Phillip Bloom's 45 minute review of the Ursa Mini 4.6K...
"We cannot recommend this product for professional work. We reached this decision after repeated failures in the field, experienced both first-hand by LR-folks and second-hand via rental clients. Though it might work much of the time, it is our opinion that this product’s performance is too unpredictable to be trusted on high-value projects. Use for casual testing or try-before-you-buy purposes only. If you have any questions, please contact us. support@lensrentals.com | 901-754-9100"
https://www.lensrentals.com/rent/video/cameras/blackmagic/blackmagic-design-ursa-mini-4.6k-ef https://www.lensrentals.com/rent/video/cameras/blackmagic/blackmagic-design-ursa-mini-4.6k-pl
"Thanks for reaching out to us! Here is a list of regular customer complaints for the URSA camera series:
We have only offered the URSA 4.6K for a couple of weeks, so it was given the benefit of the doubt for the first few rentals; although, some of these issues having started popping up already, so now it is getting the same treatment as all other URSAs we rent. Refunds are no longer given for issues with these cameras. Please let us know if you have any more questions/concerns, and have a nice day!
Kris Steward LensRentals.com"
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Magenta Issue
35mm lens test of the URSA MINI 4.6K
New firmware
No global shutter, but it seems to be pretty fast.
Blackmagic Ursa Mini 4.6K vs. Arri Alexa
Wow. But where is global shutter?
I am sure that they will have NAB or post NAB reductions.
VK, they might do that for their older cameras, but not their BMMCC or 4.6K cameras. As they're too new. Maybe in 6 months time, more likely in a year from now is when we'll see a price reduction.
My prediction (at a wild guess.... ) is the BMCC and BMPC4K will each get a further $500 permanent price reduction. I hope the BMPCC will too, but I doubt it.
I'm under NDA so it's really difficult for me to say either way sometimes :-)
@johnbrawley but you did... ;-)
That doesn't sound correct.
BTS and RAW footage of the clip available https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/blackmagicursamini
That's probably the best video I've seen of it.
you mean surprising announcement
I am sure that they will have NAB or post NAB reductions.
BM is known for making NAB center stage and I am sure this year they bring some big surprises.
Yeah they really have some gall taking preorders for the global shutter version and then shipping without the GS and no price reduction.
And I've seen people in other forums making excuses for blackmagic! I'm not sure how you can defend a classic bait-and-switch. The global shutter was a huge part of the appeal and now they don't even seem apologetic about the whole situation.
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