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I think Blackmagic are still figuring things out. Right now, I see the UC12K (body only) listed at "Only $7,695" - it was $7,000 when I bought mine a few weeks ago. I'm assuming the 10% increase is based on it being made in Australia instead of China. And now the Pyxis 12K is showing up as $5,495 which is a price at which they have at least some chance of selling it. The old price seemed to be based on making it in China. Maybe they're going to shift production to Australia or another less-tariffed country. Do people go to NAB to buy things? When I went pre-covid, there were no sales on the floor. It was just a trade show with items for display, not for purchase. And yes, cinema cameras are just a thing where I pay some attention to prices so it's a little bit of a barometer for me for the prices of all things. And judging by this microcosm, it's chaos and nobody really knows/understands what's up.

It also facilitates the opportunity to rob your clients behind their backs unless they scrutinise their bank statements on a regular basis and then if 'errors' are spotted, manage to not lose the patience that is required to actually bring this up with them. Oh yes, it's that time of year when I need to get my books in order for my accountants and have to attempt to jump through these flaming hoops... I am only into the 4th month of statements and already have complaints in with: Musicbed, Avast and Adobe. A cynical person might think that some of these companies are cheeky robbing fuckers...

I'm wondering what the situation is with the UC12K as it is still listed at the original price on BM's website. Whether that means they have a large amount of existing stock already in the US prior to the tariffs or they are again holding back until the situation is clearer. If it goes the same way as the PYXIS then its all of a sudden going to be a $10K camera. The people holding out to get a $7K 12K BM camera will then have to turn to the PYXIS 12K. Its a complete mess, particularly as it is coinciding with NAB so people are going there to buy a new camera now have no idea what their current budget is going to get them or if they are going to have to up their budget. Its all relative though, of course, as the impact of the price of 12K Cinema cameras pales into insignificance when the impact of whats going on is measured on things that actually really matter 🙂

It would definitely help their sales numbers in the US. As it is, a $6600 Pyxis is going to be a much harder sell than a $7700 UC12K, other than that the Pyxis is so much smaller and lighter. Otherwise, most people who were going to spend about $7,000 on a BM camera probably already did with the UC and/or will continue to hold out for the bigger camera with a less silly screen, built-in ND's, etc.

They must be considering that the expected release date is far enough away for sanity to prevail and the additional tariff is removed by the time they are actually available. Its not beyond the bounds of possibility that BM delay it even beyond the expected date of July for the same reasons.

The Oly 25mm f1.8 is good at mid range, not as good as zf at infinity.

At 25mm the IBIS is very stable, but jerky when panning or tilting. The color can be very good. The dr is still good when pushing the sat and the contrast. Again, two thumbs up to the OM1. A hidden gem.

Hello i am looking for a solution to have extra power for my camera. I want to stay light and small, and of course with a couple of eyes to the wallet. Sony battery is expensive..and i am looking for something else Thanks for help

Just did OM1 Oly 25mm F1.8. I am very impressed by the dr. The sharpness is good enough. I think the generic focal reducer caused the lacking of sharpness in previous shots. The Oly 25mm F1.8 sometimes pulses in continuous AF in video mode.

This as a fundamental choice. Possibly…probably even, in some areas, it would be a case of fighting the tide, but I think too many people will use it to compensate for both their own lack of skill and in order to make a fast buck. While they still can. But short term gain and all that…

When folks say ‘rangefinder’ they generally mean ‘rangefinderesque’ because unless they are old school hardcore purists, we tend to want great AF these days. It’s purely form over function, ie, sacrificing something less (D)SLR looking for something more stylish and yes, nostalgic. The format can of course be used with zooms, but is more suited to compact primes and helps keep that ‘small, fast, discrete’ philosophy. For me anyway… If Lumix were to make one based on the S1Rii spec, I’d be all over a pair of them instantly whereas as the S1Rii is more of a, “yeah, like it and if starting again…”

And Brazil has stricter and better laws about hate speech and false reporting than the US - the reason that Twitter and Starlink were recently shut off in the country for a while. It's even worse here where that's not even a thing. Speaking as someone from the US, this is more true than I'd like it to be.

The majority of Americans are proudly anti-intellectual, anti-science, anti educated, and anti-ideas.

In Canada, at one time, electronics from Asia (mostly Japan in those days), had Canadian tariffs applied (to protect Canadian electronics manufacturing, yes we once had that). This meant many people travelled to the US to buy electronics. Shopping malls opened up close to the Canadian border to sell to them. At some point in the 1980s that changed and then the price was about the same.

B&H has adjusted the price back to the original $4995.

As a Canadian I have always envied US prices! I think that has changed!

Damn, nice. I've been saying cameras should be doing this. considering you can get like an hour on those batteries, it's a no brainer. But it doesn't have xlr built into the camera??

Does that makes the people rather travel outside US to buy the camera overseas instead? I've done it a few times as the price here is always outrageous

DJI Pocket 3 in B&H went from $519 to $619.

Others, I don't know. Nostalgia, probably. For me, it is because I like to shoot on streets, when travelling (and where anything "DSLR-like" gets a lot of attention and make everyone around unconfortable), and like to shoot in concerts (rangefinder-like cameras atracts no attention to security, SLR-like cameras are banned). Shoot a lot of concerts and travelled a lot in my m4/3 days, nobady ever cared about the GX7, GX85 and GX9 that I had (only once one approached to see my GX7 thinking it was a film camera). Only m4/3 camera that was barred on security in a concert was...a GH2 (because looks like a DSLR). My current X-S20 is kinda discreet, but sometime people bother a little when see a EVF hump.

"Blackmagic PYXIS 12K Camera Price Increased by 32% to $6,595 in the USA Due to Tariffs" via CineD Full article: https://www.cined.com/blackmagic-pyxis-12k-camera-price-increased-by-32-to-6595-in-the-usa-due-to-tariffs/ "It has only been two days since the announcement of the very promising cinema camera Blackmagic PYXIS 12K. The initially announced price of $4,995 for the US market is now corrected on the manufacturer’s website and shows $6,595, which is a 32% increase caused by the new reciprocal tariffs imposed on imported products in the USA."

Oh yeah, I just mean the day by day hustle corporate video's. Its just time I can spend with my family instead. If it is an passion project or art project it is different, then I will try everything by hand to get the best possible result. But in business its time I dont get paid extra for + all the AI applications are more or less aimed at repetitive tasks that dont require that much creativity.

What is all about this demand for rangefinder we see everywhere? I'm just curious. What difference does it make, compared to Zf for example?

For much less Aaron Swartz was so prosecuted that took his own life.

Not sure if this is sarcasm or not, but the reason I don't want to indulge AI is exactly because of it's ability to divorce me from the minutia. (even though what you're outlining here is not minutia. Having AI do an audio mix? Bleh.) Hey, this may be completely stupid and stubborn, but I still believe that the craft of things is in the detail of things. Always has been. Don't know the details? You won't know the craft. Don't know the craft? It's going to be hard to achieve one's voice in the art you practice. Now, are you worried about the clock? The time you're putting in? Nothing wrong with that, but if you are worried, the chances are you're not making anything special, right? Again, if your goal is to not create art, just push content, then you're eventually going to be replaced by AI totally anyway. You got a small window, I guess. Enjoy that while you can. But, for me, it's not about making things look pristine or ideally technically proficient. There's a deeper quality to things than that. Wabi sabi Here's an analogy litmus test for consideration: Is music better when it's a little pitchy? At the end of the day, I'm just one guy staying true to my goals. I realize they're not other's goals.