Blind Cinema Camera Test - Part 1 | Are The Expensive Cameras Worth It?

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Can you guess which camera is which?

CAMERAS TESTED:
Arri Alexa, Sony F65, Sony F55, Kinefinity Mavo, Blackmagic Ursa, BMPCC 4K, and BMPCC 6K)

As an owner of multiple camera platforms, I find it difficult to decide when to use one camera over another and whether or not the bigger/more expensive cameras really do have a better image. I realized others may experience this as well, so I decided to host a blind camera test contest on YouTube to see whether or not people can actually identify the more expensive cameras from the affordable options available today!

In a shoot I accommodate for the camera's strengths/weaknesses, but in this test I exposed for the "dynamic range King" Arri Alexa at ISO 200 F/4 and matched everything else to that setting-wise without changing the lighting conditions. From there you can see the dynamic range differences, roll off, saturation distribution and overall interpretation of light.

Keep in mind, ISO 200 (or equivalent) is not native for any of these cameras so technically all of these cameras are at a "disadvantage," and although I can see the differences, since I had to work with them in post, they can all pass as matching. To most, that is all that matters.

I'm excited to read your guesses and tell us which is your favorite shot in the comments section!

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First guess:

A - Sony F55
B - Alexa
C - Mavo
D - Pocket 6K
E - Sony F65
F - Pocket 4K
G - URSA

My Second guess would be switching the F65 for the F55.

Third guess:

A - Sony F65
B - Alexa
C - Mavo
D - Pocket 4K
E - Sony F55
F - Pocket 6K
G - URSA

Fourth guess:
A - Sony F55
B - Alexa
C - Mavo
D - Pocket 4K
E - Sony F65
F - Pocket 6K
G - URSA

However I strongly hold my first guess as the correct one!

cristhianandrews_
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Probably I'm totally wrong but my humble guess is:


A - URSA MINI
B - BMPCC 4K
C - ALEXA CLASSIC
D - SONY F55
E - BMPCC 6K
F - SONY F65
G - MAVO LF


Nice concept! You should do more of these ;)

anthonyfesce
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It's been exciting to see what cameras are being mistaken for the Alexa!

TECHRehab
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A:Alexa, B:F55, C:Mavo, D:Pocket 4k, E:F65, F:Pocket 6k, G:Ursa

Main difference I noticed is the sensor crop, different hue of blue in background based on manufacture, and range of shades of colors each camera captures. A is my favorite.

griffithsafari
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A - Sony F55, B - Alexa, C - Sony F65, D - Ursa, E - Mavo, F - Pocket 6K, G - Pocket 4k

adrian_niculae
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They all look so good! Hard choice. I wish they were all un-graded because you threw your wizardry on them to confuse us...LOL



A MAVO
B Sony F55
C URSA
D ARRI
E Sony F65
F BMPCC 6K
G BMPCC 4K

outbackatl
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A:cc6k
B:Alexa
C:cc4k
D:f55
E:ursa
F:Mavo
G:f65

kinch
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A - F65
B- F55
C-Alexa
D- Pocket 4k
E- MAVO
F- Pocket 6k
G- Ursa 4k
IDK if im close or not but tried to go off sensor cropping who knows though

mindmeldlearning
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A:F55 B:ALEXA CLASSIC C:MAVO D:BMPCC6k E:F65 F:BMPCC4k G:URSA

adamwerton
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D - Arri Alexa,

G - Sony F65,

E- Sony F55,

B - Kinefinity Mavo,

F - Blackmagic Ursa,

A - BMPCC 4K,

C - BMPCC 6K

cirea
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We're living in a time where under controlled lighting, high prices are hard to justify :p ! Based on the blue lamp and her right shoulder highlight i would say
A: MAVO
B: SONY F65
C: ARRI
D: P6K
E: SONY F55
F: P4K
G: URSA

colorsigma
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After realizing that we're talking about the Ursa 4k, not the 4.6k, here are my new guesses: A: Sony F55, B: Arri Alexa, C: Sony 65, D: Pocket 6k, E: Mavo, F: Pocket 4k, G: Ursa 4k

MisterBandsman
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okay...
A:ARRI B:F55 C:MAVO D:pcc6k E:F65 F:pcc4k G:URSA

jipmus
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Here goes nothing!


A - BMPCC 4K
B - BMPCC 6K
C - ARRI ALEXA
D - MAVO LF
E - BLACKMAGIC URSA
F - SONY F55
G - SONY F65

iAmTamLam
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Is it possible for you to provide only one frame of each footage of each camera in its original log setting, for download?

rayzan
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I'm guessing B is Alexa, because it looks most FHD ProRes but has still beautiful highlights. G has horrible DR/highlights, so it might be Ursa 4K. I really like A (no idea what it is, Sony F65?). F has a slight BMPCC4K feel. Some of the things I see could be because of the grading.

jansandvik
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I think A ist the Arri, B the F65, C the F55, G is the Ursa, E ist the Mayo, D is the Pocket 4k and F the Pocket 6k... But this is a pretty hard contest ;-)

werkstatt-media
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A-Sony F55
B-MAVO
C-ARRI
D-URSA
E-Sony F65
F-BMPCC 4K
G-BMPCC 6K

outbackatl
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Please, time has passed and there was a winner, put which camera is from each shot, thanks

xavierchavez
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A:ARRI B:F55 C:MAVO D:pcc6k E:F65 F:pcc4k G:URSA

ktyang