Product rating for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro

Manticy

5 years ago • purchased this product

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purchased this product

Great cine camera at a great price

What's new?

The built in ND filters (6 stops) are a super addition and very helpful if you want to shoot open aperture in broad daylight. Qualitatively they are also very good, however I will say something more about that. The display is very bright (1500 nits) and it can be read very well in direct sunlight. New Sony NP-F570 battery, which offers more runtime.
Gen 5 is the new Color Science in the 6K Pro and delivers a stunning image with beautiful colors.

But is everything really so great about the camera?

Of course there are negative points like: No IBIS or that the autofocus is not the best now. However, there is one point that I find very important to address.
The build quality is not the best. For me, the camera (out of the box) already came with a few scratches, etc.. (Which is now complaining on a high level).
But that is not the only problem with this camera. Many people have reported that the display has a blue cast. And indeed, this was the case for me as well. Of course, this has been fixed with the latest firmware 7.3 Quasi, but this should not be from the factory. But Blackmagic is known for the fact that the processing quality suffers a little.
In addition, there were some reports that the ND filters have a magenta cast (Color Cast). This has been reported by many, though I have not had this. There have been a number more of issues but I was / am not affected by them, however my point was that the build quality is lacking. But if you look at the price again, you almost have to put up with this. Fortunately, so far I have not had other problems like other colleagues.
Regardless, the 6K Pro is a camera I would recommend to anyone who would like a cine camera that can shoot RAW at an unbeatable price with features that are more available at a higher price. :)


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