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It does display some focus breathing more towards the wider focal lengths, although I recommend watching our in-depth review on the lens to see our full testing: youtube.com/watch?v=BxwVZad00os. Whether you go for this lens or a set of new cine primes very much depends on what and how you shoot. If the EF 24- 105mm f/4 has served you well for the past few years, then this new lens might be the more familiar upgrade. And you can add a powerzoom control, if you want. The new Blackmagic Pyxis 6K looks like the camera I’ve been waiting for and can finally afford. But how involved is using Blackmagic Raw files as I do not use Da Vinci Resolve and find it incredibly complicated? Is there a way to use BRAW files in Adobe Premiere Pro?
I have used the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens for years and now use it on my Red Komodo with an adapter. I am yearning for the new RF mount Canon 24-105mm f/2.8, but it is a sizeable expense. Apart from the wider aperture, will I see a difference in image quality and does it display focus breathing? Or should I invest in cine primes? Canon’s original 24-105mm f/4 for the EF system is quite dated now, but served well as a great all-rounder L-series lens. With Canon’s more modern RF lenses being designed for mirrorless systems, they are smaller, lighter and offer greatly improved optical performance, with the 24-105mm f/2.8 being a key example of this. Not only does it outperform both the 24-70mm f/2.8 and 24-105mm f/4 in sharpness, it offers a manual aperture ring making it ideal for video applications.
Blackmagic Raw (BRAW) is a versatile Raw codec that shouldn’t be seen as complicated to use. It is a little bit more involved than a standard RGB codec like ProRes 422 due to the Raw controls you are given, but this can make for a simpler time in post due to the ease of adjusting exposure, white-balance and other crucial parameters. If your workflow involves a lot of time grading, then I would recommend looking into DaVinci Resolve, but BRAW is also supported in Premiere Pro with Blackmagic’s free Raw SDK download. RAW RECRUIT The new Blackmagic Pyxis 6K works best when shooting in Raw – and these files are becoming increasingly easy to use in post-production
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