Pro Moviemaker Spring 2018PMM_SPRING 2018

GEAR BUYERS’ GUIDE PART 4

DREAM BUYS – WHEN IT’S ALL ABOUT THE QUALITY – £15,000+

1. CAMERA: BLACKMAGIC DESIGN URSA MINI PRO EF 4.6K £5050/$5995 www.blackmagicdesign.com

There are few cameras around that offer the features, ease of use, build quality and impressive codec options of the URSAMini Pro. It has the features and controls of a traditional broadcast camera, as well as built-in ND filters and an interchangeable lens mount that lets you change between EF lenses or PL and B4 lenses. It records up to 60fps and will record to dual C-Fast 2.0 as dual UHS-II SD cards. It’s light and comfortable enough to use all day, with stunning image quality that means you can use it as an ENG camera or as a cinema camera for more considered use. It’s also one of the few cameras to output Raw files, for the ultimate in quality and flexibility. At this price, it’s hard to beat for features and quality.

DREAM BUYS WHEN IT’S ALL ABOUT THE QUALITY £15,000+

2 LENSES: SCHNEIDER-KREUZNACH CINE TILT PRIMES £4995/$5598 www.schneideroptics.com

3 TRIPOD: SACHTLER FLOWTECH 75 TRIPOD KIT WITH ACE XL HEAD £1320/$1406 www.sachtler.com

Wide and flat carbon-fibre legs that have a brand newway of setting up by using a single latchmakes the new Sachtler Flowtech very fast to erect and more comfortable to carry on the shoulder. It has a 75mmbowl fitting and supports up to 20kg/44lb, comes withmid-level spreaders and rubber feet. Teamed up with Sachtler’s own Ace XL head, which takes a payload of up to 8kg/17.6lb, it’s an ideal combination for cinema-style cameras. The kit reaches a maximum height of 157cm/61.8in, but the legs can also go as low as 26cm/10.2in by unclipping the hinge and spreading the legs out. That’s so low youmight get away without a baby tripod for low- angle shots. It’s all top-quality stuff that will last for a very long time.

For the ultimate in quality, prime lenses are where it’s at, and few can get close to the quality of Schneider- Kreuznach cinema primes. The Xenon range of full- frame prime lenses is sublime – frombuild quality to the stunningly crisp images they provide. But for evenmore flexibility and a unique look, the new range of Cine Tilt primes take Schneider quality one step further. The Xenon FF-Primes have ±4° tilt functionality so you can choose where in the frame the out-of-focus areas will be. A 4° tilt angle at the sensor plane corresponds to an 80° focal plane, which varies according to the focal length and aperture setting selected. Currently, the set comprises 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm and 100mm, all at T2.1.

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