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I didn't notice that? But then I do run Adblock full time. As always, my recommendation for low budget sub $1K prosumer wireless, is Sony UWP-D21 (better than Sennheiser G4). And if a person wants to spend a little more, upgrade stock lav mic to a Deity or OST. (plus accessories)

Clicked on the link and immediately had to work out how to close about 4 pop-ups. Why any manufacturer would think that annoying me before I'd even read their PR BS about their product is beyond me. If any manufacturer reads this, let me share this one thought - I find the easiest way to close pop-ups is to simply close the tab. Seriously - FFS.

The biggest advantage for me of the Ursa Mini 12k is the in sensor scaling. In theory, being able to shoot full sensor 4k BRAW or 8K BRAW with no crop is a big advantage. The Pocket6K Pro for example can only shoot 6K in BRAW. My clients usually want 4K or 1080p so for full sensor 4K or 1080p I have to deliver in ProRes.....which is fine TBH 90% of the time. I haven't seen any tests of this 'in sensor scaling' for BRAW but if it works well, I'm looking forward to this sensor tech in an 8K or even 6K version coming to the Pocket Pro or even a new more modular designed camera in the not too distant future...please BMD!

In that comparison review versus the a7SIII up there, iPhone 13 Pro main camera could actually shine against, though.

Goddamn you... stop tempting me to buy an FP... Seriously though, great shot. I love the contrast and the color. Your compositions are always so smart too. I love how you use your blacks to fade away, yet into your subjects.

Slow-motion: 4K Super 16 up to 240 fps (UMP12k) vs UHD Windowed - Up to 150 fps (UMP4.6kG2) Price: UMP12k is $245 cheaper if you only need a PL mount as it come a standard with the UMP12k Color: When down sampling 12k BRAW in Resolve to 4k you wind up with 4:4:4 color. Sensor Size: Wider Sensor is larger on the UMP12k is 27.03mm x 14.25mm vs 25.34mm x 14.25mm UMP4.6KG2 (seems weird to me but that is what Black Magic's website says.) So not a lot of reasons to upgrade the 4.6KG2 to the 12k. No reasons to not purchase the 12ks over the 4.6kG2 if your are purchasing new as your primary camera. I imagine they are selling mostly 12ks unless a production that already has 4.6ks wants the cameras to match exactly.

Voigtlander 15mm f4.5 VM III on a Sigma FP

That's an amazing camera, used for this piece brilliant shot with, a British feature film I produced in 2013: EAG :- )

You must factor price when comparing R6 to the other two cams. For about 2K€ (what I paid for mine) the R6 is a pretty good deal imo. You get oversampled FF 4K, 10-bit 4:2:2, Clog/Clog3, IBIS, DPAF on RF mount. Only thing you lose really from 1DX3 is RAW. Overheating is real though. I've had it happen after around 1h of shooting continuous short 8-bit 4K clips (!) in a cool office. So I simply can't recommend these cams for certain pro applications. I'm still gonna keep the R6 but as a B-cam and for personal / travel purposes. The C-log3 update is quite interesting. the skin tones on the R6 is night & day with regular Clog. I'm really surprised at how much more natural they appear upon grading. Do R5 users notice the same thing? I don't remember such a difference on the C200.

I have owned the R5 since December of 2020. I can't speak to the IDXIII, having never owned one, but I do have access to an R6 and have been playing around with that camera for several weeks now. I still prefer having the R5 over the R6 even after latest FW update for the R6. Mostly because R5 has: 4K 120fps that looks great 8K Canon RAW Lite 45MP stills that look absolutely amazing Custom video modes! Hitting record button in photo mode switches to C3 video (It's switches to fully auto mode in R6, yuck). I use 3 custom settings: 4KHQ 24fps, 4K120, 4K non-HQ on C3. Hitting record button in photo mode jumps to this setting. The R6 is pretty good but still inexplicable crippled in weird ways–the lack of custom video modes being the biggest one imho. This has been the single biggest pain in the ass when using the camera. You simply can't use it very fast when switching between 24fps or 120fps. Battery life on the R6 seems to be better than the R5 in cursory usage. I haven't thoroughly tested. Rolling shutter on R6 leaves a lot to be desired. Much prefer the 4K120 out of the R5 to the 1080 from R6. R6 AF shits the bed in moderate low-light situations compared to R5. The R5 has a much better 1.6x video crop mode. Overheating has not been an issue for me (on either camera) but I don't shoot long form stuff and if I did I would just use the regular 4K mode or a proper cinema camera. Sony is still the better option if you want a small mirrorless camera to record for longer periods of time and with quick recovery times. Editing performance has not been a problem whatsoever on my M1 MBP. I hear it's painful for a lot of people so if that is you don't get a Canon mirrorless camera until there is widespread support for hardware accelerated H.265 10-bit 4:2:2. I'm still very happy with getting the R5 over the something from Sony. A7SIII is great but I wanted more MP if I was going FF as I was coming from Micro Four Thirds. I also enjoy the Canon body ergonomics more than Sony and that is pretty important aspect for me. Things I don't like about RF system as a whole (at time if writing): Lack of wide angle fast primes (16,18,20mm f1.8 or faster) The RF lens ecosystem is expensive (but there is always EF). No RF Sigma options...yet. Overheating timer is there and could potentially be a problem (it hasn't been for me). Really surprised Canon is releasing major firmware updates with major features. I hope they continue this.

I have a R5 since October 2020. I had a 1Dx III from march 2020 until two weeks ago, sold it to buy an additional R5. Never used an R6 so I cannot comment on that. I basically have 2 custom settings that I use for video: 8k RAW Light 24-30 fps and 4k 120 fps Clog (rarely use Clog3). Rarely I use 4k HQ IPB with no log if I need to give the video for some quick and dirty usage without any further processing. R5 is imo a much better camera than the 1Dx III: 8k RAW is better that 5.5k RAW not for the resolution (although it give some more room for post zoom and pan) but mostly for the much better rolling shutter 15 ms vs 29 ms 4k 120fps is way way better than the junk 1080 120 of the 1Dx III. Crop quality is a tad better Lightweight, better on Gimbals Smaller to pack, basically I can take 2 R5 in the space and weight of a 1Dx III, if you add the insane big charger of the 1Dx III you can take a gazillion number of R5 batteries….. Flippy screen much better on Gimbals and in low angles 45 mpix much better than 20 mpix for photo Has zebra IBIS, IBIS + IS lens allow me to film quite a bit without a tripod, very handy for filming while backpacking for ski, mtb, etc….. EF-RF Adapter with VND 1Dx III is better in: No overheating Initial AF acquisition with long lenses but only for photos in non liveview mode. Has 5.5 RAW at 60fps but no AF Longer battery life Same dual card type More rugged and better weather sealing The biggest gain for me with the last firmware is the RAW Light that basically give me almost 2x storage. I’m a fan of RAW as it give me more flexibility in post than Clog and Clog3…. is probably me not doing it right but for me is a night and day difference RAW vs. Clog how much more post processing I can do and fix mistakes. Bonus that on my PC the RAW Light file are much easier to edit than 10bit Clog ones. At the end the only question is if you need long takes and in case that things go south can you live with 4k SQ if the camera would overheat? In my case it has never overheated in 8K RAW Light in my usage (but it will eventually happen). I got at the limit a couple of times at 30-35° C under the sun shooting at 4k 120 fps, this is the mode that seems to overheats the most.

Music video I did back then is finally released, that took quite a while!