So the wait is now over and you’ve finally got your hands on one the most sort after cameras currently on the market, but what now? You need the camera to fulfil a specific task but how do you go about doing that; perhaps you need the aid of some of the many accessories that work seamlessly alongside the Blackmgaic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. With so many on the market, aimed at delivering different results and from a whole host of brands it can be a mind field. So we’ve put together our selection of ‘Recommended Accessories.’
Lenses
The BMPCC 4K features a Micro Four Thirds mount meaning you can use your existing glass if you had the original Pocket Camera, or any other MFT mount camera. Here are a selection of lenses that would also be suitable.
SLR Magic HyperPrime CINE III 25mm T0.95 (MFT Mount) – The 25mm Hyperprime is a manual focus only lens with superb metal construction to the highest standards. The impressive workmanship is well suited for professional use. Both aperture and focus rings have integrated gearing for use on follow focus systems and camera rigs. The 25mm focal length makes it an ideal 50mm equivalent focal length – £529
SLR Magic HyperPrime CINE II 35mm T0.95 (MFT Mount) – SLR Magic 35mm T0.95 Cine II Lens is a manual focus only lens with excellent build quality and metal construction – £880
SLR Magic HyperPrime CINE 50mm T0.95 (MFT Mount) – The SLR Magic 50mm Hyperprime is a manual focus only lens with an anodised metal body manufactured to the highest standards – £880
SLR Magic 8mm F4 Ultra Wide-Angle Lens (MFT Mount) – This super small 8mm f/4 lens offers a 16mm (35mm equivalent) focal length with minimal distortion and high sharpness – £190.80
Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 12-35mm f2.8 Power OIS Lens – Featuring high mobility, the LUMIX G X VARIO 12-35mm/F2.8 ASPH./POWER O.I.S. offers a versatile zoom range of 12-35 mm (35 mm camera equivalent 24-70 mm) and F2.8 brightness throughout the entire zoom range. This lens is suitable for wide variety of occasions from daily snapshots including sceneries like sunsets or dimly lit indoor shots to the deliberate creative shots. High-performance X lens crystallizes Panasonic’s optical technologies. Superb image rendering produces lifelike textures and natural atmospheres with remarkable transparency – £789
Panasonic Lumix G X Vario 35-100mm f2.8 Power OIS Lens –The Panasonic 35-100mm f2.8 LUMIX G X VARIO POWER O.I.S Micro Four Thirds Lens features a constant bright f2.8 aperture throughout the entire zoom range. This fast zoom telephoto zoom lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras features a metal body which is dust and splash proof. The lens is also equipped with Power OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) to reduce blur and uses Panasonic’s Nano Surface Coating to minimise flare and ghosting. The superior inner focus system enables excellent resolution and contrast – £864
Panasonic Lumix G X Vario PZ 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 Power OIS Lens – It’s a new cutting-edge interchangeable lens LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S. with electric-powered zoom operation from the new premium lens brand “X” for LUMIX G Micro System that complies with Micro Four Thirds System standard. Crystallizing Panasonic’s optical technologies, new premium lens brand “X” features superb image rendering for lifelike textures, crisp edge-to-edge contrast, a unique Nano Surface Coating for minimal ghosts and flaring and natural atmospheres with remarkable transparency – £329
Panasonic Lumix G X Vario PZ 45-175mm f4.0-5.6 Power OIS Lens – It’s a new cutting-edge interchangeable lens LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 45-175mm/F4.0-5.6 ASPH./POWER O.I.S. (H-PS45175) with electric-powered zoom operation from the new premium lens brand “X” for LUMIX G Micro System that complies with Micro Four Thirds System standard. Crystallizing Panasonic’s optical technologies, new premium lens brand “X” features superb image rendering for lifelike textures, crisp edge-to-edge contrast, a unique Nano Surface Coating for minimal ghosts and flaring and natural atmospheres with remarkable transparency – £369
Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-45mm f3.5-5.6 Mega OIS Lens – The Lumix G Vario 14-45mm f3.5-5.6 lens is an interchangeable standard zoom lens based on the Micro Four Thirds system standard. Featuring Panasonics Mega OIS (Optical Image Stabilizer) which effectively compensates for blur from hand shakes. The lens also features tracking focus when recording video which will auto focus and control exposure silently – £299
Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-150mm f4.0-5.6 Mega OIS Lens – ASPH Micro Four Thirds 45-150mm Telephoto Zoom lens / 90-300mm (35mm Camera Equivalent). Featuring Panasonic’s Mega OIS, versatile zoom range and smooth and silent focus, this lightweight interchangable lens based on the Micro Four Thirds system is ideal for a range of uses – £216
Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm f4.0-5.6 Mega OIS Lens – ASPH Micro Four Thirds 45-200mm Telephoto Zoom lens / 90-400mm (35mm Camera Equivalent). The LUMIX G VARIO 45-200mm/F4.0-5.6/MEGA O.I.S. lens offers a zoom range of 45-200mm (35mm equivalent: 90-400mm) while achieving minimum aberration at all focal length, high-contrast representation and high colour reproduction by implementing 3 ED lens elements – £360
Panasonic Lumix G Vario 14-140mm f3.5-5.6 Power OIS Lens – The Panasonic LUMIX G Vario 14-140mm Lens (35mm equivalent focal length: 28-280mm) is a 10x optical, metal bodied zoom lens and is designed specifically for the Panasonic LUMIX G mirrorless cameras and Micro Four Thirds standard. The lens incorporates Panasonic’s POWER O.I.S. optical image stabiliser, which includes a lens shift system enabling stable framing even in a telephoto position. The lens range includes the premium lens brand, ‘X’ for LUMIX G ultra-compact electronic power – £550
Monitors
The Pocket Camera 4K features a large 5” touch screen display. Despite this you may wish to consider an external monitor/recorder to add to your set-up. Some of our favourites are listed below.
Atomos Ninja V – 4K 60P HDMI 10-bit Recorder and Monitor with HDR – Record up to 4Kp60 10-bit HDR video direct from your camera’s sensor, over HDMI 2.0. Store edit-ready ProRes or DNxHR on affordable SSD drives and bypass your cameras internal compression and record time limits. A tiny 1TB AtomX SSDmini will give you 2.5 hrs of 4K recording – £578
Atomos Shinobi – 5” 4K HDMI HDR Photo & Video Monitor – A high brightness 1000nit 5-inch HDMI monitor that’s perfect for vloggers, creatives and photographers. When you’re shooting video on mirrorless cameras and DSLRs, the Shinobi gives users the perfect view and is packed with the latest features, but is small and light enough to take anywhere – weighing in at a mere 200g (7oz) – £389
Small HD Focus 5-Inch Monitor – The Small HD Focus is a daylight viewable 5 inch HDMI monitor perfect for ensuring your shot is in perfect focus – £429
Small HD 1703 P3X 17″ Monitor – Each 1703-P3X monitor comes precalibrated for DCI-P3 mastering, Covering 100% DCI-P3 with a Delta E average of 0.8. Easily install your own 3D LUT calibration with advanced colour management solutions like Light Illusion’s, LightSpace CMS, or SpectraCal’s CalMAN. Load any 3D LUT via SD card using SmallHD’s ColourFlow 3D LUT engine – £3449
Wireless Transmission & Streaming
Content creation is an ever-changing environment and sending video wirelessly has become an essential requirement. Whether it’s sending the video signal to DIT’s or 1st AC’s or streaming the content straight to the web we’ve selected some tools that will make this process simple.
Teradek VidiU Go HEVC / H.264 Encoder – VidiU Go is a cutting-edge HEVC / H.264 live streaming encoder with professional bonded cellular technology –£1349
Teradek VidiU Go HDMI HEVC / H.264 Encoder Encoder – Anybody can stream live online, but not everyone can make it professional. With VidiU Go, your live production is taken to the next level with broadcast quality 1080p60 video, bonded network redundancy, and cutting edge HEVC compression – £1100
Teradek Bolt LT 500 HDMI Transceiver Set – The Bolt LT takes Teradek’s industry-leading wireless performance and packages it into an affordable, streamlined series of zero-delay wireless video systems. The LT line is available in 500ft or 1000ft max-range models, with the LT 500 offering external antennas on the transmitter for enhanced wireless performance – £1349
– Also available separate Transmitter (£777) and Receiver (£777).
