Digital Photo Pro - USA (2020-02)

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• It’s heavy!


• The autofocus takes a long time
  to lock in and focus. And it’s not
  continuous. It’s limited, unless
  you’re shooting static or slow-mov-
  ing subjects.


• When the LCD screen is pulled
  away from the body to use, SD
  and CF card slots have no protec-
  tive door to cover the unused slots.
  Not ideal for operating in sand,
  dust, rain, etc.

The Bottom Line:
Performance And Value
Performance: If you use a fast lens, set
the UMP G2 at ISO 1600 and light
your scenes or shoot in well-lit environ-
ments, your footage should look quite
good. But if you regularly shoot in very
low-light environments, the UMP G2
may not be the best choice for you.
I’m always torn by cameras like this
because to make good-looking images,
you need to light them, period. And

the G2 responded beautifully to the

good lighting we used in our project.

But I also shoot a lot of documentaries,

which are often shot in poorly or even

atrociously lit scenarios or in scenarios

where there’s only a little light. So,

for us, lighting the scene up just isn’t

an option.

Va lu e : Whenever I test a cine camera, I

ask myself if it represents a good value.

I also have to ask how this model might

help me in marketing my work. And

since I work mostly in the Los Angeles

market and for my work-for-hire as a

director of photography, I always have

to face facts: Trying to sell an ad agency,

PR or marketing firm or the studios

that you’re going to shoot with a Black-

magic camera can be an uphill climb.

I wasn’t crazy about the audio input XLR

location. It’s functional, but it drapes the XLR

cables over the rear of the camera.