![]() ![]() The Ursa was designed to be operated by a crew of three, including the DP, 1st AC and an audio person. ![]() The newer Ursa Mini may be better suited to ENG, but the Ursa is definitely more of a cinema rig, best used where you have more time to do your set-ups. It was, in retrospect, too bulky and heavy for quick news-type set ups. As an experiment, I used it on the show floor at NAB 2015. While it may look like an ENG-style camera, it is not. Having a heavy-duty tripod and a Betacam-style plate are essential. I put it on a Manfrotto 504HD tripod system that I use for my full size ENG rig (a Sony HVR-S270u, which is not a lightweight system), and it actually pushed the tripod legs down even though they were locked. Add those items, a brick battery, lens, mics, optional viewfinder, etc, and you can easily wind up with a 25–30 lb rig. The camera alone weighs 16.32 lbs, not counting the top handle, battery plate or media. ![]() The first thing you will notice upon taking the Ursa out of the box is that it is heavy. The most unusual attribute of the Ursa is its 10-inch flip-out HD monitor - a huge feature that I'll discuss in detail below. The first thing you notice when looking at the Ursa is it actually looks like a video camera, as opposed to the Production Camera 4K, which looked like a wheel chock with a lens mount. A Little Heavy and a Little Fussy, but a High-Quality 10-Inch LCD Viewfinder Adds a Lot of Valueīlackmagic Design's Ursa can be thought of as the big sister to the Production Camera 4K, which I reviewed here. ![]()
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