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Sony Alpha 1 and overheating in 8K recording

Sony Alpha 1: Does it Overheat in 8K?

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2021-02-05

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What do we know about 8K recording on the newly announced Sony Alpha 1? According to initial reviews, the camera does overheat in 8K recording. But is it bearable? Well, it depends.…

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The Evolution of Canon’s EF and RF Lenses

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2021-02-04

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Canon announced today the achievement of a new lens-manufacturing milestone with the production on January 2021, of the Company’s 150-millionth RF and EF series interchangeable lens for EOS cameras. Let’s get a…

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Meet the Octopus Cinema 8K: Large Format, Global Shutter Customizable Camera

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2021-02-03

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Although the Octopus project is being developed since 2018, significant progress (pivot?) has made in the last few days, upgrading the camera sensor to an 8K global shutter with improved dynamic range.…

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Sony VENICE. CineAlta Club. Picture: Sony

Sony Launches the CineAlta Club: An Educational Program Dedicated to VENICE

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2021-02-03

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Sony launches an educational program called CineAlta Club, with the goal of helping cinematographers to maximally utilize its Cinema Line. The program aims to deliver elite one-to-one or production crew training, in-person…

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The Cameras Behind Sundance 2021’s Documentaries: Canon, Sony, and RED

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2021-02-02

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These are the cameras that shot the main 18 Sundance Film Festival 2021’s documentaries. As usual, the Canon EOS C300 is the weapon of choice for documentary filmmakers, following by Sony camcorders…

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The lenses behind Sundance Film Festival 2021

The Lenses Behind Sundance 2021: Superspeeds, Panchros and Canon’s Zooms

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2021-02-01

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These are the lenses that shot 33 narrative feature films premiering at Sundance 2021. Most of the lenses are dedicated to cover Super 35 sensors. The list is characterized by unique pieces…

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The cameras behind Sundance Film Festival 2021

The Cameras Behind Sundance 2021: ALEXA Mini Rules, and the BMPCC Chimes-In

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2021-01-31

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Let’s explore the cameras behind Sundance Film Festival 2021 which is the largest and most important independent film festival in the world. Our conclusions: The ARRI ALEXA Mini maintains its domination across…

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Chrosziel Full Servo Drive Unit for the Fujinon Premista. Picture: Chrosziel

Chrosziel Presents its new Full Servo Drive Unit for Fujinon Premista Lenses

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2021-01-29

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Chrosziel announces its new Full Servo Drive Unit developed exclusively for the new Fujinon Premista lens series. The Servo Unit facilitates the large zoom cinema lens operation and thus, allows the privilege…

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The Netflix Guide for Non-Approved Cameras

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2021-01-28

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So, let’s suppose that you’d like to shoot a film for Netflix. And let’s suppose you want to use other cameras that are not included in the 40 Netflix Approved cameras. If…

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Fujifilm GFX 100S: Huge Sensor Inside a Tiny Body

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2021-01-27

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In this article, we’ve concentrated all known data about the anticipated medium format compact camera, Fujifilm GFX 100S, which is the small sister of the mighty GFX 100. The 100S will be…

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Sony Announces the Alpha 1: 50MP Full-Frame, 8K 30FPS and 15+ Stops of DR

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2021-01-26

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Sony announces its new mirrorless, the Alpha 1 (α1). The little beast can shoot 8K up to 30FPS and 4K 120FPS. The Alpha 1 is armed with a new 50.1-megapixel full-frame stacked…

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The Artistic Fatigue of Large Format Cinematography

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2021-01-25

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Are we already developing some kind of large-format fatigue? It seems that those big sensors have conquered the cinematography world since many productions demand the “large-format look”. However, shooting large format holds…

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Vocas support for EF-EOS R 0.71x adapter on RED Komodo

RED Komodo Support for the Canon EF-EOS R 0.71x

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2021-01-24

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Good news for RED Komodo shooters: Vocas announces a new product that supports the Canon EF-EOS R 0.71x adapter when attached to the Komodo. The support fits directly on the Vocas side…

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Top Gun: Maverick Says NO to Streaming Services

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2021-01-22

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Tom Cruise puts all his chips on movie theaters, or at least for now, as Paramount refuses to sell Top Gun: Maverick to any streaming services due to its box office potential.…

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From Independent To Big-Budget Filmmaking: Free Sundance Webinar by Director Patty Jenkins

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2021-01-21

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On Friday, January 29, 10:00 PM – 11:15 PM (IST), Sundance educational branch (Sundance Co//ab) will hold an extraordinary and rare webinar with WW84 director, Patty Jenkins. Patty will elaborate on her…

