Tag Archives: ARRI
Cooke /i Technology and ARRI LDS
A lot of readers have been emailing questions about Cooke /i Technology and ARRI LDS on the new Sony PMW-F3. Here’s what the PL mount looks like (above). Notice the gold-plated lens data 4-pin contacts at 12 o’clock and 3 o’clock. They’re the same contacts you’ve seen before on Arricams, Alexa Plus, Sony SRW-9000PL and other cameras. (Above left) Cooke /i lenses… read more…
ARRI ALEXA Tour in English and Spanish
ALEXA now has a page of her own: www.fdimes.com/arri The 24 page Film and Digital Times ARRI ALEXA article is available as a PDF download in high, medium and low resolution. You’ll also find links to the Spanish translation, by Nina Liberman, proofed and checked by Ernesto Musitelli. Join Jon Fauer on a Cinematographer’s Tour of ARRI ALEXA from Concept… read more…
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Angénieux Optimo Bleu on ARRI ALEXA
Three pretty models for hand-holding: Linda, Alexa and Angénieux Optimo DP Rouge…er…Bleu. We’ve tested and confirmed that Optimo DP Rouge zooms balance well and fit on ARRI ALEXA and ALEXA Plus. The rear element of both the Optimo DP 16-42 mm T2.8 and the 30-80 mm T2.8 lightweight zooms protrude 31 mm from the PL flange. This distance is well in… read more…
ARRI ALEXA Factory Tour
Join us on a 24 page Cinematographer’s Tour of ARRI ALEXA from Concept through Construction. Not just for DPs: essential information for ACs, ADs, Directors, Producers, Studios, Production Companies, Rental Houses and Students. Visit the factory on Türkenstrasse in Munich to see how ARRI’s latest digital cinematography camera is built. Meet Managing Director Dr. Martin Prillmann, General Manager of Camera Business… read more…
Tags: Alexa, ARRI, Digital Cinematography
ARRI Alexa Simulator
Test fly the ARRI Alexa with your computer, laptop or, even better, an iPad. The interactive, touch-sensitive, iPad-friendly simulator is online. Click here for the fullscreen version. It’s not an App but a fully functional, cross-platform live demo. Best viewed with iPad, because the touch screen works and you can twirl the rotary dial. For aeasy access: when viewing the… read more…
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Alexa Plus at IBC and Cinec
The Alexa Plus is the newest addition to ARRI’s line of (digital) cameras. The PLUS provides built-in lens control and lens data, familiar to Arriflex 416 Plus users. Owners of “regular” Alexa EV models are offered an upgrade path to the Plus at a reduced rate. ARRI also introduced the RCU-4 remote control panel, which is capable of controlling everything… read more…
ARRI DSLR Accessories
ARRI has expanded their product line for prosumer HD camcorders and DSLRs.
Cooke 5/i and ARRI Alexas on Scorcese/Richardson 3D “Cabret”
Here’s a sneak preview of an article in our upcoming issue 35 of FDTimes, by Gregor Tavenner, First Camera Assistant on “Hugo Cabret.” There are a lot of firsts being made on “Hugo Cabret.” 1. First major motion picture shot with Cooke 5/i Prime Lenses. 2. First 3D movie for Martin Scorcese and Bob Richardson, ASC. 3. First major 3D movie… read more…
Tags: ARRI, Cooke, Transvideo
FDTimes New Issue 32+33 Now Online
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
Tags: 35mm film, Aaton, Abel, Angénieux, Apple, ARRI, Arriflex, ASC, Band Pro, Cameras, Canon, Cartoni, Chrosziel, Cine Gear, Cinematographer Style, Clairmont, Cooke, Dedo Weigert, Film and Digital Times, Fujifilm, Fujinon, HDSLR, JVC, Kodak, Leica, Lenses, Lighting, Lowel, Manfrotto, NAB, Nila, OConnor, Otto Nemenz Intl, P+S Technik, Panasonic, Red, Sony, Still Photography, Tiffen, Trade Shows, Transvideo, ZEISS
Ready When You Are, VB
Volker Bahnemann Award for Cinematographers established at NYU Film School. In honor and recognition of Volker Bahnemann’s half century of service to the filmmaking community, ARRI Inc. has established The Volker Bahnemann Award for Cinematographers at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film & Television. The grant was set up to inspire future generations of… read more…
