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Most advanced digital film camera features 6K sensor with EF lens mount, built in motorized ND filters at 0, 2, 4 and 6 stops, tilt adjustable 1500 nit LCD and a larger battery. Supports optional EVF.
No camera is perfect for every type of filmmaker or project, but as I outline in more detail below, the BMPCC 6K will knock it out of the park for a specific type of user. This a versatile and affordable tool that will particularly benefit jack of all trades types, who alternate between narrative, commercial and documentary projects.
Even still though, the Pocket 6K body does have some great shortcut buttons of its own, which will prove incredibly useful on set. For instance the dedicated buttons for ISO and white balance on the top of the camera are super convenient. The same could be said for access to playback controls or high frame rate settings.
And of course, you can easily add a cage to this camera, which would not only to make it feel more durable on set, but also allow you to easily attach peripherals like an EVF. The Pocket 6K is actually quite modular (if you want it to be), and can effectively be rigged up for bigger client productions or scaled way down for little guerrilla shoots.
The most important variable in achieving that goal is a neutral starting point. You want to work with raw footage that is well balanced with no obvious color shifts, providing a perfect baseline to build a creative look from. Unfortunately many cameras get in the way of this by rendering colors in unpleasing ways or not being able to produce natural skin tones. Thankfully, the 6K delivers exactly the type of organic, unprocessed look that gives you a strong launching off point in the color suite.
One thing I always liked about the original 16mm Pocket Camera was the filmic quality the images had straight off the camera. To my eye at least, that sensor/camera combo had a tiny bit of a baked in look to it, one that I happened to really love.
But I could equally see this camera being embraced by documentary filmmakers or corporate video production companies. The small footprint, strong image quality, and ease of use makes it optimal for small crews looking to working quickly without sacrificing image quality.
I love what Blackmagic is making out of these pocket cameras. You can pick them up for a good price too. The only downside it seems is needing to rig the camera out in order to get the full useability out of it. I picked up a C100 instead of the Blackmagic4k because I needed AF, audio capabilities, and ND filters for the type of work I do. Now I am looking at the Blackmagic again since having picked up an Atomos monitor and a Moza Air 2 gimbal with follow focus capabilities, which would replace that lack of AF and basically be a rig for me to use with the Blackmagic itself.
I love my 4k. And I agree with most of what you have said. These pocket cameras only need an articulating screen and Built in ND filters or at least some type of ND adapter (6k just needs the RF mount).
If you ask anyone to choose between a Japanese brand and an Australian brand when it comes to anything technological, they'd choose Japan, myself included. Brands like Sony and Canon are historical masters at giving the world great image capturing devices. I like the precision of Sony and what they are able to develop in their cameras and lenses.
There are alternatives like the Chinese Z-Cam which shoots high-quality footage, and options using old Canon EF lenses like with RED, although they're moving on to RF mounts now. But here we have an Australian company, who are also the developers of DaVinci Resolve, an application that is used worldwide for coloring and finishing videos, who's developed a camera that gives a video producer a camera and system they can use to do professional work. It should be noted that you get the software for free with any camera you buy from Black Magic Design. They know what's needed to capture great digital film.
Here is a montage I made to show what you get out of the camera. It was a cloudy day, so the colors and contrasts weren't ideal. You also need to know that I am not a colorist, and that it was my first interaction with Da VInci Resolve, an NLE and coloring app I am starting to enjoy using. You might see some noise, and you might see some inconsistent colors throughout. It's all part of the process.
I was first shooting with a 24-70mm f2.8 but realized that even if I held it as stable as I possibly could, I still got some jitters in the footage. It's a fast lens, but it doesn't have Image Stabilization. To solve this issue, I wanted to keep with a 24-70mm lens and knew that Canon also made an f/4 lens in the past, and that it also came with macro capabilities too. This lens also has image stabilization. Canon doesn't make the lens anymore, so I got mine from eBay. DaVinci Resolve's image stabilization is incredible, but this lens lets me get what I want, in-camera.
