This week deals include a huge discount on Rokinon Xeen cinema lenses, Teradek Bolt zero-latency transmitters, Apple’s iMac and Macbook Pro computers and the AMD powerful graphics card. Explore those deals down below.
Teradek Bolt 500 XT Receiver Set
The Teradek Bolt 500 XT 3G-SDI/HDMI Wireless Transmitter and Receiver Set includes one transmitter and one receiver. This enables you to immediately start transmitting up to 1080p60 video from either an SDI or HDMI source. The zero-latency transmitter/receiver pair features a 500′ line-of-site transmission distance. You can send and receive visually lossless 3G-video signals from a Bolt 500 transmitter with zero latency. The transmitter features cross conversion, so you take an SDI signal in and loop out either an SDI or HDMI signal to your on-camera monitor.
Price: Was $2,241. Now: $1,750. Buy it!
Teradek Bolt 1000 XT Receiver Set
With the Teradek Bolt 1000 XT 3G-SDI/HDMI Wireless Transmitter you can transmit visually lossless 3G video signals to a Bolt 1000 receiver with zero latency. The Bolt XT is compatible with existing 3rd-generation Bolt systems, such as the Bolt 1000, Sidekick II, and 703 Bolt, as well as the Bolt 1000 LT. The transmitter unit itself can be secured to a camera or other SDI/HDMI video source via a built-in 1/4″-20 threaded hole, two M3 threaded holes, and a built-in 3/8″-16 ARRI accessory mount. The included antennas provide a powerful signal that can travel up to 1000′ line-of-sight.
Price: Was $5,000. Now :$4,000. Buy it!
Rokinon Xeen 50mm T1.5 Lens for Canon EF Mount
Rokinon’s Xeen 50mm T1.5 Lens for Canon EF Mount is built specifically for use as a cinema lens and is not a modified still lens. It features an internal focus design so that the lens does not change size while focusing, minimizing breathing. Each lens in the Rokinon Xeen cinema lens set is multi-coated for good contrast, glare prevention, and are color matched to a factory standard, allowing you to assemble a set over time with minimal color shift. This 50mm lens provides what is considered a normal angle of view on full-frame cameras, and a tighter angle of view on smaller formats. The lens features dual-sided focus scales in feet, with dual-sided iris scales. The 11-bladed iris provides a rounded aperture for a natural-looking highlight and Bokeh.
By the way, the discount is relevant to focal lengths: 35, 85, 14 and 135 as well.
Price: Was $2,445. Now :$1,445. Buy it!
Apple 27″ iMac with Retina 5K Display (Mid 2017)
Apple weds high-res 5K visuals into its sleek, 5mm thin, mid-2017 27″ iMac with Retina 5K Display. With a 5120 x 2880 screen resolution, this iMac provides 1 billion colors and 500 nits of brightness, which is 43% brighter than the previous model. The Retina 5K display also features a wider color gamut. Using a P3-based color gamut, the Retina 5K display provides a larger color space that more equally represents red, green, and blue, as compared to standard sRGB displays. And with more available colors, the images will appear more vivid and reveal greater detail, with more balance and precision.
The iMac’s processor has been upgraded and now houses a 7th-gen Kaby Lake 3.5 GHz Intel Core i5 Quad-Core processor that can be overclocked up to 4.1 GHz, as well as 8GB of 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM. Visuals are powered by a dedicated AMD Radeon Pro 575 graphics card with 4GB of VRAM, and for storage, there is a 1TB Fusion Drive.
Price: Was $2,020. Now :$1,400. Buy it!
Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro with Touch Bar (Mid 2019)
Space gray mid-2019 Apple 15.4″ MacBook Pro with Touch Bar has been upgraded with a 9th Generation Intel Core six-core processor. This laptop still features True Tone display technology that automatically adjusts the white balance to match the color temperature of the surrounding light and Apple’s T2 coprocessor chip. All of this helps to create a more powerful and versatile system for photographers, video editors, 3D graphic designers, gamers, and coders.
This MacBook Pro is powered by a 9th Gen 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7 six-core processor that features a burst speed of up to 4.5 GHz, while 16GB of 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM helps to ensure smooth multitasking and also allows the computer to quickly access frequently-used files and programs. The system memory cannot be upgraded. The 15.4″ Retina Display has a 2880 x 1800 resolution. It also supports the P3 color gamut which allows for more vibrant colors.
Price: Was $2,400. Now :$2,000. Buy it!
AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100 GPU
Designed for intense graphics workflows, the AMD Radeon Pro WX 9100 Graphics Card features a 16GB HBM2 frame-buffer with error-correction (ECC) and Vega architecture with 4096 stream processors for a peak single-precision computation rate of 12.29 TFLOPS. This power can be harnessed by compatible APIs such as OpenCL, OpenGL, and Vulkan. Using these APIs, the GPU can accelerate graphics rendering and computationally intensive video effects. Applications for this card include but are not limited to, scientific research in artificial intelligence, development, and programming, and game, CGI, as well as VR design.
Price: Was $2,000. Now :$1,600. Buy it!
Wrapping up
The deals above offer substantial discounts for filmmakers. Those are popular high-credibility products that serve filmmaking in all aspects. We’ll continue to find bargains for you no matter if you’re a beginner or advanced in the filmmaking business, so stay tuned for more offers and deals.
