Filmmaking cameras
Film cameras and Lens used for
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DP Nigel Bluck about the Mini LF: "I’m definitely sold on large format. I think it’s a great way forward. The image is phenomenal in what it gives you, what you can do in post with it and how clean it is. We’re getting so much into using film grain in the digital world, which I use on every project now to different degrees. I feel like the cleaner the digital image you start with, the truer application of the film grain you can get. When you’re trying to put film grain over digital noise, you get two things going on that are kind of butting up against each other. With large format, I get a cleaner digital negative that I can then put a more unadulterated film grain treatment over."
CAMERAS
Arri Alexa LF
Featuring a sensor slightly larger than full frame, the ALEXA LF camera records native 4.5K with ARRI’s best overall image quality. This allows filmmakers to explore the immersive large-format aesthetic while retaining the sensor’s natural colorimetry, pleasing skin tones and stunning capability for HDR workflows. Versatile recording formats, including efficient ProRes and uncompressed, unencrypted ARRIRAW up to 150 fps, encompass all on-set workflow requirements.
Arri Alexa Mini LF
The go-to camera for drama series, feature films and commercials.
Combining the compact size and low weight of the popular ALEXA Mini with the large-format ALEXA LF sensor, ALEXA Mini LF brings exciting new creative possibilities to ARRI’s large-format camera system. Featuring 16 recording formats, the Mini LF can be universally used for large format and Super 35 productions.
The ARRI ALEXA Mini LF camera native 4K recording, with ARRIRAW or ProRes recording in LF Open Gate, LF 16:9, or LF 2.39:1 mode. It combines large-format resolution with an optimal pixel size for excellent image quality producing vivid, nuanced images with natural skin tones.
LENSES
Panavision T-Series
Panavision T Series anamorphic lenses combine new optical layouts with mechanical advances adopted from the G Series. T Series attributes include high contrast, balanced aberration control, excellent glare resistance, tightly controlled anamorphic squeeze ratio, and minimal breathing. With their lightweight, compact design, the T Series delivers superior optical quality in an easy-to-use package.
Optimized for digital sensor compatibility while maintaining the imaging characteristics that are part of Panavision’s anamorphic grammar. Larger sweet spot. Typical speed of T2.3 and close focus of 2 feet. (The 60mm focuses to 1.5 feet.) Engraved focus and T-stop scales on both sides of the lens, with gears in the standard Panavision locations.