New Blackmagic 2.5K Camera for $2995

cinecameratv 3 Sep 2012 15:07
It's September 3rd. Did it start shipping?
JHDT_Productions 3 Sep 2012 15:13
Yes, but very limited numbers in this first wave.
LUXORPYRAMID 6 Sep 2012 01:55
Curiosity: Has BBC approved the new cameras like the 5D Mk III, the Canon XF150, or the Blackmagic Cine Cam?

Before they had a PDF file. Now they link to this page ("The BBC uses the EBU’s Recommendations for high definition cameras."):
http://tech.ebu.ch/camtest

The Nikon D800 seems to have been rejected (see last sentence).
http://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3335_s02.pdf

The Canon C300 was approved this summer.
http://www.canon.co.uk/About_Us/Press_Centre/Press_Releases/Consumer_News/Digital_Cinema/EOS_C300_receives_coveted_broadcaster_approval.aspx
wideweb 6 Sep 2012 06:03
Thanks, LUXOR. This is very important information. I guess I will stay with Canon.
LUXORPYRAMID 6 Sep 2012 14:49
I found more test here. The C300 is the last one in page 3.
http://tech.ebu.ch/Jahia/site/tech/cache/offonce/camtest/CamTestReports01;jsessionid=063A931FF06BCD5F588B6632E56BAE22.jahia1
motion_poland 6 Sep 2012 18:58
Philip Bloom review:
http://philipbloom.net/2012/09/05/bmd/
LUXORPYRAMID 6 Sep 2012 23:20
Good to know that the included software may need a beast multiprocessor I7 computer. I have a single processor I7 pc.

Everything else (regarding the cons) is no big deal.
cinecameratv 7 Sep 2012 14:52
I found this page very useful:http://www.personal-view.com/faqs/blackmagic-cinema-camera/workflow

So according to this site "BlackMagic does not care for PC users". It is designed for Macs.

I am a PC user ;-/

Is it true that Canon's Image Stabilization does not work in this camera, so it need to fix to a tripod?
JHDT_Productions 7 Sep 2012 14:58
They announced a Passive Micro Four Thirds model of the camera to be shipped in December.
I'm hoping they aren't tinkering with more updates and delaying the shipping of the first model.
cinecameratv 7 Sep 2012 17:18
Blackmagic Cinema Camera with a passive micro 4/3 mount. Philip Bloom is going to return his BCC. This is one of the things he wanted changed. Passive mount. This means that you have to focus manually and no IS.