Jun 05, 2013 Installation and Operation Manual Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera user manual. Software and unzipping the downloaded file,you should see a Blackmagic Cinema Camera Utility folder containing this PDF manual and the BlackmagicCinema Camera Utility installer.Double-click the installer and follow the onscreen. When using a manual lens, press the FOCUS button once for focus peaking. When using Blackmagic Cinema Camera or Production Camera 4K, press the FOCUS button for focus peaking. When using Pocket Cinema Camera, press OK twice to zoom in for adjusting focus at the 1:1 pixel scale. Press OK twice again to zoom out. Mar 30, 2015 Cons Of The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera. The is the single biggest con on this camera is the lack of extensive battery life. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera comes with a small 800mAh battery, which is the Nikon en-el20. This battery will give you 30 to 40 minutes at the most. And from my experience, it could be even less.
Disclaimer:
Since I haven’t received my Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (Amazon, B&H) yet at the time of this writing most of this guide is conjecture – the result of relying on information provided by BMD, educated guesses and my personal experience and analysis based on the work I’ve done with earlier cameras. It is only a starting point, from which you will hopefully continue to research and find what best suits your workflow. The information provided here might not be accurate or relevant. You are solely responsible for your decisions and actions.
Also, don’t forget to read about the important quirks and features of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (Amazon, B&H) for video shooters.
When you can and want to control the focus, that’s when. This applies to corporate videos, fictional work of any kind, documentaries, etc. Hp procurve 1810-8g user manual.
The key factor is the kind of manual focus you want. The professionals use follow focus systems, but even if that’s overkill for you, you need to ensure the focus ring on the lens is solid, smooth and reliable enough to consistently nail focus. The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (Amazon, B&H) has focus peaking, so you can nail focus by looking at the back LCD.
The one big gotcha is the focus-by-wire mechanism of many of the native lenses. This means you don’t get the same amount of focus for an equivalent amount of turn. You can’t get any kind of muscle memory going, and you’re totally dependent on the lens for the job. What’s worse, each lens will behave a bit differently! For this reason, I only recommend lenses for manual focus where the focus ring is good enough for professional use.
Here are my suggestions, budget-wise:
Here are my suggestions:
Low budget:
Best value for money:
Seriously, you can’t beat this combo. Some complain that the Voigtlander is a bit soft. But a bit soft with 4K doesn’t really matter. In fact, it’ll make skin tones look much creamier. I can’t think of a better system, especially because you need an excellent focusing mechanism at f/0.95.
If your Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K is being regularly used for cinema-level work (and I doubt that), a full set of Veydra primes (Amazon, B&H) might be the way to go.
What are the best telephoto lenses for manual focus?
With telephoto lenses accurate focus is critical. Here are my suggestions:
Overall though, I’m not too sure about getting telephoto lenses with manual focus unless you’re on a tripod and have a solid focusing strategy. If you’re going to run and gun it choose Panasonic lenses that also offer OIS.
The Veydra primes (Amazon, B&H) seem like a great option if you want a set of color-matched cine lenses that have standard front diameters and focus rings. But they have three disadvantages I can’t reconcile:
This is just me, I’m not saying these lenses are bad or anything. They offer decent image quality and construction, but still, I don’t see the value. Most people will be using the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K (Amazon, B&H) for run and gun or low budget film work.
How do you know if a lens can be used or not? First, you need to know what the flange focal distance is.
Here’s information on each mount, in increasing order of the focal flange distance:
Mount | Focal Flange Distance in mm |
C C-Mount | 17.526 |
E Sony E-mount | 18 |
FZ Sony | 18 |
MFT Micro Four Thirds mount | 19.25 |
M Leica M mount | 27.8 |
FT Four Thirds mount | 38.67 |
FD Canon Manual FD mount | 42 |
EF Canon EOS EF mount | 44 |
EF-S Canon EOS EF-S mount | 44 |
A Minolta/Sony A-mount | 44.5 |
K Pentax K-mount | 45.46 |
F Nikon F-mount | 46.5 |
R Leica R-mount | 47 |
PL Arri PL mount | 52 |
I have highlighted the MFT flange focal distance in blue. Any lens designed for a camera system that has a greater flange focal distance can be used on the GH5. From the table above, anything below can be adapted. On the other hand, Sony E lenses cannot be adapted.
