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Kinefinity comes to theUK 4K TERRA CAMERA UNVEILED The modular Kinefinity Terra 4K Raw camera is to be officially imported into the UK for the first time, complete with full service and rental options thanks to distributor ProAV, which unveiled the camera at BSC Expo. The Chinese-made camera, which looks like a mini version of a RED, is high on spec but low on price – certainly compared with the American-made rival. A camera kit complete with batteries, screen, side handle and 500GB SSDmedia card will cost £5076/$7056. The camera has a high-speed 4K CMOS image sensor with Dual Native ISO of 800-3200, like the latest Panasonic EVA1 and GH5S and Sony’s full-frame Venice. It can record 4K+ as 4096x2800 Raw files or Apple ProRes internally to a 7mm SSD card. Kinefinity claims there are 14 stops of dynamic range. It’s also very fast, with 100fps shooting at full DCI 4K while cropping to 2K wide it can work up to 240fps. It also shoots in Log, you can upload customLUTs and there is also a 4K “I shot ProRes and the footage is beautiful. People say it looks ARRI-like”
touchscreen but the key menus are easy to access and it’s easy to set presets.” The camera is all-manual, with no autofocus. And the test version Bloom used didn’t feature Raw. “I shot ProRes and the footage is beautiful,” he said. “People say it looks ARRI-like which is the pinnacle. The sensor size is slightly smaller than Super35 with a 1.85x crop instead of 1.6x so you have to take that into account. I have the EF Enhancer mount which is like a speedbooster and gives me a 1.3x crop and another stop of sensitivity. “The only unknown is how reliable it is. I’ve not shot it enough to say. Now ProAV will have trained engineers in the UK and that peace of mind will be the clincher for many. That makes this camera a real contender and it’s priced so well.” www.proav.co.uk
4:3 Anamorphic mode. The Kinefinity has its own lens mount, to which you buy and attach additional lens adapters such as PL/i, Sony E, Canon EF and even a Canon one with a built-in variable ND filter. It takes V-mount batteries and comes with a five-inchmonitor. Well-known DOP and camera reviewer Philip Bloomhas been testing the camera and is impressed. “It does somuch for the price. It has good ISO performance up to 20,000 and is fast to operate,” he said. “You can change your frame rates and resolution within a second using presets, without any rebooting, and no other camera I’ve used can do it that fast. “There is professional audio handling with good preamps and changeable lens mounts which is a big deal. “It’s under 1kg for the body which is smaller than a RED. I wish it had a
The beautifully-made range of LockCircle camera accessories will finally be available in the UK thanks toMTF Services, which was showing off the latest kit at the show. Stars of the line-up are the modular camera cage kits for mirrorless cameras like the Panasonic GH5 and Sony A7 series. Using high-quality aluminiumplates and superlight titaniumbolts to hold them together, they feature clamps to stop HDMI cables frombeing pulled out and different options for handles or 15mm rods. LockCircle is unique as it has a special system for Sony A7 cameras called the Birdcage Pro-S, which allows the popular MI hotshoe to still be used for Sony’s wireless mic receiver. We’ll be testing it in the next issue. www.mtfservices.com LockCircle loveliness!
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