Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 4K + Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f1.2

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 4K

The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K comes with a 4/3 sensor, a dynamic range of 13 stops, and dual native ISOs of up to 25,600 for HDR images, and impresses with its superior low-light performance. External controls provide quick access to key functions, while the 5-inch touchscreen makes framing, accurate focusing, and changing camera settings a breeze.

Features include in-camera recorders for SD/UHS-II or CFast 2.0 cards for RAW or ProRes recording, and a USB-C expansion port for recording to external storage. Furthermore, the camera offers an MFT lens mount, built-in microphones, a mini-XLR jack, a full-size HDMI port, 3D LUT support, Bluetooth, and more.

Effective sensor size
18.96mm x 10mm (Four Thirds)

Lens mount
MFT mount with electronic iris control

Iris control
Iris, focus and Zoom on supported lenses

Dynamic range
13 f-stops

Recording resolutions
4096 x 2160 (4K DCI), 3840 x 2160 (Ultra HD), 1920 x 1080 (HD)

Frame rates
Maximum sensor frame rate depends on resolution and codec selected. Project frame rates of 23.98; 24; 25; 29.97; 30; 50; 59.94 and 60 fps are supported
Off-speed frame rates up to 60p in 4K DCI, 120 fps in HD window mode

Focusing
Focus button activates peaking function. Autofocus available with compatible lenses

Iris control
Aperture wheel and touchscreen slider for manual aperture adjustments of electronically controllable lenses; iris button for instant auto iris adjustments of compatible lenses to avoid cropped pixels in movie mode; auto exposure based on average scene contrast in video mode

Screen dimensions
5 inch with 1920 x 1080 resolution

Screen type
LCD with capacitive touchscreen

Metadata support
Automatic lens data transfer of electronic Micro Four Thirds lenses; automatic storage of camera settings and film table data such as project, scene number, take, and special notes

Controls
Touchscreen menus on 5-inch screen . 1 power button, 1 record button, 1 freeze button, 1 scroll wheel with push function integrated into the handle, 1 ISO button, 1 white balance button, 1 shutter release button, 3 software-configurable function buttons, 1 HFR button for high frame rates, 1 Zoombutton, 1 menu button, 1 playback button, 1 focus button and 1 IRIS button

Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 Asph. OIS

The light giant and portrait specialist comes with aperture ring, Power O.I.S. - image stabilizer and full - time - autofocus.

Leica Camera AG calls this exceptionally fast fixed focal length for Micro - FourThirds - system cameras "Nocticron" and guarantees a high optical and mechanical quality of the top lens with a robust metal barrel. It consists of 14 lenses in 11 groups, including 2 aspherical elements, 1 ED (Extra - low Dispersion) - and one UHR (Ultra High Refractive Index) - element. The aspherical lenses suppress aspherical aberration and distortion. The ED lens produces sharp, high-contrast detail without color fringing all the way to the corners, while the UHR lens ensures uniformly high optical performance from the center to the edges while allowing for a more compact design.
The classic medium telephoto focal length of 42.5mm, equivalent to 85mm on a 35mm camera, is ideally suited for portrait photography. The large aperture allows for selective use of shallow depth of field. The 9 blades create a round aperture, which provides for a particularly beautiful bokeh in the out-of-focus areas of the image. In landscape photography, this focal length excels with a natural perspective.

The Panasonic Nano-coating technology minimizes reflections in the entire visible light range from 380 to 780nm in the Leica DG Nocticron 1.2/42.5mm Asph./Power O.I.S.. For particularly high-contrast images with extremely low refractive index, the coating layer with nano - structure on the lens surface provides. The internal focusing system ensures consistent resolution and contrast over the entire distance range. A stepper motor focuses smoothly and quietly during photo and video shooting.
The Leica DG Nocticron 1, 2/42.5mm Asph./Power O.I.S. consists of a high-quality metal barrel and a robust, durable metal bayonet as well as a lens hood, which is also made of metal.