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Alexa Plus Package w/ Tons of Extra Cables and Accesories I'm selling my Alexa Plus which includes lots of extra cables and accesories. Some of these extra cables are brand new in the packaging. 1 Arri ALEXA Plus Digital Cinema Camera Arri High Speed License 120FPS / Arri Anamorphic De-Squeeze License / 2k Firmware 1 Arri ALEXA PL Mount 1 Arri ALEXA VMB-1 Viewfinder Mounting Bracket 2 Arri ALEXA Viewfinder Cable Short (0.35mm/1.2ft) KC 150-s 1 Arri ALEXA Viewfinder Cable Medium (0.65m/2.1ft) KC 151-S 2 Arri ALEXA Ethernet Cable (3.00m/9.8ft) KC 153-S 2 Arri XLR Sound Adapter Cable 3 Arri ALEXA 12V Accessory Cable 1 Arri Alexa 12V Accessory Cable (NEW) 1 Arri BPA-1 Bridge Plate Adapter for ALEXA 1 Arri WA-1 Wedge Adapter for ALEXA 2 Arri LB-1 Leveling Block for ALEXA (1 is NEW) 1 Arri BP-12 Bridge Plate Set (19mm) 1 Arri SP-3 Shoulder Pad for ALEXA (not in photos) 1 Arri CCH-1 Center Camera Handle for ALEXA 1 Arri HEB-2 Handle Extension Block for ALEXA 1 Arri ALEXA Anton Bauer Battery Adapter Back for Gold Mount 1 Wedge Adapter for Dock Stye Plate (not in photos) 1 24V AC Power Supply 1 Antenna for Alexa Plus 4 64GB Sony SXS Cards 1 Sonnet Express Thunderbolt Card Reader 1 24" Thunderbolt Cable 1 Innerspace Case for Alexa Plus 1 TV Logic 5.6" Monitor with Cable 2572 hr Asking USD Was $24,000.00. Now $17,000.00 Available in NYC and shipping domestically Pictures available upon request. PM or email for details at hunter.r.baker@gmail.com Thanks, - Hunter

Panavision, the motion picture industry’s most respected designer, manufacturer and provider of state-of-the-art cinema lenses and high-precision camera systems and innovative post production technologies, will bring its Millennium DXL 8K Camera to the 2017 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, which runs April 24-27 in Las Vegas. Technology leaders from Panavision and its subsidiary Light Iron will also offer their insights and expertise during panel discussions throughout the show. Developed through an unprecedented collaboration of three companies, the Millennium DXL brings together large-format optics and modular accessories from Panavision; an 8K sensor from RED Digital Cinema; and new color science and optimized workflow from Light Iron. The DXL camera has been renting since January. Hands-on demonstrations of the DXL will take place at the following locations during NAB: LEE Filters, A Panavision Company (Booth C11746)with LEE’s new remarkably color-accurate ProGlass Cine IRND Filters. Vitec Videocom (Booth C6025)Freefly Systems (Booth C2922)NAB attendees will have an opportunity to hear from some of the experts and designers behind Panavision’s cameras and lenses, and post innovator Light Iron. Following are the discussions Panavision and Light Iron will participate in: (All locations are at the Las Vegas Convention Center unless otherwise noted.) On the Verge: How Innovation Threatens the Future of Broadcast: OTT distributors Netflix and Amazon are implementing technological innovations that are being chosen by a new generation of content creators. How will that impact traditional broadcast and cable companies?Presenter: Michael Cioni, SVP of Innovation, Panavision and Light Iron Saturday, 4/22, 3:20-3:55pm LVCC Room N262-N264 Is Cinephilia Dead or Is It Just Expanding? A unique gathering of panelists discuss the infinite palette of technological possibilities and its role in the art of cinema and movie distribution.Panavision Panelist: Michael Cioni, SVP of Innovation, Panavision and Light Iron Sunday, 4/23, 9:15-10:15am LVCC Room S222-S223 DXL on Tap – Reduser Meetup Join SVP of Innovation, Panavision and Light Iron Michael Cioni and other DXL experts for a casual chat about 8K, VV, and Light Iron Color.Sunday, 4/23, 5:00-7:00pm MGM Grand Hotel - Lobby Bar (3799 S. Las Vegas Blvd.) Where Is the Content “Puck” Going to Be? Silicon Valley’s influence over the marketplace is changing not only how content is delivered, but the type of content produced.Presenter: Michael Cioni, SVP of Innovation, Panavision and Light Iron Monday, 4/24, 12:45-1:15pm LVCC The Studio @ B&H - Booth C10415 Understanding Optics for 8K Panel: Al Collins, from Panavision, and Matt Duclos, from Duclos Lenses, offer thoughtful guidance on large-format optics, anamorphic vs. spherical glass, and what this all means for the average filmmaker.Panelist: Al Collins, Optical Technician, Panavision Tuesday, 4/25, 9:30-10:45am LVCC Room S2227 ASC Lens Committee Update & Trends in Optics: After an update on the ASC Lens Committee, American Cinematographer contributor Jay Holben will have a conversation with Dan Sasaki about the increased use of vintage and large-format lenses.Speaker: Dan Sasaki, VP of Optical Engineering, Panavision Tuesday, 4/25, 9:30-10:15am LVCC Tiffen Booth - C6019 Do We Have Stockholm Syndrome with Apple? Apple fans rejoiced after a recent announcement about the potential future of MacPros. Now is the time to continue to press Apple for the functionality needed to push the boundaries of creativity.Presenter: Michael Cioni, SVP of Innovation, Panavision and Light Iron Wednesday, 4/26, 10:00-10:20am LumaForge Suite @ Courtyard Marriott (3275 Paradise Road) Digital Cinema Trends, 4K, 8K, HDR, VR at 2017 NAB Panel: As another NAB comes to a close, a lively panel of experts will discuss how this year’s exhibits align with the professional world of content creation.Panelist: Josh Haynie, VP US Operations, Light Iron Wednesday, 4/26, 3:15-4:00pm LVCC The Studio @ B&H - Booth C10415 For more information about the Panavision Millennium DXL, visit www.panavision.com. For more information about Light Iron, visit www.lightiron.com

