The Nexus G1– A Field Digicam Mod Utilizing The Blackmagic Design Pocket 6K G1

Blackmagic Design digital camera enthuses have been clamoring for a field digital camera for a while now. I feel the URSA, being a bigger/heavier ENG-style digital camera, has probably run its course. Smaller lighter in 2024 shall be what many need, and the a number of iterations of the Pocket and Cinema Cameras getting gentle updates are making BMD customers need one thing new and totally different.

BMD has all the time been a disruptor available in the market, and I applaud this because it retains the competitors on its toes, however they haven’t launched a brand new Cinema Digicam with a complete new physique design shortly, and as I stated. The “field” digital camera is one thing individuals are asking for.

I’ve some opinions on the field digital camera as I’ve used the Z Cam fashions for a few years. The RED Komodo, like all RED cameras, additionally share the digital camera mind design. The Field digital camera is an effective choice if you would like absolute management of the equipment and rig setups, however at a value because the field digital camera requires a variety of equipment to make your dream rig a actuality.

In Comes The Nexus Venture

The Nexus Venture is a brand new Thomas Boland firm which is behind the Pocket 6K G1 field digital camera mod. It’s nonetheless within the design and specification phases, so don’t get overly excited. When you have a look at their web site, they do a variety of industrial design and R&D, so this does look to be a well-suited firm to aim a mod equipment.

The corporate states that the Nexus is an optimized Field type issue cinema digital camera based mostly across the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Digicam 6k G1. It will likely be a composite physique comprising polymer and alloy components for the very best of each worlds – light-weight and excessive power.

They intend to make this out there as a ready-to-shoot prebuilt digital camera and a equipment to transform their very own digital camera.

Present Options

It’s at the moment 4.3″ vast by 5.1″ tall by 6.8″ lengthy. Nevertheless for the reason that lens and battery are recessed into the physique, the efficient size when in comparison with different cameras is simply about 4.3″.

The Nexus will optionally have a constructive lock MFT mount which can be tailored as much as EF, PL, or some other longer flange distance mount you want, with a flick of the mount lock.

The MFT mount as a result of it’s the solely mount which may legally be used that has a brief flange distance and that has many adaptors out there for it in different mount varieties.

Nevertheless, even higher could be L mount, so the corporate has contacted Leica and requested approval to make use of the mount.

Function Targets

1. Rear mount mini V-mount to present future time and stability out lens weight. (50w v-mounts mount flush with again of cam, bigger batts protrude). Additionally seeking to allow Gold Mount compatibility.

2. Elective SDI out.

3. Elective inside digital ND filter.

4. SSD module system for inexpensive media storage through cfast enter to release USB C port for gimbal digital camera management (much like pink mags however inexpensive).

5. Sizzling-pluggable removable tiltable unique display which can be positioned in a number of places.

6. Ports all on proper hand facet of cam for shoulder rig customers.

7. Constructive locking EF mount, unique EF mount, or PL mount. Additionally contemplating passive mounts of different varieties resembling L mount, E mount, RF mount.

8. Constructed-in Lpe-6 for V-mount/gold mount hot-swapping.

9. Constructed-in standardized adjustable size 15mm LWS (60mm spaced) backside Rig rods for mounting comply with focus, lens assist, and mattebox.

10. Elective speedbooster from s35 to Fullframe equal protection.

11. Elective removable proper facet grip deal with, with built-in management features (Iris, iso, shutter angle, 3 presets, file, thumb wheel).

These are some large swings! The inner digital ND alone shall be powerful to attain, however hey! Go for it! One other spectacular thought is to make use of the touchscreen monitor as a removable gadget to position it in numerous places.

Ideas

It is a large swing relating to a modification equipment. It’s additionally not clear how simple the mod is to carry out. Will it require pulling the parts from the unique digital camera and placing them into the mod equipment? That sounds difficult and doubtlessly disastrous if not carried out accurately and a board will get fried. Plus, the price of the mod equipment.

One other potential difficulty is that if Blackmagic Design truly comes out with a ‘field’ digital camera in 2024. It’s all loopy cool, and I applaud the artistic spirit.
If curiosity is peaked, they’ll seemingly go to a crowdfunding marketing campaign to fund the mission. As I stated, this concept is within the early phases and will take no less than a yr to attain stock, however ya by no means know.

We shall be following this one!