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Balbo42: [TUTORIAL] DO THIS FIRST! How-to set-up your 7 CUSTOM SETTINGS on the FUJIFILM X-H2s – Commentary

“Fujifilm completely revamped the ergonomics of the X-H2s compared to the tactile style of the previous X-Series flagship cameras. Say goodbye to the ISO and Shutter Speed dials you are used to and say hello to 7 Custom Settings…

Whether you like it or not, now that the usual dials are gone you need to take the time to set-up your Custom Settings the way that suits your shooting style if you don’t want to have to delve into the menus every time you photograph/film something different!

Problem: Fujifilm does not explain anywhere in the user manual how to do that…

Don’t worry, I got you covered! This might be a longer tutorial than what the Youtube algrorithm likes to see, but I go through various settings both in Picture mode and Video mode to cover all sorts of topics. So strap in and make sure you invest in these early steps to get the most out of your camera.”

Fujifilm X-H2S for video production. Image courtesy of Fujifilm Global.
Fujifilm X-H2S with Fujinon XF 18-120mm f/4.0 R LM PZ WR stills + video zoom lens. Image courtesy of Fujifilm Global.
Fujifilm X-H2S with VG-XH vertical battery grip and Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4.0 R OIS WR zoom lens Image courtesy of Fujifilm Global.
Fujifilm X-H2S with VG-XH vertical battery grip and Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4.0 R OIS WR zoom lens Image courtesy of Fujifilm Global.
Fujifilm X-H2S with VG-XH vertical battery grip and Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4.0 R OIS WR zoom lens Image courtesy of Fujifilm Global.
The control interface. Tascam CA-XLR2d-F XLR Microphone Adapter for Fujifilm cameras. Image courtesy of Tascam.
SmallRig Multifunctional Cage for FUJIFILM X-H2S with FT-XH / VG-XH Battery Grip 3933 and accessories. Image courtesy of SmallRig.
SmallRig Multifunctional Cage for FUJIFILM X-H2S with FT-XH / VG-XH Battery Grip 3933. Image courtesy of SmallRig.
SmallRig Multifunctional Cage for FUJIFILM X-H2S with FT-XH / VG-XH Battery Grip 3933. Image courtesy of SmallRig.

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One of the most sensible things I have ever done after obtaining a new hybrid camera and continue to do is consult an expert on how to set it up for stills and video by searching YouTube for the most in-depth tutorial on the subject.

This is a good one and what more needs to be said?

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Tilta: New Tactical Camera Cage for BMPCC 6K Pro

https://tilta.com/2021/05/new-tactical-camera-cage-for-bmpcc-6k-pro

“The first Tilta camera cage for BMPCC 4K/6K introduced advancements like the 90 degree HDMI port, SSD holder, interchangeable parts with other cameras, and much more. The next generation Tilta camera cage for the BMPCC 6K Pro aims to take that even further with numerous improvements. In this introduction, we will outline some of the key features of the new BMPCC 6K Pro product line.

Built-in ARRI compatible rosette mounts, built-in Arca Swiss quick release plate, compatibility with the Blackmagic battery expansion pack, and EVF extension cable/arm are just some of the new innovations for our camera cage designed specifically for Blackmagic Design’s latest camera body….”

Tilta Tactical Camera Cage for BMPCC 6K Pro. Image courtesy of Tilta.
Tilta Tactical Camera Cage for BMPCC 6K Pro. Image courtesy of Tilta.
Tilta Tactical Camera Cage for BMPCC 6K Pro. Image courtesy of Tilta.

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New Hardware: SmallRig Cage for FUJIFILM X-S10 Camera 3087, Currently in Pre-Order at Discount

I have come to regard SmallRig’s well-designed and well-manufactured camera accessories and especially its cages and L-brackets as must-have hardware purchases for every new hybrid camera and the company’s cage for Fujifilm’s X-S10 camera is no exception. 

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SmallRig Cage for FUJIFILM X-S10 Camera 3087. Image courtesy of SmallRig.

The SmallRig Cage for FUJIFILM X-S10 Camera 3087 is currently in pre-order, meaning that it is available at a $US10.00 discount in return for a reasonable wait until it enters production.

