Bill Bruner
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Andrew Reid did some side by side testing of the NX1, LX100, GH4 and 5D Mark “old” at the end of this NX1 video: https://vimeo.com/112349518
I am a GH4 owner, and if I had to make a buying decision today, I might have bought the NX1 for its larger sensor. The only downside for me is the 30 minute continuous recording limit.
Now that the GH4 has been marked down to $1498 to undercut the NX1’s $1499 price, the decision is even tougher!
Best,
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> Yes, guess need to wait a while for the Cfast 2 to come down in price.
It won’t be long. Lexar 32GB CFast 2.0 cards are priced at $179.99 and will start shipping in a few weeks.
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Unfortunately for Atomos, their prices are not even close. As of this post, the Atomos 64GB CFast 1.0 card is $159, while the Super Talent 64GB CFast 1.0 card is on sale for $55.69.
As with SD cards over the last few years, when the Taiwanese and mainland factories crank up, prices will plummet.
Cheers,
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I plan to get a couple of these relatively inexpensive Super Talent 64GB CFast 1.0 cards and shoot in ProRes until the prices of the SanDisk and Lexar 2.0 cards come down.
Each card gives you about an hour of recording time in ProRes.
Good luck!
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Hi Joe – apologies – it’s been a few weeks since you posted this, but I didn’t see your question until now.
In this price range, I recommend the £34 Flycam Flyboy III from Proaim in India
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Here is a how-to on balancing and a few examples of what this stabilizer can do:
I have bought ProAim/CineCity stabilizers from India in the past and they are very well made and a very good value for the money.
Hope this is helpful and good luck with your decision!
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Hi Daniel – yes the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 EF mount (as of this post, in stock for $812.60 at Texas Media Systems via eBay
) is compatible with the GH4 and the $599 Metabones Canon EF to micro four thirds Speed Booster.
Here are a few examples of what the EF-mount Sigma can do when mounted on the GH4 with the EF to MFT Speed Booster:
Hope this is helpful!
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Hi Arvid – You might be able to save yourself a little money by sticking with Sony lenses – for a few dollars more than a $399 Canon to NEX Speed Booster, you can get the $498 Sony 28-70mm F3.5-5.6 FE OSS kit lens.
Here is what this lens can do on the A7s:
Hope this is helpful!
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>in terms of the Metabones Nikon G Lens to Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera with Micro 4/3 Mount Speed Booster, if i purchased this instead of the cheaper adapter does this mean my bmpcc will be compatible with canon ef lenses?
Sadly, no. For compatibility with Canon EF lenses, you need either a Canon EF to micro 4/3 adapter with a manual aperture ring or a Speed Booster like those I linked to above:
Manual aperture control:
- DSLRKIT Canon EF to micro 4/3 adapter with aperture control – $31
Electronic aperture control:
- $399 Metabones Canon EF to micro 4/3 adapter – (back ordered)
- $598 Redrock Micro Livelens MFT Active Mount for EF Lenses
- $599 Metabones EF to MFT Speed Booster, 0.71x Magnification, +1 stop brightness
- $659 Metabones EF to BMPCC Speed Booster, 0.58x Magnification, +1.67 stops brightness
Again, hope this is helpful and best of luck!
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Hi Catarina – sadly, the 12 minute limit on the 600D is not a tax limit, it is a 4GB limit in the EXFAT32 file structure of your SD card. Canon chose not to bridge these 4GB files to create continuous video recording capability. This is a trivial thing to do (they do it in their camcorders), but they chose not to do it in the T2i/550D, the T3i/600D, the 60D or the 7D.
in later cameras, they allowed file bridging, but they capped it at 30 minutes in the EU due to the tax limitation. Out of laziness they have applied this same limit to their cameras in the rest of the world.
Panasonic has taken a different approach. All of their still/hybrid GH cameras since the GH1 have bridged 4GB EXFAT32 files (just like their camcorders), so you can record for hours continuously (I have all four of these cameras, the GH1, GH2, GH3 and GH4 and I know this to be a fact).
European versions of these cameras are limited to 30 minutes because of the EU tax limit – but Panasonic cares enough about its customers to remove this limit from cameras sold in the rest of the world.
The Magic Lantern “fix” will restart the camera every 30 minutes, but you will still lose a second or two between clips. Not good for music performances, theatrical performances or critical parts of speeches or lectures.
Bottom line – this is an inherent limitation of your camera – and part of the reason I sold my T2i and switched to Panasonic.
Good luck!
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Hi Adam – your BMPCC has a micro 4/3 mount (sometimes called micro four thirds or MFT). Only micro 4/3 lenses or lenses adapted to micro 4/3 mount will work with your camera.
Canon EF lenses are a special case. Their apertures default to the wide open position unless powered electronically by a Canon compatible mount.
If you get the Sigma 18-35 f1.8 for Canon, you will need an adapter with manual or electronic aperture control. Adapters with built in manual aperture control are relatively inexpensive. Electronic adapters, especially Metabones speed booster/focal reducers, can cost almost as much as your lens.
Here is a list of adapters that will work with your BMPCC and the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 for Canon EF (prices approximate as of this post):
Manual aperture control:
- DSLRKIT Canon EF to micro 4/3 adapter with aperture control – $31
Electronic aperture control:
- $399 Metabones Canon EF to micro 4/3 adapter – (back ordered)
- $598 Redrock Micro Livelens MFT Active Mount for EF Lenses
- $599 Metabones EF to MFT Speed Booster, 0.71x Magnification, +1 stop brightness
- $659 Metabones EF to BMPCC Speed Booster, 0.58x Magnification, +1.67 stops brightness
If I were you, I would get the Nikon mount version of this lens and an inexpensive $21 Nikon G to micro 4/3 adapter or, if budget permits, a $489 Nikon to micro 4/3 Speed Booster with 0.71x magnification and 1 stop of brightness increase.
That would be a lot less trouble and expense.
Either way, this is a great lens for the BMPCC.
Here’s what people are doing with the Sigma 18-35 on the Pocket Cinema Camera:
With straight adapter:
With Speed Booster:
Hope this is helpful!
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