While we were supposed to see the URSA Mini during the summer at least in small numbers, they've hit a few snags. Blackmagic has updates on the Mini, as well as new product announcements, including a B4 adapter. Here is Blackmagic CEO Grant Petty with all of those:
URSA Mini Updates
One of these snags is apparently with the body of the camera. This isn't actually all that surprising, considering the body is made of magnesium, which, while being lightweight and strong, isn't the easiest metal to work with. The goal at the moment is for them to start truly delivering these in September, with likely more rolling out through the rest of the fall. This, again, isn't all that surprising, and when we first talked to Grant at NAB, we assumed people wouldn't really get their hands on these until the fall.
Grant had a few more announcements to make regarding the URSA Mini, and the delay actually helped them add some new features, including an SDI input, that let's you use the URSA Mini as a studio camera. Unfortunately one removal is built-in GPS:
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