Anaconda_ Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I still can't work out how to buy on in Europe though. I keep getting a 'cart is empty' message on the US store. I ONCE got to the address page, but I couldn't select postage outside of US/Canada. Anyone want to hold my hand through the process? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted November 5, 2018 Super Members Share Posted November 5, 2018 31 minutes ago, sanveer said: Does it add more than a stop to the brightness? I suddenly see the lens regain online for like $149, so it seems like a great investment. 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. 12 minutes ago, Anaconda_ said: I still can't work out how to buy on in Europe though. I keep getting a 'cart is empty' message on the US store. I ONCE got to the address page, but I couldn't select postage outside of US/Canada. Anyone want to hold my hand through the process? I think someone further up the thread said if they used PayPal as a checkout option it worked? sanveer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 5 hours ago, BTM_Pix said: I think its a bit of a double whammy in that gimbal options for the Pocket4K (as you can see from this thread and the separate one) are a bit sketchy at the moment as is the lack of IS on a lot of the lenses people are using. The Sigma 18-35mm has become pretty much the de-facto "standard" lens over the past few years and whilst it's lack of IS didn't really matter that much as the camera it was mounted to had IBIS and/or was on a gimbal, it really does matter when neither of those avenues are available. That's why I think people might want to consider options like that cheap Tamron and the like if they are going to be shooting handheld as, pragmatically speaking, the IS arguably matters more in that context than the pure optical performance advantage of something like the 18-35mm that doesn't have it. Or they could treat it like a cinema camera ??? Besides, we all know how that song about camera stabilisation went - "if you liked it then you should have put a rig on it". Anaconda_ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaconda_ Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 28 minutes ago, BTM_Pix said: someone further up the thread said if they used PayPal as a checkout option it worked? I can get to checkout that way, but can’t select a delivery address outside US/Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kisaha Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 @BTM_Pix what are the differences between this and the latest version? Do you believe it worths the hassle to deliver it from a US address? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted November 5, 2018 Super Members Share Posted November 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, Kisaha said: @BTM_Pix what are the differences between this and the latest version? Do you believe it worths the hassle to deliver it from a US address? 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 ! Kisaha, Emanuel and webrunner5 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanveer Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 2 hours ago, BTM_Pix said: 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 ! Wow. Thanks for the answer. I genuinely know too little about focal reducers, and I think I may have used one Only Once on the BMPCC (the original), veryyyyy long ago. The idea does fascinate me though and I was trying to create one for my old smartphone (that was until I lost my nikkor lenses, that I had carefully removed from an old Nikon point and shoot). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Andrew Reid Posted November 5, 2018 Administrators Share Posted November 5, 2018 6 hours ago, jgharding said: God I hate all this "TACTICAL ASSAULT ARMOUR" bro marketing stuff, I'm sure it's a great product, but Red style MONSTER ENERGY WOOOOOOO HIGH FIVE TRIBAL TATTOS marketing puts me of Haha. +1 It's ridiculous. jgharding and BenEricson 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thephoenix Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 4 hours ago, Anaconda_ said: I still can't work out how to buy on in Europe though. I keep getting a 'cart is empty' message on the US store. I ONCE got to the address page, but I couldn't select postage outside of US/Canada. Anyone want to hold my hand through the process? use this, i use it a lot and it is pretty cool https://www.shipito.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kisaha Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 @Anaconda_ The US site says that it is on "pre order" status. Do not think is available, or will ever be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thephoenix Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, Kisaha said: @Anaconda_ The US site says that it is on "pre order" status. Do not think is available, or will ever be. i did preordered one, talked with sales threw email and they didn't say that it was out of stock, so far my preorder is still on. i guess they would have told me if there were any problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mckinise Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 I spent a day testing Freetail V60 SD Cards, a couple UHS-I cards and a Class 4 SD card to see what modes would work with the media. Freetail Evoke Pro C4k and UHD Prores HQ UHD 24 fps Prores 422 C4k 30fps Prores Proxy C4k 60fps HFR C4k and UHD Prores 422 C4k 30/24fps Prores Proxy C4k 60/24fps Freetail Evoke Pro 1080 CDNG RAW Lossless 1080 30fps Prores HQ 1080 60fps Prores Proxy 1080 120fps HFR 1080 Prores 422 1080 30/24fps Prores 422 1080 60/24fps Prores Proxy 1080 120/24fps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webrunner5 Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Wow I found this link for the PK4. Somebody must have been Really bored to make this page up. Holly Crap. Just about everything there is out on it! https://creativityinnovationsuccess.wordpress.com/tag/blackmagic-design-pocket-cinema-camera-4k/ Juxx989 and Emanuel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leslie Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 12 hours ago, jgharding said: God I hate all this "TACTICAL ASSAULT ARMOUR" bro marketing stuff, I'm sure it's a great product, but Red style MONSTER ENERGY WOOOOOOO HIGH FIVE TRIBAL TATTOS marketing puts me of yeah all the crap they go on with if they are going to sell it like that, then it should come with a soldier to carry it and the spare batteries you need and maybe a few lenses as well ? Shirozina 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thephoenix Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 12 hours ago, Kisaha said: @Anaconda_ The US site says that it is on "pre order" status. Do not think is available, or will ever be. got an email, back in stock this week. don't know how many though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kisaha Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 2 hours ago, thephoenix said: got an email, back in stock this week. don't know how many though Cheers. It is 70-80$ to ship to Canada (to my friend) plus taxes, plus 70-80$ to ship to Europe, plus 24% vat, plus customs! So I have to think about it! I have read a lot of complaints about the build quality, optical quality must bensufficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vrzalík Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Hi, I am new here. I wanna buy BMPCC4K and SLR Magic 25mm 0.95T MFT manual cine lens. Is there vignetting or not? Does Anybody know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanzzxx Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Vignetting is apparently very well-controlled, so nothing to worry about too much: https://www.ephotozine.com/article/slr-magic-25mm-t-0-95-hyperprime-cine-lens-review-22999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turboguard Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Just took off the beast Sigma 18-35 off of my camera today and Jesus christ how light the body is!! Totally forgot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thephoenix Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 had it in hands today, yes it is really light also wondered about the top vents and rain, but i guess they also thought about it definitively not a perfect camera but hey for that price with a resolve license... it does make the job i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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