Posts Tagged ‘alexa’

Jan
6
2015

Student Film JAGON Shot with 12 RED Cameras, 20 GoPros, 2 Alexas, 1 Phantom… and a Partridge in a Pear Tree?

It would have been noteworthy if James Cameron himself had shot AVATAR 2 with this gear, but this is for the student film JAGON. Yeah: a student film. Is this even possible? [adrotate group="6"] The gear list is jaw-dropping, but the actual footage is compelling, too…
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Jul
31
2014

A7s and GH4 vs. Arri Amira? Really? Dynamic Range Compared

Panasonic's GH4 is supposed to have great dynamic range, but at least in this test from our friends over at Cinema5D, the Sony A7s mops the floor with it, coming in at 14.1 stops vs. just 10.9 stops for the GH4 (and 11.8 stops for…
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Dec
24
2013

Real-World Comparison Test by Shane Hurlbut - Arri Alexa vs. Canon C500

We love Shane Hurlbut not only because he's a great guy, but also because he takes the time to share the extensive knowledge he's gained from working as an accomplished Director of Photography. Here Shane's sharing camera comparisons he made during pre-production camera testing for…
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Sep
4
2013

cinema5D compares the Canon EOS 7D to Alexa and Sony F65 plus tests beauty filters

Very interesting set of tests from the cinema5D folks comparing the Canon EOS 7D to the Sony F65 and Alexa and then showing differences between beauty filters for video. [adrotate group="6"] [adrotate group="9"] Beauty Filter Test – 6 cameras, 18 filters to enhance digital on…
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Jul
31
2013

SpeedLooks Cine Packages: Professional Grading LUTs

If you're looking for some professional grading tools (and who isn't? Grading is hard if you ask me! HA), these new tools featured by our friends at Color Grading Central look pretty awesome! [adrotate group="6"] [adrotate group="9"] SpeedLooks – Now for Adobe’s SpeedGrade CS6 and…
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Mar
12
2013

ARRI Alexa to Sony HVR: What cameras did 2013 Sundance Filmmakers Use?

Some people (camera geeks like me) are often wanting to know what camera or lens a movie or scene was shot on... and come to find out the Indiewire folks also decided to collect that info for films shown at Sundance this year. The good…
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Jun
17
2010

RED vs HDSLR - RED founder says Canon should be “embarrassed”

The founder of RED makes a bold statement on the REDUSER.net forums: “I fully expect the DSLR mfgs to get it right at some point. Make a non-line-skipping 4K camera. At that point, the difference will be RAW 5K and 6K vs. whatever they make.…
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