When it comes to noise at higher ISOs, what I've heard BMD sales people say is that while most other cameras have NR built-in, they don't include any NR in their camera, but give you a professional post-production suite for free that has great NR and offers more flexibility.
A note for BlackMagic users, I know this applies to the Pocket 4K but I don't know if it does to the other cameras in the lineup, it all depends on if they support the gyro stabilization in Resolve. The gyro stabilizer also automatically digitally corrects rolling shutter quite well, and I believe it even does it if you turn your stabilization settings all the way down, giving you a quick way to deal with rolling shutter on occasions that it does cause problems. Again, this only works on the gyro setting for the stabilizer, not the digital tracking modes
This applies for all cameras, but if you are able to attach a gyro recording device to your camera (there can't be much play/mount must be tight) and you can perform smooth and precise gyro stabilisation using the Gyroflow app. An example is using it on a 700D with a cold shoe mount to attach a phone to record gyro data, then using it to stabilise the footage (which works well for wide, prime lenses). Since it's a cold shoe mount it would work on a D7100 and pretty much any camera. This does add more to the workflow than just having it in camera though. Sony alpha cameras can also record gyro data
@@foliumcore right that's a cool workflow. Would you be able to reduce rolling shutter with that workflow too? That's the secret that makes the poor RS performance on the BlackMagic cameras less of an issue, so I would love to know a way to reduce that problem on other cameras
At the risk of sounding like a boomer, I think everyone's too vanilla for cinema cameras nowadays. This whole gear chasing is just to compensate the lack of talent. I use the pocket 4K for all my personal work and travel stuff and often see people talking all kinds of bs but their videos 'for clients' aren't even half as good as my personal videos that I shoot on family holidays. And when I discover people who are leagues better than me, most of the time they are using the most basic stuff that you require to capture enough details. The secret sauce that sets them apart is always their craft. Be it the lighting, the design, the direction or how the camera compliments the story. Every single camera that you showed in that first graphic is good enough to get a quality image. I am not being a hypocrite when I say this coz admittedly I do opt for an Alexa when doing client work but that is a professional requirement of a workhorse and something that can be afforded without qualms and not the crippling dependency on gear. If you have hybrid work, make a list of pros and cons. Pros that are non-negotiable and cons that you can live with. Buy the hybrid camera that suits you. If you are cinema focused, do the same and get a cinema camera. And then focus on the craft. If I was buying a camera now, sure I'd 100% go for the 6K full frame coz it suits me best. But do I NEED it as a filmmaker over my pocket 4K. Nope. And I knew for sure when I got the pocket 4K in 2020 that no matter what features are added, I simply do not need to upgrade till this breaks down.
The intro statement is very true I recently bought a camera that has Arri-level highlight rolloff and comes with a full package of features that I would otherwise need a ton of extra equipment for, and it's *only* $10k
the nice thing with exposing braw is that the iso only maps where middle grey sits in respect to highlights, so you can choose any iso with a native and expose for highlights. when i had my 6k pro i only switched between iso 1000 (to stay on the 400 native) and iso 1250 (to use the 3200 native). as long as you protect your highlights youre good. The digital iso changes you do in post (or in camera) does not change where highlights clip (until you go over 6400)
just had to send my BMPCC 6K in for repair under warranty. The screen completing stopped working thru touch & would glitch out and change settings on its on… I really love the picture from this camera & hope that they release something more compact and run & gun friendly
YT recommendation system is getting better for discovering new vids and channels. I'm at 5min and only now do i notice is Brandon's channel. Nice vid dude, keep it up!
I'm considering upgrading from the 4K to the 6K. I've enjoyed filming with the 4K, but I find its low-light capabilities somewhat limiting, especially filming cars at night. Having the option to crop a landscape into vertical at a much more usable resolution is also awesome. The form factor of the pocket cameras are so good for a semi-professional like me, as I don't have a crew and it's just me, my camera, and a gimbal. Braw is also a really forgiving format once you get good at managing the storage it takes up! love the video has really helped me decide to go ahead with upgrading to the 6K!
