Kinefinity has been an underdog in the cinema camera world, but with the new MAVO Edge 6K, the Chinese manufacturer isn’t pulling its punches.
The competition in the cinema camera space has been tough. With Sony’s FX line offering 16-bit RAW in small form factor bodies, and Canon pushing to make 8K the new standard, there doesn’t seem to be any more room on the dance floor.
But Kinefinity has something to say about that.
After the launch of the MAVO Edge 8K in 2020, which won the iF DESIGN AWARD in 2021, the China-based camera manufacturer returns to the cinema camera world with a new addition—the MAVO Edge 6K.
This large-format cinema camera is packed with production-level features that look to rival high-tier RED, ARRI, and Sony cameras. Let’s dig into the details and see how the new MAVO stands up to the competition.
The Full Frame MAVO Edge 6KCredit: Kinefinity
The MAVO Edge 6K
Right off the bat, the new addition to the MAVO lineup is an impressive beast on paper.
The MAVO Edge 6K is built around a full-frame 3:2 CMOS sensor capable of recording in 6K at 75fps and 4K at 150fps. The adaptable KineMOUNT allows creatives to utilize a wide variety of lenses, including PL, LPL, Active EF, and Sony E-Mount.
An internal ND system contains full-spectrum e-ND filters from 0.6 to 2.4, or 2-8 stops, while the dual native ISO sits at 800 and 5120.
With these capabilities, Kinefinity claims that the MAVO Edge 6K will outperform the MAVO LF when it comes to highlight performance.
Externally, industry-standard ports are already built into the body, and the dual SSD media slots are capable of recording Apple ProRes 4444/XQ, as well as uncompressed RAW with NVMe M.2 2280 SSDs.
The 6K CMOS sensor is paired with Kinefinity’s OLPF FF3, which sacrifices some sharpness to almost completely negate aliasing. It’s a bit more heavy-duty than regular optical low pass filters but…