The Blackmagic URSA Viewfinder remains one of the highest quality, most reasonable cost EVFs in the pro camera market but it’s really only practical to use on Blackmagic Design URSA Mini cameras. The optional Blackmagic URSA Mini Shoulder Kit will be a big plus for most users. On the flip side, the form factor shoulder mounting and shooting tripod mounting the URSA Mini Pro 12K is delightful, the camera feels like a true digital cinema camera versus a metal shoebox with a ton of gak hanging from it. I’ve found that small and light mirrorless cameras have increased in quality so much that mounting them to these devices as your “B” camera to be much more practical. As a gimbal and drone owner, I find that the value equation of trying to mount your big, heavy and bulky “A” camera onto either type of device to be poor. I find the form factor of the URSA Mini Pro 12K to be refreshingly not friendly for gimbal and drone use. If you’ve been in this business for a while, the camera kind of reminds me of a shoulder-mounted 2/3” three CCD camera than the typical generic shoebox form factor favored by most camera designers in 2021.

Generally, you’ll find that the URSA Mini Pro 12K is laid out logically. This lens doesn’t have nearly enough resolution capability to utilize the potential of the 12K Super 35 sensor, but the images were impressive nonetheless. In this case, my Canon CNE 18-80mm t/4.4 servo zoom. I had to utilize the best quality lens I had at my disposal. Because of my limited space, I’m not going to delve too far into specs and spec charts as those can easily be found on the Blackmagic Design website. I reviewed the URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 about a year and half ago, and upon unboxing the URSA Mini Pro 12K, I was struck that both cameras are almost physically identical, and operationally, only minimal differences are apparent.

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