Atomos Ninja Ultra Recording Monitor and CONNECT Bundle

Bought the Ninja Ultra, Connect and Recording and Accessory kitin order to get full functionality: monitor, ProRes back-up of camera files, RAW recording, and Connect 2 Cloud. Don't think I'll need the NDI feature, but if a client wants it, it's only a €99 add-on for HD. My only complaint so far: no manual as of July 2024. The Ultra has been out for months, it's inexcusable there's no manual. That said, the menu is largely intuitive and most things I needed to know can be Googled. I did have to contact support with questions a couple times and they always responded quickly with good answers. I couldn't figureout why the record button was grayed out, and was told you can't record on the Ninja until you either pair it with Atomos Cloud Services or press Unpair ACS in the Ninja menu. Key instructions like that should come with the monitor.The monitor is accurate to my Sony FX6 LCD, with a slightly bettercolor match than my Odyssey 7Q+. I was concerned there may be latency, especially over HDMI, but a test at 23.98P showed the Ninja only lags by one frame whether connected by SDI or HDMI. The Ninja does get really hot, but even with the fan on auto it hasn't kicked on during recording. Tested the C2C connection to Frame.io, a short clip showed up in Frame.io within seconds, but this will depend on WiFi speed. Awesome feature. Overall very happy with the diversefunctionality of the Ninja/Connect system, it's an impressive Swiss army knife with different tools for different jobs. At this price it's a good buy and a great 5 alternative to my 7 Odyssey for run-and-gun shoots, while on studio shoots it compliments the Odyssey with C2C and 4K recording, while the Odyssey delivers the key feature of being able to display multiple camera feeds side by side.