I guess it's a luxury problem. I've seen amazing stuff from both cameras!

Not to be confused with a ‘Stylized Look LUT’ – I created the BozBMDFilm_to_Rec709 Utility LUT out of a need to make my own color grading life easier when dealing with the Blackmagic BMCC / BMPCC Cinema Camera Film LOG and RAW files. And now I'm making it available to you.

Download Page: https://bulentozdemirfilms.wordpress.com/downloads/bmcc-bmpcc-bozbmdfilm-to-rec709-lut/

The LUT brings out the contrast and color values captured by the BMCC / BMPCC in Film or RAW mode and strives to preserve highlight and shadow detail [more examples can be found on the download page]

Though it's not free, I think the small asking price of £3.00GBP (approx $3.80USD) is enough to take a leap of faith on. Made a difference to my work flow as I’m sure it will with yours :)

Download Page: https://bulentozdemirfilms.wordpress.com/downloads/bmcc-bmpcc-bozbmdfilm-to-rec709-lut/

Thank you.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321671550037?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

Also selling Switronix PB70-BMCC PowerBase-70 with the Charger. £220.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/321672059595?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

• Sigma 18-35mm F1.8 (Nikon D5300 firmware fix a plus, USB Dock too).
• 2 x Nikon -> BMPCC Metabones Speedbooster (BMCC or M43 version considered)
• Tokina 11-16mm Nikon (DX II version preferred, but either)

All need to be optically flawless.

In combnation with a speedbooster this lens is by far the best zoom for m43. See pictures.

Location is Germany.

Price 590 Euro. SHipping is not included.

It comes in original packaging.

perfect in combination with the Sigma 18-35mm Art on the MFT BMCC.

Price 380 Euro.

Location is Germany.

SHipping is not included.

Comes in original packaging.

Because I've just joined on as the DoP to shoot a feature on a BMCC, but given the nature of the film (shooting most of the time late at night), am wondering if a Sony A7s is better.

Am curious about some direct comparisons between an A7S and a BMCC at night, and how they'd be able to grade, and how they'd be used in practise with lighting set ups (as if we can use a smaller lighting kit, that might help mitigate some of the cost of an A7S), their look, etc.

As if so, I might then recommend to the director trying to find space in the tiny budget to switch to a Sony A7S instead.

What I really wish Sony would do is make something like an A7S version of the Sony A5100. So perhaps an APS-C version with merely a 5 megapixel sensor and the same amazing low light performance as the A7S but with the cheap price of the A5100!

As I don't need a "full frame" sensor, neither do I need more than 5 megapixels so as to have enough for 4K video. I'm content with 1080p.(after all, even with the A7s, most are not shooting 4K because it doesn't do internal 4K)

Unfortunately I don't think a 5 megapixel camera would go down well at all with the typical 2014 consumer, even though I've shot plenty with my old Nikon D50 which was only 6 megapixels. So I think 5 megapixels would do just fine for casual photography, especially as it would be a very very good 5 megapixels. (plus of course I wouldn't be getting it for photography, but video)

The other key issue is not copying the original footage to disk, since my SSDs are re-used on a regular basis. This makes grading a one shot process (well until the SSDs are needed again). Obviously money could improve this workflow, but then there would be no profit!

Thoughts welcomed:

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1704886302/fear-of-girls-the-series

• 3 Sandisk Extreme Pro 240gb
• Bebob titanium cage with long and short carbon rods inc. light shoulder pad.
• Metabones Nikon to MFT BMCC Adapter
• Sigma 18-35mm Nikon mount.

Everything is in a very good or superb condition. Original packaging in most cases.

DaVinci Resolve is not included!

Alltogether I ask 2750 Euro for it which is a very fair price. Shipping is not included. I am located in Germany.

Camera, cage and SSDs only can be bought for 1800 Euro,lens and Speedbooster for 975 Euro. As you can see, you save on the whole package ;-)

Pictures follow

I now own 3 cameras. The GH2, BMPCC and the GH4. For the Blackmagic I bought the BMCC Speedbooster, so I can use it on the BMPCC and the GH4, if I would buy it any time soon. And I did - today. Excited about the Speedbooster working with my Nikon Glass and getting away with no vignetting in UHD mode (crop factor 2,3 becomes 1,472 like APS-C), I just wanted to give the Custom White Balance a try, since I had to dial in the correct color temperature on the BMPCC, I wanted the luxury back, to have the right settings at the push of a button.

