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5 underrated cinematic images from “forgotten” cameras
Comment on the forum Some of my favourite images are from cinema cameras and DSLRs from which attention has long since drifted elsewhere! Rest assured some of the older cameras on this list are better...
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Rodney Charters ASC on shooting Blackmagic and my thoughts on the new URSA...
Click here to view the embedded video. Comment on the forum Here’s Rodney Charters (DoP, 24) musing on his use of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera as a POV B-camera to the Alexa. (The Pocket has...
View ArticleNew footage and test of the $995 Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera
The Blackmagic Micro Cinema Camera is the not-quite-a-replacement for the Pocket Cinema Camera. Although lacking the ready to shoot straight out of the box form factor of that camera, the new model...
View ArticleBlackmagic Micro Cinema Camera – unboxing and early first impressions
Blackmagic have sent me a demo unit. Here are my very early thoughts on the adventurous form factor… (The Micro Cinema Camera is now in stock at B&H here) What is the Micro Cinema Camera? Is it an...
View ArticleShootout – Blackmagic Video Assist 4K vs Convergent Design Odyssey 7Q+
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum I’ve recently had a Video Assist 4K 7″on loan from Blackmagic. Here are some observations on this newcomer to the 4K recorder party. The Blackmagic Video...
View ArticleNew Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro looks great, but where’s the new Pocket Cinema...
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Forever I have been patiently waiting for Blackmagic to give us a sequel to the great story of 2013, where a man called Grant pioneered affordable RAW video...
View ArticleTime to dump Adobe. First impressions of Resolve 14 and EditReady 2.0
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Resolve has truly come of age. Blackmagic describe Resolve 14 as a revolutionary release. It really is. Should you take the time to learn this software,...
View ArticleBlackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera Generation 2 to launch
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the forum Blackmagic will announce a new Pocket Cinema Camera at long last. It’s due officially at 5:30pm London time (GMT+0) today, Monday April...
View ArticleFor $1295 the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K is completely nuts
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the forum Revealed at NAB 2018, the new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K is here. It’s much better than anyone expected. It appears to use a...
View ArticleBlackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K RAW and ProRes 422 footage released for...
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the forum Blackmagic have released the first files straight off the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, for grading and evaluation. How does the image stack...
View ArticleWhy I won’t be buying the upcoming Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the forum John Brawley’s arrogant display on the EOSHD Forum means I will spend my money elsewhere. The Pocket Cinema Camera 4K has been teased...
View ArticleHands up – On reflection I was wrong about Blackmagic – Plus the camera press...
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the forum I am certainly not bigger than a camera company, or more important than Blackmagic and I think people may have seen the hysterics as a...
View ArticleThe Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K unboxed and first impressions – Best...
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the forum For the first time ever I’ve come face to face with the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K and the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K has...
View ArticleEOSHD’s best and worst cameras of 2018
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the forum Here’s my top 5 cameras of 2018. Of course we all know “there’s no such thing as a ‘bad’ camera” any more but there is such a thing as a...
View ArticleBlackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K gets BRAW in extensive FFPGA hardware...
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the forum Blackmagic RAW has arrived on the Pocket 4K camera, meanwhile Cinema DNG has been remove due to patent claims, and basically being an...
View ArticleNAB 2019 predictions and major talking points – BMPCC 4K Pro anyone?!
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the forum NAB 2019 begins this weekend and exhibits open to the public on Monday 8th. One of the big talking points this year I think will be...
View ArticleThe digital film look on a budget – 10 years after the Arri Alexa, what gets...
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the EOSHD Forum Hard to believe it, but EOSHD is nearly 10 years old! 2010 was a big year for digital cinema. The 5D Mark II was in full stride...
View ArticleBlackmagic Pocket 4K – why I am staying with the Cinema DNG firmware
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the EOSHD Forum Blackmagic Pocket 4K topic (415 pages and 1 million views on just one thread!) Something for Blackmagic to look into here on the...
View ArticleBlackmagic to announce new camera related news at 12 noon PDT (8pm London)
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Keep an eye on the video above today. Blackmagic will live stream “Camera Update” and “Post Production” news later. Camera Update most likely refers to the...
View ArticleBlackmagic Pocket 6K surprises with Super 35 sensor, anamorphic modes and...
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum In an understated announcement which was a surprise to almost everyone, Grant Petty CEO of Blackmagic just announced the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K in...
View ArticleBlackmagic Pocket 6K – No ProRes in 6K!
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the EOSHD Forum The Pocket 6K with Super 35mm sensor is a $2500 upgrade compared to the much cheaper $1200 Pocket 4K. Does it do enough to justify...
View ArticleJinni Tech claims RED Compressed RAW patent filing is invalid
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the forum It’s common knowledge in the camera industry that RED owns an important patent for a cinema cameras featuring compressed RAW. Now British...
View ArticleShooting Formula 1 at the Italian Grand Prix with the legendary Canon 200mm...
Comment on this article at the EOSHD Forum Comment on the forum I bought the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K recently and decided to take it on a shoot at Monza, to film last weekend’s Formula One race and...
View ArticlePBC Pocket Controller for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
Comment on the forum Soon CDA-TEK will be taking pre-orders for their Pocket Cinema Camera 4K bluetooth pocket controller. It acts as a wireless interface “hub” as well, not just a way to quickly...
View ArticleHands-on with the £47 Blackmagic Pocket Bluetooth Controller
Comment on the forum The Pocket Bluetooth Controller started off as a simple remote control start-stop trigger but is now so much more. Orders start today on the crowdfunding campaign here. I had a...
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Rumour: Blackmagic Pocket 6K Pro with full frame sensor may be announced
I have information that Blackmagic is working on a full frame camera. There is an announcement tomorrow, July 16th of new camera developments. Take this rumour with a pinch of salt but two and two...
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Exclusive: CDA-TEK announces AFX – LIDAR AUTOFOCUS for Blackmagic Pocket...
The AFX IndieGoGo page is now live. For the pricing and shipping details please check it out here You may remember last year, my friend CDA-TEK had developed a wireless focus control module and LIDAR...
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Autofocus in the dark – An interview with CDA-TEK
IndieGoGo Campaign for the AFX module CDA-TEK / AFX official topic on the EOSHD Forum (ask us questions, and give feedback!) The CDA-TEK AFX module is capable of autofocus in pitch black dark...
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Thoughts on the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro – Tilt screen, EVF,...
For a long time the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Cameras have been a barebones experience to shoot with. Great codec and image quality but a lack of important other features (and not great build quality)....
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Camera rental trends – Smaller cameras, larger sensors, dominant start for...
Lensrentals have revealed rental sales data for 2021, as summarised by Yossy Mendelovich of the excellent YMCinema here. You can see extensive charts from Lensrentals here for 2020 and 2021 which...
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