Probably the most thorough ursa mini review I have seen so far. Man ! You sure you ain't a pro ? Wish you did a BMPC vs URSA mini 4k since you owned both of them !
Solid, most comprehensive thing I've seen on the Ursa Mini. I was really hoping the would have addressed the light sensitivity. I was really excited for this camera but with the delays I jumped on the a7s + assassin bandwagon. But I agree- when the job calls for it- the Ursa has been a great camera and it looks like the Ursa mini is a great compliment to the line. Loved the breakdown of time stamps too. Legit video. Thanks for your hard work!
Fantastic review. Thank you for speaking clearly, efficiently, and thoroughly without being obnoxious or condescending. You covered all the points I wanted to know about.
Fantastic review, with a wealth of information and competent explanations. It's great to see a balanced, objective review that goes into the pros and cons of the camera and its features.
Thanks - I do make a living shooting video, but I'm more a producer/director. I wanted to make clear that I'm not a specialized DP. Always trying to improve my shots though. ;)
You've earned this sub. Excellent review. I've gotten more confidence about my future buying decision concerning this camera than I did with more established channels. Excellent work.
A truly amazing review, you were very confident, and gave an incredibly detailed review. I truly hope your channel grows more, and thank you for providing so much valuable info!
Great review, thanks for taking the time to make and share this. I'm thinking of both the 4K and 46K for a feature this year but my budget is leaning more towards the 4K.
the ursa mini 4K comes at a great price but it has a lot of problems especially the iso. the 4.6K seems to have fixed most of these issues but the price tag is much much higher and makes it on the verge of affordable for the budget user (you have to spend a few more thousand $ for batteries, mounts, media, lens...)
Damn bra! I thought you said that you don't know much about cameras? Shit, I have to take some notes. You seem to know more than enough. I know more about this camera now than a moment ago....Glad I've watched. And a very good review man, Thanks.
Hey does anyone know if anything major has been updated? I want to get this camera but the main reason i dont want to get it is because of the ISO issue
Note to viewers: i've gotten some feedback that my sound mix sucked (music too loud), and i agree. so i've updated the Vimeo version with a better audio mix: vimeo.com/160519759
I had that same glitch on a frame once. Never happed again but made me very concerned about it happening again on a serious shoot, as the camera gives no warning of that.
Yes, absolutely. Firmware 4.0 was a massive improvement. It added so much functionality that was missing when I filmed this review, and it also improved the color science and appears to have fixed the glitches. I'd do an updated review, but it has been done by so many others already, I'll prob just focus on comparing to the 4.6K.
AWESOME VIDEO!! Well put together! Defiantly compelling and informative to which almost made me want to get the 4.6k BM Mini Ursa :) ...but ill stick with my Red Raven Purchase :)
Now that's a review all salient points covered. The music although nice was a but too loud. and wish you had the 4.6k. Question would this be your main camera...
Great review. Would you say paying an additional 2K for the Ursa Mini 4.6K is worth it? im thinking about buying one but the lack of ISO really concerns me even though I would "Mostly" use it in studio settings, and considering the Noise issue, is there a better camera for around the same price, if good iso is important to you.? Thanks!
Thanks - I do think the $2K is worth it for the 4.6K version (it has double the ISO and 3 more stops of range), however Blackmagic has had serious issues with "magenta vignetting" on the 4.6k version. They've begun to address it with firmware updates, but I'm personally waiting to see consistently clean images from multiple cameras before I buy mine.
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@Bryant Kristopher Thanks for your reply. I got to the site thru google and Im trying it out now. Seems to take quite some time so I will reply here later with my results.
Thanks for the awesome vid FrameFury. Im looking at grabbing the 4.6k soon and wanted to know what lenses you would recommend for shooting "sports style" Player Interviews and live sports desks/panels.
Thanks man - it's hard to go wrong with the Sigma Art line. Great performance for the price. I'd recommend the 24mm f1.4 prime for wide stuff (and to cover yourself in low light situations) and then check out the Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 zoom that's coming out very soon. If you need fast lenses at higher focal lengths, the other f1.4 primes are great.
Great review!! I have a question. I recently bought the ursa mini 4k EF. From the start i noticed that my monitor histogram jittered from right to left without the light levels changing in the room. In premiere pro i saw that the recorded video had flashing shadows. Does your Ursa mini 4k have the same histogram issue and do you think it is sensor problem. The flashing occurs at all ISO levels and video output settings. I also want to note this was under natural lighting conditions and at shutter angle 180. No fluorescent light was used.
+Verijke Thomas thx! Mine hasn't had any flashing issues in the darks, or moving histogram. I've heard someone else mention this and they dealt with it by crushing the darks. That issue sounds frustrating. Hopefully addressed in recent firmware update!
+FrameFury Any idea if they've updated any of the issues with firmware updates yet? Specifically wondering about the issues at 800 ISO, but would like to hear if you know that anything else is worked out.
Firmware 4.0 was a massive update to the UI and options and I give it a 5/5 stars - they addressed many of the interface issues I discussed in this video. I haven't done any noise testing yet though.
Great review, thanks! Just got my URSA mini :) One question: Why do you record in RAW, convert it in Davinci, to edit in Premiere? Why not shoot in ProRes in the first place?
Thanks - you get the absolute best image quality with RAW, and then have the most control/latitude to grade RAW in Resolve. I would only do it for specialized projects though - most people will probably be happy with ProRes LT, HQ, or 444.
+Carlo Guillermo Proto I believe the best they can do is improve the noise at ISO800, but even after the latest update (3.1) I'm still seeing plenty of noise and FPN at ISO800 unfortunately. I only shoot at ISO400 no matter what.
Can you use a IR cut filter and a ND filter on the same lens? If so, how to they attach together? Does the IR filter have a thread for the lens and to attach the ND filter to it?
Yes you can stack filters as long as they are "stackable" ;). Just double check that the ones you're buying are stackable. I have links in my description to such ones.
I Like your Video but just in the First Minute you already said that the camera needs a Lot of light and fast lenses. These aren't 2 facts but only a solution for letting in more light. And every camera needs an external Audio source. If you buy a Cinema camera for auch few thousand i hope you ain't gonna go with internal mic. In My opinion Cameras don't need to have a good internal mics. But the camera has great possibilities for internal Audio Recording.
I have a doubt..how can i convert the 4k maximum quality DNG file? when import the CinemaDNG files to davinci Resolve it imort as separate stills... How can i import it as a video?!! pls help...