So I was just about to flex my finger and set Custom WB... when I remembered... my GH2 always using the mechanical Shutter, when taking the custom WB. Cause I want to use the GH4 a little longer, I dismounted the BMCC Speedbooster and took the Custom Whitebalance.

Long story is short: Even with activated Electronic Shutter, the GH4 still uses the mechanical Shutter for Custom White Balance and can be damaged with attached BMCC Speedbooster. Since the SB touches the inside of the Shutter Casing and even leaves a mark there due the pressure of the adapter, when it´s attached.

So better stay with the Blackmagic way of dialing in the color temperature or use your MFT Kit Lens - if you own one - to do the work.

By the way.... am I the only one who sets custom WB? Cause I didn´t read about this issue anywhere else. At least the BMCC Speedbooster Users don´t care much about it and stick with automatic WB ;-)

That´s it for today!

Cheers from Austria! Stefan

Watch in HD!

Windmill. same but 2-5k Raw

this was a test of impulz luts. very short-

Who would have thought this: the GH4 wins :-)

If we go on to win the next and final round, our film will be featured in the new Bruce McDonald film Hellions and may even screen theatrically along with it.

I shot the film on the Blackmagic 2.5K with Lomo anamorphic lenses. The video portions were shot on analog hi8.

I've attached some stills from the film below.

Let me know if you have any questions or comments! Huge thanks to anyone that votes!!

It came without a box, just a padded envelope. The converter and the power supply was wrapped in plastic. The power had an american socket and and type f adapter (just what we use in Sweden). Input voltage is 5-12v.

According to the eBay seller I ordered from (and the manual that came with it) it said to support the following input/output resolutions:

• 480i, 576i, 720p, 1080i @ 50/59,94/60
• 1080p @ 23,98/24/25/29,97/30/50/59,94/60

On the BMCC 2.5K MFT + Zacuto EVF 1080i50/60 worked fine, so did 1080p25/29,97/30. 23,98 and 24p did not. I got "unsupported format" on the Zacuto display (latest firmware).

No big deal for me since I'm shooting 25p, but people who need an adapter and shoot 24p to use with their Zacutos, beware.

EDIT: 23.98 and 24p works on the converter. Hooked it up to my Samsung TV and sure enough, I get an image. Which is weird since the Zacuto manual states 1080p24. Time to contact them.

I can also add that audio passes trough and I get metering on the EVF.

For the money I'm not gonna complain and this will do till I can afford an Alphatron or whatever comes out this year that I will settle on. It's light and will stick easily on your rig with some velcro.

My idea was to get the camera, where bigger cameras should be, on top of my shoulder. This would mean the camera controls would be in back of ear and not useable. Lens control would be difficult but it always is in with a rig. I can reach it but not without some shake or a focus puller. It would also mean I had to get a monitor in front of my face.

the right side of my face is flush with the side of the camera. So one handle went to the top of the cage and I used an angled sdi cable.

I will be doing reviews of each piece of this rig soon. They are: Lilliput 663S sdi 720p 7" monitor Gini Rig Bmcc cage Lanparte Magic arm 2 smallrig qr handle lanparte shoulder pad with vmount and baseplate.

All this was far less than the price of a full lanparte or tilde rig. You have to have a monitor or evf with bmcc.

I want to know if anyone here is currently shooting with the original version, and what additional equipment you feel is needed to handle shooting. My rough list is the following:

o Baseplate (I'm using Zacuto with FF) on Sachtler sticks

o EVF -- I'm using the Zacuto also, for zebras and flexible positioning

o 2 x SSD drives... I'm waiting to order these until last minute so prices come down

o Matte box? Is this essential? I think not, for my documentary style shooting

Will my two-year old MBP be enough to edit ProRes422 encoded 10 bit video? How should I connect the SSD drives? I think for my initial shooting, Raw might be too much for my workflow process.

http://filmconvert.com/competition/Video.aspx?id=235&order_by=

I'm not a professional, just an amateur/enthusiast obsessed with great video quality. I'm primarily looking for something that has a large sensor and can produce sharp, detailed images with minimal noise. I'd like something good for narrative with the bonus of having something I can run and gun with if I want to. I can hold my own with basic color grading, but I'm by no means highly skilled at it, so I feel I wouldn't lose too much if I no longer had RAW.

