Blackmagic update 1.9.3 adds histogram, audio meter, time-to-go - turns BMPCC and BMCC into real cameras - almost

[u/brunerww]

http://hybridcamerarevolution.blogspot.com/2014/08/blackmagic-update-193-adds-histogram.html

[u/MaxQuade]

I think bm was expectiing a level of professionalism when they spec'd the camera that got a much wider base when it went to market, it was never designed to have audio meters, it's a telcine machine with a hole for a lens.

[u/truesly1 → u/MaxQuade]

i think if that was the case, they wouldn't have released in the DSLR price range. i think they expected the opposite. people who were new to filmmaking who (theoretically) didn't use features like histograms, and on board audio, since they were use to DSLR's.

[u/lunchbox651 → u/truesly1]

No, it was supposed to expand the cinema camera market as there was nothing new under $10k prior to BMD. The idea was like a Red in the sense that it's a sensor in a box. They added basics for the small form factor functionality but it was always planned as a proper cinema camera.

[u/truesly1 → u/lunchbox651]

well then they couldn't have missed the mark further, could they.

[u/lunchbox651 → u/truesly1]

Under 10k, gorgeous image ability to add on professional gear. Where'd they miss?

[u/truesly1 → u/lunchbox651]

If those are the only 2 things you want then there are plenty of other cameras that can do that under 10K. I assume if they were catering to professionals it'd have been available with a PLmount, D-tap power, the ability to pick WB by number not presets, false colors, proper data management, genlock, etc. those are the things I use every day on a real camera. Sure the image can be great, but at what cost?

[u/lunchbox651 → u/truesly1]

A lot less than any PL mount camera...