“SmallRig Cage for FUJIFILM X-S10 Camera 3087

Key Features:
1. Formfitting Cage for FUJIFILM X-S10.
2. Multiple 1/4″-20 & ARRI 3/8″-16 Accessory Threads.
3. Integrated Cold Shoe & NATO Rail.
4. Locks Camera via 1/4″-20 & M2 Screw.
5. Built-in Magnetic Flat Head Screwdriver with Allen Wrench.
6. Integrated Arca-Swiss Plate on the Bottom.

SmallRig Cage for FUJIFILM X-S10 Camera 3087 is a formfitting full cage designed to provide protection and accessory mounts. The cage secures to the camera via a 1/4″-20 screw on the bottom and an m2 screw on the right side for further security to prevent twisting. Featuring multiple 1/4″-20 and ARRI 3/8″-16 accessory threads for accessories, such as Side Handle HSN2093, Cold Shoe 2260, Monitor Mount 2903, and Top Handle 2165. The cage integrates with a cold shoe on the top for the microphone and light, and comes with a NATO Rail on the left side [that] allows for mounting the Side Handle 2187. The bottom comes with 1/4″-20 and 3/8″-16 threads to attach a camera plate, such as Manfrotto Plate 1280 and APU2458. A flat head screwdriver with an Allen wrench is included to secure the camera screw and stores on the bottom of the cage. The bottom integrates an Arca Swiss plate that enables mounting on a tripod head. The cage maintains access to all buttons, LCD screen, and dummy battery cable. Optional HDMI Cable Clamp 1693 is separately available to protect the HDMI port.”

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SmallRig: SmallRig Cage for Panasonic S5 Camera 2983

https://www.smallrig.com/smallrig-cage-for-panasonic-s5-camera-2983.html

SmallRig Cage for Panasonic S5 Camera 2983
SmallRig Cage for Panasonic S5 Camera 2983
SmallRig Cage for Panasonic S5 Camera 2983

No sooner had Panasonic announced its amazing Lumix DC-S5 35mm sensor-equipped L-mount compact hybrid stills/video camera than SmallRig released details of its SmallRig Cage for Panasonic S5 Camera 2983, in preorder at a discount at time of writing.

I always recommend investing in SmallRig products when in preorder aka late development stage in order to take advantage of their preorder discounts not to forget their attractive non-discount pricing compared to other camera accessories makers.

The S5 cage can be purchased alone or in a package including one or more of the following: Monitor Mount with ARRI Mount 2903, HDMI Cable Clamp 1679, Arri Locating Handle 2165 and Wooden NATO Side Handle 2187.

For those of us who enjoy using cameras with vertical battery grips attached, no doubt SmallRig has a suitable cage in the works right now, perhaps soon to appear in the Co-design page.

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Fujifilm USA Creates ‘Create Forever’ Free Storytelling Workshops and Video Tutorials Campaign in Collaboration with Muse Storytelling

This is the first time I have covered what is essentially a marketing campaign for a camera maker but  have done so because Fujifilm USA’s ‘Create Forever’ tutorial videos and free storytelling workshops offer more than mere marketing bumf about Fujifilm’s in-body image stabilization-equipped GFX 100 medium format hybrid stills and video camera. 

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ALPA XO Exoskeleton aka camera cage for Fujifilm GFX 100 medium format camera, for use in shooting video.

“Fujifilm’s driving force behind the Create Forever campaign is to encourage creators to go forth in the pursuit of making something that matters to them. In order to equip creators with all of the possible tools to tell authentic stories, Fujifilm partnered with Muse Storytelling to develop a series of tutorials that teaches viewers about the marquee elements of the Muse Storytelling Process that helped to tell the stories featured in the series.”

