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Blackmagic Design Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K
3 stories tracked since 30 July 2026 — latest 31 Aug 2026. This page updates itself as new coverage lands.
30 July 2026 · Project Opinion
Kodak Factory Documentary Shot on Film Asks: Is Film Growing?
UK filmmaker Leon Barnard took an Arriflex 35-III and an Eclair ACL Super 16mm to Kodak's Rochester factory to document how color motion picture film is made — and shot the whole thing on film. Kodak remains the sole manufacturer of color motion picture film, and three of five Best Cinematography nominees at the 2026 Oscars used it.
11 Aug 2026 · Firmware News
Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K Gets Phase Detect AF in Firmware 10.2.2
Blackmagic Design's free Camera 10.2.2 firmware adds phase detect autofocus to the Cinema Camera 6K, covering continuous AF, face tracking, and object tracking. The same update brings Blackmagic Cloud stream routing, 10-minute pre-record, and 4-channel audio. The PDAF system reads directly off the imaging sensor, so focus acquisition is faster and more stable than the contrast-based system it replaces.
31 Aug 2026 · Firmware News
Blackmagic PYXIS 12K Gets Phase Detect Autofocus in First Beta
Blackmagic has released beta firmware (Camera 10.2.96) adding phase-detect autofocus to the PYXIS 12K, settling a question that's been open since NAB 2025: the camera's RGBW sensor does support PDAF. The beta is Mac-only for now; the Windows installer is currently broken. Testing and feedback are being collected through the Blackmagic forum.