Looking to purchase the new RED Scarlet-W (10K Brain-only). Have not worked with RED much before. Looking to up my gear. Seen some footage from this new DSMC2 line and looks great! Deciding between this and the C300 Mark II. Has anyone worked with this yet?

Hey there! I'm sorry if this is too many questions at once, but I figured it would be better to just lay my initial questions all out at once instead of peppering them throughout the thread over time. I graduated from college this May with an English degree and a minor in Communications, and I want to go to film school as a graduate student. In order to do this, I need a short film (I'd really like to go to USC). However, my university didn't/doesn't exactly have a cutting-edge film program, so I'm a little flustered. Here's a bit of background about my short film project. It concerns a young woman going to a bar in the early hours of her 21st birthday (it's like 12:08 AM) and ordering her first-ever drink. It's going to be shot without dialog--it will be all body language and sound effects, like a Pixar short, if that makes sense. I want the look of the film to be "objective" (I know that's not a real thing in film) except for a couple of wide-angle shots and a deep focus shot which pulls back over the bar to establish that she's in a bar (if there's a way to do this without deep focus, let me know). I'd also like to do something like this shot from The Music Man (https://youtu.be/CC33O52pGUg?t=2m43s). I don't know how they did it, but I suppose you can cheat it in post if you're a good/patient enough rotoscoper. Anyway, I was looking into what kind of camera I should use to film this project. I've saved up a bit of money and I want to get the best camera possible for the job without requiring me to learn a textbook-worth of information or have tons of hands-on time with the camera before I use it. Since I'll be filming in a real bar (sadly, I haven't saved up enough money to build one from scratch on a soundstage) at night, there will be low light and the possibility of competing color temperatures (since I can't exactly tear out any lights). I'd also prefer to go for as filmic a look as possible. I would shoot the project on film if I could, but I super-don't know enough about film to do that. For this reason, I was looking at either the RED camera or the ARRI Alexa XT. After reading about the RED, I came away with the impression that it was a very particular camera that had kind of a steep learning curve, and that the ARRI Alexa XT would be much easier to shoot with, although I don't know if it's easy enough. My experience has mainly been with that one miniDV Canon SD prosumer camera that everyone had. I also would like to shoot Open Gate ARRIRAW for the project to maximize the pixel count for upscaling to 4K. Since I live near Atlanta, I'm looking at renting from here: http://pce-atlanta.com/. Here is their list of cameras and lenses (PDF): http://www.pce-atlanta.com/pdf/Camera%20Catalog_4_8_2013.pdf. I'm going to be renting the camera and lenses for a weekend. So my first question is: how feasible is this? Especially as I've never used the Alexa before and I'm not an experienced color corrector. Can you just drop ARRIRAW footage into the free version of Da Vinci Resolve or Adobe SpeedGrade and get good results just by messing with a few presets, or is it going to be a month of tedious work? Because I don't have the time to devote every day to it, especially as I'll also be doing foley work. My second question is this: ARRIRAW is flat footage, correct? So how do you know how the colors are going to look when using the monitor? My third question is: how much is that Codex docking station that plugs into the USB 3.0 connection on a MacBook Pro? I've been unable to get a straight answer from their website. And do I need to buy a software license to transfer the ARRIRAW files to a hard drive using it? My fourth question is this: what kinds of lenses should I use? I was thinking of just getting a zoom lens, since that would be cheaper, but would I be able to pull off that deep-focus shot with it? And ARRI's website tells me that shooting in Open Gate ARRIRAW can be a problem because a lot of lenses don't fully cover the sensor area. Do any of the lenses on that list qualify? I'd rather not abandon the Open Gate part of my plan, but I'd sooner abandon it than abandon the Alexa XT (although if I weren't shooting in Open Gate ARRIRAW I guess I could switch to an Alexa with the XT module), so if I have to, I will. My fifth question is: do I need to get a new tripod? I mainly have the kind which you can use for still camera work or for that relatively light Canon prosumer camera I mentioned. Is the Alexa XT a heavy camera? My sixth question is: lighting. I don't understand it. I have a lot of questions about it. I'm considering just using the available light for this reason. For instance, I understand the three-point lighting method (or I think I do, anyway) and I understand how it's easy to do in close-up, but what happens when you cut to a long shot from a different angle, exposing where the lighting rigs would be? My seventh question is: how do I keep it from looking like TV? Let me elaborate on that. I initially thought that aspect ratio played a part in making TV look like TV, but Better Call Saul looks like a movie to me, and Witness for the Prosecution, mistakenly presented in 16:9, looked like a movie as well--not like TV. So my theory is that it has something to do with coverage and composition (and maybe editing and lighting, too). I want my short film to look like a film. What are some common pitfalls I should avoid if I don't want my film to be mundane? I think that's it for now. If you guys could do me a favor and keep checking this thread, I'm sure I'll have more questions. Thank you so much for your time. Also, please let me know if in the future I should make separate topics for questions with separate subject matter. I just didn't want to clutter up your forums.

