Filmmaking cameras
Film cameras and Lenses used for
'Daisy Jones and The Six'
DP's Checco Varese and and Jeff Cutter decided to shoot most of Daisy Jones with the Sony Venice in 6K 17:9 Full Frame and cropped for a final presentation in the 2.39:1 aspect ratio. “Shooting with a large sensor gives you the ability to use very shallow focus, and I’ve been experimenting with that a lot,” Varese says.
A couple of Sony FX3 cameras with Zeiss and Sony lenses, were used on of shots in tight quarters and difficult locations.
Lenses used: Angénieux Optimo Primes and zooms.
CAMERAS
Sony Alta Venice
The VENICE camera is Sony's first full-frame sensor high-end digital cinematography camera. It is unmatched in the Sony range for the wide array of recording formats it supports, and features Dual Base ISO 500/ISO 2500.
This Sony Venice is meant to provide you with just the amount of camera you need, so you don't have to invest in more than necessary. It features a full-frame CMOS sensor with 15+ stops of dynamic range, but in its basic configuration it windows the sensor to shoot Super 35. The camera comes with a removable PL Mount that supports the Cooke /i Technology lens metadata protocols.
Eight integrated and motorized ND filters range from clear to seven stops of ND in one-stop increments. The camera features a built-in assistant-side info screen, along with a smaller basic info display screen on the operator side of the camera.
Sony Alpha FX3
With a compact design for solo shooters, for travel applications, and to serve as an ideal B cam, the Sony FX3 borrows from both the Cinema Line and Alpha series of cameras to create an optimized portable cinema camera. The FX3 features all the imaging attributes you'd expect from this class but sports a new lightweight, handheld form with a streamlined profile and a "cage-free" design offering the ability to secure various accessories directly to the camera body.
LENSES
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Angénieux Zoom
Angenieux offers a unique range of lenses perfectly suited for productions ranging from top quality to mid-range. Purposely built for cinematic production, our lenses achieve excellence in design, mechanical and optical perfection.
All cine lenses offer a fast T-stop throughout the entire zoom range, large focus scale rotation angle that enables precise manual focusing, and retain superb image quality even under extreme environmental conditions. The pristine optical performance and seamless blend between contrast and resolution create a distinct cinematic look unique to Angenieux lenses.
Angenieux lenses have been used by the world’s top Cinematographers to capture anything from blockbuster features, high ranking TV series, to independent content, either shot in spherical or anamorphic.
Angénieux Optimo Prime
The Full Frame Optimo Prime Series is a perfect match with the Optimo Ultra 12X, the new long-range zoom reference of the industry, and the new Ultra Compact series. The Optimo Prime series is part of Angénieux’s latest high-end lens collection and is ideal for demanding productions requiring native cinema design. 70-years after the first Angénieux prime series, Optimo Primes are the result of decades of proven experience and know-how in high-precision optics and mechanics. They are based on cinematographers and rental companies feedback.
Sony Vario-Tessar 24-70mm
A compact full-frame option that covers wide-angle to short telephoto perspectives for working with a variety of different shooting styles and subjects.
Based on the ZEISS Tessar optical concept, this lens uses a design with 12 elements in ten groups that helps ensure a smaller overall lens size along with reduced flaring, distortion, and chromatic aberrations.
ZEISS T* anti-reflective coatings have been applied to each lens surface to help minimize reflections in order to provide greater image clarity, contrast, and color fidelity.