Black Magic Cinema Camera at DVinfo.net

John Richard · January 13th, 2013, 10:00 AM

Chris: Now that the BMCC is shipping in limited quantities (we rec'ed ours 1/11/13) would it be time to start a place herein for these unique cameras?

Finn Yarbrough · January 23rd, 2013, 07:10 PM

I think so, too... I received mine last week and did a quick and difficult stress-test of ProRes on the BMC.

Lee Mullen · January 23rd, 2013, 07:27 PM

Nothing moving yet in Indonesia or Australia.

Warren Kawamoto · January 23rd, 2013, 07:43 PM

Finn, I noticed a huge amount of flare when you're shooting the windows in the background. Was this due somehow to the cold? A fogged up lens, perhaps? Or was this the camera itself?

Mark Kenfield · January 23rd, 2013, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Finn Yarbrough

I think so, too... I received mine last week and did a quick and difficult stress-test of ProRes on the BMC.

Brothers (an early BMC adversity test) on Vimeo

That's fantastic Finn, I felt filthy and covered in muck just watching it! Certainly captured the mood!

Wacharapong Chiowanich · January 23rd, 2013, 08:38 PM

It looks to me like the lens got fogged up towards the end of the clip, especially the last shot, but overall the IQ is a class above the output from any DSLR near this price.

Chris Hurd · January 23rd, 2013, 10:20 PM

It's already being done on BMD's own official forum, but if you guys really want one here, we can certainly make it happen...

Shaun Roemich · January 23rd, 2013, 11:40 PM

Chris: the BMD forum has a very different flavour than DVInfo... some closet hostility there that I don't think would fly here... I've reported a couple of threads already with nothing being done... I for one would prefer to stay here and I only migrate there due to the sheer number of BMD issues I'm having...

Chris Barcellos · January 24th, 2013, 02:05 AM

Some time back, Chris, you indicated one would be opened once the camera is shipping. A lot of us that are on waiting lists still would like one opened so we can follow issues with those that are in possession of the camera already. Why would we go anywhere but here to get our information.

Sareesh Sudhakaran · January 24th, 2013, 03:36 AM

I would like to see a specific BMCC forum here on DVInfo, too.

Brian David Melnyk · January 24th, 2013, 05:39 AM

i don't have one, didn't order one and probably won't, but i would also really like to see a BMCC forum! i want to follow this camera, and if it comes out with a bigger sensor and solves some other issues, i would love to jump on board...

Finn Yarbrough · January 24th, 2013, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warren Kawamoto

Finn, I noticed a huge amount of flare when you're shooting the windows in the background. Was this due somehow to the cold? A fogged up lens, perhaps? Or was this the camera itself?

Yes, you are spot-on! It was -5˚F (-20˚C) outside, and inside, with all those breathing cows, it was quite moist. So I was battling condensation the whole time. You will see the effects in several of the shots, not just the back-lit ones.

Also, I am sorry that the video seems to be down at the moment... I'm not sure why. EDIT: It's fixed now.

Mark Williams · January 24th, 2013, 05:22 PM

Found this new BMCC video on Vimeo. I thought it was pretty impressive. He used the following lenses:
Sigma 8-16mm
Canon 24-70mm
Canon 70-200 IS II

Jon Fairhurst · January 25th, 2013, 02:01 PM

Nice video. Really shows the advantage of shooting RAW and that for landscapes a small sensor and deep focus are a great match.

The use of a fast shutter speed was interesting. It looked great on some shots by keeping things crisp. It wasn't so great on the camera moves as they looked a bit juddery. But that's up to the shooter, not an issue with the camera.

Noa Put · January 25th, 2013, 05:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Williams

Found this new BMCC video on Vimeo. I thought it was pretty impressive.

He has some more beautiful videos on his vimeo account and it looks like he surely knows his way around color correcting. I"m also sure it's not a matter of just buying the camera, shoot in raw, do cc and expect to have the same results he has. There is some more bmc videos online that don't even look half as good meaning not everyone is capable to get the most from that camera. The magic seems to happen mostly in post and that seems to require experience. Eventhough his video's look colorwise amazing they are a bit over the top for me sometimes, some colors are so strong it doesn't look natural anymore but it shows how far you can push the color.

