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27 IDX Endura Duo £287/$224 IDX is one of the biggest
29 Vocas FCR-15 basic rig £1047/$1158 This award-winning Dutch engineering company makes innovative, high-quality and ergonomic camera accessories. Vocas designs both universal camera accessories as well as dedicated extras created for specific cameras. Accessories for the V-Raptor are a must for owners of Red’s 8K flagship, and are custom- assembled from the extensive Vocas catalogue starting with the FCR-15 rig. vocas.com 30 VMI Price varies When choosing a rental company for your filmmaking equipment, you’ll find few take responsibilities to their staff and the environment seriously. That’s where VMI really stands out as something special and truly unique. The company stocks every 4K+ camera format including Sony, Red
25 Fujifilm X-H2S £2399/$2499
and Arri – an ideal gift to yourself and the planet. vmi.tv 31 Red Komodo 6K £6750/$5995 The Red Komodo 6K is all about image quality and a rugged, modular build. Perhaps its big selling point is the global shutter, which completely eliminates all rolling shutter issues. Distributed by mega retailer CVP, it was also the first Red to have a phase- detection autofocus system. cvp.com 32 Irix 45mm T1.5 £1190/$1195 The Irix Cinema range is an entry point to cine lenses. They are smooth to focus, breathe very little and the cinematic look from shooting the 45mm lens wide open is stunning. Build quality is amazing and there are great features, like a magnetic lens hood. irixlens.com
Fujifilm’s new X-H2S brings all the latest features found on flagship full-frame cameras to a more affordable APS-C mirrorless. The high-quality, high-bit-rate internal 10-bit 4:2:2 All-Intra codecs are available at a huge range of frame rates – and the colours are very natural. The X-H2S is one of the best-value and most capable cameras for video. fujifilm-x.com 26 Tascam Portacapture X8 £409/$390 The Tascam Portacapture X8 is one of the first recorders to bring 32-bit float to the masses at an affordable price. It can capture up to six audio inputs plus a stereo mix – so that’s eight tracks in total. It comes with two detachable condenser mics, which can be adjusted to give you different widths of stereo image. tascam.eu
suppliers of batteries, and its popular Endura Duo range of V-Locks is available in a wide variety of capacities. They are designed for long runtimes and have two D-Tap outlets – bringing intelligent charging capabilities – and a USB socket for powering other devices. idx-europe.co.uk 28 Samyang Xeen Meister 50mm T1.3 £8280/$8495 Xeen’s flagship glass is a full-frame cine prime with a T1.3 maximum aperture, producing excellent low-light performance. Its 13-blade aperture makes for gorgeous, natural-looking backgrounds and lovely, round bokeh. The PL mount version supports /i Technology to enable recording of accurate lens metadata. samyanglens.com
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