I've mounted a 1TB Samsung T5 hard drive to the Tilta cage, but I won't recommend it. It's important to go through the list of hard drives recommended by Black Magic Design to best suit your needs. If the data rate is too fast for the hard drive, you'll have dropped frames which isn't ideal. I've just ordered the 1TB Wise SSD to get the most out of the camera when recording to SSD.
I'm sure you can get an e-mount adapter. It's a camera you want to manual focus with anyway, and the ND filters are one of the things you pay extra for. Otherwise, you can just get the 6K Pocket camera. If I had to choose, I'd go with the Pro's NDs. They're a win every single time I shoot.
For anyone buying their first professional video camera, though, the 6K Pro represents a fantastic deal for the price: its superb image quality and relative user-friendliness make it one of the most accessible enthusiast cameras around, and it is indeed one of the best video cameras you can buy. It's also a great option as one of the best YouTube cameras.
There are two new 6K Pro-exclusive accessories launching alongside the camera: the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera Pro EVF (costs $495 / 425 / AU$789) and Blackmagic Pocket Camera Battery Grip ($145 / 132 / $219).
In terms of connectivity, the 6K Pro represents a slight upgrade on the 6K in that it has two mini XLR audio inputs rather than one. Also available: a 3.5mm stereo audio input (doubling as a timecode input); a full-size HDMI output supporting 1080p at 60fps; a 3.5mm headphone output; and a USB-C port for recording to an external drive, software updates and PTP camera control.
This should be a huge deal for those looking to fully unlock their URSA Broadcast G2 cameras for real-time broadcast settings or fast-turnaround projects. The update is also set to add improved SDI output latency as well as new SRT streaming support for the camera.
Blackmagic Camera 8.5 Beta For a company that only developed its first cinema camera just around a decade ago, Blackmagic sure has made a name for itself in the professional video space over the past years. With a full lineup of cameras that are targeted at beginners to the highest end of cinematographers, there are a lot of different cameras and features to keep up with.
The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K is better than a simple video camera because it has professional features allowing you to create the same "look" as Hollywood feature films. The combination of high dynamic range, great low light performance, and Blackmagic RAW gives you stunning images with precise skin tones and gorgeous organic colors. Imagine getting film quality on independent films, music videos, weddings, corporate videos, documentaries, and more. With professional, high-quality audio recording built-in, you'll never have to carry around a separate sound recorder again. Both Blackmagic Pocket, and Cinema Camera models feature a mini XLR input with 48 volts of phantom power for connecting professional microphones, such as lapel mics and booms.
Blackmagic Design Pty Ltd. is an Australian digital cinema company and hardware manufacturer based in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It designs and manufactures broadcast and cinema hardware, most notably high-end digital-movie cameras, and also develops video editing software, such as the DaVinci Resolve and Blackmagic Fusion applications.
The BMPCC 6K Pro utilizes a Super 35-mm sensor which has been one of the most popular sensor formats for filmmakers for decades. While it's technically smaller than full-frame sensors, it's comparable to the APS-C sensors you'll find in many photography cameras (though it's a bit wider). The camera also uses an EF lens mount, which means it has access to a pretty wide range of popular lenses.
The camera also supports shooting in both Blackmagic RAW and Apple's ProRes RAW formats (the latter is only supported up to 4K, though). Both formats are great for capturing as much detail as possible while shooting and adjusting your color grade later. Blackmagic also makes DaVinci Resolve, which started as top-tier color grading software and has since evolved into an entire video editing package that can sometimes give Adobe a run for its money. So naturally, the camera comes with a free copy of the $300 Studio version of the app.
DaVinci Resolve's free version is already incredibly powerful, and most cinema cameras that push into the 6K range are quite a bit pricier than the BMPCC 6K Pro. If you're looking to get your foot in the door on pro-level filmmaking, it's hard to find a cheaper entry point.
The 6K Pro felt incredible when I first pulled it out of the box. It's smooth but grippy, and the crisp LCD screen dominates the camera. Unlike most competing cameras, physical buttons are fairly sparse here, and the ones that are on the body have all earned their place. A few physical buttons and a dial on the right side let you adjust settings like ISO and white balance without digging through the interface.
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