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> Whats your take on the URSA mini?

I moderate the [URSA/URSA Mini group] (https://vimeo.com/groups/ursa) over on Vimeo and the [$4995 (with shoulder mount kit) URSA Mini 4.6K] (https://www.amazon.com/Blackmagic-Design-Camera-Mount-Sensor/dp/B01DZ4A2QO//ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=battleforthew-20) is a terrific cinema camera and a very good value for the money - with a class-leading 15 stops of dynamic range and internal RAW recording.

A few examples of the image quality it can produce:

• [“My Pleasure” - Winner Best Film, 48 Hour Film Project Amsterdam 2016 by Boje Ploeg] (https://vimeo.com/169524697) (1080p RAW)
  
  
• [A Pirate’s Tale (4K) URSA Mini 4.6K by Moai Films] (https://vimeo.com/162665357) (4K - codec unknown)
  
  
• [YGGDRASIL Trailer - Shot on Blackmagic Ursa Mini 4.6K by Sebastian Wiegärtner, BVK] (https://vimeo.com/158653498) (4K ProRes 4444 XQ)
  
  
• [Typist by HalfordFilm] (https://vimeo.com/182205812) (4K RAW)
  
  But it will cost you a few hundred dollars more than $4995 to get the camera up on your shoulder and ready to shoot. In addition to the shoulder mount, you will also need, at a minimum, a [$299 V-mount battery kit] (https://www.amazon.com/Juicebox-Complete-Battery-Blackmagic-Ursa/dp/B01BG0M4EC/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=battleforthew-20), a [~$200 256GB CFAST 2.0 card] (https://www.amazon.com/Transcend-TS256GCFX600-256GB-CFast2-0-SATA3/dp/B00LL4QVAW//ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=battleforthew-20) and a [$34.95 CFAST 2.0 reader] (https://www.amazon.com/Lexar-Professional-Workflow-CFast-Reader/dp/B012PSAO00//ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=battleforthew-20)
  
  I would avoid the [$2995 4K] (https://www.amazon.com/Blackmagic-Design-Digital-EF-Mount-CINECAMURSAM40K/dp/B00WNFHZB2//ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=battleforthew-20) version of this camera, though, due to its more limited DR and challenge with fixed pattern noise.
  
  Again, hope this is helpful!