So you can use Canon FD, Canon EF, Nikon F, Arri PL, Leica M and R, Pentax K and even older Four Thirds lenses on the GH5. And a lot more.
Third-party lenses come in their own lens mounts. So you need some sort of adapter that comes between the lens and the camera. This adapter does two things:
The typical lens adapter does only these two things, so there’s nothing in the adapter, no lens or optics. It’s just hollow inside.
Important information regarding lens adapters:
There are a few brands making adapters, and I’ve found one brand that consistently performs well is Metabones (Amazon, B&H). Other brands I’ve heard good things of are Novoflex (Amazon, B&H) and Voigtlander (Amazon, B&H). The consistent thing about these brands are the price. They know they’re good, and they are priced accordingly.
A lot of people think the cheaper brands are good enough, and spending more for one of the top three are a waste of money. I don’t agree. It’s like eating a fat-fueled diet all your life. It feels fine when you’re young, but once the problems start they’ll never go away. Cheap adapters walk and talk like the real thing, but they’re ruining your experience in ways you won’t know until it’s too late.
Having said that, there’s no reason why a cheaper adapter can’t exist. So if you find one that works for you, no problem. More power to you.
The Speed Booster is a lens adapter, expect it has an optical element inside it. So if there’s a lens in it it stands to reason it must accomplish something specific.
The name “Speed Booster” is from Metabones. There are other companies making similar designs, and this optical design is called a focal reducer. However, because Metabones was the first one out, and the one with the best pedigree, I recommend only Metabones (Amazon, B&H) – unless you are short of cash. In which case look at other options.
Here’s a video about what speed boosters or focal reducers are, and my review of the Aputure Lens Regain (Amazon, B&H):
What does a Speed Booster do differently?
The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K has a crop factor of about 1.9x. So, e.g., if you use a Canon 50mm lens on it, you’ll get an equivalent of 95mm. If you want a wider angle of view, you need wider lenses. The problem is, let’s say you buy a 14mm wide angle lens (which is pretty wide for full frame) and adapt it to the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. On this camera, you’ll only get an angle of view equivalent to about 27mm, which is not that wide.
As we’ve seen in the previous chapter, there are wide angle lenses available for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, but not many.
This is where the Speed Booster shines. It does two things, both seemingly miraculous:
What numbers to look for in a Speed Booster or focal reducer
When you look at the specs of a Speed Booster or similar focal reducer, you’ll see some numbers like this:
The former tells you how much wider your lens will get. E.g., with the same 50mm lens, with the 1.9x crop factor you get 95mm. Now with a 0.64x focal reducer, say, you get 0.64 x 95 or 61mm. Not as wide as 50mm, but still good.
The latter tells you how much of a light increase you get. This increase happens as an aperture increase. E.g., if the 50mm lens is an f/2, and you get a 1 stop increase, now the lens is effectively an f/1.4. With a 1.3 stop increase it’s effectively an f/1.2.
So does this mean you can widen any lens and increase the aperture to zero?
No to both.
Ultimately, the insides of the adapter will limit the final angle of view. So there are lenses that will vignette on the Speed Booster. Wide angle lenses have this problem, depending on how the focal reducer is designed. You’ll see an example of this in the next section.
Secondly, if you use a lens with an aperture of f/0.95, you’ll get about f/0.7, but that’s about it. If you use a lens with a native aperture of f/0.7, you won’t get f/0.5. They physics has a limit. Each focal reducer has its own aperture limit. Some are f/0.9, some are f/0.7. Know this before you invest.
Lastly, adding an optical element between the lens and the sensor will degrade image quality. It’s not a question of if, but by how much. And more importantly, how much image quality are you willing to sacrifice for the benefits? For most web-based work I don’t think it’s a big problem, but for high-end productions the quality loss might be an issue.
There are two Speed Booster versions available for the GH5 (not in all mounts):
Only if you already have Nikon/Canon or other lenses that can be adapted. Here are some ideas for you to ponder over:
The bottom line is, you only buy the Speed Booster to adapt existing lenses that would otherwise go to waste. With it you get a close angle of view and good aperture performance, so it’s worth it. For the rest, forget focal reducers.
