but I agree either way.

Its form factor and 2 simultaneous input limit definitely put it into the 'can be pressed into service as' category of field recorder rather than a first choice. Although for someone who doesn't have a separate field recorder it is certainly serviceable.

The only way to resolve the issue is with a game of Camera Top Trumps. And, yes, this is an actual product.

The single instant AF (centre screen) is no problem but the positional AF from the camera's own touch screen isn't in the spec for obvious reasons (ie its related to the camera's own screen). Everything is bi-directional so if you change the aperture or ISO etc on the camera it will be reflected in the app as well and all of the control interfaces can be used simultaneously and remain in sync so you can use the camera controls themselves, the interface on the camera touch screen, the interface on the Android app and a hardware joystick controller without any switching.

Its unfortunate really as we are likely to need drones even more in a few months to provide compelling aerial views of the enormous traffic jams of lorries trying to get food and medicine in and out of the country at the channel ports. Its OK though, the government have a fool proof on how to deal with the threat of drones.

There is something very definitely odd about it. To bring it back on topic, its almost as odd as why no one has done a comparison between the Osmo Pocket and the Osmo Plus.

They do a "free" version of ProTools called ProTools First that you can have a play with. The "free" limitation is the number of sessions you can save but it might be enough to get you going with it. If you then like it you can upgrade the session space for $5 a month or $50 a year. The major upside to using ProTools is that it is built for music recording and mixing more so than Audition so you will find a lot more resources online in terms of tutorials to get you up and running. And of course it offers you an upgrade path into the fully blown ProTools system when you get all rich and famous and forget us all https://www.avid.com/pro-tools-first

Well....... Let me just pass you over to my release date advisor. I think you're familiar with his work It will be available mid January now but I'll put some more info up in a few days.

Yeah, joking aside, its a terrible situation and obviously something a bit more elaborate than a kid with a hacked Mavic Pro. And not a little bit weird too as they have already announced it will be closed tomorrow as well. I can't work out whether its aliens or a readiness exercise for post-Brexit travel chaos.