Moritz Moessinger Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Hey, I own an ARRI SR3 Advanced for quite some time now and always wanted to upgrade the ARRI IVS Video Tap to a state-of-the-art HD Video Tap in order to achieve a better image as well as lose any analog-digital converter. The most important aspects for me are of course the high res digital image, the sensitivity to low light (the IVS always started to fall apart quite quickly) as well as the flicker reduction of course. After doing some research I found the AZ Spectrum Version 2 camera as well as the camera by Visual Products the two most referred to options to attach to the C-Mount Optics I luckily got as well. Does anyone here know any notable differences between the two systems? The price difference is quite notable (AZ Spectrum roughly 2500$ and Visual Products around 1700$). AZ Spectrum also offers the conversion of the ARRI IVS to HD-SDI but after talking to them, they told me that the conversion isn't 100% flicker free on 24fps. I would love to hear your thoughts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Phillips Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I dont think either are 100% flicker free, IIRC they both run at 25fps. The footage I've seen off the AZ one is effectively flicker free, it just dims a little in cycles. The listed VP tap requires the non-IVS video arm top, though my understanding is they are working on full replacement for the IVS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moritz Moessinger Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 Thanks for your response. As far as I understand the description on the AZ page, they recommend the non IVS option as well, since it is supposed to be flicker free in comparison to the IVS conversion. Luckily, I own the non IVS top and are not sure if the VP has any disadvantage compared to the more expensive AZ camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Samaras Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Hello, I'm reviving this topic to ask if anyone has any additional information or experience at this point. I am now in the stage of choosing between the VP and AZ Spectrum taps. The last quote I received from AZ stated $1,550 and the VP Hyper Tap (V1) is $1,795 on their website. Any notable differences or preferences? Thanks in advance! Evan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Kalaidjiev Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 Following! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moritz Moessinger Posted May 31 Author Share Posted May 31 I am currently using the AZ Spectrum and think it does an ok job. It feels like the quality difference from the original ARRI VideoTap isn‘t big and you basically safe an analog-digital converter. I am intrigued by the fact that the Visual Products option basically replaces the handle and films off the prism directly. Does anyone have any experience with it and is it worth the hefty invest? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Phillips Posted May 31 Share Posted May 31 I have the IVS replacement VP hypertap II on my SR3 and AZ's SR3 video arm tap on my 435. both are a major image quality improvement over SD, however the IVS replacement on the SR3 uses a lens attached to the camera board that results in soft edges, and Im convinced it has slightly more signal processing delay than the AZ spectrum option. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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