spike wrote:Peter posted something from Kholi a page back. I'm not saying he's wrong (which on some points he actually is) but I will say that people should be objective, which he is not.
I'm pretty objective, unless I don't line up with the way that you think, then you'll consider me non-objective.
He has been the biggest BMCC fanboy since day one even contributing massively to bmcuser... I may be wrong but it seems like it is actually HIS site?
I am a fanboy... of great images. 5DMKIII does not produce a great image, it produces an acceptable one. So does the DVX100 in the right circumstance, FS100, and nearly every other camera on the market. If were here to discuss acceptable, then I should leave this conversation; I'm around to discuss advancement in image quality.
Speaking of discussion, relying on the term "fanboy" to defend your point of view is sloppy, and I see your post as antagonistic and completely out-of-sync with what I actually said. Why out of context?
Lastly, you are wrong, I don't own BMCuser.
I am no BMD fanboy but I do appreciate a good camera and to call the MKIII a BAD camera is ridiculous. If you look at imdb you will see MANY films that used the MKII & III is some capacity. The Avengers, for example.
Where did I call the camera bad? I said it was not a good lowlight camera.
The DVX100 has been used in some context, I've put a good fifteen hacked GH2s on major motion pictures and broadcast dramas (recently a Denzel Washington picture and the ABC show RED WIDOW) shooting right along side Alexas.
Again, why out of context?
It's a reliable, solid, great piece of kit and to simply brush it off in as little as one post is not doing it justice.
The camera can be reliable, short of shut offs due to overheating. The Hack? Has it proven reliable over an extended period of time?
How many high budget films or TV shows have used the BMCC? Apart from that other fanboys AUS shows... none! The camera is not reliable enough in the field to warrant the use of a camera like the BMCC on a high budget show.
If it's being used on a show, it's reliable enough. Perhaps not readily available.
Right along side with GoPros. If your point that "movies use it" holds any weight, then we should all be shooting on GoPros as well.
This defensive argument is never actually solid fodder for forward-thinking conversation. But, again, I supposed you weren't actually responding to a single thing I posted, and just thinking out loud, right?
My point is this; fanboys get scared when their precious is about to be competed with. I and many others welcome competition. It just means more choice for the customer!
Thanks
Let's be realistic: camera competition has no effect on the work that I do. I have access to every single digital cinema camera out on the market right now, and every DSLR worth shooting on. I'll use what is required, and every job isn't BV1 right now.
I don't lose jobs to gear.
Discussion is great, at least try to remain within context when responding... to me, anyway.