3 months with the Ursa Mini Pro G2... It died

For three months we were over the moon stoked with our switch from the Red Scarlet-w to the Ursa Mini Pro G2. The onboard audio, built in ND’s, fast high frame rate options (without cropping) and blazingly fast blackmagic raw were all working wonders for us. Not to mention despite a slight loss of highlight latitude… the image is beautiful (I’d also say the noise is less “organic” than that of the Scarlet-w… or the MX for that matter). But for our mixed narrative/documentary style use - the Ursa G2 is a more convenient more efficient tool. A true all rounder.

Imagine if Arri got BRAW into their cameras!? One can dream. Anyway after 3 months with the G2 it died during a commercial shoot. Here’s what happened and how I’m feeling…

Why I switched from RED Digital cinema cameras to Blackmagic Design

Whilst the announcement of the Blackmagic Design Pocket cinema camera 6k (BMPCC 6k) got my attention, it was the Ursa Mini Pro G2 and the advent of Blackmagic RAW that really took me over the line in deciding to make the leap at Alucinor Productions (the production company I run with DP Shane Piggott).

In this bittersweet video I lay out why I still adore RED cameras but came to the decision that a switch to BMD was the right decision for our production company (right now).