Summary of Contents for Blackmagicdesign Blackmagic Pocket
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FILMMAKING I BLACK MAGIC POCKET 4K QUICK GUIDE & NOTES...
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Zeiss BMPCC 4k camera body with: 28 mm f 2.0 lens - Shape CBM4K cage - Metabones N/F – MFT Ultra 0.71x speed booster Zeiss - removable Canon LP-E6 style internal battery 50 mm 58 mm diameter - Manfrotto tripod plate Pro-X Powerbase 70 f 1.4 lens variable ND filter...
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PLAN A MINIMUM OF 1 HOUR FOR CHECK OUT & PREP 1. IN CAMERA MENU >SET-UP: PRESS “FACTORY RESET” 2. PHYSICALLY INSPECT ALL LENSES 3. MOUNT LENSES ON CAMERA AND CHECK FOCUS 4. INSPECT ALL FILTERS AND ALL ACCESSORIES 4. BUILD TRIPOD, MOUNT & BALANCE THE CAMERA 5.
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MICRO FOUR THIRDS SENSOR MICRO FOUR THIRDS MOUNT...
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CAMERA IS EQUIPPED WITH A SPECIALIZED ADAPTER “METABONES SPEEDBOOSTER”...
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IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT METABONES ADAPTER 1. STAYS ON THE CAMERA 2. MUST BE TREATED WITH CARE AS IT CONTAINS AN OPTICAL ELEMENT 3. SPECIAL MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS for 28mm and 50mm...
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STEP 1: BEFORE ATTACHING LENS STOP LENS DOWN TO MAXIMUM (E.G., F22)
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STEP 2: ALIGN WHITE LENS NOTCH WITH RED DOT ON ADAPTER...
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KEEP IN MIND THAT THE BOOSTER INCREASES THE SPEED OF YOUR LENS BY 1-STOP THE TOKINA 11-20 ZOOM NORMALLY HAS MAX APERTURE OF 2.8 WITH ADAPTER MAX APERTURE IS 2.0...
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THE ZOOM NORMALLY HAS MAX APERTURE OF 2.8 F = 2.0 1=2.8 2=4 3=5.6 etc.
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ZEBRA DEPENDING ON HOW BRIGHT YOU WANT YOUR HIGHLIGHTS 85% IS FULL MATTE WHITE* 95% IS SPECULAR WHITE 100% IS BLOWN DON’T SET ZEBRA TO 100% *DEPENDING ON AMBIENT CONTEXT...
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HISTOGRAM NEEDS TO BE INTERPRETED WATCH EXTREME ENDS...
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AVOID ALLOWING SIGNAL TO ENTER THE EXTREME RIGHT OR LEFT VERTICAL SCALE...
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