Hey Brandon, great video with great analysis and lovely footage, thank you for sharing! One small note, I would not recommend attaching a top handle directly to the top mounting point. With heavier setups you could be asking for trouble as I don't think that connection is very robust. Cage although a bit of a pain is always best IMHO.
@@potatoz1295 more like FXsix thousand dollars! Although that isn't necessarily a problem, could you talk me through why it is a good camera for that purpose?
This is spot on. I think it is really under rated. I have a Pocket 4k and I use the OG 6k Pro for a long time at work. I keep trying to convince my bosses that I would take this over a Komodo any day of the week. Yes it can get a little wonky but, with a good cage and knowing what you will need for your shot you can get shoot really efficiently with this. I honestly would like to see better Auto Focus for the one man band set ups. There is great glass out there with Auto focus and it can make such a killer rig.
PERSONALLY... i always saw the Poket Cinema Cameras from BM as cameras you take on locations where other options aren't really feasable... (kinda redundant with modern Mirrorless though) we had the first version of the Poket Cinema when we were shooting in Bangladesh during some flooding and we had one Poket Cine 4k in Antartika where it just disappointed because it couldn't handle the cold... it's in my opinion a great camera but for only very niche uses...
The one thing I absolutely HATE about the 6k FF is not having desqueeze preview options. With BRAW and a 3:2 sized sensor.. why? Of course I'll be using an external monitor but why not have a second screen for different preview options like focus, exposure, frame guides, etc. This thing would be great for anamorphics
Great, honest review. My University bought a bunch of these for our filmmaking program. We had some Sony FS7000 and old 7D's. For price and teaching basic filmmaking, it's a great camera- the menu makes teaching easier than most (looking at you Sony and Canon). The image and workflow is fantastic. We tried MANY different cameras, and as a Film Prof. with 20+ years experience (yes, I taught Bolex, Arri S, SR, Arri 35 film, and a TON of digital camera), I can say teaching with this camera is a joy. Most of my students are not going to go on to be filmmakers (though some recent grads had a film at Cannes this year), so it works for the first time, never saw a camera before students and for those more advanced students, I can set them up with the more advanced functions with it. But really, for someone just starting or looking to upgrade from a pro-consumers, considering your get DaVinci Resolve with this, it's a no-brainer- buy this camera. You can grow with this camera. And in a few years, step up to a real cinema camera. But you can have the confidence to know that this camera works well, has beautiful images (like ALL cameras, you still have to learn to light😁), will let you learn about shooting RAW and the necessary Color correction that goes with it, and despite the plastic, is pretty rugged. Batteries are an issue, but just get a bunch of extras and you'll be good to go.
@@brandonylee Ok, thanks for the answer. (I don't get notified of answers anymore I think I need to dig in my YT settings) Is it reliable enough ? At first, I thought it was a bad camera but got to see some stuff shot with it and now that they make one with on OLPF, it seems pretty interesting (even though the competition is really tough nowadays I mean the new C400 from Canon also looks incredible for the price and has the advantage of also shooting compressed video codecs). Would you do a full review (maybe you did one when at LTT ?) ?
As a 6k full frame owner, this camera gives me a lot of mixed emotions. I shoot a lot of anamorphic, and the 6k open gate is amazing..but after every shoot despite how good the image can look, in the back of my mind I know that 95% of clients would legit not be able to tell the difference compared a7s3 footage and my file sizes and workflow in a way are more difficult to deal with. We'll see if i have the willpower longterm to deal with the shortcomings or end up biting the bullet and just getting an s5iix instead lol..
