Blackmagic 6K Pro After 5 Months | Honest Review

We’ve used the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro in our film production company for over 5 months. How much have we used it and who is the camera for?

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0:00 Intro
1:00 The best things with the camera
6:52 The drawbacks
16:24 Who is this camera for?
18:09 Outro

[sieyon]

Are we just going to ignore how Mattheaus got cut off at the beginning and his face looked so crushed?

[billzidis]

The value you get from this camera is out of this world, the image is second to none. At this price there are no negatives

As a Blackmagic user I'm glad you liked BM cameras.

[jayalterEgoz]

Blackmagic update actually corrected the in camera stabilization called (Gyro Stabilization ) as of Tuesday July 5th 2022

[klokhuisJRson]

About the battery (I have the regular 6k) : I mounted a smallrig adapter for sony np750 batteries to the cage, with a dummy battery inside the camera. It does become more messy, but you can still use it on a gimbal and the battery life is much more reliable + an hour of constant use probably.
Also, I use an SSD but never experienced any issues with that.

[BrianMakesFilms]

If Blackmagic ever gets their ergonomics and battery life figured out, I'd definitely consider switching back to them (although I have all E mount lenses now so probably I'm Sony for life now). But I am currently on the Sony FX3 because it's just a better camera for run and gun shooting and working quickly. But there is something appealing about the Blackmagic cameras. Just a quality to the image I've always liked. And Braw and ProRes are wonderful formats.

[nikodembartnik]

I already have the pocket 4K and I love it! Still watching 6K review because I really like your videos!

[bmefilms]

this camera is a dream. $2500 usd for such an amazing image and a software that allows you to color grade professionally is absolutely amazing. my last video I used 4 nodes to get this look.

[Tapehead]

Love the multiple perspectives in this review. Really shows how every cinematographer has different needs and tastes.

[ImagenStudios]

Great video, I have the 6k, actually 2 of them, and 2 4k camera's. The disadvantages are easily fixed in my opinion. The ease of use with BRAW far outweighs the drawbacks. I have a ZCam E2S6 6k that is also great affordable, not cheap, cinema camera. The ability to edit 6K RAW on a laptop in Davinci Resolve can't be beat. Especially considering that the color grading is far superior in Resolve than in Premiere and FCP. All camera's have pros and cons so there is no true perfect camera. The better question is what camera is right for you and your workflow. Of all the years I have been in the business I have never had someone ask me what resolution or what camera I used. Also I have never used a DSLR to shoot any video, I've seen other videographers struggle to get people to stop posing thinking they taking pictures instead of video. Great content Love the Episodes, keep creating and thank you for the info

[baldwinvp]

One quick note about SSD and cables: Tilta among others have perfect length USB C cables that remove the clunk and also lock to the cage and SSD removing that layer of worry as well. Have backups on set and you are still far cheaper than Cfast while mitigating risk. Great, honest review! Tilta also makes a EVF relocate cable for shoulder rig use with the EVF. Edit: My biggest complaint with BMD is why oh why did they put a USB 3.1 Gen 1 and not Gen 2 port in this camera!!!!

[guguemichaels]

Hi guys, this pocket 6K is for film production, high end music videos and commercials.. Guys shooting movies do not care about the battery life because they rig it up for film production. It is not a run and gun camera. I wish people will understand that. It was created for controlled environment. Besides that, I enjoyed the video.

[RedbellCentral]

Very excited to hear there are more Making a Film Company episodes on the way! Fantastic series

[SevenPhotonsFilms]

Hey, thank you for the great review. I've been filmmaking for 4 months with the BMPCC 6k and I can safely say is probably the only camera under 3000 USD you can use to create a perfect film look, practically as high-end as you want (in postproduction). I agree with you on almost everything. What I must comment, as a sort of clarifications:

- Adaptative compression in RAW, Q5, allows you to save a LOT of space for shots in the same location. A normal SD card can give you 30minutes in 6k sometimes.
- If you prepare your SSD rig carefully, it is safe enough and not too problematic. Even with a stabilizer as Ronin DJI, Zhiyun Weebill, etc (although it is true what you say, less comfortable).
- I would say this is a dream camera if you plan to work with connection to the AC grid (no need for batteries) because the battery will be always a BIG concern with BMPCC 6k (or pro).

I haven't had problems with the aliasing yet; thank you very much for mentioning it! Now I can be aware of that if the moment comes to solve that kind of issue.

[bazZzment]

I just love the Blackmagic menus! Everything is so intuitive and clean…

[mitchmedmedia]

I really like how straightforward this one was. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

[falconawesomeness]

Love the fact that you can choose between so many media types. I use the juggler 1 and 2 TB drives and the Samsung T5 and never had any issues. Plus… faster data rates on SSDs, especially the juggler, than what’s available on c fast right now. Love that BM gave people the freedom to choose their media.

[northcoaststudios]

On the issue of manual have been in filmmaking for 15 years, and I have never had automatic focus. I only know using manual focus on a film shoot. I can imagine times when it would be convenient, but I have never missed a shot because of manual focus.

[ozcinemarob]

A very honest and straight to the point review. You just forgot to mention the dynamic range is superb and likely better than the C300 in final footage results. thx guys

[jeremypope-levison]

This is an awesome review. Really in depth, weighing both pros and cons.

One pro that wasn't mentioned, you can edit from the SSD. I shoot with the 4k and I edit off the SSD all the time.

Also never once had a problem with the ssd, so I'd be interested to hear more. I've shot for over two years in all scenarios with the 4k and never a problem.