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Maschwitz  Blackmagic's New Cameras  Blackmagic Design announced
today what was leaked last night—two new cameras.   The
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera would easily be mistaken for a
Sony NEX5 or Panasonic GH1. It’s tiny, solid, and a joy to
hold—even before you realize that it has a 1920x1080 Super-16
sensor with 13 stops of dynamic range, an active MFT mount. Also
available for preorder at B&H for the is-there-a-zero-missing
price of $995.  I’m told that the reson Blackmagic isn’t touting
the dynamic range of the 4K camera is that it’s about a stop
less than that of the Pocket. Aparently that’s the cost of the
global shutter.  Both cameras shoot Cinema DNG (lossy compressed
even, in the case of the 4K model), ProRes (which I bet will be
the more popular choice), and are said to ship in July.  Will
they ship on time? One has to h