All quite on the Nevada front. With Apple and Avid no-shows at NAB, attendance seemed significantly smaller this year. But it wasn’t without some good things to see. Here’s a short list of the products I saw worth writing about.
Red, Red, Red. Yes, let’s start there. I had a chance to see more footage from the Red. The folks at Red showcased footage provided by owners of the camera and two teasers for upcoming movies by Steven Soderbergh, “The Argentine” and “Guerrilla”. Not gonna lie, the stuff looks great – it was projected from a Sony SXRD 4K projector. They announced two new cameras which you can read all about on their website. Promising future indeed. Looks like I might have a short film next month with the Red – I look forward to shooting it and writing about my experience.
↑ The new Panasonic VariCam 3700. It offers 1920×1080 image capture at 4:2:2 in AVC-intra 100 recording to five P2 slots. It can also output 4:4:4 via duel-link. Nice, but perhaps too little, too late.
→ Fuji is hoping to introduce a 64GB P2 card this fall. At 720/24pN that’s 160 minutes. Very useful.
↑ & → Angénieux’s new Red ready lenses, the Optimo DP: 30-80mm T2.8 Less expensive then their regular cinema lenses but they claim that they’re significantly better than the Red lenses. We’ll see how that claim stand up when they’re released later this year. On the left is the 17-80mm T2.2 Optimo WA.
↑ While most are hankering for the Red, I’m psyched to see the new Aaton Penelope. It’s a 3- and 2-perf camera that with a little training can be switched in the field in a matter of minutes.
→ P+S Technik 3D rig. The photo shows the rig with SI-2K Mini cameras also offered from P+S. What’s cool about the rig is that it’ll accommodate different camera makers and can be adjusted for SteadiCam and handheld shooting.
↑ Direct-to-print has been a buzz word for some time in Europe and now might see the light of day in the US. It means taking your project and film recording directly to you print. It’s great for, say, printing one copy of you film for a festival release. But its uses shouldn’t be considered so limited. The Cinevator by the Norwegian company Cinevation can print in real time – a 120 minute film will take 120 minutes. That’s a far cry from when it would take overnight to print a film. Technicolor in Burbank purchased two and this one pictured is heading for Tunnel Post in Santa Monica after the show. I’m trying to arrange a test with several different cameras.
→ Green continues to be the thing. The fluorescent globes are from Photoflex. The CoolStar150 CFL is a 150w fluorescent fixture which they claim produces about the equivalent of a 450w tungsten globe. The color temp is roughly 5500K and they’re using a Mogul E39 base. I’ve noticed that the Mogal base is becoming quite common with lighting manufacturers. They also offer adaptors to go from Edison E26 globe (household standard in America) to the Mogal as well as a bi-pin G9.5 to Mogul.
So that’s the tech stuff now for some useless stuff. Ever see a 24 oz. steak dinner.
That is one big slab of meat. Surprisingly tasty for only $24 (Whiskey Pete’s in Primm). You might be wondering if I finished it? No, not even close. Made for a good breakfast though.
It’s been a while since I had something for our little moment of Zen… but I found something.
I did all I could to not slap him and ask, “Why?! This isn’t Comic-Con”. In case you can’t see it, it’s a kitty.
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