GEAR OF THE YEAR
“Sony was king of the waiting lists, with the A1 8K and FX6 cinema camera in ridiculously high demand”
Mirrorless Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro Canon EOS R5 FujifilmX-T4 FujifilmGFX100S Nikon Z 6 II Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III Panasonic Lumix BGH1 Panasonic Lumix S5 Panasonic Lumix GH5 II Sigma fp L Sony A7S III Sony A1 DSLR Canon EOS 5DMark IV Canon EOS-1D XMark III Nikon D6
In the cinema camera category, the Blackmagic Ursa Mini Pro 12K offers the highest resolution, in a shockingly affordable package – it has recently been slashed in price. Red’s Komodo 6K finally hit the market at a record low cost for the American brand. It offers internal Red Raw codec with a Canon RF lens mount – and phase detection autofocus, too. Canon’s full-frame EOS C500 Mark II with internal Raw Light recording was a smash hit; then the EOS C300Mark III made a splash. With the same body and very similar spec – but using a new Super 35 sensor with radical Dual Gain Output technology – it comes in at a much lower price point. Next up was Canon’s new entry-level cinema camera, the EOS C70, which essentially took over from the C100Mark II. Sony’s popular FX9 was followed by the FX6 – and the FX3 brought its own spec in a radical way. With camcorders, live streaming continues to boom. JVC’s HM180, HC550 and HC900 continued to sell well, alongside Canon’s XF705 and new XA45 – as did Panasonic’s CX10, CX350 and X2000.
come with a screen. But the GH5 II was the big launch, taking the range to even greater heights. And the impressive, full-frame Lumix S5 has lots of the same tech as the flagship S1H, but in a smaller, lighter, more affordable package. Sony’s A7SMark III also hit the shelves in big numbers. And Sony was king of the waiting lists, as the new, 50-megapixel A1 8K and FX6 cinema camera continue to be in ridiculously high demand. Canon’s EOS R5 got firmware upgrades tomake it even better, and Sigma’s quirky fp L got a huge, 61-megapixel sensor, plus phase detection autofocus. Add in Nikon’s Z 6 II and it’s been a bumper year for full-frame mirrorless. Blackmagic’s Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro offered a tilting screen and internal Raw recording, as well as 6K resolution.
DECISION TIME! From mirrorless to DSLRs, cinema cameras to camcorders,
vote for the best bodies
Nikon D780 Nikon D850
Camcorder
Canon XF705 Canon XA45 JVC GY-HM180 JVC GY-HC550 JVC GY-HC900
Panasonic AG-CX10 Panasonic AG-CX350 Panasonic HC-X2000
Sony PXW-Z190 Sony PXW-Z280
Cinema camera Blackmagic UrsaMini Pro 12K
Canon EOS C500Mark II Canon EOS C300Mark III Canon EOS C70 KinefinityMavo Edge 8K Panasonic EVA1 Panasonic VaricamLT Red Komodo 6K
Sony FX3 Sony FX6
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