Full Frame BMPCC anytime soon?
Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 5:53 pm
I know that Blackmagic does a great job in listening to its customers' needs, and by watching everyday's cinema camera news, reviews and customers' wishes, I think it's about the right time to "pose" that million dollar question:
-Should we expect to see a FF Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera anytime soon?
As Ι am not expecting anyone from BMD to just "pop-out" and give a straight answer to this, (as we already know and respect the non-disclosure policy of our beloved company), I would at least appreciate if some technical person, either from Blackmagic, or some other technician/connoisseur of the current [FF] sensor technology, could at least shed some light to any of these (logical to me) following questions:
1) Would there be any Full Frame Sensor [of current technology] capable of recording 12bit BRAW at any given resolution and bitrate?
2) And If the answer is 'yes', then next question is, what would be the limits on such (a) resolution(s) and bitrate(s)? (based on current FF sensor technology of course!)
PERSONALLY, I would be more than happy If I could have a FF BMPCC 4K able to record 12bit BRAW at 48, 50 or 60 fps (but 48 is more than enough for me), in 5:1 or 8:1, or even 12:1 compression ratio (depending on selected fps), and recording to an SSD drive. A very welcome addition would be an in-sensor downscaling from 6k, (as I don't think it would be very do-able to make a straight FF 6k-recording camera with these specs and still keep the budget low, which is what...
...has made the (original) BMPCC 4K not only THE MOST revolutionary cinema product EVER (imho), but (most importantly) Blackmagic Design has made a HUGE WORLDWIDE SOCIOLOGICAL IMPACT to us, aspiring artists/cinematographers, in making our visions come true!! And THIS ALONE, in my honest opinion, IS PRICELESS, and will be remembered and appreciated from both current AND next generation upcoming cinematographers, for many years to come!!!
So THANK YOU BLACKMAGIC for giving such a great (BMPCC 4K) to the world, and I was wondering if you could do the same with Full Frame, ESPECIALLY if Mr Brian Caldwell from Metabones, or maybe KIPON Adapters, would be kind enough to Design a Medium Format Speed Booster for that camera too, that will let us experiment with some Great Vintage MF glasses as well?? (From Pentax, or Haselblad, Kiev88, Mamiya ....there's plenty of to find!!)
As I'm not a technical person, would someone be kind enough (with an educated technical background and who is also up-to date with current Full-Frame Sensor technology) make a speculation, or an (educated) guess, about what could we expect next, preferably, with a time speculation (if possible)?? THANK Y'ALL!!!
-Should we expect to see a FF Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera anytime soon?
As Ι am not expecting anyone from BMD to just "pop-out" and give a straight answer to this, (as we already know and respect the non-disclosure policy of our beloved company), I would at least appreciate if some technical person, either from Blackmagic, or some other technician/connoisseur of the current [FF] sensor technology, could at least shed some light to any of these (logical to me) following questions:
1) Would there be any Full Frame Sensor [of current technology] capable of recording 12bit BRAW at any given resolution and bitrate?
2) And If the answer is 'yes', then next question is, what would be the limits on such (a) resolution(s) and bitrate(s)? (based on current FF sensor technology of course!)
PERSONALLY, I would be more than happy If I could have a FF BMPCC 4K able to record 12bit BRAW at 48, 50 or 60 fps (but 48 is more than enough for me), in 5:1 or 8:1, or even 12:1 compression ratio (depending on selected fps), and recording to an SSD drive. A very welcome addition would be an in-sensor downscaling from 6k, (as I don't think it would be very do-able to make a straight FF 6k-recording camera with these specs and still keep the budget low, which is what...
...has made the (original) BMPCC 4K not only THE MOST revolutionary cinema product EVER (imho), but (most importantly) Blackmagic Design has made a HUGE WORLDWIDE SOCIOLOGICAL IMPACT to us, aspiring artists/cinematographers, in making our visions come true!! And THIS ALONE, in my honest opinion, IS PRICELESS, and will be remembered and appreciated from both current AND next generation upcoming cinematographers, for many years to come!!!
So THANK YOU BLACKMAGIC for giving such a great (BMPCC 4K) to the world, and I was wondering if you could do the same with Full Frame, ESPECIALLY if Mr Brian Caldwell from Metabones, or maybe KIPON Adapters, would be kind enough to Design a Medium Format Speed Booster for that camera too, that will let us experiment with some Great Vintage MF glasses as well?? (From Pentax, or Haselblad, Kiev88, Mamiya ....there's plenty of to find!!)
As I'm not a technical person, would someone be kind enough (with an educated technical background and who is also up-to date with current Full-Frame Sensor technology) make a speculation, or an (educated) guess, about what could we expect next, preferably, with a time speculation (if possible)?? THANK Y'ALL!!!