Lights
As much as we’d like every location to be bathed in natural light, unfortunately this isn’t always the case. Add a range of lights to the camera to ensure you’re capturing the best look.
Rotolight RL48 Sound & Light Kit – The Rotolight Sound and Light Kit includes the award winning Rotolight RL48 LED ‘Ringlight’ and Roto-Mic ‘Broadcast-Quality’ condenser shotgun microphone for use with DSLR cameras and camcorders – £125
Rotolight RL48-B Stealth Ringlight – Compact LED Ringlight that slips directly onto most camera mounted shotgun microphones Easy to use and fast to set up, great on location or in a studio. The Rotolight rl48-b stealth delivers ‘Flicker Free’ continuous light with excellent colour rendering (CRI>91) and provides soft, diffuse lighting featuring that classic ‘Ring-Light’ effect without ‘Red Eye’ or shadows – £69
Ledgo E-116C On Camera LED Pad Light – The E116C bi-colour LED on camera pad light delivers a softer output than traditional on camera units. The light is suitable for portrait lighting or a single person interview; it is also ideal for product shots – £69
Ledgo R320C Large LED Ring Light – The Ledgo R320C is a large dimmable LED ring light for use on location or in the studio. The ring light can be mounted around the lens for on-camera illumination or used with the included handle for hand-help applications or mounted on a stand – £233
Camera Rigs
Building a rig for your Pocket Camera will allow you to add all kinds of accessories as well as making it easy to get that perfect shot.
All of the following accessories feature:
- ¼-20 threaded holes for easy tripod plate attachment;
- Easy access to the memory card, the battery door, the lens release button and all other controls and outputs,
- Lightweight & robust; no need to remove any parts to install the camera.
Shape Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K Cage with 15mm Rod System – Shape Cage with 15mm Rod System designed specifically for the BlackMagic Pocket Cinema 4K Camera –£552
Shape Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K Shoulder Mount, Matte Box & Follow Focus – Cage Kit with Matte Box, Shoulder Mount and Follow Focus designed specifically for the BlackMagic Pocket Cinema 4K Camera – £1853
Shape BlackMagic Pocket Cinema 4K Cage Kit: Includes Matte Box & Follow Focus – Cage Kit with Matte Box and Follow Focus designed specifically for the BlackMagic Pocket Cinema 4K Camera – £1406
Shape Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K Offset Shoulder Mount – Offset shoulder mount designed specifically for the BlackMagic Pocket Cinema 4K Camera – £1000
Shape Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K Shoulder Mount – Shoulder mount designed specifically for the BlackMagic Pocket Cinema 4K Camera – £899
Shape Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K Handheld Cage – Handheld version of the Shape Cage designed specifically for the BlackMagic Pocket Cinema 4K Camera – £399
Shape Cage for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K with Top Handle – Shape cage designed for the BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K with added Top Handle include – £285
Shape Cage for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K – Cage by Shape specifically designed to fit the Blackmagic Pocket Camera 4K – £197
Storage
Blackmagic Design incorporated a USB-C expansion port on the BMPCC 4K, meaning you can attach a USB-C hard drive for flexible direct external recording for those occasions when you need extended record times. Dual card slots on the camera also allow you to choose between standard SD cards, faster UHS II cards or CFast cards. Don’t forget the card reader too!
