Help a newbie identify some gear ...

Hey guys,

I'm a worship pastor at a church and our tech guy recently left. We have a lot of Blackmagic gear and I know he had upgraded much of it through the years. I ran across a pair of these in storage the other day and, although I know these particular cameras had been replaced with upgrades, I'm wondering what we've got. We trying to determine if we repurpose them, sell them, etc.

Can someone give me some information on the cameras pictured and possibly what the current market value is for them?

Thanks,
Joel

This is the original Blackmagic Cinema Camera or BMCC in short. It's still a good camera if the battery is not dead from laying around for too long. I'd rather repurpose it than selling, the market value might not be that great, even if it looks like brand new.

So is this a Blackmagic Cinema Camera 2.5K?

So is this a Blackmagic Cinema Camera 2.5K?

Thee Blackmagic Cinema Camera¹, commonly misacronyzed as the BMCC.

Good Luck

¹Offered in active ef, or passive mft mount.

That is the original Black Magic Cinema Camera (or BMCC) 2.5K EF mount version. If the battery is still working, you might be able to sell it for around $200. Unfortunately, if it has been seating around for a while, the battery might have died and one problem with this camera is that the battery is not replaceable. At that condition, it's not worth anything even as parts. If you know what you are doing, you can repurpose them but it will probably cost more compared to buying a brand new Pocket Cinema Camera 4K which you can get brand new for $1,295 or around $700-800 used. Good luck!

It depends. Even if the battery is dead, it can be used stationary, since you can supply external power.
S, if you may have any use for that, keep it. It would still deliver nice HD quality.

Hi Joel, where are you?
I could interest to buy ones of it to experiment around it, but I live in italy and shipping could too expansive for me. Let me know


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Hi Joel

Sent you a PM but basically you have some very good equipment there if they are working. Hit ebay and you'll get an idea of the pricing these cameras attract. Very very good gear.

Gary

Hi Joel

Sent you a PM but basically you have some very good equipment there if they are working. Hit ebay and you'll get an idea of the pricing these cameras attract. Very very good gear.

Gary

EBay is over priced and many of the BMCC 2.5K and 4K prices have not been updated so what you'll be getting are prices based on 2015 and not what it is worth today. I suggest if you do by them there, offer the seller by messaging them. You'll be surprise what the end negotiated price can become... although it is not easy and there's a bit of a hurdle to negotiate on eBay. Good luck!

You can filter Ebay to show you items which were really sold.

I love this lady, the 2.5K!!!

The guys are wrong, its perfectly usable without the internal battery, which was never really there to provide power for a shoot, only for swapping external batteries or for a quick shot. It works even without the internal battery, dont worry. Its still a great camera and provides beautifull images, except for its moiré and aliasing. You can sell it, although market value is not very interesting as other already said. It can bem used for spare parts to fix another one but I think the most useful use you can give it is to use it/reporpuse it.

The guys are wrong, its perfectly usable without the internal battery, which was never really there to provide power for a shoot, only for swapping external batteries or for a quick shot. It works even without the internal battery

I think it is very aggressive to say the "guys are wrong". All we are trying to do is help. Yes, it is a nice camera and can be used or salvage for parts. If it was someone who know what they are doing, then they'll be able to make the best of it. However, the OP is totally new and the assumption here is the OP doesn't have a clue as to how to use the darn thing.

The guys are wrong, its perfectly usable without the internal battery, which was never really there to provide power for a shoot, only for swapping external batteries or for a quick shot. It works even without the internal battery

I think it is very aggressive to say the "guys are wrong". All we are trying to do is help. Yes, it is a nice camera and can be used or salvage for parts. If it was someone who know what they are doing, then they'll be able to make the best of it. However, the OP is totally new and the assumption here is the OP doesn't have a clue as to how to use the darn thing.

If I sounded rude, Im sorry, wasnt my intention. But saying the camera doesnt work without its internal battery show lack of first hand knowledge and its not useful.

The guys are wrong, its perfectly usable without the internal battery, which was never really there to provide power for a shoot, only for swapping external batteries or for a quick shot. It works even without the internal battery

I think it is very aggressive to say the "guys are wrong". All we are trying to do is help. Yes, it is a nice camera and can be used or salvage for parts. If it was someone who know what they are doing, then they'll be able to make the best of it. However, the OP is totally new and the assumption here is the OP doesn't have a clue as to how to use the darn thing.

If I sounded rude, Im sorry, wasnt my intention. But saying the camera doesnt work without its internal battery show lack of first hand knowledge and its not useful.

Not to be rude as well, I have first hand knowledge because I owned the BMPCC 2.5K during its hay days. Yes you can power it with external power and other power sources but unless you are okay with relaying on external power, a dead internal battery is not replaceable and the OP, again assuming that they are not familiar with the camera, will probably not be thinking of it. Also, selling the camera with a dead battery is pretty much not worth the effort since he won't be able to get a good price for it. Of course, give it a shot. I think this is as far as I am going with this conversation.

It should be pointed out that depending on what lens that is, it may be worth more than the camera at this point in monetary terms.

Hi Joel

Sent you a PM but maybe you didn't get it - just wanted you to know that those particular cameras are said by many to be the best cameras Blackmagic ever made becasue of the quality of image you can get from them. I want you to know that. If those cameras have been well looked after at your place then buddy you have hit the jackpot. If you are going to sell them, make sure you get your money's worth.

Gary

Thanks guys, I figured I'd get a straight answer here … the battery isn't dead yet, no idea how much longer she'll go though. We always used them plugged in both in an onsite studio situation and as live action cameras providing livestream footage for our services (I know that's probably not necessarily what they were originally intended for). I've got them listed on eBay right now and we'll see what the market bears. Beats having them waste away in a closet!