Would this be a good adapter for MFT to EF on the pocket? http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B003EAXT5G/ref=gno_cart_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AK2IKCM8GEEZ6

That's the third time I've read Bh not cancelling orders on the cameras.

They need to hurry up and get bad up to speed after that massive break.

Glad people are getting their cameras. Looking forward to reading more opinions etc.

Not defending anyone, just curious: would you have rather waited until RAW was ready in the camera before it shipped? Or would you rather it have ProRes, ship asap, and RAW on the way?

I'm pretty positive that's why it doesn't have RAW right now, because they were trying to get it out.

Not sure if it's a marketing lie: the pictures are not labeled "shot with Pocket camera dynamic range", it clearly says "raw wide dynamic range." But, I guess it depends on the interpreter.

I dunno, I've been in advertising for most of my adult life and this is quite normal. I know my food doesn't look like it does in photos most of the time. If it doesn't say "actual shot from camera" then it's not false advertising.

It's kind of the norm.

I'm more curious as to why it's actually bothering anyone? Do you feel that you aren't getting the same kind of quality as that still? Just trying to understand.

On the RAW thing, I guess they could have announced that it would be coming later in more places, but I expect it would've just made the target market for this camera that much more upset to have the camera ship even later.

So, when a company finally gives people what they claim to want -- a high resolution film-like, 10-bit image largely free of video artifacts, a dynamic range nearing film and at a price much lower than anyone expected -- what do we hear?

The footage is "soft" compared to DSLRs. The camera lacks the conveniences of a camcorder. You can't tell the difference comparing unrelated footage on youtube. The advertising is misleading.

Never satisfied?

Who the fuck cares? I shot both bmcc and pocket cam side by side last night, and difference in the end product is too slight to even mention IMO. Normally adverts have images from a completely different product - this is as close as it gets without being the same.

By the way, judging from the clip I shot above there´s no more noise in the bmpcc than from an alexa (prores) at similar ISO / light levels.

I just wish they'd hurry up and ship mine...I'm going nuts!

@RRRR

Yes, on every single point, including the last in comparison to Alexa ProRes.

I'm coloring an Alexa shot project RIGHT this second and it's ridiculous how similar the images are outside of resolution, rolling shutter, and top end DR.

@No_SuRReNDeR

You finally decided to get one? haha

thanks @stip. strange behaviour indeed.

@kholi Well I actually ordered it in June...at B&H(facepalm) was gonna switch to passive M43 full size but my bad financial situation and a feeling that an active mount for that is inevitable made me realize I should just be patient and keep the pre-order.

@ahbleza I shot the original comparison shots that you're claiming are "lying".

The DSLR was shot at the same exposure with a regular 5dMK2 using my own low con picture profile recipe.

The lighting did change between our setups. The sun was streaming in through the background. You can see it's moved from one shot to another, but you'll note the DR difference and I believe that's what's important. This footage was part of a longer narrative sequence that was originally planned to use to launch the original 2.5K bmcc, which BMD decided not to use. Because they were part of a longer sequence where Leah comes up closer to camera and fiddles with her phone, there was a bit of mucking about to complete the shot.

The sun wasn't flagged. It simply was 15 mins later when we shot. The only lighting in this shot was some HMI close to camera which doesn't really play in this early part of the shot.

It's not hard to replicate what happened in this shot. One River very early on did some similar A/B comparisons, and in the way you should do them, shooting at exactly the same time.

I'd invite you to test and compare yourself. I don't think the "idea" of what they're saying is lying at all. The cameras have a much greater DR than a typical dSLR. Many have commented that when they "see" footage that their camera will be able to do similar, but once you shoot side by side then you'll discover how much of a difference there is. Is that lying ?

JB

anyone not satisfied with their pocket camera let me know, i'll buy it!