The Blackmagic Design BMD Cinema Camera has caused a huge stir at NAB 2012 and rightly so. Here we have a great interview from the guys at CineDigital.TV that is in English and the questions are in both English and Spanish. We now have the Landmine Media interview with BMD up too. Enjoy.
Thanks to Landmine Media for their BMD Cinema Camera video:
The BMD Cinema Camera Details:
$2995 available in July
High resolution 2.5K sensor allows improved anti aliasing and reframing shots.
Super wide 13 stops of dynamic range allows capture of increased details for feature film look.
Built in SSD allows high bandwidth recording of RAW video and long duration compressed video.
Open file formats compatible with popular NLE software such as CinemaDNG 12 bit RAW, Apple ProRes and Avid DNxHD. No custom file formats.
Includes no custom connections. Standard jack mic/line audio in, BNC 3 Gb/s SDI out, headphone, high-speed Thunderbolt I/O technology, LANC remote control and standard DC 12-30V power connection.
Capacitive touch screen LCD for camera settings and slate metadata entry.
Compatible with extremely high quality Canon EF and Zeiss ZF lenses.
Supports 2.5K and 1080HD resolution capture in 24, 25, 29.97 and 30 fps.
Thunderbolt connection allows direct camera capture via included Media Express software and supports live waveform monitoring via the included Blackmagic UltraScope software.
Includes a full copy of DaVinci Resolve 9.0 color grading software.
See Blackmagic Design for more details on the BMD Cinema Camera.