Blackmagic Design URSA Camera with EF Mount, 4K Super 35 Sensor with Global Shutter, 12G-SDI Video Output, 10.1" TFT-LCD, Dual CFast Recorders, Scopes - Version 2

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Michele L : For the EF Mount Mini Ursa, can we use our Canon camera lenses or must we buy cinema lenses?ANDREW J : Any EF lenses Will work on the URSA or URSA mini that has an EF mount. Haven't tried an EF-s lens, but the camera does crop so those should work as wellALEXANDRA S : Cinema lenses are your best bet because it's the only way you can adjust the f-stop. Canon camera lenses will technically work but you won't be able to adjust aperture.TAMMY L. G : You can use your Canon lenses. Nothing else needed. I have a Canon 5D and all lenses fit.MATTHEW H : The Canon EF kit lenses work perfectly well, although you will see a jump in quality if you rent brands like Zeiss.JOEL M : We use three different Canon L Lenses with the Ursa with no problem. You can adjust the Aperture of the lens with the rewind and fast forward buttons on the Ursa. We do have one older Canon thrifty 50mm and it occasionally seems to have trouble talking to the lens, but a few re-boots of the camera and I can get it to adjust the f-stop. This tends to be true with many newer EF mount lens adaptors and older canon glass, they struggle a bit to communicate. Not sure why. But in theory no, you do not need manual cine lenses for the Ursa.FELTON C R : You can use your canon EF lenses no problem. The faster the lens (f1. - f2.8 Etc.) the better...
luc g : What model tri pod mounting plate is included?STUART B : I dont believe it comes with one, or it didn't last january, you must buy a dove tail plate.RYAN S : None. You'll need to buy one.NORBERT B : No tripod plate is included - it's best to purchase one of these: <a href="http://www.adorama.com/SOVCTU14.html" target="_blank">http://www.adorama.com/SOVCTU14.html</a> Or you can try to mount your own plate with the thread on the bottom.CARL K : There isn't really a tripod plate included. Best I can estimate is what they mean by mounting plate is that the URSA has the mount on the camera to attach to a VCT-14 or VCT-U14 tripod adaptor. But it doesn't come with the VCT-14 plate that you'd put onto a tripod plate to attach to your tripod head. So where a different camera would need a mounting plate to attach to a VCT-14, the URSA has that built on. But you still need the adaptor to utilize the mount. You can remove those mounting points and then attach a tripod plate directly to the camera, but you'll lose the 15mm rod mount and rosette mounts.
Bryan E : Type in your question. (We'll show if it matches any that were already asked.)Do you all have an URSA that we can demo at your office? Perhaps, you have sold one to another school/company and they might allow us to take a look? I saw where you demoed to the NC School of the Arts. Do they have this?ANDREW B : I take it this is in North Carolina? If it's in Chicago I would be happy to show you

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2015-11-18T16:58:19

Rated 5 out of 5

The URSA is big, but beautiful.

I have to say, I was hesitant about buying the URSA simply because of it's weight (it's a hefty 16lbs without a battery or lens). But after using it, I really like it. The image is really nice when properly exposed. The layout of the screens, buttons, everything seems well thought out. It makes using it easy. Now, truthfully I'm looking forward to the 4.6K URSA. I absolutely love that I can use this 4K URSA right now, and upgrade the sensor turret to the new 4.6K sensor later for the same price as if I waited and bought the 4.6K URSA whenever it comes out. It lets me get used to the URSA as a camera now, and be able to have a new sensor later without really losing anything. I think that's amazing. And even for now, I think the 4K URSA is going to make me some wonderful images, and some new arm muscles.

Carl K.

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The URSA is big, but beautiful.

By Carl K.

I have to say, I was hesitant about buying the URSA simply because of it's weight (it's a hefty 16lbs without a battery or lens). But after using it, I really like it. The image is really nice when properly exposed. The layout of the screens, buttons, everything seems well thought out. It makes using it easy. Now, truthfully I'm looking forward to the 4.6K URSA. I absolutely love that I can use this 4K URSA right now, and upgrade the sensor turret to the new 4.6K sensor later for the same pr...

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The Blackmagic Design URSA Camera with EF Lens Mount is first high end digital film camera designed to revolutionize workflow on set. Built to handle the ergonomics of large film crews as well as single person use, URSA has everything built in, including a massive 10" fold out on set monitor, large user upgradeable Super 35 global shutter 4K image sensor, 12G-SDI and internal dual recorders. You can upgrade to the latest sensor technology in the future and keep your investment in the camera body.

Professional Digital Film Camera
The Blackmagic Design URSA is designed to be used on high end feature films, commercials, episodic television production, documentaries, electronic news gathering, music videos and more. When used on jobs with a large crew you can easily dress the camera with high quality cinema lenses, rails, follow focus, matte boxes and more. With built in scopes for exposure, focus and audio levels, it's easy for DOP's to get perfect results every time. The dedicated screen for camera assistants lets them check and update camera parameters independently of the DOP. If you're shooting solo then the large fold out on set monitor, built in scopes and internal recorder means you don't need any extra on set equipment because it's all built into the camera. That's a whole film set of equipment built into the one extremely portable design.

Rethinking Camera Design
The Blackmagic Design URSA features a larger professional size that has the space for powerful cooling that allows higher frame rates while keeping the chassis cool and the fan super quiet. The machined aluminum design is incredibly strong and has been designed for large film crew use and to be field upgradable to new sensors by the user. Each area of the camera has been divided into separate DOP, camera assistant and audio engineer work stations. The DOP station features a large 10" fold out on set monitor and separate 5" screen for settings, camera status and scopes. The camera assist station features a separate screen for camera settings, status and scopes and an audio station features audio meters, controls and audio connections. The big screen means you don't need extra on set equipment so it's easy to move around quickly between shots. Simply fold in the monitor and go.