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  • Fujifilm X USA – Create Forever – campaign microsite
  • FUJIFILM Cameras North America – Why we chose to make Create Forever – video – “The Create Forever content series is a celebration of storytelling. It’s a celebration of being in the moment, doing what you love, and building a legacy that will be enjoyed by generations to come. We want to inspire you to tell your story, teach you how best to tell it, and provide you with a stage to share it from.”
  • FUJIFILM Cameras North America – Create Forever with Alison Conklin – video – “Alison Conklin is a professional wedding and editorial photographer who has spent her career chasing a desire to document genuine moments that feature real people.”
  • FUJIFILM Cameras North America – Create Forever Tutorial – Seeing People Better – video – “The tutorial, Seeing People Better, takes influence from Wedding Photographer Alison Conklin. The focus of the tutorial is to discuss how to truly “see” the people around you and what people mean to one another. The Create Forever team shares insights about how to closely pay attention, learn people’s stories and pick up on details that allow you to think differently about how you see someone.”
  • FUJIFILM Cameras North America – Create Forever with Ira Glass – video – “Ira Glass is the host of one of America’s most loved radio shows and is widely considered as one of the most prolific story-tellers of our generation. He began his career in public radio back in 1978 and, while his roots are not in image-making, his message transcends all creative mediums and speaks to the creative spirit within us all.”
  • FUJIFILM Cameras North America – Create Forever Tutorial – Developing Your Voice – video – “The tutorial, Developing Your Voice, is influenced by prolific storyteller Ira Glass. The focus of the tutorial is to give insights on how you develop the most important element of being a creative – your perspective, your intention and your why. The Create Forever team shares a keyword exercise that they go through for every project to set the intention at the onset of the project.”
  • FUJIFILM Cameras North America – Create Forever with Susumu Minami and Tetsuro Aishida – video – “Fujifilm color specialist Susumu Minami lives and breathes color. Every place he visits and every picture he makes is another step forward in his pursuit of perfect reproduction…. Tetsuro Ashida has spent his career exploring the intricacies of sharpness and color theory, with the goal of creating an image quality that does justice to every photographer’s work, from amateurs right through to professionals.”
  • FUJIFILM Cameras North America – Create Forever Tutorial – Why We Create – video – “The tutorial, Why We Create, is inspired by all of the amazing creatives in the Create Forever series. In this piece, we explore how to develop what you want your work to say. Patrick from the Create Forever team shares his why – well told stories can change the world and offers insights about how to define yours.”
  • FUJIFILM Cameras North America – GFX100 Product Sizzle – video
  • Kickstarter – ALPA XO – The Exoskeleton for the Fujifilm GFX 100
  • Muse Storytelling – How we landed one of the most powerful campaigns I’ve ever been a part of – article
  • Muse Storytelling – REVIEW: Why the new FUJIFILM GFX 100 medium format camera is a real innovation. – article
  • Muse Storytelling – Review of the 100 Megapixel FUJIFILM GFX 100 for filmmakers – video – “We’re so pumped because the FUJIFILM GFX 100 has a MASSIVE medium format sensor (that’s 1.7x the Canon 5D) along with a super impressive in-body-image-stabilization. This means some amazing handheld options in such a small package. So much so that we shot this entire review handheld. Like macro shots, moving shots, the talking head interview portion–all of it handheld.”
  • This American Life – “Mostly we do journalism, but an entertaining kind of journalism that’s built around plot. In other words, stories! Our favorite sorts of stories have compelling people at the center of them, funny moments, big feelings, surprising plot twists, and interesting ideas. Like little movies for radio.”

BTS Instagram posts from Muse Storytelling

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ALPA of Switzerland Announces ALPA XO Exoskeleton aka Cage for Fujifilm GFX 100 100-Megapixel Hybrid Medium Format Camera

Medium format digital camera and lens maker ALPA of Switzerland has been showing off prototypes of its ALPA XO Exoskeleton for the Fujifilm GFX 100 DSLR-style medium format digital hybrid camera and the exoskeleton aka camera cage has an uncanny resemblance to the range of cages and accessories designed and made by expatriate Italian-Australian cinematographer/director Dante Cecchin for his LockCircle brand in northern Italy.

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ALPA of Switzerland XO Exoskeleton for Fujifilm GFX 100 medium format digital camera with ALPA Switar 80mm cinema prime lens.

