Blackmagic Pocket 4K vs 6K - Which Should You Buy? 

I could be wrong, but I think it's just marked placement for each shot, then a morph cut transition in Premiere. Looks awesome.

that's editing

i did like 8 times lol

@@LowDoughTech Of course it is, but it was executed flawlessly.

He placed both cameras at the same spot and then shot each with a motorized slider with the same speed and angle. This makes it very easy to have seamless transition between shots since every thing is matching but the cameras !!

4Ks monitor is way too dim! I wish they would offer a 4K Pro!

Variable ND’s aren’t that expensive. I get it though it’s a pain to take it on and off when doing run and gun.

4k is overkill. I shoot 1080p. So much better than 4k

yeas but if already 50%+ people using 4k monitors, how then? People who will watch your result will see that loosing of quality in that case, big loosing@@hello-lb3vf

The 6k can shoot 4k too

I second that 🍻haha

I have the savings and the time to start with these, but lost my Job because of Covid19 Crisis (Why I have the time) but dont think it is the smartest to go spend it on these until I find a new job, but then I will have far less time to film...

Dm me on RU-vid I’ll give you 6k pro for free of cost.

No shame in that.

Thats exactly why I bought the OG. You can get second hand for around $500, it has some flaws and it only records 1080p but the color science is just beautiful.

Thank you so much Driven! That means so much to hear!!!

Hey Curtis! I love your videos btw. I´m a sound guy too. Is there any option to turn off the fans while you´re recording and back on on stand by?

@@julianburrus9956 It's workable except for extreme close-up shots where you still need to capture sound. Also, my first copy had a defective fan. I sent it back to the retailer and they sent me a new camera. I don't see it as a complete deal-breaker, I just prefer cameras that shut down their fans while recording. Many of the bigger cinema cameras do this now - shut off or slow down the fan substantially while recording.

@@julianburrus9956 I have the 6K and I'm an audio guy at heart. In an average silent-but-untreated room, you need to be inches away to hear the fan (with an ear or a microphone). I could only imagine it being audible in a dead silent treated studio where you're recording macro video with the mic on the camera. Even then, it's a very consistent low frequency and would be easy to filter in post. I worried about the fan noise too, until I actually got it in hand. The fan noise in the video is *severely* boosted, it makes it sound like a vacuum cleaner. In reality it's essentially silent and nowhere near such a high pitch.

@@Leo9ine Thanks for clarifying that point.... i was worried too...

How’s it going Curtis? Yeah my main concern would be the fan noise coming from the camera when you’re doing close ups from even an external recorder. Are the fans on the 6K intermittent or are they constantly audible? Thanks

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f35 is even more interesting now

I’m so entitled that it barely even registered with my eyes.

Idk expecting more…

I'm here to make movies, when I can afford this camera, once I get all of my other gear paid for on a limited budget :)

David Sandberg( Lights Out, Anabelle:Creation, Shazam! ) shoots on the bmpcc4k

Read my mind!

Lol. You nailed it!

I agree. gearheads want to show off their (useless) knowledge but can't apply it in real world situations. it becomes useless.

You can get the practice by using a film city follow focus gear. If you are doing filmmaking it will probably come down to how you choose your shots. For example I always put it on a tripod. And handheld will be as less as possible. So I hope you get the gist. If you are not bothered with the learning of filmmaking as a cinematographer I would suggest bmpcc. So boils down to comfort

How are you liking it so far?

@@lprzytula haven't regretted it at all! Shooting Blackmagic RAW dosent take up nearly as much space as I thought. I've even been able to shoot 12:1 raw to a pretty inexpensive SD card. Get a external battery and Rock on!

@@CineMobilePodcast That's awesome! 👍

which lens do u use on that the most??

Nzo CEO did you get a speed booster or did you buy 4/3 lenses

It also increases the 'speed'/aperture of the lens. Usually by a stop.

Speed boosters have been around for a while. I've used them with my GH4 and had great results.

@@joedidit3233 Yeah, I’ve long since understood it, and got one for my Blackmagic camera.

I see all these people taking about the HUGE difference between the metabones and the Viltrox. And it simply doesn't exist. Yeah, blow it up 600% to spot the minuscule difference. That's not real world. As if anybody here is shooting the next Transformers or Avengers.

Hello there, the Viltrox adapter is very good, almost on par with the Metabones, up close some differences can be noticed, but that's only after a side by side comparison. Other than that I feel my footage with the 18-35 Sigma (Nikon mount) combined with the Viltrox on the 4k has been more than impressive. To get good results I would highly recommend knowing how to expose properly using the false color, this will ensure top quality for your 4k footage. You will have more detail in the shadows and in the highlights. I try to keep my shadows just above the blue, and avoid if I can the dark magenta, unless I don't care about those shadowy parts. Also, for the highlights, I discovered a good trick, I'm not sure if this is consistent across all footage in RAW, but I recently discovered when importing your footage in D. Resolve, within the RAW panel in the Color Tab, don't just click on the Highlight Recovery that won't be enough to recover some highlights, actually use the Exposure slider and bring it down to about .50 to 2.5 (even 3 in some cases) stops down, you'll be impressed at this, then bring back up your exposure in the Gamma wheel inside the Primaries only, you won't need to use the Global Offset in the HDR wheels, just using the Gamma in the Primaries then a bit of Lift and a bit of the Gain will now help you to almost fully recover those highlights. You can also use a bit of Curves but keep it to small gestures, if not you'll risk blowing up your midtones very quickly. Main impressive feature for this to work is the Gamma wheel. Then a bit of the other primary wheels, and a bit of the Offset wheel and then a hair touch of the Curves and also for micro shadow adjustments go to the Log Wheels, and bring the Shadows a hair bit down. All of this will ensure an incredible footage all around. But please make sure to use False Color on the 4k camera, that is key to all of this. Sorry, this has been way more info than you asked but to come back to your concern, yes, the Viltrox works beautifully (so long as it isn't for autofocus which I don't think it would be good for that). The Metabones is far too expensive for what it delivers compared to the Viltrox which easily competes on all levels with the Metabones. There's been online comparisons which almost convinced me to get the Metabones, until I went out and shot with the Viltrox, then I was convinced it would be a waste of my $$. But all in all, 6k or 4k, I think both will deliver amazing footage. But I will say I notice where the 6k rules, and undeniably I wouldn't hesitate I if I could afford it. The other side of the 6K, is I think you cannot shoot in 4k, I don't know if that was resolved in an update, but it was a big complaint from the PK cinema community, then media storage and recording, you're spending a lot more than the 4k. Is it worth it, yes if your budget can handle buying bigger CF cards and and 2TB ssd's (Sandisk extreme and extreme pro). Also keep in mind, on the 6k because of its global shutter issues, I would use it as a stable camera, with little to no fast side to side movements. So again, would I choose the 6k over the 4k, my answer would be yes, because I'm in love with how the 6k translates skin tones, shadows and color. The 4k comes super close to the 6k, but that extra edge makes the 6k a winner for me. But in post, you can easily rip and tear a well graded 6k footage with a 4k footage if you know what you're doing and everything on camera was well shot. Hands down. Thank you for bearing with this essay on my views concerning the 6k and the 4k.

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