Cinema Raw: Shooting and Color Grading with the Ikonoskop, Digital Bolex, and Blackmagic Cinema Cameras

Very interesting book covering the advances in raw cinema cameras over the last few years.I was a little disappointed. I thought that it would discus color grading from log perspective. It does talk about grading but only in a very general way. Certainly not an in depth color grading manual. More so a history textbook.A great read though, especially if you are new to raw 12 bit cameras.But if your looking for color grading theory, check out books by Alexis Van Hurkman.

Most of what is in this book is readily and easily found online for free, so bare that in mind when purchasing it. That said, it's still got some pretty neat information and links that do make it worth checking out.

A good book for all you raw shooters. I own a BMCC and this book is less instructional and more insightful.

Great book I'd advise anyone looking to pursue a career in the biz as a DP to make a purchase!

Excellent book

Very good book. It reads allot like a digital billed sales brochure, however, it did sell me on the camera. I own 2 BMCC 2.5K cameras and 1 Blackmagic Pocket Camera and this book helped me gain more confidence in my choice of using these cameras. The RAW power is what I've wanted to harness more and this book was more confirmation and a guide for going forward with CinemaDNG, rather than worrying about needing to buy or rent a RED or an Alexa to get the results in wanting when the budgets I'm working with don't really support the cost of those cameras. Now after reading the book, I'm even more convinced that the CinemaDNG format may yield better results for larger budget projects than other ULTRA HD formats. And, the Digital Bolex cameras are definitely on my radar now.This is a great book for novice and pro. It has something everyone can use and the ebook is great because it offers direct links to sample videos and interviews.

This book reads more like marketing materials than being an actual helpful textbook. While some of the story of how certain camera's came to market is interesting, it's largely repetitive and includes rambling interviews with filmmakers who all repeat many of the same things as each other. Everyone seems to think these camera's are "full of intangible filmic qualities," a phrase I started to skim. The sample images don't always demonstrate what the description claims they demonstrate, and are too small when they do, and the book wanders off on tangents that don't support actually helping a fiilmmaker understand the benefits of shooting on a RAW camera. The very helpful chapters are mostly lifted from other peoples blog posts, and while credit is given, it leaves you wondering why you are reading it in a book when you could just go to the blog and see embedded video clips along with the article.

Not sure this book does exactly what it says in it subtitle. A lot of history about the development of several cameras & a lot of waffle for the various parties involved... (feels like a pat on the back to us all & how well we did). When it finally gets to grading RAW its such basic information I could hardly believe it. I've bought may Focus Press publications & always been impressed until this one, could not recommend.

nett zu lesen, für aber etwas zu unfachlich. Für ambitionierte Hobby Videographen irgendwie zu "hoch" und für Profis etwas zu ungenau. Trotzdem sehr interessant zu lesen. Habe bis jetzt aber auch nur bis zur Hälfte gelesen und bis jetzt ging es nur um die Geschichte der Entstehung der Kameras. Es wird verglichen, was sie voneinander unterscheidet. Besonders viel Augenmerk gilt der Digital Bolex und dem Ikonoskop.