What Don't You Like about the BMPCC? at DVinfo.net

Alex Anderson · July 9th, 2013, 03:54 AM

I was wondering what people don't like about the BMPCC from what you know so far. Keeping in mind that it only does HD. I wish it had higher framerates for some good slo mo.

Jim Andrada · July 9th, 2013, 06:54 AM

Biggest dislike is that I can't get my hands on one yet:<))

Alex Anderson · July 9th, 2013, 04:34 PM

I just got the bad news from a local reseller in my area that he cannot get a delivery anytime soon. He was told by the main distributor here in the US that the east coast has 5602 paid pre orders in line. :-(

Alex

Jeff Troiano · July 9th, 2013, 04:51 PM

Hope I'm in the middle to upper portion of that list.

John McCully · July 9th, 2013, 05:28 PM

An EVF, 60p and delivery tomorrow would be nice...

Ruben Kremer · July 10th, 2013, 12:31 AM

I'd wouldn't mind it having 60p, even if it were only in ProRes with a slightly reduced bitrate - do ProRes 422 non-HQ would be fiiiine :-)

Long Truong · July 10th, 2013, 02:32 PM

Is it me or there is no wide angle lens option for this camera?

Jeff Troiano · July 10th, 2013, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Long Truong

Is it me or there is no wide angle lens option for this camera?

Don't know if you'll get wider then 21mm, with the Panasonic 7-14 f4.0

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/630570-REG/Panasonic_H_F007014_Lumix_G_Vario_7_14mm.html
I plan on picking one up eventually

Cliff Totten · July 10th, 2013, 04:34 PM

The Pocket Cinema Cam supposedly has a 1920x1080 sensor.

I was hoping that was about 20 or 30% higher. A little bit of over sampling for the debayer process might have been a good idea.

Can't wait to see this camera pointed at resolution charts.

CT

Long Truong · July 10th, 2013, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Troiano

Don't know if you'll get wider then 21mm, with the Panasonic 7-14 f4.0

Panasonic Lumix G Vario 7-14mm f/4.0 ASPH. Lens - Micro

I plan on picking one up eventually

The Panasonic Lumix 7-14mm f4 Zoom Lens - YouTube

I was hoping to find something much faster than f4.0 that can be comparable to a Canon 24mm f1.4 on a 5D

The restriction in low light of this camera doesn't help either.

Jeff Troiano · July 10th, 2013, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Long Truong

I was hoping to find something much faster than f4.0 that can be comparable to a Canon 24mm f1.4 on a 5D

The restriction in low light of this camera doesn't help either.

Thinking 36mm will be as close as you'll get, that fast.

I like fast lens, but my intended use is indie film making, and I light as much as possible.

Long Truong · July 11th, 2013, 09:09 AM

Just did a quick research and with the PL mount adapter, you'd be able to get some fast S16 lenses which would pretty much address my concerns.

Jeff Troiano · July 11th, 2013, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Long Truong

Just did a quick research and with the PL mount adapter, you'd be able to get some fast S16 lenses which would pretty much address my concerns.

Would you be interested in kicking off a thread of "non m4/3" lens options for the pocket camera. I'd love to hear about these resources.

Long Truong · July 11th, 2013, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff Troiano

Would you be interested in kicking off a thread of "non m4/3" lens options for the pocket camera. I'd love to hear about these resources.

I'm still only starting to learn about them so I might not be too resourceful but I can try to share my finds.

On another note, I've been looking at battery options for the Pocket camera and was thinking of getting an external battery pack that outputs 12V like this one:

Anker® Astro Pro 10000mAh Multi-voltage 5V / 9V / 12V 2A Dual USB Output External Battery

If my calculations are right. This should give it about 10h of continuous shooting considering that a genuine Nikon EN-EL20 battery (1020mAh) will give it approximately 1h.

Noa Put · July 11th, 2013, 03:41 PM

Is there actually any news about deliverytime? I thought July was mentioned? It's funny to see another thread talking about a camera that nobody has and that usually it's about a bmc camera. :)

July 9th, 2013, 03:54 AM	#1
Alex Anderson Major Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 261	What Don't You Like about the BMPCC? I was wondering what people don't like about the BMPCC from what you know so far. Keeping in mind that it only does HD. I wish it had higher framerates for some good slo mo.

July 9th, 2013, 06:54 AM	#2
Jim Andrada Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 2,211	Re: What Don't You Like about the BMPCC? Biggest dislike is that I can't get my hands on one yet:<))

July 9th, 2013, 04:34 PM	#3
Alex Anderson Major Player Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NYC Posts: 261	Re: What Don't You Like about the BMPCC? I just got the bad news from a local reseller in my area that he cannot get a delivery anytime soon. He was told by the main distributor here in the US that the east coast has 5602 paid pre orders in line. :-( Alex

July 9th, 2013, 04:51 PM	#4
Jeff Troiano Major Player Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 480	Re: What Don't You Like about the BMPCC? Hope I'm in the middle to upper portion of that list. __________________ You motorboating SOB!

July 9th, 2013, 05:28 PM	#5
John McCully Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: South Island, New Zealand Posts: 609 Images: 2	Re: What Don't You Like about the BMPCC? An EVF, 60p and delivery tomorrow would be nice...

July 10th, 2013, 12:31 AM	#6
Ruben Kremer Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Zutphen, NL Posts: 47	Re: What Don't You Like about the BMPCC? I'd wouldn't mind it having 60p, even if it were only in ProRes with a slightly reduced bitrate - do ProRes 422 non-HQ would be fiiiine :-)

July 10th, 2013, 02:32 PM	#7
Long Truong Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Toronto & Montreal Posts: 188	Re: What Don't You Like about the BMPCC? Is it me or there is no wide angle lens option for this camera?

July 10th, 2013, 04:34 PM	#9
Cliff Totten Trustee Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 1,197	Re: What Don't You Like about the BMPCC? The Pocket Cinema Cam supposedly has a 1920x1080 sensor. I was hoping that was about 20 or 30% higher. A little bit of over sampling for the debayer process might have been a good idea. Can't wait to see this camera pointed at resolution charts. CT

July 11th, 2013, 09:09 AM	#12
Long Truong Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Toronto & Montreal Posts: 188	Re: What Don't You Like about the BMPCC? Just did a quick research and with the PL mount adapter, you'd be able to get some fast S16 lenses which would pretty much address my concerns.

July 11th, 2013, 03:41 PM	#15
Noa Put Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 9,509	Re: What Don't You Like about the BMPCC? Is there actually any news about deliverytime? I thought July was mentioned? It's funny to see another thread talking about a camera that nobody has and that usually it's about a bmc camera. :)