Chrille Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Hello, i am planning to shoot a little action oriented short this summer and i am thinking about doing so with the Blackmagic Production Camera. That little brick that offers 4K and a global shutter. It seems to be quite quiet around that camera. So i would love to hear wether anyone still uses it regularly. I believe most of the limitations are based on the limited dynamic range ( which might really be bad in the Hamburg mixture of (a bit of ) sunshine and (lots of) rain in the summer). I am aiming to finalize a 2K master so i do not need crispiest 4K around. I am also very interested wether somebody used it on an ronin-sc Gimbal. So i would really like to hear your thoughts. Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuel Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 We still have one unit in our arsenal but 4K version to still be used in a few productions such as one feature film released in 2019. You can find the thread here in the footage section of this forum. Chrille 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 On 1/28/2021 at 11:01 AM, Chrille said: It seems to be quite quiet around that camera. Because the camera sucked. The BMD Production Camera 4K only exists because BMD was trying to rush out the door a 4K S35 camera, the later 4.6K sensor is vastly superior. On 1/28/2021 at 11:01 AM, Chrille said: I believe most of the limitations are based on the limited dynamic range And poor low light capability. And awful ergonomics. Chrille 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomTheDP Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Andrew reviewed it here. https://www.eoshd.com/review/4k-is-here-blackmagic-production-camera-review/ As long as you understand what that you'll be shooting at iso 400 and no higher you'll be good. Keep in mind also that if you push it to iso 800 in post you'll start seeing fix pattern noise. So make sure you are exposing properly. Having some fast glass will help if you are shooting at night, as long as you have light sources. You'll definitely have to light dimly lit scenes. The plus side is 12 bit RAW will look and grade quite nice and of course the global shutter. Emanuel and Chrille 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 11 hours ago, TomTheDP said: As long as you understand what that you'll be shooting at iso 400 and no higher you'll be good. You don't want to shoot lower either. Just pretend the option to change ISO doesn't exist! Chrille 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members BTM_Pix Posted January 30, 2021 Super Members Share Posted January 30, 2021 I've seen the Production4K Camera go for as little as £550-650 and there are a couple on eBay uk now at that sort of price. To be able to get a global shutter camera that can shoot 4K CinemaDNG or ProRes internal straight to cheap high capacity media that has an internal battery and big screen for that sort of money is almost unbelievable, even if it has a limited ISO and the ergonomics of a paving slab. Its certainly not a run and gun shot grabber but if you can live with its limitations, and even actually embrace the benefits of it requiring a bit more graft, then I think its still relevant and an absolute bargain compared to anything else. The interesting thing from my own personal point of view about the Production4K Camera is the "very nice" to "meh" ratio in terms of footage I've seen with it is consistently amongst the highest of any camera. I think that definitely reflects the fact that it doesn't lend itself to being just wafted around and a bit more care has to be taken with it. Emanuel and Chrille 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrille Posted February 1, 2021 Author Share Posted February 1, 2021 Hey everyone thank you very much for all your replies! These are the insights i was looking for. I guess i will do some tests before starting the project! Best regards, Chrille Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRenaissanceMan Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Some of us really like that camera Shot in its sweet spot, that sensor cranks out gorgeous pictures with very little fuss. Think of it as digital slide film. http://www.bmcuser.com/forum/blackmagic-camera/general-discussion/17753-no-more-love-for-the-4k?17318-No-more-love-for-the-4K= Chrille 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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