Did you mean to put an "only up to" before the "30fps" in that?
GH2 Anyone else looking to upgrade their GH2 for the Blackmagic Camera?
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Did you mean to put an "only up to" before the "30fps" in that?
Yeah, m43 mount would open up a lot of possibilities. Lots of varying adapters are available.
I did a bit of research last night and from what I could figure out, EF adapters are available for m42, OM, MD, F and a few more. I'm not sure how these would all work out flange distance wise though.
I did a bit of research last night and from what I could figure out, EF adapters are available for m42, OM, MD, F and a few more. I'm not sure how these would all work out flange distance wise though.
I think the reason that they went with the EOS mount is that it is no longer proprietary (the patent expired as its been around longer than 25 years). With the 4/3rd's they might have had to pay a licensing fee? So they are leaving it up to third parties to deal with it???
Not disagreeing with your opinion, but wanted to comment on the price:
The Magic Cam's 2845.00 (from Markertec). That's a fair bit less than four thousand dollars.
I think he means with accessories added, the ssd needed to actually do a job, etc. I guess some people don't do much grading to care about raw. Dealing with 8-bits, drives me nuts.
SSD's cost 150~250.00, so even then you're still not 4,000.00 to start shooting with the camera.
Oddly enough, a 128gb SSD costs as much or less than I paid for a single 64gb 95mb/s Sandisk card to be able to run stable hacks in a production environment. =P
Trucci
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An m4/3 mount with this sensor size can adapt Nikon F/Pentax/Canon EF/FD, but not the other way around. m4/3 lacked good glass in 2009, but now there are many more options including some wide glass this camera could use. That said, I think the Canon EF mount is by far the next best choice since it can adapt Pentax and Nikon.
ErikTande
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Agreed, though I think BM picking the EF mount was the best all-around choice.
Two to three years ago this really made a difference. Now, most manufacturers are up to the spec needed to handle this footage. We just need to know if it's sata3 spec which Igather it is.
You should be able to find a pair for a decent amount.
Im at urgent care right now and my phone is no good for the surfings of net. But, I think a 256gb drive was quoted to keep 30minutes 2.5k dng.
So 15 minutes for every 128gb mag.
Ive got four 64gb Ssds and I'm wondering if theyll work for the 2.5K but I'm likely to get three 128gb cards for a continuous cycle.
You get much more space shooting log Prores though.
Jaime Valles
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Bingo. I don't own a single electronic m4/3 lens. For narrative filmmaking, the best lenses (in terms of operational useability) are all-manual with long focus throws. Lenses like the Voigtlanders, SLR Magics and Canon FDs are ideal for this, plus they're great in low light. The first thing I did when I got my GH2 was to sell the 14-42mm kit lens that came with it and bought a 50mm f/1.4 Canon FD on eBay.
If you're shooting more run and gun, event or documentary footage, then you'd want the lenses with autofocus, etc. But then I wouldn't use the GH2 for those types of shoots anyways. You're far better off using a 1/3" fixed-lens camera for that with a long-range zoom lens and auto everything optional.
strancali
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Well said, I'm on the list too. Can't wait!!!!!
stefancolson
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I'm definitely going to be in for one as well, as long as there are no big surprises along the way.
The main things that I don't like about the GH2 are the limited dynamic range, 8-bit color sampling, ergonomics, baked in (relatively) high-contrast, and lack of EF lens control. The Blackmagic cam does something about all of those, and has me extremely excited.
Anyone who does a lot of stills work knows how absolutely revolutionary a raw workflow is to the process. I have been wanting the kind of gradeability and post latitude that is available in still formats for ages, and it's finally a reality without a cost-prohibitive barrier of entry.
The GH2 stays as a second camera, for concerts and events, personal work, incognito shooting, etc.
The main things that I don't like about the GH2 are the limited dynamic range, 8-bit color sampling, ergonomics, baked in (relatively) high-contrast, and lack of EF lens control. The Blackmagic cam does something about all of those, and has me extremely excited.
Anyone who does a lot of stills work knows how absolutely revolutionary a raw workflow is to the process. I have been wanting the kind of gradeability and post latitude that is available in still formats for ages, and it's finally a reality without a cost-prohibitive barrier of entry.
The GH2 stays as a second camera, for concerts and events, personal work, incognito shooting, etc.
I can guarantee you that BM did not make that decision based on the amount of wider lenses available. It was about what kind of lenses most of their potential customers would already have at their disposal.
Thomas Smet
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I'm not sure that it really true. We have the Olympus 12mm, the 20mm and some awesome 24mm but EF has all of those plus a lot more options in those focal lengths. Plus EF has lenses even wider then 12mm and they actually have decent zooms at f2.8. I love M43 but in terms of the wide options we currently have EF seems to have it more then covered with the exception of one or two lenses. I just found a sigma EF 20mm f1.8 that while it costs more should give similar results to the pancake lens. A 20mm EF is the same as a 20mm M43.