Filmmaking cameras
Film cameras and Lens used for
'Devotion'
Director of photography Erik Messerschmidt chose the DXL2 as his main camera . "I've done a lot of commercials on the DLX2 and I really enjoy using it. And the smaller Red Komodo enabled us to do a lot of mounts in the cockpits. Aerial DP Michael FitzMaurice requested the Venice 2 for our real air-to-air shooting. And in the end, the Sony and Red footage blended seamlessly.” About the Panaspeeds he adds: "I wanted a little halation in the highlights through spherical aberration, but I didn't want a lot of chromatic aberration; I wanted a little barrel distortion, lemon-shaped highlights and predictable flares. Dan Sasaki of Panavision gave us two full sets of customized Panaspeeds".
CAMERAS
Panavision Millennium DXL2
Panavision’s DXL2 8K camera with the RED Monstro sensor offers 16 bits of color across 35 million pixels at up to 60 fps. One of the quietest signal-to-noise ratios on the market, Monstro delivers unprecedented dynamic range and color with unmatched sensitivity.
DXL2’s class-leading feature set allows filmmakers to realize their creative vision exactly as they intend, wherever a project takes them. Panavision doesn't sell any of their cameras, they're only available through their rental service.
Red Monstro
The RED Monstro 8K is part of the 2018 unified DSMC2 lineup and is designed to be built up the way you want, to tell your story in almost any way possible. The MONSTRO 8K full-frame sensor boasts up to 17 stops of dynamic range and can record the full image circle of full-frame 35mm lenses. You can also use Super35 lenses with a windowed capture area for high frame rate recording. Sitting in front of the full-frame sensor is an interchangeable PL mount. This way you can use industry-standard cinema lenses right out of the box or exchange the mount to use alternative photo and video lenses.
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.
LENSES
Panavision Panaspeed
The Panaspeed lens series is a high speed, large-format companion to the Primo-L series of optics. Sharing many of the same traits – such as excellent veiling glare resistance, a blend of technical aberration correction, and the introduction of artistic nuances in the form of select aberration inclusion – the Panaspeeds also incorporate improved features including no blue line, better close focus, anti-breathing control, faster aperture, and greater field illumination. At T/1.4, these lenses are the fastest optics available for large-format cinematography. Panaspeeds are compatible with film and digital 35mm and full-frame cameras equipped with SP70 mounts.