Hello all, So I film on the Blackmagic Pocket Cam, which is infamous for how fast it heats up. Now I've never had a problem with it overheating, I have generally been filming in A/C cooled indoor areas. However, I'm beginning production for an upcoming film, and most of the filming will be done outside... oh, and lest I forget, I happen to live in the great state of Texas where the average Summer temp. is around 96 degrees Fahrenheit. I'm a little worried about it overheating in the outdoor temperatures. So my question is: how do you keep a camera cooled down without damaging it with ice/water?

Hi, I just started up a wedding video services this year, and I'm just barely building up my clientbase for now. I currently have 15 weddings to shoot this year but I only charge very low. I already bought 2 decent cameras and some lenses. Do you think buying expensive sliders, gliders, crane and all that stuff is recommended now or should I just rent them for now? Just really need your opinions on this one guys. :) Thank you very much.

Super 8 kit for sale. All carefully serviced, film tested, with clear lenses and in fully working, near mint condition. Minolta XL-84 - £149.99 (RL button intentionally removed) Canon AF514XL-S - £124.99 Canon 514XL-S + 43mm C8 wide lens - £99.99 Sankyo XL-620 - £99.99 Sankyo XL-420 - £74.99 Bolex Aspheron 4mm (55mm thread) Wide Lens - £34.99 Canon 43mm C8 wide lens - £49.99 Canon 67mm C8 wide lens - £99.99 Prices in GB Pounds Sterling. Based in London UK. billrodgersfilms@hotmail.com

I was having a nice conversation with a camera owner and he mentioned to me, according to conversations he had with other camera folk, that movie film cameras are set to appreciate in the near future and I wanted to post this to get some feedback from the community here. I do agree with him, since these cameras are not being made anymore, film is still available and people enjoy the film look and working with film. These cameras could turn into a nice commodity and maybe hard to get your hands on in the future. Love to hear your thoughts, Alexander

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Hawaii based production company and rental facility: Complete camera, grip, electric, and expendables. Alexa, Epic, Canon, Sony HD camera systems. Pro lenses & accs. ARRI, Mole, Kino. K5600, Dedo, Lite Panels - HMI, Incandescent, Flourescent and LED lighting. 1 Ton, 4 Ton, 5 ton G&E Pre-loaded trucks. Generators/Distribution. Fisher Dollies, sliders, cranes. Experienced union and non union crews. http://www.sightandsoundhawaii.com Bill Maheras Sight & Sound Studios, LLC 66 Queen Street, Suite 1705 Honolulu, HI 96813 ofc. 808-599-7600 FAX 808-599-7601 cell 808-754-0080

Hi... Happy New Year to All. Here my Question is Where can I get all detail of Cameras and their usages and their Plus & Minus.. Please Let me know the Website or anything... Thank You to all.

