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I think Canon will be quite happy to be their own Sigma when it comes to their lenses. My fp is pretty much exactly what I thought it was going to be, which is a full frame version of the original Pocket. It is one firmware update and one price cut away from being a wider hit

I think they are on their way towards a Panasonic and Leica style association.

I thought "Worldwide Plague" would be the winner but whoever had "The Pentagon Will Release Footage Of UFOs" in the "Things That Will Happen Before Canon Release An 8K RAW DSLR" sweepstake is sitting pretty this morning.

From what I can gather, it can be externally powered with a power bank as long as it is USB-C PD spec like this one. Hardly ideal but worth a go for 12 quid ? https://www.amazon.co.uk/10000mAh-Portable-External-Delivery-Compatible/dp/B07ZPP6R1K

Yes, just remove the two screws at the base of the hinge next to the battery and the whole door mechanism comes off. And goes back on again.

No, its a bit of a Henry Ford "Any colour you like as long as its black" situation

I've grown weary over the past couple of years of every speculated camera from any Japanese manufacturer being tied in to the Olympics to bolster the rumour's credibility but I think in Canon's case this might actually be more likely than the others. They are one of the Gold level sponsorship partners for Tokyo2020 (basically the de-facto photography partner) so I'm guessing they didn't want to take any chances of someone undermining that by having better specced cameras.

Its a thing of beauty

That's the spirit ! Which one ?

No, they don't include Resolve with it. The Mini-Pro is definitely worth springing the extra money for purely for the multi-view function alone. There are workarounds with HDMI splitters and quad viewers that can give you the same thing, albeit in a more limited fashion, if you have the Mini and add around £150 to the total but it is a bit clunky. In a world where the Mini-Pro didn't exist this was perfectly OK and might still be if budget is an issue but its a more clunky solution and gives you more points of failure which is the last thing you need in a live situation so I'd say absolutely get the Mini-Pro if you can. The functionality of the Mini and Mini-Pro to turn the Pocket4K/6K cameras into studio cameras is something that puts the Mini range way ahead of the more expensive ATEM Studio HD that I have. Being able to control the cameras and colour match them is a very big deal and with the Pocket4K you also have the option of a few servo zoom lenses that you can control which again is a big deal if you are working on your own. Another big advantage of the Mini range is that they run off 12v so you have the option to be truly mobile if needed.

It locks into the PBC case and has a 1/4"/20 thread on the bottom to mount it onto anything you need. It can be locked on the bottom or the side of the PBC depending on what you need it for.

There will be a small glimpse of the current development of that on here in the not too distant future....

Yes, you can configure it to to do AWB as well as cycle through the WB presets and individual Temperature and Tint values too. You can download the full user guide here https://www.cdatek.com/ It is available for order from here but shipping is delayed until the 10th May due to the current restrictions. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/pbc-bmpcc4k-6k-camera-controller-part-ii

This is a fascinating long read about the QV1000C. https://www.nikonweb.com/qv1000c/ For a pretty obscure not to mention very rare camera (I have actually only ever seen one of the less than 20 still in existence when I was at the Nikon museum) it racked up a couple of serious firsts in being the first electronic image used in a UK newspaper and the first electronic image distributed by the Associated Press. A couple of interesting stories along the way in that article as well particularly about it secretly being used at Photokina !

I do wonder what the reaction would be at a Nikon or Fuji product meeting if someone put their hand up and said "I think we should make an s35 camcorder with an integral 8 x optical zoom lens". Probably this, unfortunately.