January 13th, 2013, 10:00 AM	#1
John Richard Major Player Join Date: May 2006 Location: Incline Village, Nevada Posts: 604	Black Magic Cinema Camera Chris: Now that the BMCC is shipping in limited quantities (we rec'ed ours 1/11/13) would it be time to start a place herein for these unique cameras?

January 23rd, 2013, 07:10 PM	#2
Finn Yarbrough Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ferrisburgh, VT Posts: 179	Re: Black Magic Cinema Camera I think so, too... I received mine last week and did a quick and difficult stress-test of ProRes on the BMC. Brothers (an early BMC adversity test) on Vimeo

January 23rd, 2013, 07:27 PM	#3
Lee Mullen Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Western Australia Posts: 576	Re: Black Magic Cinema Camera Nothing moving yet in Indonesia or Australia.

January 23rd, 2013, 07:43 PM	#4
Warren Kawamoto Trustee Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 1,435	Re: Black Magic Cinema Camera Finn, I noticed a huge amount of flare when you're shooting the windows in the background. Was this due somehow to the cold? A fogged up lens, perhaps? Or was this the camera itself?

January 23rd, 2013, 08:38 PM	#6
Wacharapong Chiowanich Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 400	Re: Black Magic Cinema Camera It looks to me like the lens got fogged up towards the end of the clip, especially the last shot, but overall the IQ is a class above the output from any DSLR near this price.

January 23rd, 2013, 10:20 PM	#7
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	Re: Black Magic Cinema Camera It's already being done on BMD's own official forum, but if you guys really want one here, we can certainly make it happen... __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

January 23rd, 2013, 11:40 PM	#8
Shaun Roemich Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia (formerly Winnipeg, Manitoba) Canada Posts: 4,088	Re: Black Magic Cinema Camera Chris: the BMD forum has a very different flavour than DVInfo... some closet hostility there that I don't think would fly here... I've reported a couple of threads already with nothing being done... I for one would prefer to stay here and I only migrate there due to the sheer number of BMD issues I'm having... __________________ Shaun C. Roemich Road Dog Media - Vancouver, BC - Videographer - Webcaster www.roaddogmedia.ca Blog: http://roaddogmedia.wordpress.com/

January 24th, 2013, 02:05 AM	#9
Chris Barcellos Inner Circle Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Elk Grove CA Posts: 6,838	Re: Black Magic Cinema Camera Some time back, Chris, you indicated one would be opened once the camera is shipping. A lot of us that are on waiting lists still would like one opened so we can follow issues with those that are in possession of the camera already. Why would we go anywhere but here to get our information. __________________ Chris J. Barcellos

January 24th, 2013, 03:36 AM	#10
Sareesh Sudhakaran Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,385	Re: Black Magic Cinema Camera I would like to see a specific BMCC forum here on DVInfo, too. __________________ Get the Free Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera - one guide to rig them all - DSLRs to the Arri Alexa.

January 24th, 2013, 05:39 AM	#11
Brian David Melnyk Major Player Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Winnipeg Canada Posts: 532	Re: Black Magic Cinema Camera i don't have one, didn't order one and probably won't, but i would also really like to see a BMCC forum! i want to follow this camera, and if it comes out with a bigger sensor and solves some other issues, i would love to jump on board...

January 24th, 2013, 05:22 PM	#13
Mark Williams Trustee Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Deep South, U.S. Posts: 1,526	Re: Black Magic Cinema Camera Found this new BMCC video on Vimeo. I thought it was pretty impressive. He used the following lenses: Sigma 8-16mm Canon 24-70mm Canon 70-200 IS II Meet me in Big Sur on Vimeo __________________ Mark videos: http://vimeo.com/channels/3523 Stock: http://www.pond5.com/artist/mark29

January 25th, 2013, 02:01 PM	#14
Jon Fairhurst Inner Circle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Camas, WA, USA Posts: 5,513	Re: Black Magic Cinema Camera Nice video. Really shows the advantage of shooting RAW and that for landscapes a small sensor and deep focus are a great match. The use of a fast shutter speed was interesting. It looked great on some shots by keeping things crisp. It wasn't so great on the camera moves as they looked a bit juddery. But that's up to the shooter, not an issue with the camera. __________________ Jon Fairhurst