very good DR ... http://johnbrawley.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/blackmagic-cinema-camera-lets-take-it-from-the-top/untitled_1-2-2/ http://johnbrawley.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/blackmagic-cinema-camera-lets-take-it-from-the-top/untitled_1-23-2-2/

Just wanted to add my .02 to the thread. Sorry if I'm rambling, just typing off the cuff...

I think the camera is pretty cool and I'm in the "I want one" camp. I think it could fit nicely into all the gear I've acquired for my GH2. I do have my reservations... I'm a little concerned about the built-in battery, but more concerned about the current limitations on ASA and size of sensor in relation to ability to shoot wide-angle.

From an acquisition standpoint, I love this camera. It is a brilliant starting point. Record directly to SSD and (possibly) edit straight from the drive. However, time to copy 256GB to a RAID even with Thunderbolt is questionable at this point. Figure on starting with 2-256gb SSDs which will add about 650 to entry at this point. Maybe this will help drive SSD prices down a little?

I guess the more I ramble on, the camera brings up more questions than it answers. Still it excites me. I would figure that there will be a thunderbolt equipped EVF solution in the future. And also I would hope there will be future firmware updates to extend ASA range. It's a 1.0. Built-in metadata is nice. Something that was always difficult to manage with XDCAM decks (assuming same thing for cameras?). Seems to be just "part of the process" now.

I think certain production companies will get the camera - if only for the caché - those early adopting crafty companies will have an excuse to get some free PR in Shoot magazine or Creative Cow or whatever. I'd certainly do it if I had a connection ;-)

It makes for an excellent value-added when buying Resolve. Imagine all the young filmmaker/editor-types who want to buy Resolve - they'll be very tempted to just add the camera in and use it for whatever if they don't already have a camera.

As for specific use, I love the idea of raw and using it for green screen. If it proves to work well with green screen, and you shoot at least one week of green screen a year, it might be worth the price of admission. A camera rental would come close to purchasing the camera (when you factor out the cost of Resolve) and assuming you have EF lenses. Other than green screen, I'd probably shoot Prores for the bulk of my work.

Agree with some that this looks more like a narrative cam than a docu cam. But who said you couldn't do both? Ultimately, can't wait to get my hands on it and try it out with FCPX and Premiere and Smoke and Avid and Lightworks and Edius and Resolve and... oh, whatever else gets announced by July!

Anamorphic lenses all mount to +/- 50mm EF or F mount lenses ( How pro is that? )

I am amazed the people would order one without really seeing the IQ. Suppose it is no different from a GH2?

This camera will save so much time in the editing room. No need to transcode footage to ProRes, no need to synce audio from a external recorder, a nice head start in the logging process with Meta Data already on the footage. Sounds good to me.

Not sure why so many companies won't use standard formats like ProRes, and skimp out on simple things like balanced audio inputs or a head phone jack.

Those frame rates really tell the encoding isn't superfast, or else they would have maybe already included 60fps or even 120fps (at reduced resolution with rolling shutter ). Having global shutter at 48/50fps at 2592x2160 would be lovely for cinematic 2x anamorphic shooting. Alas, i think this will remain a dream for now.

Taking all things in consideration this camera Is flipping amazing! It is really going to shake up the industry. Love to see how Red and Panasonic respond.

Looks like Panasonic Cancelled there Af100 refresh because of this thing.

But I think I will wait till next year before I seriously start looking for a new camera. My hacked Gh2 is just that damn good.

Things will change a lot when the Black Magic Cinema Camera and the Digital Bolex are both on the market this summer. I cant see anyone buying a C300 now.

crop factor ???

it seems more than 2.0 for sure...

if Darren Aronofsky can live with 3 times crop factor ... i could manage with 2.3 .....

Canon looks like a bunch of idiots now.

Bunch of idiots who are making good money :-) And as most realise now, they aimed at exactly right market.
BMC is aimed on different people.

@johnnym its not crop factor its how u use it... ;)

sapienti sat

I don't think canon is going sell very many cameras this year to video shooters. Mostly to just rental houses.

Unless your also a professional photographer I can see no reason to buy a 5D Mark III.