Hollywood-level cameras tend to be extremely expensive, which is why even big-budget productions usually just rent them. But now so-called -Cameras are so good that they are increasingly used in well-known films and series. A particularly popular model that… but also regularly focused (hence: ), is the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 6K Pro.
The powerful yet quite compact camera was used, for example, in ‘Better Call Saul’ and ‘The White Lotus’. There’s a notable 15 percent discount on the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 6K Pro at Amazon right now!
The price for the camera, which weighs about two kilograms, will therefore increase 2388 euros fallen. For anyone thinking about making videos on their own for the first time, this can be a big deal. But for a camera, with the stress on the first syllable, that’s quite a bargain – even if the camera is supplied without lenses and similar accessories.
However, the scope of delivery includes a protective cover for the lens connection, camera strap, a 30 W power supply with lockable connection and international adapters and an NP-F570 battery. In addition, you will receive a lifetime license for the Davinci Resolve Studio video editing program with the camera. Davinci Resolve is a complete professional editing and color correction package that is also used in Hollywood. Even complex effects and animations can be created with it. With this license, all future updates to the program are free.
A real fan of the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 6K is cinematographer Marshall Adams, who used the model on ‘Better Call Saul’, for example in the eighth episode of the fifth season (called ‘Middleman’) and in the opening of the sixth season.
Xavier Grobet also appeared in front of the camera in the second season of the biting HBO hit “The White Lotus.” In the series, Blackmagic was used to shoot the underwater scenes. Blackmagic was also used for some shots in the psychological thriller ‘Watcher’ starring ‘It Follows’ star Maika Monroe.
Good to know for anyone interested in buying: Blackmagic is in a 6144 x 3456 Super 35 sensor installed and a motorized ND filter integrated. This controls the amount of light entering the lens. Furthermore, the model has two mini-XLR connections, making it possible to record separate audio tracks with two microphones without an external mixer. The four microphones built into the camera are praised for their low noise floor and significant shock and wind resistance.
And if you’d rather watch movies than film them, the prices of countless movies on Amazon dropped dramatically during Black Friday. You can read more about this in the following article: