Bergante wrote:Hello,
I am new to the forum. I am considering getting a second hand original BMPCC. The price is very good.
I am aware of the limitations but it ticks all boxes for me.
When you say you're "aware of the limitations," it's good to be sure you fully understand them (I'm not trying to dissuade you, it's a great camera and I still use mine):
1. Biggest challenge these days is finding compatible SD cards. There are several threads here dedicated to that topic. The surest but most expensive option is from Angelbird; they are low in stock on their compatible cards and list them as "unavailable" on their website but if you write to them they will reply and let you know if they still have any. I bought a couple of cards from them last month. If you want something cheaper, check the threads to find out which exact models of which exact brands have worked for people.
2. The HDMI-out port is quite fragile and you need to be careful to avoid breaking it. Some cages come with an HDMI cable clamp (again, the Tilta cage is a great choice here if you can find a used one).
You can learn a lot more by reading the BMPCC 1080p Survival guide here:
http://data.pleintekst.nl/Blackmagic_Po ... Guide.html. It hasn't been updated since 2018, so doesn't mention the more recent challenge of finding compatible SD cards (SanDisk discontinued their old compatible models a few years back), so you should ignore the section entitled "Storage Media," but everything else in that guide related to the camera itself still holds. The section on color grading doesn't mention Resolve Color Management and has a few other problems but overall I think this "survival guide" is useful.
Resolve 18 Studio, Mac Pro 3.0 GHz 8-core, 32 gigs RAM, dual AMD D700 GPU.
Audio I/O: Sound Devices USBPre-2