Alexa 65

[Brian Drysdale]

Looks like the Alexa has got a big reboot with the Alexa 65 a digital 65 mm camera. The 54.12mm x 25.58mm sensor.has a 6560 x 3105 resolution, giving an aperture the same as 5 perf 65mm film.

 

http://arrirentalgroup.com/alexa65/

 

Further details can be found in a free download at FD Times.

http://www.fdtimes.com/

 

and

 

http://nofilmschool.com/2014/09/arri-reveals-6k-65mm-cinema-camera-alexa-65?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+nofilmschool+%28nofilmschool%29

[Tim Tyler]

 

Camera type 65 mm format digital cinema camera
Sensor ARRI A3X CMOS sensor
Image aperture 5-perf 65 mm (54.12 mm x 25.58 mm active image area)
Sensor resolution 6560 x 3102 (Open Gate - maximum recordable)
Weight 10.5 kg | 23.2 lb
Lens mount ARRI XPL mount with Lens Data System (LDS) functionality
Shutter Electronic, 5.0º to 358.0º. Adjustable with 1/10º precision.
Frame rates 20 to 27 fps (Open Gate) *
Exposure index EI 200 to EI 3200. Base sensitivity EI 800
Dynamic range >14 stops
Recording file format Uncompressed ARRIRAW
Recorder crop modes 5-perf 65 mm (Open Gate, 1.78 extraction) / 8-perf 35 mm (future)
Storage (type) Codex XR Capture Drive *
Storage (capacity) 480 GByte capacity / 850 MByte per second data rate *
Storage (recording time) 11 minutes @ 24 fps

[Tim Tyler]

More perspective from Mark Dando @ Codex: https://codexdigital.com/alexa_65

 

 

 

When did ARRI ask Codex to become involved with the ALEXA 65?

It must be over 2 years ago I first had discussions with Franz Kraus about how a digital 65mm camera would make the format much more accessible. Things got serious at Camerimage 2012 when I discussed the idea further with Bill Lovell from ARRI Media who was very excited about this camera system. My last conversation with Bill was about the camera. When he found out I was walking through Soho, he found it very amusing that we were discussing our “dirty little secret” as he called the project – this was typical of Bill.

[Brian Drysdale]

Matthew Duclos discusses the glassware requirements for 65mm.

 

http://matthewduclos.wordpress.com/2014/09/21/arris-new-alexa-65-demands-medium-format-lenses/