I agree with you Thomas.
When using a standard video camera I usually set the zebra level to 100+, so I have an idea of what is clipped and what is not. I feel the BMCC should at least provide the option for setting zebra level at a video level when shooting in video mode. Zebra based on sensor-level clipping is totally useless in video mode. All this is another example of the beta nature of the BMCC's firmware. I'm hoping there will be a mass update when the 4k camera comes out.
Fortunately I barely ever shoot in video mode (I've pretty much used my cameras in raw mode only).
It's like we've got a BMD fan club here... and any brother who speaks out of turn is exiled.
Who the hell would want VU meters anyway ?
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