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ARRI Alexa adds Apple and Avid
The crowds waiting for a date with Alexa at ARRI’s NAB booth were reminiscent of the beginning of the revolution fomented in a Red Tent in South Hall a mere four years ago. What they saw were working models of the entry-level ARRI digital camera: A-EV, to be delivered this June. Missing was a bouncer at the entrance, although Bill… read more…
Alexa and Alura
The alluring apparition at the DGA premiere of Alexa cameras with Alura lenses completes the alliteration of the alleged favorite trinity of Haskell Wexler, ASC: cameras, cars and chicks. The two new Arri/Fujinon Alura PL zooms are 18-80 mm and 45-250 mm T2.6. They will be marketed and distributed by Arri. Check out Alexas and Aluras at Arri’s booth at… read more…
Alexa debuts at DGA
Four working ARRI Alexas were the objects of attention for over a thousand guests at the DGA on April 7th, from 5pm – 10pm. There were many surprises. Alexa now supports two onboard SxS memory cards. Scenes are recorded as Quicktime .mov Apple ProRes files for simple direct-to-edit production. Insert the card into a laptop or reader and start editing… read more…
Canon 7D FGV-PL at CSC
We tested the new FGV PL-mounted Canon EOS 7D at ARRI/CSC today. Solid as a block–which is how the mount is machined–from the same custom block of metal that holds the CMOS sensor. FGV removed the entire mirror and optical finder assembly, and replaced it with theirs. This saves weight, and as you can see, supports a big ZEISS Master… read more…
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Alexa’s Left Hand
Great news for everyone who wants a camera that doesn’t assume you’re right-handed, right-eyed or right-shouldered. Here’s an unofficial sneak peek at the camera-left side of a very recent prototype ARRI Alexa A-EV. They’ve moved the operating controls up, making room for a handgrip rosette mirroring the one on the camera right side. Last seen on the Arriflex 16SR3, I’ve… read more…
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ARRI Alexa first working prototype
The first working prototype of ARRI’s Alexa was shown “out of competition” at the AFC Micro Salon last week in Paris. Introduced by ARRI General Manager Stephan Schenk and Cinematographer Frank van Vught, this is the first of the three Alexa siblings–the A-EV (Electronic Viewfinder). Last seen (by me) at IBC as mockups and breadboards, this was the real deal…. read more…
AFC World Premiere: ARRI Alexa
The first working prototype of ARRI’s new Alexa 35mm digital camera was shown at an AFC Micro Salon presentation on Saturday, February 13th at 10 am. New test footage shot in Rome and inside St. Peter’s Basilica was screened.
Tags: ARRI, Trade Shows
New Red EVF and Scarlet
Hans Hansson writes from Sweden, “I’m sending you some links for news for your blog:” Engadget interview with Ted Schilowitz at CES Stills and close-ups of new RED Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) and Scarlet Jon Fauer writes, “We were impressed with the prototypes we saw at IBC, now further refined and shown at CES recently. The Red Bomb EVF (Electronic Viewfinder)… read more…
Michael Bravin to ARRI Inc.
Michael Bravin is now at ARRI Inc. as the go-to guy handling ARRI’s arriving ALEXA cameras. Official title is VP of Market Development for Digital Camera Products. He will work out of ARRI’s Burbank office. This probably signifies two things. 1. It looks like the new cameras code-named ALEXA might actually be named ALEXA. 2. ARRI gets a very familiar… read more…
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Volker Bahnemann’s Next Plans
Volker Bahnemann, President and CEO of ARRI Inc. and ARRI/CSC (Camera Service Center) announced that he will step down this spring, continuing as an advisor until the end of the year. Volker spent 48 years with ARRI; for 32 years, he was CEO of ARRI Inc, the company’s first subsidiary in the USA. Glenn Kennel will become President of ARRI… read more…
