GH2 Anyone else looking to upgrade their GH2 for the Blackmagic Camera?

Is it just me or were the test shots by John Brawley nothing special? Doesn't seem better to my eye than the hacked GH2.
 
dvxhutch said:
Is it just me or were the test shots by John Brawley nothing special? Doesn't seem better to my eye than the hacked GH2.
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The camera is not finished yet, so there's no point in trying to compare the image quality at this point. Wait for the finished production camera in July.
 
...I will keep an eye on this new BM camera, and stick with my GH2 until somebody produces a version of the BM camera with a Micro 4/3 mount. ( even if it's a third party custom conversion )

And then there always is the GH3, when ever that shows up this year.
 
dvxhutch said:
Is it just me or were the test shots by John Brawley nothing special? Doesn't seem better to my eye than the hacked GH2.
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But it is. Sure, that footage may be less interesting versus a different videographer's stuff... It's the idea of RAW, 2.5k, and $3000. Not to mention more DR. Now we wait and see how it holds up.
 
Jaime Valles said:
Who else is thinking of jumping ship?:evil:
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I'll definitely do! I'm in the same ship:just narrative films so it really seems a wise choice for all of us. Still need to get one of these RAW to do proper grading tests and check again this poor sharpness (not to mention the final mount options)... BUT god... can't wait to put my hand into this baby ;)
 
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dvxhutch said:
Is it just me or were the test shots by John Brawley nothing special? Doesn't seem better to my eye than the hacked GH2.
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So true!

New, unreleased cameras are a major excuse for not doing any work... "oh, just wait ʻtil I get my new "ABCD Deluxe" camera, I am gonna be the ****!"

Ho hum.

Now, Iʻm going back to work...
 
TheDingo said:
The camera is not finished yet, so there's no point in trying to compare the image quality at this point. Wait for the finished production camera in July.
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I'm hoping I can put some of the other tests we've been doing up soon. Shoots' that are more than just me and a tripod out and about. We also have some more shoots planed as well. THE BMD guys just want to keep things simple. They know how hysterical people can get around NAB.....

jb
 
There is an amazing grade of one of John Brawley's frames from the MagicCam over on the 100 page(!) BlackMagic Cinema Camera thread. Pixel peepers should go over there and check it out.

I absolutely love my GH2, but its comparatively poor DR and 8 bit colorspace are a problem for me, hack or no hack.

I am on the waiting list for the BMD at Mac Business Systems. They're local, so I can drive up when the camera gets here. For those who want to pre-order, they will put your name on the list without taking a credit card number.

I still have one Canon EF lens left over from T2i days, and my Nikon glass can be easily adapted to EF (I sold my adapter with the T2i, but they're not very expensive).

I will keep the GH2 for stills and as a B-cam, if I can afford to, and buy Leica R glass from here on out, adapting it to the GH2 with the DMW-MA3R and to the MagicCam with a Kipon Leica R to EOS adapter with focus confirm.

There is some good Leica R glass out there for about the same price as a decent micro 4/3 lens - like the Leica Vario Elmar-R 28-70 f3.5- 4.5.

Thanks, BlackMagic!
 
What's so cool about this camera, is that there are a lot of similarities aesthetically speaking with the gh2. The motion cadence, and the general look of the footage (minus the softness) is very organic and would work nicely together with the gh2 serving as a b cam. I think the BM is essentially the gh2 on steroids, with most of the goodies that everyone has wanted since it first came out. Honestly despite the samples thus far, I can already tell in the right hands this will be an absolute killer, the DR is simply amazing. And to think, this baby is head and shoulders a more attractive product than 1DC at 1/5th of the price.

Is anyone else having a hard time containing their excitement? Getting to the point here where I'm mentioning this camera to people who have only shot video on their iphones trying to explain the awesomeness... I have to settle down. There's simply never been a better time to be a filmmaker.
 
Ill sell my gh2 for a gh3... I still love using the tiny gh2 for regular non work stuff.

Ill sell my af100 for this bmc though. Have to wait for the reviews to come in.
 
I will probably look to upgrade my GH1 to a GH3 ( or similar ) at some point, even if I had this camera. There are so many gaps between them, as well as places where they will probably compliment each other. It might be sensible to wait out the next couple of months and see if there will be an m43 version in the making. If not ( or it would be a long way off ), I think I would go with the EF mount and look at adapting legacy glass.
 
but why does it have to be so God awful UGLY? the thing looks like a clock radio : (
 
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and im not really sure why everyone is clamoring for an m4/3 mount? isnt the lack of really good m4/3 glass one of the drawbacks to the GH2?
 
The ability to shoot raw is nice, but there's no way I'd give up a $600 camera that shooting amazing video for a $4000 camera that only shoots 30fps.

I really like the design of the black magic though, very streamlined, plug ssdrives right into it, it's a cool camera.
 
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