I've narrowed my options to either selling the BMCC and buying a C100 or FS100, or sucking it up and keeping the BMCC. As for price I feel they are all somewhat similar. If I keep the BMCC I need to still buy ND's, a battery solution, a better rig for handheld, a wider lens, and probably some type of storage array for all this footage I'm amassing. For the FS100 I'd need to add the Speed Booster and ND's to get it up to the C100 configuration.

For the C100, I'd probably pick up an Atomos recorder at some point in the future. For the FS100 I'd be shooting only with the Speed Booster as I have only EF glass.

From what I've read it seems like the C100 should be an easy choice over the FS100, but I feel like the FS100 looks much more cinematic (maybe it's just that I've stumbled upon videos made by FS100 users with better skills than the C100 users? Or maybe it's just because the FS100 has been out longer?). Honestly all of these very cinematic pieces shot with the FS100 are pretty much the only reason it's on my radar as otherwise I believe the C100 to be superior.

Any advice from people who have shot with either camera would be much appreciated. Is the C100 just as good or better than the FS100 when it comes to image quality?

C100 Concerns: -Possibly not as cinematic as the FS100

FS100 Concerns: -Would only be shooting with the Speed Booster (bugs/issues/etc. with this?) -It's a couple year old camera, so I'd probably be disappointed if Sony released a replacement shortly after I bought one -No ND's -Form factor not as much to my liking as the C100

Having had the original Cinema Camera EF for about a year now (since before its public release), I’ve had the opportunity to use the camera in countless situations; jibs, dollies, cranes, sliders, glidecams, various interior/exterior car mounts, and of course, handheld and shoulder mount. The latter has been a little tricky to develop, but with a little ingenuity, a few components, and a drill, I have what I feel is a very capable ENG style rig for the Cinema Camera.

Using this rig I built for shooting our BMW documentary film is incredibly functional. I’m able to combine the powerful image quality the Cinema Camera delivers (12-bit RAW, ProRes HQ, and DNxHD), along with the flexibility an ENG camera provides.

http://www.onerivermedia.com/blog/?p=984

shot 95% of this in 2 days just to do a little more testing of the weight of the BMCC on a Glidecam HD2000 and a 12ft CobraCrane. I didn't put a whole lot of time into grading, and this isn't a video showing off DR, raw ability or flaws, just simple "FLoATing BMCC" video. If you notice I purposely shot on some rough terrain to see if any jello would pop up but It did fine.

i'm selling my bmcc, ef mount, i've used it on 1 project, run hours are 10 +- No damage no problems what so ever, i preffer selling it face to face in Holland, altho all options are open.

Package: Original boxing, manuals etc. BMCC EF Mount 2x Kingston v200 128GB SSD's V-Mount D-Tap to BMCC power unit (Cable)

Optional with Or without davici resolve, up to the buyer.

with resolve 2800€ without resolve 2600€

Direct contact => srvdplas@gmail.com open to offers

Phillip Bloom's got one with Voigtlanders and MagicSLR's;

His website review; http://philipbloom.net/2013/03/29/bmdmft/

There are others that received it too, so there will be more videos poping up shortly. Finally :)

2 SSDs (switch one out when it's full) - 109$ each for 120g models via newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211588

1 Battery (any reason why you can use the tekkeon batteries? - 120$ from BH.

Thats it.

Want to have a more professional rig? Well if you don't already own one, you can buy cheap one off of PV deals for 100$, and then buy the 50$ adapter from CPM tools for the Tekkeon batteries.

Boom, Cheap BMCC bundle for 3340usd, minimum. Or if you're ambitious, another 150$. oh, and you should probably already have a tripod. if not, WHY?

Mind you, this is the bare MINIMUM one would need to shoot.

These cameras all have (or are slated to have soon) RAW recording capability in some form.

Max Horizontal Resolution

• BMCC: 2.4K
• Arri Alexa: 2.88K max horizontal resolution.
• Sony FS-700: 4K expandable with 1.92K at release.
• Sony F55: 4K max horizontal resolution (4096x2160).
• Canon C500: 4K max horizontal resolution (4096x2960 RAW max).
• Sony F65: Greater than 4K.*
• Red One/Red One MX: 4.5K max horizontal resolution.
• Red Scarlet: 5K max horizontal resolution (but 4K max horizontal resolution at 24/25/30P).
• Red Epic: 5K max horizontal resolution.
• Red Dragon: 6K max horizontal resolution. Unreleased.

