Film and Digital Times Mid-Year Cine Gear 2010 Edition (issue 32+33) is now online for subscribers.
We will be all over Cine Gear.
Visit us at Booth # 126 for a complimentary paper copy.
See you there: June 4-5.www.cinegearexpo.com
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Here’s Anna Piffl, modeling the new P+S Technik Freestyle Rig, shown here with two SI-2K cameras. This 3D mirror rig is made of Carbon Fiber, also used for Formula 1 race cars. Wireless remote control systems work with the rig’s integrated motors for stereo base and convergence adjustments.
The Freestyle Rig has been tested with Sony HDW 750, Sony EX3, Red, Canon HDSLR, and SI-2K cameras–accommodating camera and lens packages up to 7 kg per camera.
The 3D mirror rig is universal, so it mounts to all recent Steadicam, artemis, and other stabilizing systems. It can be used in regular and goofy mode.
The Freestyle Rig is a longtime collaboration between P+S Technik as designer and manufacturer, and Philippe Bordelais as Steadicam operator and Stereographer. See article in current Micro Salon Issue of Film and Digital Times, page 35.
The chassis and the mirror box of the Freestyle Rig are made by a German carbon specialist, well-known for carbon fiber monococques for Formula 1 racing teams. Structural parts made of carbon fiber are good not only for Formula 1, but also for Steadicam applications. The main features of this technology are the very high stiffness, dimensional accuracy and high surface quality of the produced laminate, as well as high temperature resistance (up to 240 degrees). That means the Freestyle Rig can be subjected to the very most extreme conditions without warping or even damage (e.g. high, low or changing temperatures, high impact stress, heavy cameras.) Take it for a test drive at NAB.
Highlights of AFC Micro Salon 2010. Full report coming soon. Click here for full-screen slideshow.
The December 2009 Issue of Film and Digital Times has gone to press in LA and should be in the mail soon. Our online edition is now ready to download (PDF files) for all Subscribers and Members. We end the year in low light, with articles on: Forgetting Three-Point Lighting; Lighting with Paint at one footcandle; ISO 12,800 to 102,400; Game-Changing Hybrid Cameras; Why We Still Need Big Lights on Cranes; Twice the Distance = One Quarter the Light; Anamorphic Ahead; Anamorphic 2x and 1.3x; Sensors; Backpack Cinematography; People and Products of the Year; Run & Gun Kit from iDC Photography; and more.
Forget Three-Point Lighting; Lighting with Paint in Low Light (one footcandle); ISO 12,800 to 102,400; Game-Changing Hybrid Cameras; Why We Still Need Big Lights on Cranes; Twice the Distance = One Quarter the Light; Anamorphic Ahead; Anamorphic 2x and 1.3x; Sensors: Film and Digital
Backpack Cinematography; People and Products of the Year; Run & Gun Kit from iDC Photography
Alfred Piffl and P+S Technik’s Digital Magazine for 16SR1, 2 or 3. Records HD RAW and 2K RAW (2048×1152). The sensor size is close to Normal 16, and it works with 16mm PL mount lenses. HD-SDI flicker-free monitoring. It weighs around 4 kg (8.8 lbs) and runs off 12 volts or 24 volts. Delivery planned for beginning of 2010, with speeds up to 75 fps planned later in the year.