There’s no such thing. Any lens is good if it meets your purpose. Even the best lenses are crap if it doesn’t get you the image you want. So, if you have to ask this question, then the problem is you. The best advice I can give is, if you don’t know which lens is good for you, then it’s not time to buy any lens yet. Get some experience, shoot a lot and slowly the right lenses will be made evident to you. And guess what? At that time, the money you didn’t spend will still be available. But this time for the right lenses.
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Which lenses do I prefer?
Now this is a more valid question. I prefer Nikon lenses (Amazon, B&H), and if you have more money, then definitely Leica R primes.
Nikon F/G is the only mount that ticks all boxes:
There are three kinds of adapters for the Nikon mount:
I recommend the G to MFT adapter. Even if you’re using F lenses, like I am, you can set the adapter aperture to wide open and just use your lens instead. But you have the option of G lenses if you ever need it. The price difference isn’t that great so it’s not an issue.
Here are recommended prime lenses from the Nikon stable:
Focal Length | Cheap Option | Filter Thread (mm) | Approx Price |
Fish-eye | Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED | None | $499 |
Sigma 15mm f/2.8 | None | $609 | |
Nikon 16mm f/2.8D | None | $899 | |
Wide | Samyang 14mm f/2.8 | None | $399 |
Nikon 14mm f/2.8D | None | $1,399 | |
Zeiss Distagon T* 15mm f/2.8 ZF.2 | 95 | $2,950 | |
Zeiss Distagon T* 18mm F/3.5 ZF.2 | 82 | $1,395 | |
Nikon 20mm f/2.8 | 62 | $675 | |
Zeiss Distagon T* 21mm F/2.8 ZF.2 | 82 | $1,843 | |
Samyang 24mm f/1.4 | 77 | $669 | |
Nikon 24mm f/1.4G | 77 | $1,879 | |
Zeiss Distagon T* 25mm f/2.0 ZF.2 | 67 | $1,699 | |
Nikon 28mm f/1.8G | 67 | $697 | |
Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm f/2.0 ZF.2 | 58 | $1,283 | |
Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art | 67 | $899 | |
Normal | Nikon 50mm f/1.2 AIS | 52 | $700 |
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art | 77 | $949 | |
Zeiss 55mm f/1.4 Otus | 77 | $3,990 | |
Nikon Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D | 62 | $469 | |
Sigma 70mm f/2.8 | 62 | $459 | |
Samyang 85mm f/1.4 | 72 | $299 | |
Nikon 85mm f/1.4D | 77 | $969 | |
Zeiss Otus 85mm f/1.4 | 86 | $4,490 | |
Telephoto | Tamron 90mm f/2.8 SP Macro 1:1 | 58 | $749 |
Tokina 100mm f/2.8 AT-X | 55 | $399 | |
Zeiss Makro-Planar T* 100mm f/2 ZF.2 | 67 | $1,843 | |
Nikon 105mm f/2.0D | 72 | $1,049 | |
Nikon 135mm f/2.0D | 72 | $1,150 | |
Sigma 150mm f/2.8 | 72 | $1,099 | |
Nikon 200mm f/4.0D | 62 | $1,649 | |
Nikon 300mm f/4D | 77 | $1,134 |
The lenses marked in bold are my favorites. The ones in green are what I own. Don’t forget, you can buy many of these Nikon lenses used in great condition. I’ve only listed new prices.
Zoom lenses are all about convenience. The one major gotcha with zoom lenses is that most low end zoom lenses are not parfocal. But this is all you have.
So to really get the benefit of manual focus and zooms, you’ll find you’re always pining for the most expensive options.
Sigma is the best brand to get, if you’re going third-party. They have two classy zooms:
Remember, you’ll need an adapter for these lenses. Should you go third-party or native (as mentioned in the last article)? I recommend native, really. Third-party zooms are usually made for full frame cameras, so are heavier. Plus you need to add an adapter as well. Not worth it, unless you have the lenses already.
In the next and last article we’ll look at Super 16mm lenses and C-mount lenses.
Feel free to use the search boxes below to find lenses and adapters. It won’t cost you extra:
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