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GEAR 31 AWESOME OPTICAL OPTIONS!
There is a whole world of unusual lenses, at all sorts of budgets, that can bring a creative and very different look to your films. We try out some of the most unusual to see how they work and whether you should give them a go. 36 MINI TESTS We test out some great new equipment, including the affordable Smallrig camera cage for the most popular mirrorless camera of the moment, Sony’s A7S III. And there’s also a super-speedy Manfrotto Fast tripod. 40 CANON’S UNUSUAL EOS C70 Canon goes back to the drawing board with this all-new cinema camera that has a very different form factor. With great 4K, impressive Dual Pixel AF and some of the handling quirks of a DSLR, it’s a real hybrid that delivers. 46 HAIL THE KING OF RESOLUTION! While many are still getting their heads around managing a 4K workflow, Blackmagic Design rolls out a 12K monster in the form of the Ursa Mini Pro 12K cinema camera. We test the ultimate high-resolution machine. 54 SONY’S SPECIAL FX! With a full-frame sensor, all the funky high-tech features of the latest mirrorless cam and a price that’s within the grasp of many filmmakers, Sony’s FX6 is the cinema camera that might just be a smash hit. 63 BUYERS’ GUIDE: TRIPODS AND MONOPODS From large, broadcast-style tripods to lightweight carbon-fibre sticks and even a Gorillapod, check out some of the wise buys in camera support equipment.
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