Im a simple man i see a Brandon camera video. I watch said video and go back to eternal slumber until the next Brandon video. Also would love to see that video on the ISO to DR
Blackmagic as a whole is very overlooked in some circles but seen as over rated in others. I use the original 6k for almost everything I do. I've been told by some industry friends who work on large scale productions that people see it as a meme/joke camera. In the wedding filmmaking scene (especially on instagram) a lot of people haven't even heard of that camera. A
I'm puzzled by the statement that you were disappointed that the 4k super35 mode didn't sample the 6k from the full sensor... Of course it didn't because Super35 is a crop format. If you meant that you were disappointed that there wasn't a 4k Full Frame super sampled mode, well that requires their RGBW sensor to achieve with BRAW, and they don't offer those sensors in this body style; however, given BRAW is one of the smallest compressed RAW formats, choosing Q5 results in some exceptionally small yet good detailed BRAW files that can then be imported into a 4k timeline, and the footage will act as super sampled 6k.
I still think 6k pro is best out of pockets :P Good screen with swivel compared to 4k Internal ND compared to all others :P EF mount still has amazing lenses. Option for EVF
2:56 A full frame sensor with that resolution comes at a cost - to allow for long running recording times with such a large sensor, heat dissipation dictates that the body is going to be large and clunky. No two ways about that! That said, looking at Sigma's fp, it's impressive what Sigma has achieved with their form factor and a similar sensor size - even though that's still comparing apples and oranges here.
7:45 you’re the first person I have ever heard say that. I don’t get how people skip over this because the noise that 3200 gives is unbearable. I was hoping moving from the 6k Pro to the 6k FF this would be better, but it’s pretty much the same. “Dual ISO” is definitely exaggerated
Ursa 12K owner/ops! There are dozens of us! :) I'd love to see you make a video on your experience over the years with it--had to pause on the frame to see your rigging as it's such a niche camera, I almost never see other people using it. I think the Ursa 12K is probably the most underrated camera of all time, almost entirely because of the "12K" aspect. Anyway, great to hear you used the 6K as a b-cam, I'd like to explore that some day. Great work from you as always!
Hey Brandon, my name is Johnny and I'm a freelance logo designer, currently I'm looking for more works, do you love to have a logo for your channel's branding to have a memorable graphic based monogram logo to help your audience recognise and follow your channel easier? I would love to design a photography themed logo inspired by your direction for you! Let me know if you interested to make it happen! :-)
I get the point of cine cams... but i must be honest with you... an A7IV will beat the shit out of that camera, i have used them both side by side and to be honest i dont get the BMPCC at all, no AF, bad low light, tons of rigging needed to work long shoots... while my A7IV needs a just a powerbank and an usb c to be able to work for hours... I get that B raw is mental high quality, but on the other side Slog 3 is also quite able and many more things that are just making life far more easier on set and far more faster... dont get me wrong BMPCC is an awesome camera but there is a a lot of BUT-s about it...
I love this camera and would buy it if it had prores or h265. Being limited to just one codec is very frustrating. That puts it behind Sony and Panasonic cameras.
Because the BRAND is GARBAGE... I supported them for 4 CAMERA generation I AM OLD>.. I shot a western on the OG pocket in raw 1 day after they added RAW to the camera AND I had to MATH OUT the the footage on the card because the camera DIDNT tell you how much space you had and then the HDMI broke and I had to film an entire movie on a terrible 3 inch screen I also the OG BMD Ursa when IT was released and hot pixels EVERYWHERE and no way to remap them... on site you need to TRUST your gear - I DONT TRUST BMD
Not spending a 1000 plus bucks on a used camera body alone with no lenses. Why, you ask? Because YT doesn't pay. And if YT doesn't pay, this is relegated to a hobby. And if it's a hobby that don't pay for itself, I'm keeping any camera purchase under 150 bucks. And now, it's way faster and cheaper, just to have AI make the footage you need in the background, right while your editing in your video editor. Boom, you're done. No need to go anywhere, film anything, ISO or aperature size or golden hour anything. You can't make money at this, so don't spend any money at it.
Canon 1D was $5,500 when launched and the jvc camcorder was $3000 when launched. When adjusted to inflation, that's $9750 for the 1D today and $5500 for the camcorder. You wouldn't walk in to a car store and exclaim "10,000 dollars?!!" would you? Gauge the price according to the article not your bank balance
When it comes to noise at higher ISOs, what I've heard BMD sales people say is that while most other cameras have NR built-in, they don't include any NR in their camera, but give you a professional post-production suite for free that has great NR and offers more flexibility.
