Finally the new URSA Cine 12K LF camera from Blackmagic has arrived at our CineD headquarters here in Vienna. We were really excited to run this new top-of-the-line Blackmagic camera through our lab test procedures. Curious to see the results? Then read on … For me personally, it is always exciting to see new technology being implemented in cameras, as Blackmagic Design is doing with their RGBW full-frame sensor in the new URSA Cine 12K LF. To be honest, I have lost a bit of interest in testing new consumer cameras as they all seem to be limited by their conventional 12-bit sensor readout modes. Hence, they all fall between 11 – 12 stops of usable dynamic range and 8 – 9 stops of exposure latitude. Therefore, testing cameras that try something different, like the Canon C70 (lab test here), which uses a dual gain output, or the new LUMIX GH7 (lab test here), which utilizes a dynamic range boost mode, or the FUJIFILM X-H2S, which has introduced a 14-bit sensor readout mode of up to 30 frames per second (lab test here) brings the fun of testing back! And that holds true, of course, as well for cameras like the ARRI ALEXA 35 with its 13-bit ARRIRAW files (lab test here). Now, coming back to the new URSA Cine 12K LF, a quick look at the specs is absolutely stunning, to say the least. 12K resolution in 3:2 open gate mode, full-frame 8K or 4K at 180 frames per...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 11 November