Shoot in incredible quality Ultra HD
URSA is a true professional digital film camera with a 4K sensor, global shutter and an incredible 12 stops of dynamic range. The wide dynamic range blows away regular video cameras or even high end broadcast cameras, so you get dramatically better images that look like true digital film. The wide dynamic range preserves detail in dark shadows as well as bright highlights so you have a wider range of brightness levels to work with when color grading in post production. The extra large Super 35 size allows for creative shallow depth of field shooting and the high resolution Ultra HD 12 bit lossless Cinema DNG RAW means you get incredible quality. You can also shoot Ultra HD or HD in Apple ProRes for easy post production workflow with minimum storage requirements.

Dual Recorders for Non Stop Recording
Blackmagic Design URSA features dual recorders so you never need to stop recording to change media. That's critical if you are shooting an historical event, important interview or where you just cannot stop shooting. Simply load an empty CFast card into the second recorder and when the current card is full, the recording will continue onto the second card, allowing you to change out the full card and keep shooting. The built in recorders use new CFast card technology that allow recording up to 350MB/s for incredible speeds, perfect for high frame rate RAW recording. Imagine shooting RAW and then playing back for the crew on the massive 10" screen.

User Upgradeable Sensor and Mount
The Blackmagic Design URSA features a modular camera turret that can be simply removed by removing 4 simple bolts. The camera turret includes the sensor, lens mount and lens control connections and can be upgraded in the future when new types of sensors are developed. URSA EF includes the amazing 4K Super 35 image sensor with global shutter and an EF lens mount with active lens control. Now you can use low cost DSLR photo lenses from companies such as Canon, Zeiss and more.

Built in On Set Monitoring
Say goodbye to bulky on set monitors because you get a massive fold out 10" screen built into Blackmagic Design URSA, making it the world's biggest viewfinder. The screen is super bright so it's easy to see when shooting outdoors, even in direct sunlight, plus it features an ultra wide viewing angle so you can pan and tilt to extremes and still see crystal clear images. When shooting in Ultra HD, focus becomes extremely difficult on small viewfinder, however with a massive 10" screen in full HD, you can see your images in amazing detail for perfect focus, framing and exposure. Because the screen tilts you can shoot down low, or high up over crowds and easily tilt the screen up or down to see your shot.

Two Extra 5" Touch Screens
URSA features the world's most intuitive and advanced touch screen camera user interface. There are two 5" touch screens on both sides of the camera that put your settings, controls and monitoring tools at your fingertips. The left side gives you quick access to all major settings via a touch screen and a row of control buttons. That means you don't have to hunt through complicated menus to make changes. The right side displays settings like format, frame rate, shutter angle and more. There is a large prominent time code display, an animated histogram for checking levels, a scrolling audio waveform monitor with clipping indicators and a spectrum scope for helping you check and adjust focus.

Broadcast Connections
The Blackmagic Design URSA features standard broadcast connections so you don't need to worry about buying expensive custom cable. You get 12G-SDI output that can be down converted to HD or used directly at amazing Ultra HD quality. There's also a 12G-SDI input that can display return video on the 10" monitor when working on live events or an external video source. A separate SDI output is available for attaching external viewfinders and eye pieces. For audio, there are 2 professional XLR connections with 48v phantom power so you can use the audio industry's best quality microphones. You also get timecode in/out and a LANC connector for controlling the camera, lenses and accessories remotely.

Broadcast Standard Power
URSA uses a standard 4-pin 12V to 30V XLR broadcast power connector for plugging into external power supplies. There are also mounting points and a power transfer connector for mounting third party V-Mount and Anton/Bauer gold mount back plates and batteries onto the rear of the camera itself. This means you can integrate the battery as part of the camera itself. You also get a standard 4 pin XLR 12V output power connector so you can use a wide range of third party viewfinders without needing expensive custom cables. That means it's easy to integrate the camera with all of your existing gear and accessories.

Designed to be Rigged
To make it super easy to bolt on your favorite accessories, Blackmagic Design URSA has multiple mount points all over the camera. You get standard tripod quick release attach points on the bottom of the camera, so you can use industry standard tripod mounts. The viewfinder connection uses standard power and BNC SDI connections for any type of viewfinder, plus there is standard 3/8" threaded points on the top and handle of the camera for mounting anything you like. Standard battery mounts can be bolted to the rear of the camera and you can use standard rails in the rail mounts built into the camera base. No camera is so easy to rig up for any type of production.

DaVinci Resolve Software Included
Blackmagic Design URSA includes full DaVinci Resolve 11 software for Mac and Windows, so you get more color correction features that let you take advantage of URSA's amazing image quality. You can use the Resolve Live feature to grade live pictures direct from the camera. Imagine lighting your set and color grading all at the same time. You get the full creative power of primaries, secondaries, power windows and more! You also get DaVinci Resolve's advanced editing features including a full multi layer timeline with ripple, roll, slide and slip clip trimming and title tools. Blackmagic Design URSA and DaVinci Resolve mean you get a complete production and post production solution.

What's in the box:

  • Blackmagic Design URSA Camera
  • Active EF Mount Turret
  • Turret Dust Cap
  • 12V AC Adapter
  • Tripod Mounting Plate Adapter
  • DaVinci Resolve Software
  • Blackmagic Design 1 Year Limited Warranty