However, on this Blackmagic model, a 14mm or 42mm will have no crop factor, in the same way a full-frame DSLR or mirrorless camera lack a crop factor. That's nice if you're looking to use a telephoto lens, but if you want to shoot wide angle, your 24mm lens will be cropped and have a view of 48mm, which isn't wide-angle at all. Most often, MFT lenses used on Panasonic and Olympus cameras have a 2x crop factor: That means that a 42mm lens is cropped so that it actually appears to function like an 84mm lens. What will be intriguing to see is how the MFT lenses from Panasonic and Olympus perform using a full-frame 4/3rds sensor. It will be interesting to see how well this camera works when users are swapping out different lens brands. That's because such adapters generally come with compromises, such as fewer autofocus options. Olympus and Panasonic use the same Micro 4/3rds mount, so they're compatible with each other, but not the others.Īccording to Blackmagic, the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K is compatible with MFT-mount lenses, which is 'extremely flexible and allows for different lens adapters so customers can also use PL, C, EF and other types of lenses from manufacturers such as Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Leica and even Panavision.' In most other cases, a manufacturer introducing a new camera doesn't say that it's compatible with other manufacturers' lenses via an adapter. So, if you buy a Canon camera, you can only use lenses that fit a Canon mount. When you buy a Nikon, Canon, Sony, Olympus, Panasonic or Pentax camera, you are committed to that company's lens mount. Here's one way Blackmagic's camera stands out from most interchangeable-lens cameras, although it's questionable how valid the claim is. What type (or types) of lenses does it accept? What type of sensor does it have?īlackmagic says it uses a full-size Four Thirds HDR sensor, which has a native 4096 x 2160 (4K) resolution-size sensor. Blackmagic is targeting independent filmmakers, documentary photographers, fashion shooters, travel vloggers, and wedding and corporate videographers, as well as sports and event shooters. They're also the group who will pay extra for a pricey step-up camera like this. However, enthusiast and prosumer filmmakers will probably put up with a little inconvenience, bulk and weight, if the camera captures high-quality video and has powerful, versatile features.

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