*As for the Sony F65, I don't want to get into that can of worms. With it's 20MP sensor, let's just say "easily 4K, probably more in the future" but not get too far into it other than to say that the current recording format is 4K.

Cameras with Global Shutter

• Sony F55

Max Framerates at 4K and Highest Resolution (with the color depth recorded)

• BMCC: Cannot do 4K. Max 30P 12-bit log at 2.5K.
• Arri Alexa: Cannot do 4K. Max 60P 12-bit log at 2.88K in 16x9 mode.
• Red One MX: 30P 12-bit at both 4.5K and 4K.
• Canon C500: 60P 10-bit at 4K.
• Sony FS-700: Upcoming 60P at unspecified RAW bit-depth in 4K.
• Sony F55: 60P 16-bit linear 4K.
• Sony F65: 120P 16-bit linear 4K.
• CMV12000: 90P 12-bit or 150P 10-bit at 4K.
• Red Scarlet: 30P 16-bit at 4K. 12P at 5K.
• Red Epic: 150P 16-bit at 4K. 120P 16-bit at 5K.
• Red Dragon: Unknown 4K (expected to meet or exceed Red Epic at all framerates but guaranteed 120P at 5K). At least 85P 16-bit at 6K. Unreleased.

Native DR

• Sony FS-700: Untested in RAW.
• Red One (not MX): 11.3 stops official.
• Canon C500: 12 stops official. (Though the highlight roll-off has been garnering praise)
• BMCC: 13 stops official.
• Red MX (as used in MX/Scarlet/Epic): 13.5 official. (Some sources measured at under 12 but I'm not invested in one measurement over the other).
• Arri Alexa: 14 stops official.
• Sony F55: 14 stops official.
• Sony F65: 14 stops official.
• Red Dragon: Over 15 stops official. Unreleased.

And of course, the Red Scarlet, Epic (and upcoming Dragon) support the HDRx mode that some people like and others do not, which is officially specified as increasing dynamic range to 18 stops (with a lot of caveats to go along with it).

Seeing as I can't play with the image I have decided to have a look at the bits. Attached is a dump from Exiftool/RawDigger and an image showing the data before demosaicing.

---- File ----
File Name                       : Frame000369.dng
Directory                       : F:/___Video/___BMC Test/Shot 3
File Size                       : 4.8 MB
File Modification Date/Time     : 2012:08:23 13:00:40+10:00
File Permissions                : rw-rw-rw-
File Type                       : DNG
MIME Type                       : image/x-adobe-dng
Exif Byte Order                 : Big-endian (Motorola, MM)
---- EXIF ----
Subfile Type                    : Full-resolution Image
Image Width                     : 2432
Image Height                    : 1366
Bits Per Sample                 : 12
Compression                     : Uncompressed
Photometric Interpretation      : Color Filter Array
Strip Offsets                   : 9856
Orientation                     : Horizontal (normal)
Samples Per Pixel               : 1
Rows Per Strip                  : 1366
Strip Byte Counts               : 4983168
Planar Configuration            : Chunky
CFA Repeat Pattern Dim          : 2 2
CFA Pattern 2                   : 1 0 2 1
TIFF-EP Standard ID             : 0 0 0 1
DNG Version                     : 1.2.0.0
Unique Camera Model             : Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Linearization Table             : (Binary data 20917 bytes, use -b option to extract)
Black Level Repeat Dim          : 1 1
Black Level                     : 256
White Level                     : 60074
Default Crop Origin             : 16 8
Default Crop Size               : 2400 1350
Color Matrix 1                  : 1.31197 -0.49679 0.01156 -0.41723 1.44237 0.04528 0.06723 0.2171 0.72651
Color Matrix 2                  : 1.00885 -0.27351 -0.08258 -0.48997 1.34441 0.11174 -0.06406 0.32997 0.53917
Camera Calibration 1            : 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Camera Calibration 2            : 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
As Shot Neutral                 : 0.629 1 0.7904
Baseline Exposure               : 2.4
Calibration Illuminant 1        : Standard Light A
Calibration Illuminant 2        : D65
---- Composite ----
CFA Pattern                     : [Green,Red][Blue,Green]
Image Size                      : 2432x1366

I've only just started reading about RAW and the DNG format and I guess it seems obvious but RAW is not a standard anything which is why Adobe had to make DNG. Still this DNG does not look the same as the DNG I get from a RW2 converted so maybe DNG will have just as much variance as the Raw files they contain.

RawDigger available here http://www.rawdigger.com/

Please post your findings.