All out DCG RAW video quality? Samsung S26 Ultra, Oppo Find X9 Ultra, or Xiaomi 17 Ultra.
As the title suggests, I'm looking for a cinematography tool that will net me the best DCG RAW performance at the moment. I've been shooting with an old Pixel 8 Pro with the Blackmagic Camera App --- it's a great little setup but I've been itching for an upgrade and access to RAW, preferably DCG RAW. I want to spend my money wisely.
Between the three aforementioned flagships it would seem the Xiaomi 17 Ultra has the biggest main sensor and Motioncam Pro can access DCG RAW on the device. As far as I can tell, both the S26 Ultra and Oppo X9 Ultra aren't able to do DCG RAW within Motioncam Pro just yet.
I'd be inclined to go with the Xiaomi and call it a day, but the cage/rigging ecosystem doesn't seem to be very well developed. Case in point, I'm very interested in Tilta's Khronos ecosystem, which has options for both the Oppo and the Samsung but nothing for the Xiaomi.
Should I forgo the more mature rigging ecosystem of the Samsung and Oppo in favor of the guaranteed DCG RAW capabilities of the Xiaomi?