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Comment on Operating the Black Magic Cinema Camera by wilfredo

wilfredo — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:27:23 +0000

thanks for this…I’ve been shooting on and off with a BMCC since Feb, finally took home my own BMCC a few days ago..my next gig will be in LA with it…again thanks for the info and for sharing your time.

as for my own thoughts on the BMCC, yep it’s a new type of camera for a new type of cinematic video professional – new form factor, new rules, new workflow, new way of thinking entirely for the typical HDSLR guy…but I love it so much. lol

Comment on Operating the Black Magic Cinema Camera by admin

admin — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:21:33 +0000

Yes, the BMCC is next to impossible to shoot steady shots hand held. I talked about the form factor in my previous article on the BMCC. http://jayshaffervideo.com/its-not-a-dslr-its-not-a-camcorder-its-black-magic/
A rig will help with shooting hand held but it’s still heavy and boxy.

Comment on Operating the Black Magic Cinema Camera by tellier

tellier — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:07:49 +0000

Did you shake it? Did you film handheld?
Did you like its form factor?

Comment on It’s Not a DSLR, It’s Not a Camcorder, It’s Black Magic! by David Himot

David Himot — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:14:19 +0000

Great article Jay. I like your insight into shooting this new camera. It sounds very exciting and technically challenging to operate. Looking forward to hearing your opinion on how the final images compare to both regular video cameras and dslrs.

Comment on How Final Cut Pro X Broke My Heart. by Deyson

Deyson — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 09:37:55 +0000

Would this solve the XML and EDL problem: http://fcp.co/final-cut-pro/news/891-make-cmx-3600-edit-decision-lists-from-final-cut-pro-x-xml-with-edl-x

Comment on Why the (hacked) Panasonic GH1 is a better video camera than the Canon5DMk2 by 1 « lukescdmworkblog

1 « lukescdmworkblog — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 20:04:04 +0000

[...] The GH1 was released in 2009 and was one of the first DSLR’s to offer normal HD video. When canon cameras such as the 7D and 5D 11 came out with Full HD settings this blew nikon and lumix cameras out of the limelight. A year on a hack was developed by a dude called tester 13 in which it boosted the GH1′s HD filming to full HD. It also writes to the SD card in a better way to that of the 7D and 5D 11 and with its micro 4/3′s sensor it almost takes any lens! Donnacha use’s the GH1 with old canon FD lenses like the one seen in this picture, you can pick up many of these prime lenses for less to nothing on ebay so it really is a great investment. Read more about the debate here [...]

Comment on How Final Cut Pro X Broke My Heart. by Gabe Johnson

Gabe Johnson — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 20:35:50 +0000

Thanks for the post. And thanks to Brutus I didn’t dwell on the “can’t rename a project” nonsense that brought me here.

Comment on Panasonic Lumix GH2 Mid and wide angle lens tests by paul

paul — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 04:57:27 +0000

Hi, I was wondering if you had any more info on that first lens the 1.4 25mm. Is it a 2/3″ or 1/2″? I wanted to see if I could find it online and see if I could get away with using it instead of the Voglander f0.95. I’m sure there would be a great difference in quality, but I’m just looking for a good low light lens that gets good shallow dof. The reason that one interests me is because you didnt have to use the ETC mode. I recently purchased a Tamron 4-12mm F1.2 and I used the kipon adapter. It works great with the ETC mode on as a wide angle and macro lens. However I noticed there was a lack of shallow dof. I did research and discovered ETC mode increases the dof which is no good. I’m hoping that the f1.4 25mm you used would still retain it’s shallow dof since you don’t need ETC. Have you been using it at all since you made this post? Any examples up online? And if you have a link to where you found it on eBay that would be fantastic. Thanks!

Comment on Why the (hacked) Panasonic GH1 is a better video camera than the Canon5DMk2 by Fleetwood

Fleetwood — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:36:44 +0000

You guy seem like some pros ,I just starting shooting music video and movies,my question is whats the best video camera to use for what i am doing also what am i looking for as far as the resolutions,also i would like to spend under a thousand dollars,i was looking at the cannon xl1 but its huge. i would like something a little more than good,im just a beginner but im detail oriented .

Comment on Panasonic Lumix GH2 Mid and wide angle lens tests by Pat Lavigne

Pat Lavigne — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:50:00 +0000

May thanks for this post/blog. I have been toying with getting a CCTV 16mm lens from ebay but couldn’t bring myself to pull the trigger. I think you have sealed the deal for me. I love, love, LOVE having more lens options and for the price who can beat such a thing! If it only works once on set it will be well worth the money.