Has anyone used the Blackmagic design cinema camera? Apparently, there's a wait here in the UK. And, the chip is super 16, meaning you don't get a full-frame censor. Now, that doesn't sound great for shooting indoors with EF lenses, it sounds like it'll crop a lot of the image. But, it sounds too big for EF-S, is that correct? Then there's MFT mount. Problem there is lens availability, and transport costs. Do you have or use a blackmagic design? How does the crop compare to other EF and EF-S cameras? (I was also considering Sony "35mm" HD cameras, but they seem kind of big, and we are looking at shooting in some pretty tight spaces. Perhaps Canon C300 could work, but our budget for this project is very tight so we're looking at all the possibilities.)
Cinematography : Questions about the blackmagic design cinema camera. How big is "super 16"? (crop, etc) by Vasco Phillip de Sousa
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The bmc is a good quality camera but you must have super wide lenses otherwise the crop factor increases the focal length very much.
And they just launched a new 4K camera with 35mm sensor, did know that?
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Check out this online tool that allows you to compare different sensors. It shows the crop factor with a wide variety of lenses http://www.abelcine.com/fov/ The Production 4K camera is $4K, has a super 35 sensor, global shutter, and is due at the end of July, as is the Pocket Camera (super 16, active MFT mount, 1080p for $1K). Cheers
Thanks all. I checked out the AbelCine field of view calculator, and after handling a few cameras, I can vouch for it. Super 35 is kind of like EF-s, it crops like an EF-S lens. Super 16 just sounds impossible to work with. Full Frame sounds like the way to go. (Which I guess is much bigger than super 35) I wonder when the 4K camera will actually ship. The 2K Blackmagic has a two week to two month waiting list here (depending on who you ask).
Man, I love shooting S16mm. So the field of view is smaller. Use that to your creative advantage. Wider isn't always better.
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Hello! I have a BMCC here in north Spain. It's a great camera, it has it's flaws, but can't complain for the price! You can see some tests here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrHJTXoSseY
That looks nice. I suppose for outdoor shots, super 16 could work. For indoor shots though, it would look like getting a bunch of super wide angle lenses. How close was the camera to the baby?
wow thats nice quality and clarity
I wasn't too far from the baby... like shooting with a 50mm on 35mm (film, not full frame).