ALPA has long had a reputation for producing high-priced, well-designed and beautifully-manufactured cameras and lenses and has been expanding into the cinema space with its PLATON range and now the coming new XO range for the GFX 100.

Given the reputed high quality and precision of Mr Cecchin’s cinema camera accessories and his location just below the Swiss/Italian border, a collaboration between the two companies seems like a wise decision.

ALPA XO Exoskeleton aka Cage for Fujifilm GFX 100

ALPA XO Exoskeleton aka cage for Fujifilm GFX 100 medium format camera with ALPA Switar 140mm cinema prime lens.
ALPA XO Exoskeleton aka cage for Fujifilm GFX 100 medium format camera.
ALPA XO Exoskeleton aka cage for Fujifilm GFX 100 medium format camera.
ALPA XO Exoskeleton aka cage for Fujifilm GFX 100 medium format camera with ALPA Switar 140mm cinema prime lens.
ALPA XO Exoskeleton aka cage for Fujifilm GFX 100 medium format camera with ALPA Switar 140mm cinema prime lens.
ALPA XO Exoskeleton aka cage for Fujifilm GFX 100 medium format camera.
Franziska Beck using ALPA XO Exoskeleton aka cage for Fujifilm GFX 100 medium format camera.

LockCircle Cages for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K and Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 and GH5S

LockCircle HiPock, “The Pocket 4K Camera Cage”, designed by Dante Cecchin for the Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
LockCircle Robot Skin Panasonic Lumix GH5/GH5S.

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Cinematographer/Director Paul Leeming Shoots Fujifilm X-T3 and X-Pro2 Footage for Custom Leeming LUT Pro in Our Home Studio

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Australian cinematographer/director Paul Leeming with his Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, 8Sinn cage and Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 Art zoom lens attached with Metabones Speed Booster EF-to-MFT adapter.

Australian cinematographer cum director cum LUTmaker Paul Leeming took advantage of a break away from the Australian bushfires, torrential rains and floods to drop by our Sydney home studio and shoot some footage on our Fujifilm X-Pro2 and a loaner Fujifilm X-T3, courtesy of Fujifilm Australia.

Mr Leeming was on his annual Australian jaunt after completing photography for a feature film set in Osaka, to eventually return to his domicile in the Netherlands where he will get back to working on Leeming LUT Pro custom look-up tables for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, Fujifilm X-T3, Fujifilm X-Pro2 and Panasonic cameras including the GH5 and GH5S, amongst others.

He shot the feature on two fundamentally different cameras, Panasonic’s Lumix DC-GH5S and the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, and Leeming LUT Pro will play a crucial role in ensuring easy editing and colour grading of HLG and raw video footage.

According to Mr Leeming:

Leeming LUT Pro™ is the world’s first unified, corrective Look Up Table ( LUT ) system for supported cameras, designed to maximise dynamic range, fix skin tones, remove unwanted colour casts and provide an accurate Rec709 starting point for further creative colour grading.

Multi-camera shoots are now much easier, because you are starting with a common, colour-matched baseline, meaning much less time trying to match cameras in post before starting your creative grading.

Once all your cameras have been corrected, you can optionally use the specially matched Leeming LUT Pro Quickies™ for a one-touch creative grade designed to work seamlessly with the common baseline of Leeming LUT Pro™ corrected footage.

Save hours of frustration and give your footage the best possible quality right out the gate. It’s as easy as Shoot – Apply Leeming LUT Pro™ – Done!

Leeming LUT Pro custom LUTs coming for Fujifilm X-Pro2 and X-T3

Fujifilm X-Pro2 with Fujinon XF 23mm f/2.0 R WR lens, both in Graphite. Also available in black. Image courtesy of Fujifilm Australia.
Fujifilm X-T3 with VG-XT3 Vertical Battery Grip and Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS zoom lens. Image courtesy of B&H.

Mr Leeming shot colour chart footage using the ProNeg Standard film simulation on the Fujifilm X-Pro2 camera, and in the Eterna, F-log and HLG picture profiles on the X-T3.