A note for BlackMagic users, I know this applies to the Pocket 4K but I don't know if it does to the other cameras in the lineup, it all depends on if they support the gyro stabilization in Resolve. The gyro stabilizer also automatically digitally corrects rolling shutter quite well, and I believe it even does it if you turn your stabilization settings all the way down, giving you a quick way to deal with rolling shutter on occasions that it does cause problems. Again, this only works on the gyro setting for the stabilizer, not the digital tracking modes
This applies for all cameras, but if you are able to attach a gyro recording device to your camera (there can't be much play/mount must be tight) and you can perform smooth and precise gyro stabilisation using the Gyroflow app.
An example is using it on a 700D with a cold shoe mount to attach a phone to record gyro data, then using it to stabilise the footage (which works well for wide, prime lenses). Since it's a cold shoe mount it would work on a D7100 and pretty much any camera.
This does add more to the workflow than just having it in camera though. Sony alpha cameras can also record gyro data
@@foliumcore right that's a cool workflow. Would you be able to reduce rolling shutter with that workflow too? That's the secret that makes the poor RS performance on the BlackMagic cameras less of an issue, so I would love to know a way to reduce that problem on other cameras
At the risk of sounding like a boomer, I think everyone's too vanilla for cinema cameras nowadays. This whole gear chasing is just to compensate the lack of talent. I use the pocket 4K for all my personal work and travel stuff and often see people talking all kinds of bs but their videos 'for clients' aren't even half as good as my personal videos that I shoot on family holidays. And when I discover people who are leagues better than me, most of the time they are using the most basic stuff that you require to capture enough details. The secret sauce that sets them apart is always their craft. Be it the lighting, the design, the direction or how the camera compliments the story. Every single camera that you showed in that first graphic is good enough to get a quality image. I am not being a hypocrite when I say this coz admittedly I do opt for an Alexa when doing client work but that is a professional requirement of a workhorse and something that can be afforded without qualms and not the crippling dependency on gear. If you have hybrid work, make a list of pros and cons. Pros that are non-negotiable and cons that you can live with. Buy the hybrid camera that suits you. If you are cinema focused, do the same and get a cinema camera. And then focus on the craft. If I was buying a camera now, sure I'd 100% go for the 6K full frame coz it suits me best. But do I NEED it as a filmmaker over my pocket 4K. Nope. And I knew for sure when I got the pocket 4K in 2020 that no matter what features are added, I simply do not need to upgrade till this breaks down.
I love my blackmagic. Also good chatting with ya at LTX 😄 It's been dope to see you creating on your own platform.
The intro statement is very true
I recently bought a camera that has Arri-level highlight rolloff and comes with a full package of features that I would otherwise need a ton of extra equipment for, and it's *only* $10k
The first day shooting with this camera - fell in love. Thanks for the thoughtful review.
Glad you enjoyed it!
all the footage you shot was absolutely painterly, great fuggin' werk man
Thank you!
the nice thing with exposing braw is that the iso only maps where middle grey sits in respect to highlights, so you can choose any iso with a native and expose for highlights. when i had my 6k pro i only switched between iso 1000 (to stay on the 400 native) and iso 1250 (to use the 3200 native). as long as you protect your highlights youre good. The digital iso changes you do in post (or in camera) does not change where highlights clip (until you go over 6400)
WHOA-OH Black Betty! Amaran!
😂
Love the 6K Full Frame - it’s incredible
Agreed! It’s spectacular!
Excellent, thoughtful review, Brandon! Completely agree with all points. It's a strange but wonderful camera.
i would take the 6k pro with built-in ND filters in a heartbeat over the full-frame model. built-in ND’s should be on every video camera sold.
