Granty Petty Interview NAB 2013 (Part 1) from Rick Young on Vimeo. Here is part two.
At least for me the most exciting MFT news of the last few months is the new BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera (preorder and specs here at BHphoto). For documentary shooters like me this is a hell of camera I can use in condition where I have to travel light or be as unnoticeable as possible. The video on top is the first part of the interview with Blackmagic CEO Grant Petty. The second part can be seen here.
I preordered the camera, becuase we need it at work 🙂
Full new MFT stuff preorder list:
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema at Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and in Europe at Technikdirekt.
Panasonic GF6 at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Technikdirekt, Wex UK,
Panasonic G6 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and at Wex UK (Click here).
Panasonic 14-140mm lens at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and at Wex UK (Click here).
Panasonic LF1 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here) and at WexUK (Click here).
E-P5 Black at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK and at Wex UK.
E-P5 White at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK and at Wex UK.
E-P5 Silver at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK and at Wex UK.
E-P5 Black with 17mm f/1.8 lens and VF-4 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon UK.
E-P5 Silver with 17mm f/1.8 lens and VF-4 at Amazon, Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon UK.
E-P5 White with 17mm f/1.8 lens and VF-4 at Amazon UK.
E-P5 Black with 14-42mm lens at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK and Wex UK.
E-P5 White with 14-42mm lens at Amazon Germany and Amazon UK.
E-P5 Silver with 14-42mm lens at Amazon Germany, Amazon UK and at Wex UK.
17mm f/1.8 Black at Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys.
45mm f/1.8 Black at Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys. In Europe at Amazon Germany.
75mm f/1.8 Black at Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys.
VF-4 viewfinder at Adorama, Bhphoto and Samys.
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Great Camera!, but 220 mbs?. I need +- 70 mbs. Qhat about deep of field?. Mmmmm maybe gh3 is a better option.
Frankly, the 220Mbps is what you’re paying for with this camera. And keep in mind, that’s the _compressed_ format. Expect the CinemaDNG RAW to run about 400++Mbps.
Basically, the idea here is that this is a camera for people shooting videos they intend to edit extensively. If you’re looking for something better than the default 20-odd Mbps for sort of home videos or a quick project, working with a hacked GX1 would probably give you the best bang for your buck. If you’ve got more money, a hacked GH2 is a great option, but maybe not the best as they’re still running over $600 which is starting to approach the Blackmagic.
Whether or not a GH3 is a better choice than the Blackmagic will depend mostly, I expect, on whether or not you want a good still camera too. We’ll have to see how the video compares once this is released, but I don’t personally think that there’s much reason to concern yourself over 74Mbps vs 220Mbps: you’re spending $1000+ on a camera and probably another $500++ on lenses, why not just spend a little more on storage and get the best quality you can. For <$100 you can get a 128GB high performance card that will record 77min @ 220Mbps.
Thank… I really apreciated your opinion.
You make some good points, but I have to respectfully disagree about the hacked GX1. At this point the GX1 (even hacked) does NOT offer manual control over exposure. At best, you can use “anti-flicker” to get some control over shutter speed, and if you use manual lenses you can control aperture, but the camera still decides ISO. And if you use native m43 lenses, you lose control of aperture.
Vitaly says he’s working on implementing manual controls on GX1 (and other cameras) in the hack, but there’s no guarantee when or if that will ever happen. Stick with hacked GH1 or GH2, or consider an LX7 (even unhacked, it offers full manual controls) if money is really tight.
For video only, black magic has more DoF but on the other hand, incredible amount of details. Shoot in difficult conditions such as against windy foliage + sun, or in a dark room with the only light being a flashlight held by an actor, etc, and compare. GH3 should hold its ground to a certain degree, but I expect the black magic to be in an entirely different league.
As mentioned tho, the GH3 is a very capable still camera, Blackmagic is not.
Whats wrong whith the right shoulder?
A medical condition, some sort of muscle twitch.
Thanks for sharing this interview, Admin. This was the most exciting recent MFT news for me too so nice to hear from the BM boss!
I guess they used a BM camera to film that huh? Pretty crappy skin tones and the commentary was amaturish dribble.
It was not filmed by the company itself so probably is not a Blackmagic. Looking at the DR it does not look to be a Blackmagic either. It does not have that Blackmagic look about it either. Regarding the skins, it will be the lighting at the event. It does not matter what camera you have and how much colour grading you do, if the lighting has a low CRI your skin tones will be poor.
Yeah, I hate the grading too. And somebody needs to learn to edit. But the cameras seem great.
Nice interview, thanks for sharing.
Blackmagic pocket cinema camera for 902 EUR in (preorder) germany:
http://www.medienwerkstatt-shop.de/epages/61448844.sf/sec85ce266554/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61448844/Products/BM-CINECAMPOCHDMFT
I’m not a video guy so the virtues of the BM are lost on me…
But I am really impressed with this person as a CEO, particularly his attitude towards their products and customers.
So glad to see them do what RED failed to do.
$1000 for 13 stops of DR and a codec that spanks everything under $10,000, with compressed RAW coming soon – love it. I pre-ordered the minute it was available, I hope they do ship this summer. The ability to expose to protect the highlights and pull the shadows up in post without introducing noise in the 220mbps prores codec, along with having tons of latitude for grading is huge. $1000, all that for a grand, pair it with a GH3 for 60p and you have a powerhouse production duo that was unthinkable just two years ago, unless you invested ~$40,000 in a RED without lenses.