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Karim Hussain

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  1. Very true! We spoke to enough people, including the technicians at the rental house, to ensure we wouldn't fry the sensor with the shots, and if you're careful about it, those shots are possible with the Alexa. Of course to get the sun proper, the rest of the sky goes dark, so it helps if there's some partial cloud cover to diffuse the glow and it looks great and surreal. Just keep the camera on the sun only for the duration of the shot and the instant you don't need to, pan away, is what I've discovered and the Alexa survived just fine. Wonder if they had the Alexa on the moon how it would handle? :) Best, Karim
  2. If anyone's curious, we shot the sun pretty full on and the sensor took it fine. We just panned away between takes for safety and the shots worked out beautifully. Stopped down with ND's, but even when we opened up the sensor could handle it. So it's another plus point for the amazing Alexa. Now if they can only get a much better electronic viewfinder going, one that you can actually judge focus and exposure on, then the camera will be pretty close to perfection in my books. The Alexa is, for my money, the best digital camera out there just the same. Karim Hussain Cinematographer
  3. Hey all, I'm shooting a feature on the Alexa in Toronto (stunning camera, love it!) and we have to shoot some direct inserts of the sun in the upcoming days. On film, of course, this wouldn't be a problem, but this is the first time I'll shoot the sun so directly with a CMOS camera. We're planning on piling on the ND's and stopping way down, but anyone know if there's any danger of frying the sensor even when stopped down as such? Thanks for any help! Karim Hussain Cinematographer
  4. I'm about to shoot a short film in Argentina next week in 35mm using a 435, which was the only high speed camera Alfa Vision, the rental house, had available with a Super-35 gate. We want to frame for 2:35 using common headroom, but they don't have the proper groundglass markings available, only a bare one simply outlining the frame of the gate. So I believe the best way to do this would be to mark the groundglass ourselves using a 2:35 frame chart as a guide in the testing room and tracing the bottom frame line with a graphite pencil. Any suggestions of the safest and best way to do this without risking damage to the groundglass, in a manner that we can erase our markings when we are done? Thanks for any suggestions, Karim Hussain Cinematographer Montreal, Canada
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