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in an inexpensive Kinefinity caddy. And to ingest the data into your computer, the drives have a USB-C socket for speedy transfer without a card reader. The camera body itself has a standard D-Tap port, 12v RS port and lens port to power third-party accessories. All this joined-up thinking about power solutions shows Kinefinity is serious about making a camera for professional use in multiple situations. Like the older Mavo 6K camera, Kinefinity offers lots of lens options. The body comes with its own large KineMount bayonet, which uses a locking-lever system to fasten the lens mount adapter to fit your lenses. There are mounts available for PL and LPL, as well as a passive Sony E-mount, ideal for cine primes from a variety of manufacturers, but sadly of no use to owners of Sony AF lenses. Kinefinity used to offer three different mounts for Canon EF to be used on the Super 35 camera: a standard option, one that reduces the focal length by 0.72 and raises the lens speed, and a third with built-in electronic ND filter. But now the camera has a built-in ND and is full-frame, so all that’s needed is a standard Canon EF mount, which we tested with. This snugs down firmly
with another lever lock, so there is no play – making it ideal for use with follow focus rigs. The whole camera feels like a high-end, solidly engineered product. The built-in ND is a great touch, but works slightly differently to the variable ND on some higher- end Sony cameras. You push a button on the side of the body, moving the optical ND filter into position behind the lens. Then the ND strength can be adjusted in small increments to just what you
require. It’s a great feature, but isn’t seamless, like on the Sony camera. In terms of controls, the camera has few buttons, with most settings operated from a scroll wheel on the camera body. There is a small screen on the left side displaying basic settings you can change. But, for full control, you need to check the large, five-inch top screen. The scroll wheel is flimsy and not in keeping with the high quality of the camera. It isn’t great to use, with the side screen lagging behind setting changes and not showing a lot of other info, despite having the real estate to do so. It feels like a firmware upgrade is needed. The large top screen is bright, but isn’t touch-sensitive, so you have to scroll and click to change settings using the left-side wheel. The menus themselves are clear and easy to work out, though. The kit also includes a high- quality EVF with a comfortable eyecup, plus the cables to run the viewfinder and the monitor at the same time, if you want. The positions of these can be altered, as the Movcam rig offers lots of different mounting options.
CLEAR CHOICES The menu system is easy to navigate and offers lots of codec settings
TWICE THE FUN Dual memory card slots (below) take SSDs, while you can fit a monitor and EVF (bottom right)
“All this joined-up thinking about power solutions shows Kinefinity is serious aboutmaking a camera for professional use inmultiple situations”
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