I own both and I will take the full-frame any day. ND filter can easily be added to your lens.
just had to send my BMPCC 6K in for repair under warranty. The screen completing stopped working thru touch & would glitch out and change settings on its on…
I really love the picture from this camera & hope that they release something more compact and run & gun friendly
YT recommendation system is getting better for discovering new vids and channels. I'm at 5min and only now do i notice is Brandon's channel. Nice vid dude, keep it up!
Dude please breakdown your ursa rig, I want to know everything!
I'm considering upgrading from the 4K to the 6K. I've enjoyed filming with the 4K, but I find its low-light capabilities somewhat limiting, especially filming cars at night. Having the option to crop a landscape into vertical at a much more usable resolution is also awesome. The form factor of the pocket cameras are so good for a semi-professional like me, as I don't have a crew and it's just me, my camera, and a gimbal. Braw is also a really forgiving format once you get good at managing the storage it takes up! love the video has really helped me decide to go ahead with upgrading to the 6K!
Hey Brandon, great video with great analysis and lovely footage, thank you for sharing! One small note, I would not recommend attaching a top handle directly to the top mounting point. With heavier setups you could be asking for trouble as I don't think that connection is very robust. Cage although a bit of a pain is always best IMHO.
I love seeing crescent beach and the night market and all the shots of Vancouver 😮
Dove into video last year and opted for the 6kpro. I love this camera!
I'm curious what you would recommend for run and gun work.
FX6 👌🏻
@@potatoz1295 more like FXsix thousand dollars! Although that isn't necessarily a problem, could you talk me through why it is a good camera for that purpose?
Because they probably sent him the camera with an agreement to give it a good review.
Run and gun must be low rolling shutter. Fujifilm xh2s is pure joy with ibis, best colors and 6.2k open gate, sony doesn't allow that on fx3.
This is spot on. I think it is really under rated. I have a Pocket 4k and I use the OG 6k Pro for a long time at work. I keep trying to convince my bosses that I would take this over a Komodo any day of the week. Yes it can get a little wonky but, with a good cage and knowing what you will need for your shot you can get shoot really efficiently with this. I honestly would like to see better Auto Focus for the one man band set ups. There is great glass out there with Auto focus and it can make such a killer rig.
PERSONALLY... i always saw the Poket Cinema Cameras from BM as cameras you take on locations where other options aren't really feasable... (kinda redundant with modern Mirrorless though) we had the first version of the Poket Cinema when we were shooting in Bangladesh during some flooding and we had one Poket Cine 4k in Antartika where it just disappointed because it couldn't handle the cold... it's in my opinion a great camera but for only very niche uses...
The one thing I absolutely HATE about the 6k FF is not having desqueeze preview options. With BRAW and a 3:2 sized sensor.. why? Of course I'll be using an external monitor but why not have a second screen for different preview options like focus, exposure, frame guides, etc. This thing would be great for anamorphics
Intro so fire
Great, honest review. My University bought a bunch of these for our filmmaking program. We had some Sony FS7000 and old 7D's. For price and teaching basic filmmaking, it's a great camera- the menu makes teaching easier than most (looking at you Sony and Canon). The image and workflow is fantastic. We tried MANY different cameras, and as a Film Prof. with 20+ years experience (yes, I taught Bolex, Arri S, SR, Arri 35 film, and a TON of digital camera), I can say teaching with this camera is a joy. Most of my students are not going to go on to be filmmakers (though some recent grads had a film at Cannes this year), so it works for the first time, never saw a camera before students and for those more advanced students, I can set them up with the more advanced functions with it.
But really, for someone just starting or looking to upgrade from a pro-consumers, considering your get DaVinci Resolve with this, it's a no-brainer- buy this camera. You can grow with this camera. And in a few years, step up to a real cinema camera. But you can have the confidence to know that this camera works well, has beautiful images (like ALL cameras, you still have to learn to light😁), will let you learn about shooting RAW and the necessary Color correction that goes with it, and despite the plastic, is pretty rugged.
Batteries are an issue, but just get a bunch of extras and you'll be good to go.
