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The latest filmmaking equipment you should definitely take a look at
WORDS ADAM DUCKWORTH
W hether or not you make it to one of the big camera shows to get hands-on with the hottest kit, there is so much that’s new and improved for filmmakers to check out. Stunning cameras, lenses, audio kits and more are finally coming into stock, as the planet continues its recovery from the pandemic. So, here’s Pro Moviemaker ’s crash course in the latest and greatest kit. Cinema cameras At the top of the tree for most filmmakers is a real cinema camera, with large sensor and insane quality. Red is the brand that many lust after, and for good reason. The results are excellent – especially if you stick to Red’s own Raw files. The newest member of the family is the V-Raptor 8K VV: the first
in the next-generation DSMC3 series. It features the highest dynamic range, fastest cinema-quality sensor scan time, cleanest shadows and highest frame rates of any camera in Red’s line-up. Most interesting of all is the price, which undercuts not only similar high-end cameras from rival manufacturers, but also Red’s current DSMC2 series. Priced at £21,480/$24,500 for the limited-edition, all-white ST launch version, that’s around half the price of the Red Ranger Monstro 8K which it replaces. The V-Raptor features a 35.4-megapixel CMOS sensor that measures 40.96x21.60mm, with the ability to shoot 8K large format or 6K Super 35. More affordable is the 6K Komodo that has phase detection autofocus with Canon RF
“At the top of the tree for most filmmakers is a real cinema camera, with large sensor and insane quality”
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