Blackmagic Design Announces Customizable Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K Body

Blackmagic Design Announces Customizable Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K Body

Brie Clayton February 3, 2025

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New body only model of Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K lets customers rig their camera at a lower cost by using their existing accessories.

Blackmagic Design today announced Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K LF Body which is a version of the camera that has all the quality and features of the URSA Cine 12K but excludes many of the accessories. This body only model is perfect for experienced cinematographers and rental houses who already have the accessories they need to rig their cameras. This also makes it more affordable as the new Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K LF Body will retail for US$6,995 excluding local duties and taxes.

The camera itself is a fully featured model without any limitations in quality or performance, but it excludes accessories such as shoulder mounts, handles, some lens mounts, battery plates, power supply, lenses and the high capacity 8TB media module. Customers can purchase these items separately as they need them to complete the total camera rig in the exact configuration they prefer.

However for media, while the 8TB media module is not in this model, there is a new CFexpress media module included that has dual CFexpress card slots. The Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K LF Body model has an EF lens mount installed as standard. Other lens mounts can be purchased independently as required.

We believe this Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K LF Body model will also help existing Blackmagic Design camera customers to upgrade to the incredible quality of the large format 12K sensor featured in this camera. This sensor has amazing features and incredible color science based on our experience with DaVinci Resolve workflows. It's also been designed for high performance film production and Blackmagic Cloud workflows.

A unique feature of URSA Cine is the new full frame 12K sensor that features a multi scale design with symmetrical color filters that allow in-sensor scaling. Now cinematographers can shoot in 12K, 8K or 4K at the full sensor size. They can simply choose the resolution for the job or the shot they want! VFX plates can be shot in 12K while documentaries can be shot in 8K or 4K for lower data rates. Plus customers can also crop if they want greater depth of field.

Blackmagic Design spent years developing this new full frame 12K sensor to help create the next generation of cinematography so it had to have extremely high performance. When working in 8K 2.4:1 the camera can shoot up to 224 fps. Or 8K 3:2 open gate up to 144 fps. Even when shooting in 12K 3:2 open gate, it can record up to 80 fps, or up to 120fps in 12K 2.4:1.

Shooting in 12K is fantastic as it enables color super sampling for better handling of fine image detail. Plus the new 12K full frame sensor has the latest Blackmagic color science which has been designed to be the perfect sensor for color grading in DaVinci Resolve. The color filters have been chosen specifically to match DaVinci Resolve's image science and processing.

Plus the 12K sensor is a perfect choice for shooting VFX plates where customers want to shoot wide but retain high resolution. It's also great for shooting IMAX style immersive content. The high resolution sensor also allows interesting lens effects where customers can crop a specific part of the image for creative analog style optical effects, but still be well above your delivery resolution. Even vintage Super16 lenses have high enough resolution to use!

Cinematographers can use the large sensor area to shoot anamorphic and deliver in a range of aspect ratios with 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.66, 1.8 and 2x de-squeeze factors. There's even 9K Super 35 4-perf, 3-perf and 2-perf modes for full compatibility with classic cinema lenses.

Even though the new Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K LF Body model is lower cost when purchased by itself, it still includes the same exact features as the full kit models. There is no difference in specification to the higher end URSA Cine camera kits.

It includes exactly the same 12K large format RGBW 36 x 24mm sensor as the other models and has the same large photo-sites for 16 stops of dynamic range, interchangeable PL, LPL and EF lens mounts, and industry standard Lemo and Fischer connections. It ships with the EF lens mount as standard but customers can purchase the PL and LPL lens mounts as they need them.

For storage, Blackmagic URSA Cine 12K comes with a dual CFexpress media module for using industry standard CFexpress cards. These cards will still sync to Blackmagic Cloud and can be accessed via the 10G Ethernet connector on the back of the camera. Customers can also purchase the 8TB high performance media module if they need it.

All models of Blackmagic URSA Cine are designed to meet the demands of high end production. The camera body is built with a robust magnesium alloy chassis and lightweight carbon fiber polycarbonate composite skin to help customers move quickly on set. Standard Lemo and Fischer connectors let customers control the camera remotely while providing power for lens motors and other accessories. The camera also has 12G SDI outputs, 10G Ethernet, USB-C, XLR audio and more.

Blackmagic URSA Cine lets crews work faster on set with multiple monitoring options. It has a large fold out 5 HDR touchscreen monitor on one side and an external color status LCD on the other. On the right side of the camera, there's a dedicated assist station with a second 5 HDR touchscreen which allows crew to work around the camera without needing external monitors. There's even a dedicated focus puller's mode to help customers get perfect focus.

The wide range of industry standard connections on URSA Cine make it perfect for high end cinema production. The 7 pin Lemo and 3 pin Fischer connectors at the front provide record start/stop and 24V

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