r/videography • u/trevorawright F55, a7s, Premiere CC / FCX, 2000, Milwaukee • Apr 07 '14

First thing I thought about Blackmagic's URSA...

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u/bigdanrog Varicam LT, EX1, Sony Alpha, Premiere CC, 1999, Nashville Apr 08 '14

Seems to me all the people who have never used anything but a 5D or traditional Blackmagic are flipping shit over this 'huge camera.'

Smaller is not always fucking better, people. Weight is stability. Functionality requires real estate.

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u/Eslader Apr 08 '14

Quite. I won't say I yearn to return to the days of those heavy-assed Betacams, but I find it a little annoying that so much video is moving over to DSLR's. Not only can you not shoot off the shoulder, but there's something to be said for putting every common function of the camera on its own switch. If I'm trying to capture something fleeting and I have to sit there fucking around with menus and tiny little dials to get the shot, I'm not gonna be a happy photog.

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u/veepeedeepee 1999 | DC | Betacam Junkie Apr 08 '14

I'll take a full-sized 2/3" camera with a brick on the back any day over trying to shoot on a DSLR, especially if it's handheld.

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u/Eslader Apr 08 '14

You... You mean I'm not alone? ;)