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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Mike Seymour

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First impressions

First impressions

Firstly - thanks for the kind words. I should say we wont be posting any un-boxing videos or pretty Epic pictures. Nothing wrong with that but not what interests us.
We are interested in taking it on location for a week or two and shooting some seriously cool stuff.
So I will post some initial comments but then I will post only after we have some cool footage and shoots to discuss. The good news is that fxphd shoots are not confidential so we will not have problems with footage / releases etc.

- it is small - as that photo shows. Actually this photo is very accurate - without a lens or an LCD it is tiny. Solid but tiny. Jeff H (who was also at RED today) is posting a comparison between the Red one and the Epic - on fxguide.com in a few minutes. We tried to match angles so you could see a valid comparison.

- it is very well made

- The HDR is sensible and impressive

- The grip is really wonderful to use and hold

We also got to preview some cool tech hanging out with Jim, Deanan and Jarred this afternoon... such as working Canon auto-focus Canon mounts, Volt batteries, etc... so there is more stuff coming very soon.

- Cant discuss some things obviously from today, but it was insanely fun.. thanks Travis, Jarred, Deanan and Jim.

Mike

one final thing...
The Current RC 83 podcast - which went live today - was recorded on Friday before I left. So the EPIC podcast will be the one that follows, later this week RC 84.
 
Congrats Mike! I'm very excited to see what you and the team do to and with the camera. Def the team to provide some incredible footage and feedback. Knowing some of the things you have planned, these are exciting times.

Jason
 
Congratulations Mike,
and i hope to see more of the epic on FXguide and FXphd
 
Hi Mike,

Just back from a session at the Film School in your home town of Sydney... glad you made it to the USA safe and sound and got the Epic in your hands. We had fun showing of the EPIC and Scarlet to your friends here :-)

+ Ted
 
Congratulations Mike - look forward to your thoughts in weeks to come.

Enjoy!

Steve
 
As Mike said I was with him today, my thoughts were:

1) The camera really felt great to hold. Solid, well balanced. Just the camera with a grip/Volt battery, SSD drive and lens is such a natural feeling in your hand.

2) The touch screen and Bomb EVF are beautiful, using the interface on the touch screen is very intuitive.

3) Seeing the Canon lens on the Canon mount and playing with the auto focus (half depress button on grip to focus) was a treat. It just worked liked you'd expect, like a still camera.

4) The body came in a small carry on size pelican case that is smaller than my normal carry on bag. It held the LCF, Bomb, EPIC body, SSD cards and a few other things.

Can't wait to see the images Mike and the team get next week, he has quite the amazing shoot planned!

Jeff
 
Congrats Mike! It's always nice to see another Epic out in the wild. Can't wait to see what you do with it.
 
Congrats Mike. Now looking forward to a Epic Tutorial on FXPHD.
 
Congrats Mike from Noah and I. Feel free to come back to China and shoot Kung Fu at 5k anytime.
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I can't wait to see what Mike and fxphd bring to the table. This is great news for everybody.
 
Awesome!!! I will be signing up for that Phd class soon! Really looking forward to hearing your words on Epic Mike!:bigear:
 
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