Sony F23 Camera (4:4:4 / 1080P / 2/3" B4)
Earlier this month, Sony Electronics officially announced it's "pinnacle of the CineAlta™ acquisition line-up", the CineAlta™ F23 Camera. This announcement comes 8 months after a sneak-peek at NAB 2006, where a prototype camera (codename: NGC-23) was shown behind glass at Sony's booth.This camera is being marketed by Sony, in conjuction with Band Pro Film & Digital. The F23's most notable features includes the obvious film-camera configuration to the onboard SRW-1 VTR, its hardened B4 lens mount to compliment Zeiss DigiPrimes and Canon EC lenses, variable frame-rate capabilities, 4:4:4 @ 1080/23.98P, 24P, 25P, 29.97P, 59.94P, and 60P, and all of that under 11lbs (5.0kg).
With delivery slated for Summer 2007, and rental pricing expected be in line with existing high-end HD systems, it will be an exciting year for HD / digital cinematography and acquisition.
RentCam expects for this camera and SRW-1 VTR system to compete heavily with the now popular Thompson GrassValley Viper FilmStream™ camera, and its Venom™ flashed-based magazine recorder. Once again, the HD offerings are getting better by the day!
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RED ONE™ Pre-Producton.
RentCam has been following the tremendous progress RED has been making, and for good reason.
It is now late December 2006, and RED is delivering on their promise. Several, pre-production "test beds" are assembled, and functioning. See Reduser.net for details from RED's founder, Jim Jannard.
These annoucements follow the rather impressive release of "test bed" footage shot by David Stump ASC and the RED team. Footage includes exposure latitude tests, as well as greenscreen tests. The results of these test, along with full resolution frame grabs, are available for download from Cinematography.net (thanks to Geoff Boyle FBKS, and all CML members and administrators).
Some initial RED ONE™ footage is also available for download, from Redusers.net. The downloads are downsized 1024x560, raw footage, with no torrents or extra programs needed.
The initial delivery of RED ONE™ cameras, expected early 2007, is being anxiously awaited by RentCam, and its clients. Not to mention the additional workflow solutions developed by RED's engineers and technicians,including REDcine™ softwares, and REDdrive™ storage solutions.
2007 should bring some impressive acquisition and camera option for todays DP's, operators, and indie film-makers alike.
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ARRI 416+
RentCam plans to take delivery of ARRI's new 416+, during the first quarter of 2007. This is a long-anticipated camera, that brings together all of the features of ARRI's current camera technologies, in a ground-up S16 camera design. S16, sync-sound, 1-75 fps, -/+ 20dbA, RGB arriglow, IVS, built in WRS, all of that comes in under 13 lbs.See ARRI's website for specifications, and technical information. Take a look at ARRINEWS 09/2006 for the first productions to use the 416.
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JVC GY-HD110U/A + ARRI
Thanks to Craig Yanagi of JVC, and Jon Fauer with Film & Digital Times for showing one of our JVC GY-HD100U/A cameras, configured with various ARRI cine accessories, on the JVC Professional site. Look out for some of our other sub-$10K HD cameras, configured with more ARRI cine accessories, in an upcoming issue of Film & Digital Times (www.fdtimes.com).We have seen a tremendous amount of interest in the sub-$10K HD cameras, and for good reason. Custom configuring these cameras with ARRI cine accessories is only a natural progression, considering the numerous applications for these 24P HD cameras.
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WEB UPDATE
Rent-Cam's temporary web presence is up. The new rate guides (cine & photo) are available for download. All pertinent applications are available as well. A new, fully functional website is soon to follow. Please call for more information.Labels: News Update
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