$3995 Black Magic 4K Cinema Camera!
 

$3995 Black Magic 4K Cinema Camera and $995 Pocket Cinema Camera!

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Hi Troy,

You already have the same info in this post - http://www.dvinfo.net/forum/digital-...ma-camera.html

Crossposting is frowned upon here on the forum.

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Sorry.......didn't mean to repost.........

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No problem. Just trying to keep things tidy around here. ;)

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I had a hunch this was just around the corner. That's why I never pre-ordered the 2.5k model.

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If I'm reading their ad correctly Adorama now has the current EF model in stock.

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But then next year comes the full frame version with a magical way to include built in ND filters and XLR inputs and also a removable battery. ;)

And the following year is the one that adds 240fps at 4K and 480fps at 1080.

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Yes absolutely agree and get your point. But a least with the 4k raw version one can start archiving footage that should be somewhat future proof. The 2.5k version is already obsolete.

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Anybody know what Blackmagic means by "4K" in terms of the actual, specific resolution of the video files? I know there's a "4 times 1080p pixels" flavor of 4k then there's some broadcast 4K standard that is actually over 4,000 pixels wide. Thanks!

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Its native resolution is 3840 x 2160, so it's UHD, rather than Cinema 4K (4096 wide).

Frankly, that's not a big deal. It's only a 6% resolution difference. The bigger limitation is that a Bayer sensor at 3840 won't offer the full resolution possible for UHD. The true resolution will be more like 3K, depending on the anti-aliasing filter in the camera and the de-Bayer software quality.

But, hey, at $4,000 I'm not complaining - especially given the S35 sensor size.

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There is no AA/OLPF in the BM cameras

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And in 2015, this one actually ships in numbers. In 2016, most of the bugs are worked out.

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None? That's not a good thing, IMO.

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It may not need them since it's not using a DSLR type sensor.
No moire or aliasing I believe. It's also a global shutter so no skewing either.

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The problem is this: if you don't anti-alias before the signal hits the pixels, you can get content that falls between the cracks. Yes, the cracks are larger in a DSLR, but anti-aliasing is always important when you go from analog to digital. It's especially important for moving pictures where high frequency content can make the image "sing".

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I'm going to guess you won't see that as an issue with this sensor design but we won't know until we start seeing some of the test clips and pre-release reviews.

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I studied signal processing in college, so I'm more than a little skeptical.You can't cheat physics. :)