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Wow. Finally we who work a lot of tv, might have a good competitor when it comes to cameras. I never did like the way Sony's XD series blow out the highlights. This might give us an edge when dealing with producers.

 

I tried to find out the weight of the body, but didn't find any info. Anyone know?

 

The price is according to Arri, way below the Alexa Classic.

 

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Maybe this is me just "Pissing" on myself but it's amazing how Arri has continually found ways to build cameras from a user/operator perspective and Sony continues to design from an engineering perspective. Maybe its Arri coming from a "Film" background but after using the Panavised F55 I long for an Arriflex product.

Panavision has made great strides in morphing the F55 into a functioning production tool but unless Sony resolves what we were told were "Known Issues" this camera is less than professional.

 

I look forward to the new Arri Offering.

 

Ramon

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Take no offense my friends. My poor attempt at humor was misaligned as I typed while looking through the bottom of a martini glass. I was chuckling as I remembered how not too many years ago, anything electronic was poo pood as amateurish. If it didn't have sprockets, it wasn't worthy of conversation. Clearly you have all evolved and my sense of humor has not. My respect for anyone who straps on a rig is genuine, regardless of the signal's source. Remind me to put down my iPad as I open a bottle.

 

Seriously it was funny last night.

Torch

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Sequels are often pretty boring. . . I was not so eagerly waiting for "Alexa 2 - Triumph of the VFX Guy" You know - a long self indulgent production that is more about math than pictures. The younger audience would love it.

 

Ha! Was I ever looking the wrong direction.

 

So we have the Alexa XT camera that makes shooting features or commercials with Arriraw a joy. Anamorphic lenses on a great 4:3 camera a big plus. Big price / Big quality.

 

Then produce an Alexa quality camera for the very large ProRes / TV / 16X9 market that is just plain well engineered. Brilliant. And 200FPS. And quality sound. And internal filters. And multiple lens mounts. And those fantastic sliding base and top handles.

 

Here I was waiting for Arri to cave in to the clamor for 4K and SURPRISE! instead they build another great camera that looks to be fun to use.

 

Bravo!

 

 

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According to Arri´s information on their „Amira Microsite“ there will be an option for a B4 mount. What is it good for? Does this come with some kind of optical converter? Will there be an „electronic 16 mm mode“, in which only part of the sensor is used ?

As far as I know the only single sensor camera that can deal with 2/3 inch broadcast lenses is Panasonic´s HPX 600. B4 lenses are made for 3CCD/3CMOS setups.

 

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That is a real killer feature, and this camera will be a game changer more than RED, Sony F-Series, Blackmagics or Panasonics AF-100 ever have been. These box cameras look like they were designed by the Brothers Lumiere and they do have ergonomics from the 19th century. Camera design is back!

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I believe there is going to be an option to window the sensor for s16 glass. I don't know what resolution that will give from the sensors 3000 odd pixels lengthways.

 

Is the B4 adaptor going to have optics in it? Certainly my friend is using B4 lenses on a c300 using Mike Tapas optical adaptor with some success.

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Nope, no s16 crop mode. Only the 1080 frame. Also this camera will not do arri's new open gate.

 

The B4 adapter has an optic in it to enlarge the b4 lens image circle. It should not change the 35mm focal length (2/3" lens will have a 2.4x conversion factor ie a 10mm lens will be a 24mm)

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