Marco Solorio
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Hi Thomas,
As Peter mentioned, we’re based in Walnut Creek, California. But technically speaking, I am half German, as my mother originated from there! =)
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Thanks so much, Alex! I think we might do that, just not sure how soon. We opted to conform this in 1080 but will see what we can do. Thanks!
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[Eric Santiago] “I was first gung ho for the big drives but I think a couple of small ones would be a safe bet in most cases.”
You can, but the bigger drives perform a little faster than the smaller ones which is something to consider.
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[Eric Santiago] “Marco which SSD are you testing with?
Would appreciate a tip or two ;)”I purchased a couple of Crucial M4 512GB drives and also from SanDisk Extreme 480GB. So far, I like SanDisk Extreme the best. Until the camera starts shipping, I can’t say specifics, but I can say the SanDisk operates perfectly, boots up quickly, and just overall seems better. Even though it’s slightly smaller than the 512GB Crucial SSDs, I’m planning on going DanDisk Extreme from here out unless things change (I just picked up another one actually). Prices are low too.. starting at about $350, but stock is looking scarce… people are buying them for the camera I guess. Price-per-GB ratio compared to my SXS cards makes SSDs seem like chump change. Gotta like that.
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For my Cinema Camera, I’ve been using this Vantec drive dock that accepts SSD drives that has USB, FireWire 800, and eSata ports on the back. The FireWire 800 port is quite fast if you don’t have an eSata port. It’s a bit plasticy, but it’s been working great so far.
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With NDA more lax now, I can answer your question, Juan. This one’s for you!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=493845213977197
Thanks!
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Hi Peter,
My Sigma 8-16mm arrives on Saturday! 😉
Will definitely see how it compares to the other lenses and post the results. I’m confident it’ll actually be a good looking lens with little distortion at that width.
Thanks,
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I don’t know if I can even say much more (or even speculate) at this point. That’s the problem with NDAs. ¬_¬
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Hi Nicole,
Resolve is only needed if you want to debayer RAW footage you have shot. If you shoot in 10-bit ProRes or DNxHD, you wont need it for that. And if you do shoot in RAW, your specified system may have a hard time keeping up with it anyway, as 12-bit RAW consumes a lot of resources, namely storage and drive speed.
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Personally speaking from experience from my other camera rigs of years past, my BMDCC will never be “cageless”. Fortunately, I have all the accessories you list in multitude, so I’m not starting from scratch in that regard. But even if I were, I would still get a cage first. For me, the cage on a camera is the first building block for making it truly functional in a professional production environment. The very biggest thing for me is that any camera rig needs to have a top handle on it. When you’re pulling setup from one scene to the next, the quickest, safest, and strongest way to do so is with a camera that has a top handle on it, otherwise you’re asking for trouble…
It’s not so much the cage protects it if you drop it, it protects it from getting dropped in the first place.
But again, only if you have a top handle on it.
Secondary, the 1/4-20 taps on it obviously allow for mounting much needed accessories. What I typically do is mount a cheese bar on the top rods, then mount an LCD or EFV on the left of it, and sometimes a boom mic on the right of it. This is very strong, and easy to use and manage. In a compact setup, I’ve also mounted a wireless lav receiver (or two!) on the cage as well. And since the BMDCC doesn’t have internal phantom power, I’ll probably use my Denecke 2-channel phantom power supply and mount it to the cage. The possibilities are endless.
As for John, he couldn’t use a cage during his BMDCC shoots because none existed, and some are still not available. He just started getting cages delivered to him (Viewfactor and Bebob so far at the least). He’s pretty stoked about getting them so I’ll wager he’ll be using them from this point on. But in the end, do what’s right for you, caged or cageless, no matter what John, me, or anyone else thinks is great for the greater majority; everyone’s projects, production setups, requirements, and budgets are all different. 😉
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