Hi,
Cool to see a new camera review from you... But I have a somewhat unrelated question :
Which 12K do you own ? Classic or with the OLPF ?
Classic
@@brandonylee Ok, thanks for the answer. (I don't get notified of answers anymore I think I need to dig in my YT settings)
Is it reliable enough ? At first, I thought it was a bad camera but got to see some stuff shot with it and now that they make one with on OLPF, it seems pretty interesting (even though the competition is really tough nowadays I mean the new C400 from Canon also looks incredible for the price and has the advantage of also shooting compressed video codecs).
Would you do a full review (maybe you did one when at LTT ?) ?
@@Bast6 I actually will have a video coming out within the next few months on my build/thoughts on the camera with the present landscape in mind
I have the 4k and love it, I get bored of all the box camera bollocks, you would not get that amazing screen on a box
second base iso is 1250
As a 6k full frame owner, this camera gives me a lot of mixed emotions. I shoot a lot of anamorphic, and the 6k open gate is amazing..but after every shoot despite how good the image can look, in the back of my mind I know that 95% of clients would legit not be able to tell the difference compared a7s3 footage and my file sizes and workflow in a way are more difficult to deal with. We'll see if i have the willpower longterm to deal with the shortcomings or end up biting the bullet and just getting an s5iix instead lol..
The S5iiX is the better option?
Im a simple man i see a Brandon camera video. I watch said video and go back to eternal slumber until the next Brandon video. Also would love to see that video on the ISO to DR
I am a simple man. I see a Vancouver filmmaker. I subscribe to
omg never thought i would get to see you again after you left ltt. funny how the algorithm works.
Blackmagic as a whole is very overlooked in some circles but seen as over rated in others. I use the original 6k for almost everything I do. I've been told by some industry friends who work on large scale productions that people see it as a meme/joke camera. In the wedding filmmaking scene (especially on instagram) a lot of people haven't even heard of that camera.
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Again, I saw Brandon, i press like without a second though
Please when doing the ranger s35 video, tell me how the vignetting is FF mode.
I'm puzzled by the statement that you were disappointed that the 4k super35 mode didn't sample the 6k from the full sensor... Of course it didn't because Super35 is a crop format. If you meant that you were disappointed that there wasn't a 4k Full Frame super sampled mode, well that requires their RGBW sensor to achieve with BRAW, and they don't offer those sensors in this body style; however, given BRAW is one of the smallest compressed RAW formats, choosing Q5 results in some exceptionally small yet good detailed BRAW files that can then be imported into a 4k timeline, and the footage will act as super sampled 6k.
I still think 6k pro is best out of pockets :P
Good screen with swivel compared to 4k
Internal ND compared to all others :P
EF mount still has amazing lenses.
Option for EVF
2:56 A full frame sensor with that resolution comes at a cost - to allow for long running recording times with such a large sensor, heat dissipation dictates that the body is going to be large and clunky. No two ways about that!
That said, looking at Sigma's fp, it's impressive what Sigma has achieved with their form factor and a similar sensor size - even though that's still comparing apples and oranges here.
love this camera bought it in sale for 1700 with davinci key
7:45 you’re the first person I have ever heard say that. I don’t get how people skip over this because the noise that 3200 gives is unbearable. I was hoping moving from the 6k Pro to the 6k FF this would be better, but it’s pretty much the same. “Dual ISO” is definitely exaggerated
how can you not crop to get s35?
Anyone heard of in-camera av1 recording coming to any cameras? Ive heard hardware encoders are already on the market
Hope you are well Brandon!!
I am! Hope you are too Daeil! :)
@@brandonylee let me know when you come to LA! would love to see you soon
Camera is nice but maaaan those lenses look so good.
6:46 - The Super35 crop on 6K Full Frame is 1.33x like the Ursa 12K Pro. The Pocket 6K cameras are 1.5-1.6x.
