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KINEFINITY TERRA 4K USER REVIEW
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LOOKING EVERY INCH LIKE A SCALED-DOWN VERSION OF A RED OR EVEN AN ARRI ALEXA MINI
SPECIFICATIONS
Price: £3834/ $5390body only. Pro Packagewith shoulder support and Canon EF KineEnhancer mount, as tested, £7662/ $10,775. Sensor: 4K sub-S35mmCMOS sensor, 1.85x crop factor Recording formats: ProRes422HQ/ 422/ 422LT/ Proxy 10-bit MOV, Compressed Lossless KineRAW 12- bit (with firmware upgrade soon) File sizes andmaximum frame rates: 4K4096x2160 75fps, 4096x1720 100fps, 3840x2160 75fps, 3840x1600 100fps. 3K 3072x1620 120fps, 3072x1200 150fps. 2K2048x1080 196fps, 2048x860240fps, 1920x1080 196fps, 1920x800240fps. (2K and HD from full sensor with no crop is coming soon)
camera and have some sort of remote monitoring, though. Add on the multifunction side grip and five-inch screen and suddenly you have a very light and compact unit that looks and feels like a medium-format stills camera, and is about the same size. The grip has a standard BP30 battery and can power the camera and five-inch screen for around 90 minutes. There’s an internal mic, but no XLR or SDI connectors. For that, add on the KineBACK, which also includes a Wi-Fi unit to allow you to control the camera, but not stream footage. The back has a V-mount, so you can use a large-capacity battery. Set up like this, the TERRA 4K handles like a real cinema camera. Add on the specially-made Movcam
The lens mounts fasten onto the body’s own KineMOUNT using a PL-style locking lever. There are three different mounts for a Canon EF: standard; a KineEnhancer which reduces the focal length by 0.72 and increases the lens speed by a stop – similar to a Metabones Speed Booster; and one with a built-in electronic ND filter which can be varied from two to ten stops. There are also mounts for Nikon, PL and Sony E. The beauty of the TERRA 4K is that the body may only be made of a titanium-coloured metal but it’s actually small and light at 990g/2.1lb. Add on a lens, and a standard 7mm SSD and you can shoot like this, so it really is ideal for gimbals or drones. You’d have to feed power in to the
ABOVE RIGHT A standard BP30 battery powers the camera and screen for around 1.5 hours. Slotting in Kinefinity’s own SSD, the KineMAG. Chinese Kinefinity TERRA 4K means business. ABOVE With US and UK distribution secured, the
Dynamic range: 14 stops Shutter angle: 0.7-358° Recordingmedia: 2.5inSSD
Audio: In-cameramic, 3.5mm input jack, 48Vphantompower XLRwith KineBACK ISO: Dual Native 800and3200. Range 320-20,480 LUTs: Neutral, flat, custom3D Dimensions (WxHxD):
115x110x95mm/ 4.5x4.3x3.7in Weight: 990g/2.1lb body only
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