Among the slew of surprising NAB announcements this year comes one from Kinefinity that draws a whole different kind of "wow, I didn't see that coming." It seems the camera company isn't satisfied merely offering 4K RAW (and soon enough, 6K RAW) capture at extremely aggressive prices. Kinefinity also wants to upgrade your Blackmagic Cinema Camera or Production Camera 4K into a bigger, more functional workhorse. The Kine+ program is a third-party modification on a different level, adding interchangeable batteries, HDMI, additional power ports, and even a bit more heftiness to the external dimensions. Check below for our NAB 2014 interview with Kinefinity.
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At $1000 and $1500 for BMCC and BMPC 4K owners respectively, this upgrade may not be worth it to you unless you're a pretty hardcore user. With the removable battery option (Sony NP-F), there may be less external rigging and building involved in your BMC kit, though that may be outweighed (no pun intended) by the added weight and greater size and, as commenters have pointed out, even less hand-holdability.