Blackmagic has solidified its fame for comparatively inexpensive cinema cameras. The latest Blackmagic Cinema Digicam 6K improved on its predecessors with a full-frame sensor and a versatile L-mount that may settle for a wide selection of lenses to the digital camera physique, all for a beginning value of an affordable $2,595. Now, you should buy one for $1,000 less than usual at B&H and Adorama.
The Blackmagic Cinema Digicam 6K (9/10, WIRED Recommends) is now $1,575 at choose retailers, making it cheaper than the older Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Digicam 6K G2, which does not actually have a full-frame sensor. Blackmagic hasn’t put an finish time on this sale however says that “inventory is extraordinarily restricted,” so this deal won’t final very lengthy.
This digital camera makes use of Leica’s L-mount system, which has a brief sufficient flange focal distance that, with the precise adapter, you need to use lenses designed for the Canon EF mount, Nikon F-mount, and plenty of different lens methods. (The one notable exception is Micro 4 Thirds lenses, however that also leaves an enormous swath of accessible lenses.)
It is a full-frame digital camera too, that means the sensor is as massive as a 35-mm movie body. This will seize extra of a scene in a body (in the event you’re coming from a digital camera with a cropped sensor). The larger pixels can also ship extra colours and fewer noise at larger ISO settings. It is value noting that this digital camera does not have in-body picture stabilization or autofocus monitoring.
In the event you had been on the fence about shopping for this specific digital camera—or an inexpensive cinema digital camera on the whole—it is arduous to think about you will discover a higher alternative.