maxwelltub
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MFT- Micro Four Thirds.
2015 NAB News: Blackmagic Micro Cinema Cam, Tiny, Drone-Specific Super16 RAW Camera
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Giovanni59
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He knows that, he was asking what Active MFT is
maxwelltub
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Oh sorry, active means it has the electrical contacts to talk to the lens. So you can control lens through the camera, or sbus port in this case.
Cheshirecat
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Does that active - MFT control include Aperture as well as Focus?
maxwelltub
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yes, if your lens is an active mft equipt lens. So cine glass or older lenses have all the controls on gears or on the barrel. Active means those controls are done electronically by the camera. So canon l glass is active but obviously won't work on a MFT camera. If your lens has little brass contacts on the mount and its MFT then it is active which almost always includes focus aperture, and sometimes zoom if it is a zoom lens.
Cheshirecat
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Thanks for the confirmation
econfly
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I canceled my Blackmagic micro order today. I knew they would never deliver on "mid-July", but thought maybe late August would be more likely. Well, it's the end of October and Blackmagic still has not delivered. With winter inbound I wouldn't get the thing in the air much until next spring, and by then I'll re-evaluate whether the micro is worth it.
John Doecliff
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I wish they would make it available to the public. This is the camera that I want.
violetwolf
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Me too, but if they haven't released it you know there's something wrong with it... Damn
John Doecliff
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Maybe they were just too optimistic with there release date but I will be watching for reviews when it finally does arrive. I would rather they get it right than release it with issues and address them after everyone complains.
SamaraMedia
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I thought B&H has it listed on their site as in stock?
SamaraMedia
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Sony just announced a new micro 3/4 today the a6300 that sounds interesting for about a grand http://link.bandh.com/YesConnect/HtmlMessagePreview?plCzKeEM9rNJPZCH1MDIRXw/CvFRkfsHeMTAcCKUz4s=.enc
SamaraMedia
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Saw Nick's post on Instagram, thanks for posting the test video
Unless I read it wrong, there's nothing that's micro 4/3's about this new cam. Sensor is APS-C sized and body uses Sony E-mount. Interested to see how the codec handles the slomo. Specs say only 60Mbps for 1080 @ 120fps. Nice to some other smaller options coming soon.
SamaraMedia
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You're right, assumed it was 4/3. Still not a bad option from the money if you're trying to get a way from a GoPro.
More options too come? What you hearing?
More options too come? What you hearing?
SamaraMedia
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After closer review, the micro has so many more useful options than the a6300 that for the same price I would agree. My 8 year old MacBook Pro could probably do without the 4k. And checking B&H this morning you're all correct that it is not available now, could have sworn about a month or two when I visited the store their site said it was available but when I looked for it I could not find it.