Comments on: [Gear] 2.5K Resolution For Under $3000!

By: wtiy

wtiy — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 00:28:00 +0000

Oh man, why would you make a camera for the ‘pro’ market and not have a PL mount on it?

Also, @facebook-100000008811871:disqus,
even in studio you’d want to avoid relying on AC power, to avoid
line-hum noise during a recording. I haven’t yet had this issues with
cameras (have been using DC power for cameras mostly), but I have
definitely experienced line-hum with AC-powered audio recorders.

By: 11071952

11071952 — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:51:00 +0000

If it would have PL-mount it would be useable in professional market. You could use fex. Zeiss Ultra Primes in super 16 format.

By: Louis Rafael Rosenthal

Louis Rafael Rosenthal — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:32:00 +0000

I guess it’s just too shameful to post, here are all the other specs though:

http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/blackmagiccinemacamera/techspecs/

By: Joshua Needham

Joshua Needham — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 03:24:00 +0000

I’ll tell you what is crap is Vimeo!

By: Dennis Stamatoiu

Dennis Stamatoiu — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:08:00 +0000

To the OP. 90 mins of battery life while in use is amazing. The Red Epic battery life is about half. The one problem I see is the battery on this isn’t replaceable.But you can plug it in AC power while in studio. Also, the ssd slot is a great addition. Yes, the Red camera use ssd but I spent alot of money on SSD’s from Red. You can’t buy off the shelf hard drives.

I think the sensor is good enough for most people. Yes the ISO noise isn’t the best compared to Red, Arri, or some of the DSLR. You need to keep in mind that film was pre release. The Nikon D4 had to have a new firmware update before it was release which helped with the ISO so there is a chance it will get better.

I would love to try it out. I would put it through its paces. Ill have to call Black Magic and see what I can do.

By: Nevada Soel

Nevada Soel — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:23:00 +0000

I still can’t find the how much the Native ISO ?

By: Kathie Turner Jones

Kathie Turner Jones — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:58:00 +0000

The sensor size is really what determines the image clarity, sharpness, etc. as well as the glass. On a quick look it is interesting, but when I saw the sensor size they lost my interest. :/

By: Cristian Troncoso

Cristian Troncoso — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:56:00 +0000

mmm blurry :(

By: Tobias Solem

Tobias Solem — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 05:33:00 +0000

“2.5K” isn’t that impressive, 1080p by that standard would be “1.92K”, smaller sensor has limited use, and looking at the footage I’m not impressed. I actually prefer the performance of the DSLR’s.

By: ry

ry — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 04:14:00 +0000

I’ve got to agree with Scott. There is a ton of noise in the sample video in the link at ISO 320. Generally the downsampling of Vimeo tends to mask quite a bit of noise (it’s only displaying 720p). Even at much, much higher ISOs, GH2 or 5D footage shows much less noise on Vimeo. I can only imagine how much noise is visible in the native 2.5K resolution footage.