PollsArchive
What's your take on the BlackMagic Cinema Camera
- 12-bit RAW CinemaDNG, or 10-bit ProRes/DNxHD! (35%, 192 Votes)
- Crop factor bothers me (28%, 154 Votes)
- Love it, thinking about it (26%, 142 Votes)
- no changeable battery (and 90 minute life) is deal breaker (25%, 138 Votes)
- waiting to see some decent tests (24%, 133 Votes)
- No 60fps or higher is disappointing (16%, 88 Votes)
- Love the free software (15%, 84 Votes)
- the sensor isn't enough (13%, 72 Votes)
- Love it, already pre-ordered (13%, 70 Votes)
- 2.5k is going to be great! (10%, 57 Votes)
- Lack of high ISO shooting is deal breaker (ISO 1600 is tops) (9%, 51 Votes)
- the shape bothers me (4%, 22 Votes)
- HD-SDI out is brilliant (4%, 22 Votes)
- LCD input is wonderful (2%, 11 Votes)
- 2.5k? Huh? what's with that? (2%, 10 Votes)
- don't like it - there's just something I don't like (1%, 8 Votes)
- Love the form factor (1%, 8 Votes)
- The TRS connectors for audio are perfect (1%, 4 Votes)
Total Voters: 549
Start Date: May 8, 2012 @ 8:57 am
End Date: No Expiry
How often do you use Magic Lantern?
- All the time (41%, 247 Votes)
- never (19%, 116 Votes)
- I can't use it because I have a 7D (15%, 91 Votes)
- 75% (7%, 41 Votes)
- rarely (7%, 40 Votes)
- 50% (6%, 33 Votes)
- 25% (5%, 29 Votes)
Total Voters: 597
Start Date: April 2, 2012 @ 8:42 am
End Date: No Expiry
What are your top 5 needs in your next pro HDSLR?
- Full Frame sensor (43%, 2,087 Votes)
- High ISO recording with very low noise (39%, 1,851 Votes)
- Fast and accurate autofocus in stills (30%, 1,435 Votes)
- Fast autofocus in video recording (22%, 1,075 Votes)
- RAW video (similar to RED Raw) (21%, 1,015 Votes)
- 60 fps at 1080 video (18%, 870 Votes)
- Higher resolving power of the sensor (sharper) (18%, 864 Votes)
- Articulating screen (17%, 840 Votes)
- Larger Sensor (more megapixels) (17%, 825 Votes)
- Reduced jello (rolling shutter) (15%, 724 Votes)
- 4k video (13%, 613 Votes)
- Something greater than 60fps 1080 video (13%, 602 Votes)
- Full HDMI HD output with no screen info (12%, 591 Votes)
- smaller, lighter, cheaper full frame body (12%, 590 Votes)
- Built in ND filters (12%, 584 Votes)
- GPS location data (12%, 554 Votes)
- 4:4:4 output or better Codec (11%, 543 Votes)
- Dual storage cards (11%, 535 Votes)
- Reduced moire in video (10%, 464 Votes)
- Focus peaking or other focus assit tools (9%, 450 Votes)
- Timelapse functionality (9%, 447 Votes)
- Silent shooting (stills and video) (9%, 430 Votes)
- Wireless file transfer built in (8%, 403 Votes)
- Higher continuous stills shooting (8%, 367 Votes)
- up to 7 exp bracketing (7%, 347 Votes)
- In camera HDR (6%, 306 Votes)
- Audio levels display during recording (6%, 284 Votes)
- XLR inputs (5%, 264 Votes)
- Magnify image during recording to check focus (5%, 237 Votes)
- Multiple crop factors (Nikon D4 has this now) (5%, 224 Votes)
- Mirrorless (EVIL) (5%, 218 Votes)
- Headphone Jack (4%, 212 Votes)
- 10 bit video output (4%, 202 Votes)
- infinite DOF using bracketing (4%, 177 Votes)
- Zebras or other exposure assist (3%, 164 Votes)
- S-log or C-log or similar (3%, 137 Votes)
- Crop sensor (2%, 97 Votes)
- Modular construction to build your own camera (2%, 94 Votes)
- Crop marks for different video formats (2:35 ex) (2%, 93 Votes)
- On screen histogram and waveform during recording (2%, 86 Votes)
- Enhanced Audio (2%, 80 Votes)
- Built in stereo mic (1%, 72 Votes)
- Touch screen menus (1%, 64 Votes)
- Optional PL mount (1%, 35 Votes)
- Camcorder body shape (1%, 34 Votes)
- Variable bit rates (1%, 32 Votes)
- 4/3 sensor (0%, 21 Votes)
Total Voters: 4,805
Start Date: April 1, 2012 @ 9:02 am
End Date: No Expiry
If you're not excited by the Canon EOS 5D Mark III, why not? (Pick your top 3)
- Too expensive (61%, 432 Votes)
- No 1080 60fps (720 just isn't enough) (21%, 152 Votes)
- Not enough new features (17%, 117 Votes)
- I'd rather spend extra on lenses (16%, 113 Votes)
- Nikon D800 is better (16%, 110 Votes)
- The HDMI out isn't clean (13%, 95 Votes)
- no autofocus in video (13%, 93 Votes)
- The video enhancements aren't enough (12%, 85 Votes)
- Needed higher resolution than 22mp (10%, 74 Votes)
- The HDMI out is still compressed (10%, 72 Votes)
- no 4k video (7%, 53 Votes)
- There's no articulating screen (6%, 45 Votes)
- other (please comment below) (5%, 32 Votes)
Total Voters: 709
Start Date: March 4, 2012 @ 8:27 pm
End Date: No Expiry
Will you be buying the Canon EOS 5D Mark III?
- Yes (56%, 930 Votes)
- No (44%, 734 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,664
Start Date: March 4, 2012 @ 8:27 pm
End Date: No Expiry













