Well, I tried some Zeiss Contax lenses with a known good adapter on the BMCC. They were spot on with focus marks, while the same lenses go a bit past infinity on a Canon.

But we can't have it all, and it doesn't matter that much if you use a FF with own marks. Flange distance is most critical on the wide end, and many will want the 11-16mm to have something wide. The Sigma is slower and doesn't have constant aperture.

I think I can live with the fix.

@nomad

right and so NOW that they have changed their FFD, that Zeiss lens most likely WON"T be accurate. Infinity will hit before the mark on the lens.

jb

Here's to hoping the mft mount doesn't require this same adjustment... it would be nice to be able to trust the accuracy of the marks on our cine lenses in PL.

@johnbrawley

And the black sun dot? What created this issue? I'm guessing this has been talked about on 10 other forums by now?

@hunter - that's where a shimmable PL mount like the Hot Rod Cameras tuner kit comes into play.

@shian

about the jello, I VERY strongly agree. When turning the camera on the first 30 seconds of using it, I gave it a slight wiggle and quick pan, and couldn't believe what I was seeing.

and the false color, what would this mean exactly? like...showing an idea of what the colors we are shooting really are?

I haven't tested on getting more exposure boost from resolve, but would making a few nodes and boost exposure on each help, or no? i am in NO way a resolve guru, I've only been experimenting with it the past month and it's a tricky tool for sure, but doesn't seem like it will take too long to get the hang of.

BMC isn't a perfect Video camera and won't be for everyone. They seem to have sacrificed a lot of pure video centric features in order to keep the price down. It's a box that takes in light. Pure and simple. Some can accept that and some can't. IMO From what i've seen of the BEST BMC footage, NONE of the cameras in it's price range look anything like it. For me personally the final product is the biggest issue! It's simple. Don't shake the camera around like a salt shaker and Expose the damn thing to the right and I see very few problems. The damn thing looks gorgeous when used properly. From what i've seen of it's exactly the look i'm looking for. It's just not the most ergonomic or fully functional video camera out there.

Well I've had it for about a week now... and I can safely say that I'm in love. Didn't think I could love a camera... but I do. It's kind of one of those things where you have to use it and see your own footage to really get into it. On paper... there's quite a few limitations and imperfections and is certainly not everyone's cup of tea.

If you're a hands on person, and like to "craft" the image into exactly what you want then this is the camera to use. The log footage simply transforms into whatever it is you want it to be with simple grading... it really is amazing. Anyhow... just a few simple tests trying out the camera.

i have mine for 2 months now. still surprises me on how good it looks on lowlight

heres something i dislike though, accidentally touching the screen brings up the slate menu. annoying.

@nomad why would the moire be worse to fix with a BMCC than it is with any EOS? It should be better, albeit annoying of course, because it won't have mosquito noise and all kinds of other nastiness mixed in with the moire. It's pretty trivial to get rid of it with 7D footage, I know from experience.

Jello is no worse than with the gh2, I reiterate what I said before, after my first shoot with the cam. I had 135mm for one shot on a monopod and it was barely useable. Functionality could be better. Shian and many others touch upon that. A simple histogram would do it for me.

I´d like a simple button / screen lock to be added (this would be a good feature for most cams!). I accidentally recorded a few mins of raw in a shoulder bag when moving between angles. A longer "take" and it could have fucked the day.

Pictures are absolutely beautiful!

I don´t say jello can´t be a problem but I work around it. I try to avoid cameras which are jello sensitive for projects or shots which require something else.

I don´t mind the lack of LPF. Yet at least. (I haven´t been shooting any brick walls) I like to have good 1:1 resolution w/o sharpening and it´s very difficult to achieve that with a LPF..

I really, really want the MFT version though!

The BMC is extremely sharp and I wonder if anyone has tried using a Pro-Mist filter on it to see if that tamed Moire. I would guess that once the camera is shipping in higher numbers that Mosaic will likely make a filter for it.