GEAR KINEFINITY MAVO EDGE 6K
CLOSER TO THE EDGE JOY OF SIX A full-frame modular cinema camera is even more attainable, thanks to Kinefinity’s new 6K Mavo K inefinity is clear on who its Mavo Edge 6K is aimed at. It’s for independent production companies wanting a modular cinema camera with a full-frame sensor that
The most dominant cinema camera brand for decades has been Arri, with cinematographers drawn to the beautiful colours it reproduces from Apple ProRes or Arriraw files. Kinefinity knows this, and it’s blatant that the camera tries to come as close to Arri colour science as possible. The Kinefinity also shoots in ProRes and its own KineLog setting or standard Rec. 709. It’s no surprise that the best LUT you can use on the Log footage is an Arri-C LUT. Kinefinity wants you to believe this is an Arri Alexa Mini LF you can afford. And in many ways – in terms of the look of the footage – this isn’t too far from the truth. An Arri-C LUT, followed by a bit more tweaking of highlights and shadows, creates footage that is detailed and definitely has an Alexa-like look to it. We didn’t have one to compare the two directly, though. But with a simple LUT or just some highlight, shadow and saturation adjustments on the Log file, you get a beautiful set of colours out of the Kinefinity very easily. Those who have used the more expensive Kinefinity Mavo Edge 8K alongside Arri footage say it’s easy to match the images up, which is definitely a good thing. The Mavo Edge 6K has all the bells and whistles of the 8K version, but with a lower-resolution sensor, a slight reduction in the frame rates and a metal body, rather than carbon fibre. But it does
produces incredible colours, but who can’t – or won’t – stretch to the eye-watering sums charged for an Arri, Red or Sony Venice. These are the cameras that dominate the big movies, and scoop up Oscars, Baftas and Golden Globes every year – and any other big-name award you can think of. Prices for these flagship cameras are truly astronomical, however you look at it. The similar-spec Arri Alexa Mini LF is more than five times the cost of the Kinefinity Mavo Edge 6K, for example. The Venice is around four times, and even the latest Red V-Raptor – which shocked the world at around half the price of older full-frame Reds – is more than double the Mavo 6K. The Chinese-made Kinefinity is £10,200/$10,499 body only, or £16,902/$16,699 for the Pro Pack. This adds the five-inch monitor, OLED EVF, a variety of batteries including V-Mount, chargers, Movcam rig and a pair of 1TB SSDs, all in a case. That’s not cheap by any stretch, and you really should budget for the extras; without these, the camera doesn’t actually function. Buy that lot for an Arri or Red and you’d be adding far more to the price, too.
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