Hello All, I was wondering what resources I can use to learn about the massive amount of camera accessories and inputs and outputs for cameras and their accessories. I keep finding pictures of these huge camera rigs, where I cannot determine what some of the accessories may be. I want to learn as much as I can. Currently, I have been reading the Camera Assistant's Manual by David Elkins and working my way through Evan Luzi's blog, The Black And Blue. I also understand that much of this I will learn as I get more experience on sets, I have actually been able to learn a good (but small in perspective) amount of information about Red Epic cameras while 2nd ACing on an indie feature. As somebody determined to become an excellent 1st AC, any advice on where else I may look would be greatly appreciated and put to use. Best Regards, Joseph Robinson

SUPER 8 STUFF FOR SALE = Bolex 680 + Aspheron Wide Lens £100 Revue TM 8 £75 Bolex Aspheron Wide Lens £30 Sankyo XL-420 £60 Sankyo XL-620 £100 Canon 514XL-S + 43mm C-8 Wide Lens £100 Canon AF514XL-S AUTO FOCUS £100 Canon 67mm C-8 Wide Lens £100 Braun Nizo 6080 Matte Box Cased Kit £300 All prices in GB Pounds. - Everything in excellent cosmetic condition, professionally serviced and fully tested. :)

So, after surfing around the forums and googling, etc. I have sparked up some questions I have about cameras and such. I was reading the Catching Fire thread where Jo Willems and Dave Thompson have actually posted, which is downright awesome, but while reading some of their responses, I found myself getting a little lost. I'm 19 and have been shooting pictures (not much video) for about 5-6 years now and have picked up my fair share of knowledge on my own, and I've never had any "formal training", if we can put it that way. Anyways, I of course know all of the basics about equipment (or I believe I do) and composition and such, but I read articles of DP's being interviewed and then the Jo Willems forum post and I'm so confused sometimes. For example, a bunch of them keep talking about E, C and G lenses and I'm not sure what that translates to. Also I was wondering some stuff about anamorphic, and aspect ratios. I know about the common ones like 16:9 and such, but I've seen them post about 2.39:1, etc. I'm really trying to get this whole cinematographer thing to work after college, with moving to NY and what not, but I feel overwhelmed at times thinking about all the things I have yet to learn! Thanks in advance for any responses, everything is appreciated.

Lenses and the proper ones to use for certain scenes completely baffles my mind, can someone suggest a book that i could read to better understand the functions of each lense.?

MINT condition Canon AUTO FOCUS Super 8 cameras (with perfectly clear lenses and fully functioning) with original accessories, instructions plus original retail box and packaging. £200 GB Pounds each plus shipping. :) http://twitpic.com/d41cf3/full

All fully serviced by a qualified technician and all are carefully film tested by myself. Smooth operation, excellent cosmetic condition and crystal clear lenses. Braun Nizo 6080 Matte Box Kit - £299.99 GB Pounds Minolta Autopak-8 D6 - £79.99 GBP Yashica Electro 8 LD-4 - £59.99 GBP Canon 514XL-S with C-8 Wide Lens - £99.99 GBP Payments accepted via PayPal and shipping prices are not included (charged at actual cost). Please just contact me for all the details. Bill :)

Really want this. Someday. Anyone own this?

All film tested and fully functioning with crystal clear lenses: Braun Nizo 6080 Matte Box Cased Kit £250 GB Pounds Bolex 5122 £150 GB Pounds Elmo 1012 S-XL £150 GB Pounds Payment by PayPal plus actual shipping cost will be added (please ask for quote).

All film tested and fully functioning with crystal clear lenses: Canon 814 XL-S £150 GB Pounds Eumig Nautica £100 GB Pounds Bolex 680 £100 GB Pounds Canon 514 XL-S £60 GB Pounds Payment by PayPal plus actual shipping cost will be added (please ask for quote).

My listing is in the for sale section: http://www.cinematography.com/index.php?showforum=6

All are fully tested with 100D or Tri-X film and have crystal clear lenses! Canon 514XL-S - £50 GB Pounds Yashica 50XL - £40 GB Pounds Bolex Jubilee - £40 GB Pounds Sankyo XL-320 - £35 GB Pounds I accept PayPal gift payments and please just ask for details and shipping options, THANKS! :)