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Beneficial features of the Blackmagic Design Studio Camera

Beneficial features of the Blackmagic Design Studio Camera

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Beneficial features of the Blackmagic Design Studio Camera

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- So Rich, as I said, this camera was announced at NAB by Blackmagic, and at first look, it kind of looks like, I don't know, an iPad strapped to a camera block, if you notice the screen there. It has a nice, big, 10 inch screen, which is awesome for in the studio because you want a big view of what you're shooting. - And I think with this camera, they clearly listened to folks. What I found was, and to be clear, Blackmagic has a history of doing interesting choices on cameras. Now, Rob and I are both Blackmagic owners. We love our Blackmagic cameras and use 'em all the time, but we've always scratched our head of, why did they do that? And I think this is actually the first one where I look at it and I pretty much go, "Yeah, they got it right." - Especially for the studio environment. - Absolutely. - Especially for the studio environment, there's a lot of interesting things on this camera, starting with the price. How much is this camera? - List price, $2,000 for the HD version and…

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