His preferred profile when shooting with Panasonic cameras is HLG and it is likely that Fujifilm’s HLG will prove to have the same benefits when shooting for high dynamic range aka HDR and standard dynamic range aka SDR output.

I recently shot some HLG footage on the X-T3 in available darkness and the results were impressive to say the least.

Always carry a grey card for white balancing video

Mr Leeming showed me this Struan Grey paint sample card made by Taubmans and told me it is the most accurate grey card for white balancing that he has found available for free.

I have been guilty of forgetting to carry a grey card when out with my camera each day due to the ones I have being a little too large for my daily carry camera bag, so it is good to know there are smaller and cheaper – free! – alternatives available at your local hardware store so long as it stocks Taubmans paint.

Paul Leeming Shooting Footage for Leeming LUT Pro for Fujifilm X-T3 and X-Pro2

Mr Leeming travelled light, carrying a stripped-down Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K rig in this Think Tank Photo backpack.
This stripped-down rig for the BMPCC 4K includes the 8Sinn full cage and once of Mr Leeming’s favourite lenses, the legendary Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM  Art lens for Canon EF-mount. He has preferred 8Sinn cages and accessories since buying one for his Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5. He also relies on Xume filter adapters and Formatt Hitech Firecrest Ultra fixed neutral density filters.
Shooting color checker footage at our home studio. The camera is mounted on a 3 Legged Thing tripod.
Mr Leeming relies on DSC Labs ChromaDuMonde CamAlign Chip charts for their high colour accuracy.
Photographing the Fujifilm X-T3’s monitor for use in writing the manual on the best settings for the camera and how to use Leeming LUT Pro.

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  • 3 Legged Thing tripods and accessories – B&H
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  • Blackmagic Design Pocket Cinema Camera 4K – B&H
  • DSC Labs charts – B&H
  • Formatt Hitech Firecrest Ultra filters – B&H
  • FUJIFILM X-Pro2 Mirrorless Digital Camera – B&H
  • FUJIFILM X-T3 Mirrorless Digital Camera – B&H
  • Fujifilm XF lenses – B&H
  • Metabones EF to Micro Four Thirds Adapters – B&H
  • Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM Art Lens for Canon EF – B&H
  • Think Tank Photo camera bags – B&H
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Tilta Announces “Tactical Assault Armor” Professional Camera Cage System for Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

In an intriguing departure from the more customary minimalist approach to creating cages for hybrid and cinema cameras, Tilta has announced a complete professional cage and accessories system for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K and it looks amazing. 

The system appears to be named BMPCC 4K Tactical Assault Armor, thus taking on a rather unfortunate military note, but it impresses with the attention to detail Tilta’s design and engineering team has paid to the BMPCC 4K’s accessories needs for use in demanding productions. 

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Tilta cage system for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

Blackmagic Design’s latest pocket camera is anything but a fit-in-the-pocket cinema camera, and from feedback from early pre-order customers it appears to be as capable of run-and-gun documentary work as it is of feature-style documentary or narrative moviemaking.

Tilta’s BMPCC 4K cage design philosophy appears based on making the cost of entry low with the half cage priced at US$69.00, full cage at US$99 with the top handle priced at US$79.00, making the most basic cage combo US$148.00 with an extra US$30.00 for full cage instead of half cage.

Other products in the system tackle BMPCC 4K weak points such as cabling, external SSDs, sun-shading and external power as well as the need for a fast and easy focus-pulling solution for solo operators.

At such a low price for entry into the system, independent documentary moviemakers are able to get a foot in then add to it as bigger productions demand.

Tilta BMPCC 4K Tactical Assault Armor Cage for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K

Tilta cage system for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
Tilta cage system for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
Tilta cage system for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
Tilta cage system for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
Tilta cage system for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
Tilta cage system for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
Tilta cage system for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
Tilta cage system for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K. Image courtesy of Tilta.
Tilta cage system for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
Tilta cage system for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
Tilta cage system for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
Tilta cage system for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
Tilta cage system for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.
Tilta cage system for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K.

So far Tilta has not revealed the BMPCC 4K Tactical Assault Armor cage system’s release date but interested potential customers are invited to sign up for updates.

