Amazing New Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera Footage

Auckland In My Pocket - Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera from A Couple Of Night Owls on Vimeo.

Another sign that the camera is about to ship.  Shot in lovely Auckland, New Zealand by Captain Hook and his partner at  "A Couple of Night Owls".  Shot at 220mbps in ProRes422.  Sadly, no CinemaDNG RAW examples yet.

Still, the dynamic range is awesome - and it still floors me that a camera this size can record and process this much data in real time.

For those of you who have pre-ordered this camera, I recommend you read Hook's notes on the shoot and then wade through the comments section for lots of great technical information on your new camera. 

I learned from the comments, for example, the Pocket Cinema Camera has no ability to delete clips in camera.  No big deal, but it's nice to know.

Hook also details the reasoning behind his choice of ISO settings and a few other tips that make reading through the comments worthwhile - so please head over to Vimeo and take a look.

For those of you who haven't yet pre-ordered this $995 "wonder camera", please get in line at Adorama by using this link.  It costs the same as going directly to Adorama, you'll be supporting the blog, and they won't charge your card until it ships - which should be 'real soon now'.

New Nikon D7100 - GH3 killer?

Is this the GH3 killer?  So soon?  With its true weathersealing, new moire-free Toshiba sensor (demonstrated by Andrew Reid on the D5200), headphone jack, dual SD card slot and $100 lower price - is the D7100 a true hybrid still/video competitor for the GH3?

It will really depend on how the video looks (the only video Nikon has released to date is a low-res ISO 6400 flash clip, which you can see here).

But a few things are certain. It will not match the noiselessness of the GH3's electronic shutter, wi-fi capability, unlimited continuous video clip length, articulated LCD and 1080/60p.  And it doesn't have the GH3's choice of bit rates and codecs.

The D7100 looks like a solid competitor for the GH3, but, in my view, it is not a GH3 killer.

Tellingly, Nikon's product video for the D7100 doesn't mention video at all.  The video images from this camera may turn out to be great, but from a marketing perspective, ignoring consumers who are interested in video is a fail.

All of that said, if you already have Nikon lenses, and you want a potentially moire-free, weatherproof still/video camera with a headphone jack that is not much larger and heavier than the GH3 - the D7100 may be the camera for you.

If so, and if you find the information here useful, please support future reviews, and video tutorials by pre-ordering your D7100 from these links at Amazon or Adorama. Thanks!