Which lens mount would you choose?

[vanvideo]

Pfffff... E-mount. Good one. Just kiddin'! I knew I forgot one... I can't change the poll list now but maybe "Other" should be for E-Mount.

Yeah, I'm the one who voted for "Other."

[Brian@202020]

Looking as the photos of the BMD Cam it looks like the whole front black panel can be removed (not unlike the bottom plate on the Hyperdeck Shuttle 1/2). With a camera like this, third parties will be making tons of accesories. Maybe BMD or a third party will come up with replacement front panels with attaching lens mounts. I could see a M4/3 mount, a Nikon mount, PL mount, and maybe even a panel with an interchangeable mount system and an ND wheel. P+S Technic did a replacement interchangable mount front end for the RED ONE, why wouldn't a company do that here?

http://www.pstechnik.de/en/optics-ims-red.php

[daveswan]

It looks one solid piece (Hope I'm wrong)

But yes, m4/3 as it's pretty much universal, and I say that as a bloke with EF glass

[Brian@202020]

It looks one solid piece (Hope I'm wrong).

Its 2 colors tho. If it was one piece I would think it would be one color. The Hyperdeck Shuttle is 2 pieces and on the website it says it milled from a solid block of aluminum.

[BlackWolf]

I'd like to see an interchangable mount system, similar to Red.

[dop16mm]

The 'other' should include the PS Tecknic universal mount system. As rugged and Pro as PL, but for shallow flange digital. Already has a lot of standard adapters available, and the adapter makers could fill the gaps. I would imagine the pins for electronic control of slr lenses could be added to the spec. Would increase the price of the 'pro' model some, but would be worth it.

[refocusedmedia]

According to someone in the other thread, it was confirmed on the floor from a BM employee that M/43 and PL mounts are on the roadmap.

[Jaime Valles]

Wow, now that there's officially 100 votes, it's interesting to see how they break down. So far, 60% want micro 4/3! Of course, it's likely that most people that want an EF mount DIDN'T vote, because they already got what they wanted. But, still, I'm amazed at the results of this limited pool.

[Thomas Smet]

That and the fact that this is a Panasonic heavy forum could have something to do with that. ;o)

I was ok with the EF mount and even tried defending it on many occasions but heck as a M4/3 owner myself I would gladly welcome having the option to use my current lenses and keep my current camera for stills and vacation video. M4/3 has my vote.

[Ryan-Guy]

I make most of my income on Canon HDSLR projects, and thus have a lot of L glass either that I own or have direct access to, but I also worked with an AF100 for 2 months straight and used an adaptor when needed for my EOS glass, and I really didnt have a problem with doing that (for my specific uses). Considering the amount of adapters (incl. Redrock MFT electronic adapter) I feel that m4/3 would allow for many more options.

That being said, I preordered regardless, because at $3,000 I can get another if they release a m4/3 version later (or make my partner get one).