Blackmagic Design recently introduced the Blackmagic URSA Mini B4 Mount which is
a B4 lens mount modification for its new Blackmagic URSA Mini PL camera that lets
it use broadcast HD lenses.
The Blackmagic URSA Mini B4 Mount is designed to replace the existing PL lens
mount on Blackmagic URSA Mini PL, turning it into a B4 camera for HD. To install
the B4 mount, customers simply take the PL lens mount off where it is normally
removed for shimming PL lenses and bolt on the B4 lens mount.
The Blackmagic URSA Mini B4 Mount is a lens mount replacement that features
precision glass optics specifically designed to match Blackmagic URSA Mini’s sensor
with high definition broadcast B4 lenses. The B4 mount also features spherical
aberration correction so customers can use their lenses wide open with no blooming
effect. The Blackmagic URSA Mini B4 Mount can be used with both 4K and 4.6K PL
models of URSA Mini.
Once the mount is installed, B4 lenses can be attached to the camera. Blackmagic
URSA Mini PL also includes a new lens control connection that works with both PL
and B4 lenses. This new connection supports both analogue and digital lens control
standards and also provides iris control and power for the lens.
The built in PL lens mount on URSA Mini PL can be changed to the B4 lens mount
whenever needed, giving customers the flexibility to use URSA Mini with their
existing B4 broadcast lenses for HD today, and with PL cinema lenses for Ultra HD
and 4K tomorrow.
The Blackmagic URSA Mini B4 Mount turns URSA Mini PL into an ENG style camera
Crafted from advanced technology magnesium alloy, URSA Mini is a lightweight
shoulder mount camera. There’s a 5′ fold out monitor, complete technical scopes,
professional audio recording, and dual ProRes recorders all built right in as well as
the optional URSA Viewfinder and URSA Mini Shoulder Kit. With URSA Mini, news
crews can shoot a story, mount the card on a computer in the van and begin editing
immediately without having to convert files so they can get stories on air fast.
Blackmagic URSA Mini PL can be purchased with either a 4K or a 4.6K image sensor
and features up to 15 stops of dynamic range. When used with high definition B4
lenses, URSA Mini shoots incredibly clear HD images that have massive dynamic
range and looks better than the images from a traditional broadcast HD camera.
“The most exciting part about this announcement is that broadcasters using URSA
Mini get the HD camera they need today with modern file formats like RAW, ProRes
and DNx plus they also get wide dynamic range so the quality of the images are
much better,’ said Grant Petty, CEO, Blackmagic Design.
Blackmagic URSA Mini B4 Mount will be available in November from Blackmagic
Design resellers worldwide.
