Super Members BTM_Pix Posted October 24, 2018 Super Members Share Posted October 24, 2018 8 minutes ago, Turboguard said: I don’t know what batteries you guys are using but the only one that is giving me problems is the one that came with the camera. When using it, the touchscreen stops working sometimes and I go from 100-shut off completely random. Where I can after a shut off turn it back on. Again, these problems are ONLY with the provided battery. Watson and Green Extreme batteries work perfectly fine for me. Kind of scared to continue to use the Bm battery. My report is based on the one that BM supply. Not ideal is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattH Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 12 minutes ago, BTM_Pix said: My report is based on the one that BM supply. Not ideal is it? It was probably either that or not include a battery. I guess at least this way you CAN use it untill you get proper canon batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted October 24, 2018 Super Members Share Posted October 24, 2018 21 minutes ago, MattH said: It was probably either that or not include a battery. I guess at least this way you CAN use it untill you get proper canon batteries. I meant not ideal for BM as much as for me. If its this erratic with the one they themselves supply then they are going to be in a wood for the trees scenario when it comes to getting to the bottom of the problem. The stock - and correct - answer to any issues with power from BM (including potentially related issues such as intermittent problems with USB-C drives not always being mounted) would be to use their own battery as this is the one they develop and test against and they've lost that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronChicago Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 1 hour ago, matthere said: ? Aka white balancing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattH Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 41 minutes ago, BTM_Pix said: I meant not ideal for BM as much as for me. If its this erratic with the one they themselves supply then they are going to be in a wood for the trees scenario when it comes to getting to the bottom of the problem. The stock - and correct - answer to any issues with power from BM (including potentially related issues such as intermittent problems with USB-C drives not always being mounted) would be to use their own battery as this is the one they develop and test against and they've lost that. That would be the stock answer for a company like apple. But BM are more like Linux. Open source. canon batteries, apple codec, and they certainly couldnt say "use our lenses" either. Though I agree its obviously not ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechanicalEYE Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Kieran and andrgl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 54 minutes ago, AaronChicago said: Aka white balancing? I don't know either. But I liked the Original output the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexTrinder96 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 42 minutes ago, webrunner5 said: I don't know either. But I liked the Original output the best. They've supposedly made a 'pyshical analogue solution' that matches technicolour. Not sure whether to laugh or cry tbh. webrunner5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted October 25, 2018 Super Members Share Posted October 25, 2018 2 hours ago, Jn- said: Are these battery issues BTM_Pix while using an external drive only? No, I didn't actually even have an SD or Cfast card in it either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 7 hours ago, BTM_Pix said: Bollocks. I'm starting to suspect the BMPCC4K battery should be treated the same way I treated the BMCC/BMPCC battery when on a shoot: A handy extra bonus which allows you to hot swap the external battery! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbCinC_12 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 webrunner5 and Kieran 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 It is looking better by the day that now it is in the hands of some skilled people. Looks like a must buy if you are into a Cine look. Now for straight out of camera stuff for Docs, yeah probably the X-T3. But I am sure this can look good also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yurolov Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 3 hours ago, jbCinC_12 said: How many cups of coffee did this person have before shooting this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Anaconda_ Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Based on that thumbnail - it's like the ugly duckling. Least attractive of the bunch, but in the end will be the most stunning of them all... That's just an assumption though, I didn't see the video yet. Let me know if I'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted October 25, 2018 Super Members Share Posted October 25, 2018 5 hours ago, IronFilm said: I'm starting to suspect the BMPCC4K battery should be treated the same way I treated the BMCC/BMPCC battery when on a shoot: A handy extra bonus which allows you to hot swap the external battery! Absolutely. Though at least with those two, fabricating an external battery was only a readily available connector away. I am now seriously contemplating doing what I was only joking about yesterday and cutting the power cable in half and putting a barrel connector on to attach to the SmallRig Sony F battery converter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboRat Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Snuff said: "Don't currently own one(GH5), but based on my previous tests against the A7iii and X-T2 in 4K The GH5 would be worst than A7III and X-T3 but better than Pocket 4K, Z7, and EOS R (in that order). In 1080P 24 It would be similar to X-T3, better than black magic, a7iii, and others. For 120FPS it would be X-T3. A7iii second, GH5 third, Blackmagic 4th, Z7, and last EOS R." - Max Yuryev So his opinion based on his tests, A7iii & X-T3 wins which would make sense based on reviews. Kinda surprised about P4K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirozina Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Downsampling ( if properly implemented) will always result in better resolution than a 1:1 crop so I'm not surprised the P4k isn't as good in resolution terms. However Resolution is probably the least most important factor of cinematic image quality. kye and Kieran 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaconda_ Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Aside from the 120fps tests, it seems like the XT3 and P4K are on par and he seems to prefer both over the others. From there, it depends if you're an editor/colourist or a shooter. I said it a while ago, the the P4K is camera made for the post production, it's an editor's camera. The XT3 leans more towards SOOC. I wonder where it would stand after being sharpened in post to the same extent the other cameras sharpen in camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott_W Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 2 hours ago, BTM_Pix said: Absolutely. Though at least with those two, fabricating an external battery was only a readily available connector away. I am now seriously contemplating doing what I was only joking about yesterday and cutting the power cable in half and putting a barrel connector on to attach to the SmallRig Sony F battery converter. The battery is definitely the weakest link. It was the same with the original pocket camera. It's handy to keep it small on the Ronin S, but needs a more robust solution for general shooting. I'll be interested to see what you come up with. I'm probably going to pick up a dummy battery for the short term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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