“…Counting down my favourite aspects of FUJIFILM’s new X-Pro3 including film simulation, video capabilities, the new sub monitor & hybrid viewfinder, and more.
Fujifilm X-Pro 3 Dura Black model with DuraTect coating and Fujinon XF 35mm f/2.0 R WR prime lens.
Commentary
Fast-talking Canadian Gerald Undone is currently one of the best and most knowledgeable cinematography and photography hardware reviewers of the moment and this video is one of the first I have encountered and it has answered some questions for me.
One is just how scratch-resistant is the DuraTect coating on two versions of the X-Pro3 and Mr Undone has answered that by scraping a blade over his DuraTect Silver X-Pro3 without ill effect.
“Several new mirrorless cameras were released or announced in recent weeks, including Blackmagic’s new Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, Canon’s EOS R, and Fuji’s XT3. All three cameras are clearly of interest to many filmmakers right now, so I wanted to share my two cents on them below.
… I have however, done some tests with Blackmagic’s new RAW codec, and will be sharing the results here on the blog this week.
But with regards to the new releases from BMD, Canon, and Fuji, what I’m going to outline below are simply my first impressions. I’ll aim to do follow up articles on each camera in more depth in the future, so if that’s something you would like to see, please let me know!…”
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K with Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro standard zoom lens and mini-XLR-to-XLR audio cable for attaching XLR microphones, mounted on Benro Aero 4 Video Travel Angel Tripod Kit. Mini-XLR cable is made by Blackmagic Design for their Video Assist monitor/recorder but is also great for connecting XLR microphones to the BMPCC 4K, product code HYPERD/AXLRMINI2.
Fujifilm X-T3 with Fujifilm VG-XT3 Vertical Battery Grip and Fujinon MKX 18-55mm T2.9 cinema zoom lens.
Commentary
Noam Kroll is one of the most-trusted sources for good, hard, reliable facts, insights and opinions on independent feature film moviemaking.
I am very much looking forward to reading his coming hands-on articles about the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, Canon EOS R and Fujifilm X-T3 mirrorless hybrid stills/video cameras for use in movie production.
“I first saw the 5″ HDMI monitor/recorder at NAB 2018 and was impressed with the design, however, the Ninja V wasn’t ready for prime time yet as Atomos didn’t power it up for us to see the 1000 nit screen and new user interface. Well, today I have my hands on a working Ninja V….”
Atomos Ninja V monitor/recorder attached to Nikon DSLR.
Atomos Ninja V
The Atomos Ninja V 5-inch HDMI monitor/recorder.
Atomos Ninja V 5-inch HDMI monitor/recorder on Nikon DSLR.
Atomos Ninja V 5-inch HDMI monitor/recorder on Sony camcorder.
Commentary
Great to see Atomos release a beefed-up 5-inch monitor/recorder that is sized to suit the smaller video-capable hybrid cameras that have almost become the defacto standard for independent documentary and other moviemakers.
I have yet to see or try an Atomos Ninja V here in Sydney but it looks like a great piece of kit that is well priced enough for affordability by, well, just about anyone who needs one.
Thanks to Erik Naso and the News Shooter crew for writing and publishing this informative first look hands-on review of the Atomos Ninja V.
I had a brief tryout of his 8Sinn gear and was impressed at its thoughtful design, manufacturing quality and excellent feel in the hands.
8Sinn’s design philosophy appears to be one of utility due to plenty of connection points in all the right places combined with ample wrap-around protection done in an ergonomic manner that bestows easy access to the camera’s buttons, dials, doors and other controls.
Not an easy list of requirements to fill and now 8Sinn has applied that philosophy to its cage for Blackmagic Design’s Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K and a nascent but growing collection of cage accessories, recently with its Monitor Holder Cold Shoes Mount and soon its holder for the Samsung Portable T5 SSD.
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K mounted in an 8Sinn cage with included cable clamp, improved lens support and Scorpio too handle, with the new 8Sinn holder for the popular Samsung Portable T5 SSD available in capacities from 250GB through to 2TB.
8Sinn’s new holder for the Samsung T5 SSD
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K in 8Sinn cage with Scorpio top handle and holder for Samsung T5 Portable SSD.
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K in 8Sinn cage with Scorpio top handle and holder for Samsung T5 Portable SSD. Note the Metabones lens support and cable clamp
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Samsung T5 Portable SSD in 8Sinn’s holder.
8Sinn’s monitor holder for cold shoes on handles and cages
8Sinn monitor holder for cold shoe mounts on handles or camera cages.
8Sinn monitor holder for cold shoe mounts on handles or camera cages.
8Sinn monitor holder for cold shoe mounts on handles or camera cages.
8Sinn monitor holder for cold shoe mounts on handles or camera cages.
8Sinn monitor holder for cold shoe mounts on handles or camera cages.
“At the beginning of the 21st century, author and academic Richard Florida predicted that the “creative classes” would become the driving force of economic growth in cities.
The wealth they generated would spread as the creative economy produced increasingly attractive, vibrant and productive urban centres.
Cities would become not only the beating heart of social and cultural life, but the engines of prosperity itself….”
“… Under existing laws, public access to pseudo-public spaces remains at the discretion of landowners who are allowed to draw up their own rules for “acceptable behaviour” on their sites and alter them at will. They are not obliged to make these rules public.
The result is that unless landowners choose to volunteer the information themselves, members of the public have no way of knowing what regulations they are bound by at some of London’s biggest open spaces and whether activities they enjoy a legal right to in other public areas – be they taking photos, holding a political protest or even simply sitting down and having a nap – are permitted, or whether they will result in removal by security guards….”
