I S LARGE FORMAT FOR REAL? PART 2 | FEATURE
But people are going to struggle with focus working in full frame in the TV environment
IMAGES The new Fujinon Premista zooms on the movie short Rhinestone Blue, shot by Tobias Schliessler, ASC. Below is Arri’s Signature LF lens range
launch of its first large format camera, the LF. Arri Signature Prime lenses are equipped with the LPL (Large Positive Locking) lens mount, a key element of Arri’s large format camera system. The wider diameter and shorter flange focal depth allow LPL lenses to be small and lightweight, with a fast T stop and nice bokeh—a combination that would not be possible with the old PL lens mount. Arri LPL lens mounts are available for Alexa 65, Alexa LF, Alexa Mini LF, Alexa Classic/XT/ SXT, Alexa Mini and Amira cameras. The Signatures are already getting plaudits from the market. Director Paul
coming up for the TV world as an option to anamorphic. Of course, that itself was not acceptable for TV until recently.” The lens market is on the edge of a growth in large format zooms, too, particularly with the Fujinon Premista Series about to come on to the market, the Zeiss zooms already on productions and the Leitz zooms on their way. Companies like Movietech are complimentary with what they are seeing. John Venables, Movietech’s technical director, comments: “Fujinon Premistas look good and sharp across the frame. Like all the manufacturers, they are selling two or more full-frame zooms. By
doing this, it is keeping them quite small and reasonably light. We also have the full range of the Zeiss zooms, which are now on productions. The Fujinon zooms should be with us soon and then later on the Leica or Leitz zooms, which look really good. The Zeiss zooms, again, have good illumination across the frame and, like the Fujinon ones, have good contrast. The Zeiss zooms match very well with the Supreme prime lenses of which we now have four sets all working.” ARRI SIGNATURE LENSES Arri got in early with its Signature lenses and timed the launch with the worldwide
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