Sep 132013
 
Photos of the Arri AMIRA

At IBC Arri introduced a new variation on the Alexa, a 2K documentary camera using the same sensor as the Alexa. The Amira features include: – PL mount – designed for shoulder shooting – ProRes recording on CFast 2.0 cards – up to 444 HD or 2K quality – recording in Rec709 Log-C or preloaded [...]

Sep 012013
 
Photos of Sony F55 cameras

The Sony F55 looks to be a game-changer, I took these photos of the camera at the SATIS expo in Paris. — Sony’s new F5 and F55 share the same body with slightly different functions and have very competitive pricing. The Sony F55 and F5 both have: – Super 35 4K CMOS sensor – PL [...]

Aug 182013
 
Red Epic-M Monochrome

Every cinematographer I know dreams of shooting a movie in black and white! As requested by David Fincher, this Epic-M is a modified version of the Epic for black and white shooting. The camera is sans Bayer, and therefore sharper, since every pixel is used for luminance. It’s time to bring out the old filters [...]

Aug 172013
 
EMILY b&w Epic-M by Steven Sebring

DP Steven Sebring used the black and white Epic for this fashion short. I like the way he explores low-contrast monochrome images. The monochrome Epic was reportedly developed by Red at the suggestion of director David Fincher. I saw the Epic monochrome at Gokinema in January 2013. Since all the pixels contribute to the same [...]

Aug 152013
 
Arri Alexa XT camera

The Arri Alexa XT is an Alexa camera with an internal XR Module which can receive a removable Codex drive. For those wanting to record ArriRaw, this is a smaller, lighter and simpler configuration than shooting with an external Codex drive. The XR Module allows recording of ArriRaw up to 120 fps. +++ The Alexa [...]

May 042013
 
Beauviala: "New owners" for Aaton

In a letter from Jean-Pierre Beauviala (relayed by Mitch Gross on the CML mailing list), the founder of Aaton tells us that the camera manufacturer will be “taken over by new owners”. Jean-Pierre also confirms the problems with manufacturing the Delta Penelope camera. Dear friends, AATON YESTERDAY Over the last couple of years, Aaton devoted [...]

Apr 052013
 
Aaton Delta Penelope views

- Aaton Delta Penelope operator side – Aaton Delta Penelope shutter slots This slotted shutter slides in to convert the camera from ISO 640 to ISO 80. – Aaton Delta Penelope AC side I moderated a workshop recently on the Delta Penelope workflow with Paul Bailleux & Neils Jacobsen from Photocinerent. http://bit.ly/WngqOE