I will be keeping an eye out for hands-on reviews of the system in all its forms.

One thing that appears to be missing from the system so far is provision for easily, safely attaching a tilting and swivelling monitor such as the recently-released  Atomos Ninja V but perhaps that solution is still in design stage and will be illustrated in use in a future version of the Tilta BMPCC 4K Tactical Assault Armor cage system web page.

Some other Tilta camera cages

Tilta Cinema Cage for 5D Mark IV, FS5, GH5, DSLR & Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera
Tilta ES-T17-A V2 Handheld Camera Cage Rig for Sony a7, a7 II, a7 III & a9 Series
Tilta Cinema Cage for 5D Mark IV, FS5, GH5, DSLR & Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera

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SmallRig Has Two Fujifilm X-T3 Cages in Pre-Order, One for the Camera with Battery Grip and One Without. First 100 Orders Get 30% Off.

Camera accessories maker SmallRig is quick off the mark with not one but two camera cages for the Fujifilm X-T3 APS-C/Super 35 hybrid mirrorless camera to take advantage of the X-T3’s radically boosted video capabilities. 

My experience with a range of Fujifilm cameras indicates that almost all of them benefit at least from metal hand grips and more so from vertical battery grips for better, safer handholding and extra power. 

It is pleasing to see that SmallRig has acknowledged this by adding extra gripability to its cage for the X-T3 minus vertical battery grip. 

Both camera cages are currently available under SmallRig’s Pre-Order scheme at 30% off an already low regular price and the estimated shipping date is October 11, 2018, well-timed for the official release of X-T3 production models. 

SmallRig Cage for Fujifilm X-T3 Camera 2228.
SmallRig Cage for Fujifilm X-T3 Camera with Battery Grip 2229.

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Fujifilm X-T3 with Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4.0 R LM OIS kit zoom lens.

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8Sinn is Poised to Ship Samsung Portable T5 SSD Holder for Its Blackmagic Cinema Camera 4K Cage

When cinematographer/director Paul Leeming of Leeming Lut Pro fame came by the ‘Untitled’ home office earlier this year, he brought his Panasonic Lumix DC-GH5 rigged up with an 8Sinn cage and Scorpio top handle, Universal Rod & Metabones Support and one of his extensive collection of vintage manual focus prime lenses. 

I had a brief tryout of his 8Sinn gear and was impressed at its thoughtful design, manufacturing quality and excellent feel in the hands.

8Sinn’s design philosophy appears to be one of utility due to plenty of connection points in all the right places combined with ample wrap-around protection done in an ergonomic manner that bestows easy access to the camera’s buttons, dials, doors and other controls. 

Not an easy list of requirements to fill and now 8Sinn has applied that philosophy to its cage for Blackmagic Design’s Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K and a nascent but growing collection of cage accessories, recently with its Monitor Holder Cold Shoes Mount and soon its holder for the Samsung Portable T5 SSD.

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Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K mounted in an 8Sinn cage with included cable clamp, improved lens support and Scorpio too handle, with the new 8Sinn holder for the popular Samsung Portable T5 SSD available in capacities from 250GB through to 2TB.

8Sinn’s new holder for the Samsung T5 SSD

Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K in 8Sinn cage with Scorpio top handle and holder for Samsung T5 Portable SSD.
Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K in 8Sinn cage with Scorpio top handle and holder for Samsung T5 Portable SSD. Note the Metabones lens support and cable clamp
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Samsung T5 Portable SSD in 8Sinn’s holder.

8Sinn’s monitor holder for cold shoes on handles and cages

8Sinn monitor holder for cold shoe mounts on handles or camera cages.
8Sinn monitor holder for cold shoe mounts on handles or camera cages.
8Sinn monitor holder for cold shoe mounts on handles or camera cages.
8Sinn monitor holder for cold shoe mounts on handles or camera cages.
8Sinn monitor holder for cold shoe mounts on handles or camera cages.

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Header image concept and hack by Carmel D. Morris.

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Blackmagic Design’s Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K aka BMPCC 4K with Samsung T5 Portable Solid State Drive aka SSD.

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