Brad Hurley wrote:If you stick with the original Pocket you of course have more money available for other priorities, as you pointed out, but at these price points the camera tends to be one of the less expensive elements of your entire video/film arsenal.
This is a good point, as it won't change the cost significantly, once I've factored in what I need to make the BMPCC usable for a shoot like (currently my setup is minimal).
I know some people prefer the colour science of the OG but not sure if it's worth sacrificing both BRAW and 60fps (and 4K undoubtedly in the future) for that...
John Paines wrote:Whether you shoot 4K or full-sensor HD, the image of the BMPCC 4K is much cleaner, the colors are more accurate and I believe you'll see more DR, particularly if you shoot full-sensor HD.
I thought DR of both OG and 4K were almost identical in real-world tests?
livetheshot wrote:If your question ultimately comes down to whether you’ll have the camera by the time you start production, you could always rent one if your order hasn’t been delivered yet.
Renting may not be a crazy idea.
John Paines wrote:There something else you should be aware of: full sensor HD on the BMPCC 4K has far more apparent detail than the BMPCC, meaning you'd probably want to consider a Promist or similar filter for at least some shots. Or "mist" in post, if need be.
This is a really interesting point. I know the images from the 4K are looking a lot sharper than the OG but I don't know if that's due to the downsampling from a 4K image to 1080p. If I shoot at 4K I'm likely to deliver at that resolution. So if it's due to downsampling, that shouldn't be a problem. If it's the sensor in general, then yep, I may have to look at Pro mist filters. I didn't realise they existed - I wonder how often they're actually used?