I would say that over the past year or two, DJI has really pulled to the forefront in the drone market. They have products in many different price strata, and now they’ve just released an intriguing Super35mm camera for use with their Inspire2 drone, the Zenmuse X7. No word on who makes their sensor, but the system can record RAW at up to 6K resolution, or ProRes at up to 5.2K. It has 14 stops of dynamic range, and apparently Technicolor had input into its colour science. The camera has a new proprietary “DL” lens mount of their own design, and four carbon fibre f2.8 prime lenses to go with it. DJI recently acquired Hasselblad. One wonders if there was any crossover in engineering leading to this system?
It doesn’t cover all the bases, but then they’re not trying to. High frame rates for slo-mo are missing, and as mentioned, you’re not going to be able to use your existing lenses. But for somewhere around $15,000 for a useable system, you’re getting an extremely capable unit that seemed to be cutting with an Alexa Mini pretty damn well.
Kelly On A Tangent 