According to the manual, it's not 1.33x, it's 1.56x :(
Checking in
But the rolling shuttet jelly is so bad on all BM cameras tho
Ursa 12K owner/ops! There are dozens of us! :) I'd love to see you make a video on your experience over the years with it--had to pause on the frame to see your rigging as it's such a niche camera, I almost never see other people using it. I think the Ursa 12K is probably the most underrated camera of all time, almost entirely because of the "12K" aspect. Anyway, great to hear you used the 6K as a b-cam, I'd like to explore that some day. Great work from you as always!
Hey Brandon, my name is Johnny and I'm a freelance logo designer, currently I'm looking for more works, do you love to have a logo for your channel's branding to have a memorable graphic based monogram logo to help your audience recognise and follow your channel easier? I would love to design a photography themed logo inspired by your direction for you! Let me know if you interested to make it happen! :-)
I get the point of cine cams... but i must be honest with you... an A7IV will beat the shit out of that camera, i have used them both side by side and to be honest i dont get the BMPCC at all, no AF, bad low light, tons of rigging needed to work long shoots... while my A7IV needs a just a powerbank and an usb c to be able to work for hours... I get that B raw is mental high quality, but on the other side Slog 3 is also quite able and many more things that are just making life far more easier on set and far more faster... dont get me wrong BMPCC is an awesome camera but there is a a lot of BUT-s about it...
So the problem of the BMCC6K is that it is not a PYXIS 6K 🤨
Because people cant create good content without autofocus, IBIS and square shaped cameras 😀
You bodied Red 😅 wow. Smh
and we are happy with canon r 10.😂
I wouldn’t buy Blackmagic, had problems with a lot of blackmagic gear, it’s like they’re cheaping out or something.
This camera is definitely NOT "overlooked". Just cause its not in the "RUclips World" of Content Creators
Not great DR, L-mount, no NDs, - these are serious drawbacks for me,
Just out of curiosity - what mount would you prefer?
@@gustavevilleneuvedehoff-un5459 EF. This also allow NDs.
I love this camera and would buy it if it had prores or h265. Being limited to just one codec is very frustrating. That puts it behind Sony and Panasonic cameras.
I am a cinema student in israel and our department just bought 2 of these and i can say they are sick!
It's not overlooked.
It's expensive
It's hard to work with
And it's not for the majority of people
It’s not expensive compared to any other camera in the market providing similar video features, it’s actually one of the cheaper options.
Because the BRAND is GARBAGE... I supported them for 4 CAMERA generation I AM OLD>.. I shot a western on the OG pocket in raw 1 day after they added RAW to the camera AND I had to MATH OUT the the footage on the card because the camera DIDNT tell you how much space you had and then the HDMI broke and I had to film an entire movie on a terrible 3 inch screen I also the OG BMD Ursa when IT was released and hot pixels EVERYWHERE and no way to remap them... on site you need to TRUST your gear - I DONT TRUST BMD
lol cry more
I really like blackmagic but in 2024 i want ibis and autofocus.
Not spending a 1000 plus bucks on a used camera body alone with no lenses. Why, you ask?
Because YT doesn't pay. And if YT doesn't pay, this is relegated to a hobby. And if it's a hobby that don't pay for itself, I'm keeping any camera purchase under 150 bucks. And now, it's way faster and cheaper, just to have AI make the footage you need in the background, right while your editing in your video editor. Boom, you're done. No need to go anywhere, film anything, ISO or aperature size or golden hour anything. You can't make money at this, so don't spend any money at it.
"guys it's only $2500 for the body..."
Greeeat. Golden age, so long as your have a gold mine sitting in your back garden.
Canon 1D was $5,500 when launched and the jvc camcorder was $3000 when launched. When adjusted to inflation, that's $9750 for the 1D today and $5500 for the camcorder. You wouldn't walk in to a car store and exclaim "10,000 dollars?!!" would you? Gauge the price according to the article not your bank balance
It was on sale at 1500 I believe on bhp not long ago
only if these are lighter... I used the 6k Pro for some time and man it's heavy, using the FX30 recently.