AngelBird Match Pack for BMD Pocket Cinema 4K/6K – Red – Regardless of your media preference for internal or external recording, both AV PRO CFast 2.0 and the SSD2GO PKT (mounting bracket included) options offer effortless compatibility and fast sustained write speeds for high frame rate captures that keep pace with your most demanding shots. – £400
AngelBird Match Pack for BMD Pocket Cinema 4K – Grey – Same great features as the red version but in grey! – £400
Wise PTS-256 Portable SSD 256GB – Portable SSD with USB-C connectivity – ideal for use with Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K as well as general use – £154
Wise PTS-512 Portable SSD 512GB –Portable SSD with USB-C connectivity – ideal for use with Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K as well as general use – £209
Wise PTS-1024 Portable SSD 1TB –Portable SSD with USB-C connectivity – ideal for use with Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K as well as general use – £349
Wise CFast 2.0 Memory Card 256GB –Built for large RAW image files and 4K video with high speed performance read transfer speeds of up to 528-510 MB/s suitable for professional photographers and videographers – £429
Wise WA-CR05 CFast Card Reader – USB-C (3.1 Gen2) card reader for CFast media – £78
Sonnet Cfast 2.0 Thunderbolt 3 card reader – The Sonnet Cfast 2.0 thunderbolt 3 media reader is a rugged aluminium enclosure with dual Cfast 2.0 slots with data transfer speeds of up to 1,000 MB/s – £200
Power
The camera uses removable LP-E6 style batteries so it’s always a good idea to have some spares on hand. For longer shoots there are some higher capacity battery options you might want to consider.
Core SWX PB-Edge Base – Powerbase Edge is a feature-rich “small-form” Cine and DSLR pack, in a v-mount form. The 14.8v Lithium Ion pack includes one 8v port to power various cameras, two USB output, and two power tap outputs, one of which being a SmartTap – £239
Canon LP-E6N Battery Pack – The Canon LP-E6N is a high capacity rechargable battery pack for use with the Canon EOS 5D mk II, 5D mk III, 7D etc as well as any other accessory that requires a LP-E6 style battery such as the Blackmagic Design Video Assist – £69
Canon LC-E6E Battery Charger – The Canon LC-E6E is a single battery charger for use with Canon LP-E6 and LP-E6N batteries – £47
Blackmagic Design Pocket Camera Battery Grip – Designed for the BlackmagicPocket Cinema Camera 4K, the new Pocket Battery Grip lets you replace the camera’s standard LP‑E6 battery with two L‑series batteries so you can shoot for over 2 hours on a single charge – £246
Cables
The Pocket Camera features mini-XLR connection with phantom power meaning you can connect professional microphones – you may require a mini-XLR to full sized XLR adapter. The 2-pin power connector means you can also attach a range of power options to the camera including P-Tap.
Blackmagic Design Mini XLR Cable Pack – Mini XLR to XLR cable pack for use with Blackmagic Design Video Assist 4K – £29
Blackmagic Design Pocket Camera DC Cable Pack – Conveniently power your Pocket Cinema Camera 4K from a variety of different power sources – £55
Core SWX Coiled P-Tap for Pocket Cinema Camera 4K – Coiled P-Tap Cable to 2 Pin Connector for Blackmagic Design Pocket 4K – £38
Editing
So you’ve got that perfect shot and now’s the time to use that free version of DaVinci Resolve software that was included with your camera. We’ve added a small selection of accessories to enable you to get the most out of this.
Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Micro Panel – A top quality, low profile panel delivering three high resolution trackballs and 12 precision machined control knobs for accessing all fundamental primary colour correction tools, whilst retaining a small footprint and portability –£809
Blackmagic Design Intensity Pro 4K Capture and Playback Device –Intensity Pro 4K lets you capture and playback on PCIe Mac, Windows and Linux computers. Featuring HDMI and analog breakout connections, Intensity Pro 4K works with NTSC/PAL, HD and Ultra HD video with or without compression and is compatible with all popular video editing, audio, and streaming software. DaVinci Resolve Lite and Media Express software are included free so you get professional editing, grading and media management without having to buy extra software – £159
Logickeyboard DaVinci Resolve 15 – Mac Backlit Astra Keyboard – Logickeyboard’s new DaVinci Resolve 15 shortcut keyboard has a completely new feel to it, compared to previous models. Featuring more than 150 shortcuts, the keyboard is packed with shortcuts that will speed up your editing rapidly – £128
Sonnet Radeon RX 570 eGFX Breakaway Puck – Sonnet’s Breakaway Puck offers portable eGPU for Thunderbolt 3 enabled computers in an incredibly small and lightweight unit – £589
For more information on any of the above products, please contact us either through our ‘chat’ function, email: [email protected] or by phone: 0203 137 2901; we’re always here and happy to help.
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