DEFINITION’S CAMERA LISTINGS
RED DSMC2 HELIUM 8K BASED ON:
In the pristine waters of West Papua, Indonesia, whale sharks are able to safely gather and flock toward local fishermen to enjoy an easy meal of bait. “The whale sharks stand almost vertically in the water with their mouths half in and half out of it, so it was important to get split shots at the surface to show that interface,” explains Seven Worlds, One Planet cameraman, Roger Munn. To do this, Munn fixes a Tokina AT-X 11-20mm f/2.8 Pro DX lens to a Red DSMC2 Helium 8K camera. He says: “The wide field of view of this lens meant I could crop the Super 35mm sensor to get the higher frame rates I needed to show the fish being sucked into the sharks’ mouths, while still retaining a fairly wide field of view. I also used a custom- made, extremely large dome on my Gates housing, which made it possible to get a sharp focus in air and in water and keep the waterline steady throughout the shot.” The biggest challenge with this type of shot is the beading, where droplets of water form on the surface of the dome. “Once this happens, the viewer becomes aware of the camera and the shot is ruined. I have a couple of tricks for dealing with this, but I’m going to keep them up my sleeve!” Capturing the unusual eating habits of Asia’s whale sharks for BBC’s Seven Worlds, One Planet DOCUMENTARY
SPECIFICATION
SENSOR – FORMAT AND SIZE
Helium 8K 8192x4320, 35.4 megapixels, 29.90x15.77mm CMOS
60fps at 8K full format (8192x4320), 75fps at 8K 2.4:1 (8192x3456). 120fps at 4K full format (4096x2160), 150fps at 4K 2.4:1 (4096x1728), 240fps at 2K
FRAME RATES
EF, F, PL, Leica M
LENS MOUNT
Redcode Raw, ProRes 4444 XQ, 422 HQ, DNxHR HQX
RECORDING OPTIONS
16.5+ stops
EXPOSURE LATITUDE
66 DEF I N I T ION | JANUARY 2020
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