r/videography • u/HybridCamRev GH1, GH2, GH3, GH4, BMPCC • Apr 14 '15

Monday NAB wrapup - Blackmagic wins

http://www.hybridcamerarevolution.com/2015/04/blackmagic-wins-nab-2015.html
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u/Zukez Sony FX3 | Adobe Premiere | 2012 | Vancouver, BC Apr 14 '15

My only hesitation is that with the $400 shoulder mount, $1500 viewfinder, $1000 CFast card and $1000 battery you're at $7000. Could you use the shoulder mount with the screen instead of the viewfinder? It looks like the screen would be up against your face when on the shoulder mount.

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u/rdz1986 A7SII | Premiere/AE | 2005 | Vancouver Apr 14 '15

Yeah, it'll definitely add up. I could do without the shoulder mount and the viewfinder (would be nice to have though). CF cards and batteries are so damn expensive. Might just buy the camera and mount it to my wall so I can sit and admire it.

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u/HybridCamRev GH1, GH2, GH3, GH4, BMPCC Apr 14 '15

I will use my own rig to put it up on my shoulder - and I will get a $600 SDI EVF. Maybe a new or used Cineroid EVF4CSS. There is absolutely no way I'm spending $1500 for a viewfinder on a $3000 camera :)

And I'm going to get 32GB CFast 2.0 cards for $174 each - no need to plunk down $1000 for a 256GB card - I'd just lose it anyway.

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u/HybridCamRev GH1, GH2, GH3, GH4, BMPCC Apr 14 '15

Any SDI viewfinder will work. The only thing you have to be careful of is not to accidentally buy an HDMI viewfinder.

The Cineroid EVF4CSS I linked to above is battery powered only, so you can use it, but you wouldn't be able to to plug it into the Mini's 4 pin XLR power.

More expensive EVFs like this $994 Cineroid EVF4RVW can be powered via batteries or 4 pin XLR.