Glad to hear you are enjoying it ! To make sure that the PBC starts up as fast as possible, it goes into a hibernation mode when you switch it off or if it senses that the camera has been switched off so essentially it already is in (ultra) low power mode. In order for the PBC to re-connect automatically when the camera switches on, it would need to be in a constant BLE scanning mode which would drain the PBC battery (and faster than it would during normal operation actually) so you'd then end up with two power problems instead of one There is some scope to make the scan to be periodic to reduce the power consumption but then the issue becomes at what interval the scan is done as if you switch the camera on in the non-scanning period you would have to wait until it was caught by the next one so its then much quicker to just reboot the PBC. With regard to the USB-C port on the camera, its a no go really unfortunately as so many people use that to connect their recording media. Ideally, of course, BM would have a power saving setting for the camera to switch the screen off etc which would be a big help in general to all users not just those with PBCs but I obviously have no knowledge of whether they have that in the works.

Speaking of the XC10/15, its interesting that in 2020 where full frame and RAW are now seen as must haves that the five year old 1" sensor fixed slowish lens XC10 still maintains such a relatively high portion of its original selling price on the used market. Fuji do have the component parts to do a s35 approximation of it and its a product that, judging by how it has held its value, clearly does have the right feature set for a lot of people.

The original page with the quote is here. Google translates it exactly as FujiRumors prints it. "First of all, the XH series is not only characterized by camera shake correction, but it is made very tough, such as increasing the affinity with the telephoto lens with a large grip, increasing the thickness of magnesium and increasing the rigidity and robustness of the body Camera. As a result, the size and weight will increase compared to other models, but after all professional quality and what seems to be over quality to maintain high specifications, such a camera Is necessary. The X-Series offers a lineup of cameras that have the same characteristics, while maintaining the same image quality, according to the shooting scene and style. Therefore, we would like to make the XH series a camera with a clearly different concept from the XT series. It is intended for users who have different shooting purposes and shooting scenes, including the video function. The mere difference in design and operability does not make it possible for the two series to coexist. We are currently studying these issues, and we hope you will have some more time." The context would be akin to something like the Nikon dF and D4 for example with the same sensor and image processor but completely different target applications which mean they have to be separate independent products. https://news.mapcamera.com/maptimes/【fujifilm】x-t4-インタビュー-vol-3/

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I'd only know through the relentless promotional mails I'm still getting off camera dealers. Seems particularly pointless buying anything here at the moment as any delivery courier would have to launch the parcel by catapult from outside our urbanisation to save himself from being hit by molotov cocktails hurled by the increasingly militant neighbourhood watch.

I think in time my memory will be shown to have been pretty accurate over this. But why on earth would I have taken a photograph of a camera that wasn't mine ? However, I did take a few photographs with my phone of a camera that is mine when it arrived new and sealed with debris in the sensor, scratches on the lens mount, damaged internal packaging and a hastily re-applied screen cover with thumb prints all over the screen. And I can indeed provide you with the receipt. I didn't return it because I was busy creating a product for it and I never bothered revealing how shoddy a condition it was in because I'd already seen with my own eyes that this was a known issue. Is this enough provenance for you to accept that this might well be a thing and is not related to who and who didn't go to a party ? I'll repeat again that the only skin in the game I have with Blackmagic is that they sell as many cameras as they possibly can.

How deep have I gone? I went straight back to the date last year that I remember personally using it because it needed no more than that really. But, fair enough, don't take my word for it as it proves absolutely nothing. Have a good day.

Right, so now we're both liars. For what its worth, I have a vested interest in everyone on the planet buying Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Cameras so colluding in some sort of fabricated denigration of them would be completely self defeating. Because of that vested interest, it doesn't make me blind to facts and it also doesn't serve my purpose for them to alienate customers either. Sometimes the emperor is stark bollock naked and it needs pointing out for his own benefit as well as ours. The post was blank so was just confirming.

I re-edited it to make it easier to follow. So not sure if you were making a comment there ?

Sigh... On the basis that the next level to this will then likely be to say that any purchase receipt has been fabricated, I'll give you some additional provenance. I've literally had said camera of his in my hand and can confirm what was wrong with it. It was not long after this post on Twitter when he seems quite excited to receive it. And this one shortly after that when he unboxed it and found the damage. In point of fact, I was using it just before this one when he was marching on to their stand at IBC with said camera in his hand to have a row with them about it.