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SAMYANG PRIME REDESIGNED FOR VIDEO Samyang has unveiled a second- generation 35mm f/1.4 autofocus prime for full-frame Sony E-mount cameras, that is now improved for video shooting. The AF 35mm f/1.4 FE II lens has a focus hold button – to keep the lens locked to that focusing distance – and custom switch. This can be set to allow silent adjustment of the aperture by rotating the focus ring. More functions will be added with future firmware updates. The lens has two aspherical elements and Samyang’s advanced coating, to maintain image clarity. A Linear Stepping Motor provides fast, precise, quiet AF and tracking. Compared to the previous AF 35mm f/1.4 FE, this version is optimised for video shooting, by minimising vibration and noise. A nine-blade circular aperture is designed to render soft background bokeh. The minimum focal distance is just 29cm/11.4in, it weighs 659g/1.45lb and has a 67mm front filter. A micro-patterned rubber focus ring offers improved grip and weather sealing, to protect from light rain, snow and dust. samyanglens.com

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Sony remote control panels and Sony’s SR Live for HDR workflow with HLG and S-Log3. This quickly establishes it as an efficient HDR live production workflow globally. A new viewfinder slide mechanism manages to minimise the camera operator’s body movements while panning. Sliding the viewfinder closer to the axis of tripod rotation reduces the change of viewing angle for the operator, so is ideal for use in tight environments, such as tracked dollies or stadium platforms. To stop vignetting – especially with longer lenses – the ARIA (Automatic Restoration of Illumination Attenuation) system automatically compensates to keep the brightness even across the whole frame, when shooting with a supported lens. The first use of the 5.25kg/11.57lb camera is set for the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in July. pro.sony.eu

Sony has answered the call for a more cinematic look for live production events, with the HDC-F5500. It shoots 4K HDR footage using a Super 35 global shutter sensor. The large sensor size allows for a shallow depth-of-field and better low-light performance, while the global shutter prevents rolling distortion and flash banding – great for music gigs that adopt fast-moving LED laser lights or live studio environments with LED walls. It has a motorised, eight-step ND filter adopted from Sony’s Venice cinema camera. And the F5500 has a very wide colour gamut, with support for S-Gamut3/S-Gamut3.Cine, BT.2020 and HLG, making it primed and ready for future technologies. The new camera integrates with Sony’s IP Live Production system and is perfect for remote production, thanks to integration with an IP extension adapter. It is easy to adapt in existing workflows, as it’s fully compatible with

BIG RIG The trend towards a cinematic look in live event production has seen Sony build this beauty

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