Blackmagic rocks it again.. seems like a red killer to me..
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicursamini
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicursamini
I'll hold judgement until I see the image from the sensor, but I've never been a fan of the image from any Blackmagic camera..
Can I ask why? Not meaning to start an 'xxx vs. xxx' but I shoot a lot of Blackmagic raw and ProRes and I've always been delighted with the looks I get out of Resolve - genuinely interested to hear why you feel the BMD image is lacking..?
I've also always been a bit underwhelmed by the Blackmagic image, although I'd be hard pressed to explain exactly why. To me, the image often looks a bit flat and, though I realise a lot of it is to do with the grade, a lot of filmmakers tend to keep a really soft, narrow colour palate.
Grading is everything with the Blackmagic cameras - the BMD 'film' look is *incredibly* flat - you can pump 100% saturation into Resolve and it'll *still* look washed-out - if you want Canon-like colour you have to go way beyond what might seem like 'normal' saturation adjustments - fortunately the footage is versatile enough that it can withstand substantial abuse.
Setting your lift/gamma/gain levels is pretty simple but getting the colour just so takes some finagling (or LUTs) - I've been using my PCC for a year now and I'm still learning better ways of working with the footage - definitely not recommended for those that want grading to be quick and painless but if you want near total control of your final look (including nailing that elusive 'filmic' quality) then BM really does deliver imo.
Blackmagic rocks it again.. seems like a red killer to me..
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicursamini
Is anyone else shocked there is a $3000 camera available with a viewfinder that costs $1500
Can I ask why? Not meaning to start an 'xxx vs. xxx' but I shoot a lot of Blackmagic raw and ProRes and I've always been delighted with the looks I get out of Resolve - genuinely interested to hear why you feel the BMD image is lacking..?
you don't like prores? what format do you shoot in
I've also always been a bit underwhelmed by the Blackmagic image, although I'd be hard pressed to explain exactly why.
...I noticed the shipping date is July 2015 meaning December 2019 in Black Magic terms?
More likely December 2015. I saw the first generation URSA at last year's NAB and it was shipping by September and available on Amazon by October.