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Micro 4/3 Blackmagic Cinema Cameras May Be Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near...
The Blackmagic Cinema Camera is still steadily shipping out, but so far they’ve only been sending out the EF mount cameras. The issue of infinity focus with those cameras was confirmed to not be...
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MFT or EF Blackmagic Cinema Camera? Philip Bloom Weighs in and Reviews the...
The Micro 4/3 mount Blackmagic Cinema Camera was announced back in September 2012, and just recently we saw that beta cameras were starting to ship to people around the world. Many have asked which...
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12 Things to Think About Before Committing to the Blackmagic Cinema Camera...
When news of the Blackmagic Cinema Camera dropped, I got that warm, giddy feeling. Everything I need in a camera and nothing I don’t! A few months of research later, I decided: this will be the camera...
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Meet Switronix's Blackmagic-Ready Wireless HD-SDI Recon Micro & Hot-Swappable...
When it comes to wireless HD monitoring solutions, companies like Teradek have some impressive offerings. That company’s Bolt, however, isn’t the only airwave-bound HD-SDI transmission system around....
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Blackmagic Cinema Camera V1.3 Audio Improvements & New Issues, Optimization...
The latest firmware update for the current Blackmagic Cinema Camera only officially included one new feature, mainly for broadcast professionals who needed interlaced video in a TV environment....
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First Look at the Micro 4/3 Metabones Speed Booster on the Blackmagic Cinema...
Back in April it became clear that the Micro 4/3 version of the Metabones Speed Booster (the lens adapter that makes lenses wider, faster, and sharper), was going to be delayed for some time. While it...
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Micro 4/3 Blackmagic Cinema Camera Shipping Soon, Plus Low-Light Footage from...
If you are in the US, and you’ve had a pre-order for the EF-mount version of the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, they are currently in stock at places like B&H. While there aren’t infinite quantities, if...
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Blackmagic Cinema Camera EF and MFT Models Finally in Stock After Months of...
You might have a pre-order for either the EF or MFT version of the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, but you don’t have to wait a second longer. Both cameras are in stock right now at B&H for $3,000...
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Everything You Need to Know About Color in the Digital Age
Color is one of the most important and powerful visual tools through which filmmakers can convey ideas and emotion. Choices in the color palette begin with the production designer and the art...
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BMCC, Anamorphic, & Kickstarter: How the Beautiful Sci-Fi Short 'Prospect'...
Back in 2012, we covered the Kickstarter for a short film called Prospect, which would eventually go on to premiere at this year’s SXSW film festival. Besides using relatively inexpensive gear to...
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Blackmagic Design Addresses Several Concerns Regarding BMCC & BMPCC Firmware...
Blackmagic’s revealing of their new cameras at NAB has been met with great excitement from many filmmakers. However, there has been some concern among the Blackmagic community that the company is “no...
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Blackmagic Cinema Cameras Get Removable Batteries & HDMI with New Kinefinity Mod
Among the slew of surprising NAB announcements this year comes one from Kinefinity that draws a whole different kind of “wow, I didn’t see that coming.” It seems the camera company isn’t satisfied...
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Blackmagic 4K Camera Gets RAW, But Firmware Update is Taken Offline
Earlier today there was a bit of a surprise when the Blackmagic website showed a brand new firmware update download without any press releases or fanfare. We’ve been told for a while that this 1.8...
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Blackmagic Firmware 1.8 Adds 4K RAW, Better 1080p for BMCC, & New Menu Interface
There was quite a bit of confusion yesterday when a private download link for the newest firmware 1.8 was made live before an official release. That situation was corrected soon after it was made...
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Blackmagic CEO Grant Petty Discusses URSA & Image Issues with Production...
A little over two years ago, Blackmagic Design completely disrupted the cinema camera market, and changed expectations about how much we should be paying for excellent image quality. Their goal with...
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How Does the GH4 Stack Up Against the BMCC For Green Screen Work? Prepare to...
Common knowledge tells us that codec and compression are two of the most important factors (after lighting, of course) when it comes to green screen work and being able to pull a quality key from your...
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Blackmagic Cameras Get Higher-Compression ProRes 422, LT, & Proxy Codecs
There was just an incredible price drop on the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera, and now the company is increasing the value of the entire line. Blackmagic said updates would come faster thanks to the...
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Blackmagic 4K Firmware 1.9 Addresses Fixed Noise & Adds Histogram, Audio...
It’s been a huge issue for many users, and while the severity has been inconsistent camera to camera, the new 1.9 firmware update released today for the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K should address...
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First Blackmagic URSA 4K Cameras Are Out in the Wild
Blackmagic’s newest camera, the URSA 4K, was announced at NAB 2014, and is quite a departure from their previous offerings. Though it currently shares the same sensor as the one used in the Blackmagic...
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Blackmagic Pocket & Cinema Cameras Get Histogram, Time Remaining, & Audio Levels
While the Blackmagic Production Camera 4K got a histogram, time remaining, and audio levels last month, many were wondering when the other Blackmagic cameras — the Cinema Camera and Pocket Cinema...
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