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Cameras Manufacturers Behind Best Netflix Original Movies of 2020

The Cameras Behind Best Netflix Original Movies of 2020

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2021-01-20

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Here we go with another camera survey. This time we’ve searched after the cameras that shot Netflix’s best original movies of 2020. For the first time, ARRI takes first place with its…

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The Z CAM V1 Pro Cinematic VR Camera in space. Picture: TIME

The Largest Production Ever Filmed in Space Shot on Z CAM V1 Pro

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2021-01-19

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The Z CAM V1 Pro was used to shoot the largest production ever filmed in space. The model of Z CAM is specified on outputting imagery of immersive 4K VR experience. The…

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BTS of Mission: Impossible 7. Z CAM cameras are attached to the vehicle

Z CAM E2 Gets ProRes HQ

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2021-01-18

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Z CAM E2 announced the release of firmware 0.98.0. Now all resolution and frame rate combinations support ProRes 422 HQ recording (except C8K 2.4:1). Read the release notes of the action camera…

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Cinematographer Matthew Jensen ASC at the IMAX film camera, with Patty director and crew, during production on Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984. Photo by Clay Enos. Copyright © 2018 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

The Wonder of Film Cameras in Wonder Woman 1984

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2021-01-17

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In this fascinating interview with Wonder Woman 1984’s DP, Matthew Jensen ASC, we are exposed to the essentials and wonder of the celluloid. WW84 was shot entirely on Kodak 35mm, 65mm, and…

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Watch: Super Epic Freefly Wave 4K 422FPS Footage

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2021-01-15

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Filmmaker Tyler Johnson from OL’TJP Films took the brand new ultra-high-speed compact 4K global shutter camera, the Freefly Wave for a spin. The result is pretty rad. Watch it below. Also, check…

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New Large Format Cinema Lenses Announced: Tokina Vista Prime 65mm and Fujinon Premista Zoom 19-45mm

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2021-01-14

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2021 has started with the official announcement of two new large-format cinema lenses: The FUJINON Premista zoom 19-45mm T2.9 and the Tokina Vista prime 65mm T1.5. Both of them are designed as…

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NVIDIA Presents RTX 30 Studio Series: “World’s Fastest Laptops” to Allow 8K RAW Editing On-The-Go

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2021-01-13

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NVIDIA has just announced the RTX 30 Studio series, which is “World’s Fastest Laptops”. The first models are available from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, and Razer. These new laptops feature the freshly unveiled…

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The Airpeak drone and Alpha camera system. Picture: Sony

Sony Unveils Airpeak: “The World’s Smallest Drone to Carry Alpha Camera”

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2021-01-12

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Sony has unveiled its drone project called “Airpeak” which is defined as “The world’s smallest drone to carry an Alpha camera system”. Although no specs have been confirmed yet, Sony has released…

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Sony Alpha 1: Does it Overheat in 8K?

The Evolution of Canon’s EF and RF Lenses

Meet the Octopus Cinema 8K: Large Format, Global Shutter Customizable Camera

Sony Launches the CineAlta Club: An Educational Program Dedicated to VENICE

The Cameras Behind Sundance 2021’s Documentaries: Canon, Sony, and RED

The Lenses Behind Sundance 2021: Superspeeds, Panchros and Canon’s Zooms

The Cameras Behind Sundance 2021: ALEXA Mini Rules, and the BMPCC Chimes-In

Chrosziel Presents its new Full Servo Drive Unit for Fujinon Premista Lenses

The Netflix Guide for Non-Approved Cameras

Fujifilm GFX 100S: Huge Sensor Inside a Tiny Body

Sony Announces the Alpha 1: 50MP Full-Frame, 8K 30FPS and 15+ Stops of DR

The Artistic Fatigue of Large Format Cinematography

RED Komodo Support for the Canon EF-EOS R 0.71x

Top Gun: Maverick Says NO to Streaming Services

From Independent To Big-Budget Filmmaking: Free Sundance Webinar by Director Patty Jenkins

The Cameras Behind Best Netflix Original Movies of 2020

The Largest Production Ever Filmed in Space Shot on Z CAM V1 Pro

Z CAM E2 Gets ProRes HQ

The Wonder of Film Cameras in Wonder Woman 1984

Watch: Super Epic Freefly Wave 4K 422FPS Footage

New Large Format Cinema Lenses Announced: Tokina Vista Prime 65mm and Fujinon Premista Zoom 19-45mm

NVIDIA Presents RTX 30 Studio Series: “World’s Fastest Laptops” to Allow 8K RAW Editing On-The-Go

Sony Unveils Airpeak: “The World’s Smallest Drone to Carry Alpha Camera”

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