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Sony Venice 4K Full Frame Camera with FF and Anamorphic Licence / Sigma_Cine_FF_PL T1.5 Prime Set (20-85mm/T1.5) 5-lens package (PL mount)
Shoot Kit 7- MB19/FF4/O'Connor 1030
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The top of the range Sony Digital Film Camera, supplied fully loaded with anamorphic and Full Frame Licence, this camera is suitable for S-35 and Full Frame acquisition and is described by Sony as 'Aspect Ratio Agnostic', which means that by using and masking the extremely large image sensor (36x24mm), it can be used to capture every Aspect Ratio, including S35 spherical and S35 4:3 anamorphic, FF spherical, S35 4:3 anamorphic and also 3:2 anamorphic in UHD 4K and HD picture formats. This camera is fully UHD 4K compliant, though it can capture images up to a maximum resolution of 6048 x 4032*.
*Firmware update may be required for this functionality
Shooting kit comprising
Lenses
Sigma Cinema FF Prime Set (20-85mm/T1.5) 5-lens package (PL mount) for 4K Cinematography
VMI hires the extremely fast (T1.5) Sigma cinema prime lens set in PL mount offering 4K lens quality to PL mounted Digital film and large sensor cameras.
5 lens package 20-85mm/T1.5 with Full Frame (FF Φ43.3) and S35 coverage.
Please read the independent IMAGO review of the Sigma lenses here.
Compatible with all cameras with PL mount including Full Frame cameras too without adaptation. Also compatible with Sony A7S and other cameras with suitable lens adapter. Please request suitable adapters when ordering.
All are rated for full 4K resolution and include follow focus rings, clear focus scaling and are fully manual throughout and the build quality is first class.
VMI are offering 5 of the 7 Cinema Prime lenses in the range at this package price with additional focal lengths available separately.
These lenses are optimised for cinema use and all feature a 9-blade aperture diaphragm for a beautiful full rounded bokeh.
- All are T1.5-T16
- All have 95mm front
- All have Full Frame coverage FF Φ43.3
- PL mount (note that VMI also supply these lenses in EF mount)
VMI Sigma 5 lens Cine Prime Set Comprising
- Sigma 20mm/T1.5 FF Prime. Close Focus 27cm/11"
- Sigma 24mm/T1.5 FF Prime. Close Focus 25cm/10"
- Sigma 35mm/T1.5 FF Prime. Close Focus 30cm/1'
- Sigma 50mm/T1.5 FF Prime. Close Focus 40cm/1'4"
- Sigma 85mm/T1.5 FF Prime. Close Focus 85cm/2'10"
All Sigma Cine Primes have a 95mm front diameter.
Supplied on a 3 day hire week.
The top of the range Sony Digital Film Camera, supplied fully loaded with anamorphic and Full Frame Licence, this camera is suitable for S-35 and Full Frame acquisition and is described by Sony as 'Aspect Ratio Agnostic', which means that by using and masking the extremely large image sensor (36x24mm), it can be used to capture every Aspect Ratio, including S35 spherical and S35 4:3 anamorphic, FF spherical, S35 4:3 anamorphic and also 3:2 anamorphic in UHD 4K and HD picture formats. This camera is fully UHD 4K compliant, though it can capture images up to a maximum resolution of 6048 x 4032*.
*Firmware update may be required for this functionality
- Venice 4K Full Frame Camera with FF and Anamorphic Licence
- Sigma_Cine_FF_PL T1.5 Prime Set (20-85mm/T1.5) 5-lens package (PL mount)
- MB19 4x5.65 Prod. Matte Box
- FF4 Follow Focus Unit
- 1030D Ultimate 3 stage CF Tripod
Package Price
£1190/day,
£3570/week
Guides
Everything you wanted to know about 4K but were too afraid to ask...
Do we adopt 4K now or wait for 8K?
Shooting with HD Video lenses on large sensor cameras
ARRI Alexa Version 5 User Manual
Types of Apple Prores codecs and recording durations
Everything you wanted to know about 4K but were too afraid to ask...
Large Sensor Cameras - Everything that you need to know
Specifications
| Sensor | 35 mm format ARRI ALEV III CMOS with Bayer pattern color filter array |
| Photo sites | 16:09 |
| (with surround view) | HD: 2880x1620 (3168x1772) |
| 2K: 2868x1612 (3154x1764) | |
| 3.2K: 3200x1800 (3424x1926) | |
| 4K UHD: 3200x1800 (3424x1926) | |
| 04:03 | |
| 2K: 2867x2150 (3168x2160) * | |
| Shutter | Electronic shutter, 5.0° to 356.0° |
| Exposure latitude | 14+ stops over the entire sensitivity range from EI 160 to EI 3200 |
| as measured with the ARRI Dynamic Range Test Chart (DRTC-1) | |
| Exposure index | EI 800 base sensitivity |
| Filters | Built-in motorized ND filters 0.6, 1.2, 2.1 |
| Lens mounts | Titanium PL mount with L-Bus connector and LDS |
| EF mount | |
| PL mount with Hirose connector and LDS | |
| B4 mount with Hirose connector | |
| Recording media | CFast 2.0 memory cards |
| Recording formats | HD 1920x1080 |
| 2K Cine 16:9 2048x1152 | |
| 2K Cine 4:3 2048x1536 * | |
| 3.2K 3200x1800 | |
| 4K UHD 3840x2160 | |
| ARRIRAW 2.8K 16:9 2880x1620 * | |
| ARRIRAW 2.8K 4:3 2880x2160 * | |
| Recording codec | ProRes 4444XQ, 4444, 422 (HQ), 422, 422(LT), ARRIRAW * |
| Color output | Rec 709, custom look or Log C |
| Look control | Import of custom 3D LUT, ASC CDL parameter (slope, offset, power, saturation) |
| Adjustable image parameters | Knee, gamma, saturation, black gamma, saturation by hue |
| Focus and exposure control | Peaking, zebra, false color |
| White balance | Manual and auto white balance |
| Sound level | < 20 dB(A) at standard frame rates |
| Environmental | -20° C to +50° C (-4° F to +122° F) @ 95% humidity max, non-condensing |
| Splash and dust-proof through sealed electronics | |
| Viewfinder | Multi Viewfinder MVF-1 (OLED and LCD ) with flip-out LCD screen |
| and military-grade connector to camera | |
| Control interface | Soft buttons and OSD on SDI output, |
| integration of Transvideo StarliteHD touch interface * | |
| ARRI lens motor control | Built-in radio interface for ARRI lens control |
| L-Bus motor output for daisy-chainable cforce lens control motors | |
| Wi-Fi remote control | Built-in Wi-Fi interface and web-based remote control from phones, |
| tablets and laptops | |
| Custom control | Optional GPIO interface for integration with custom control interfaces |
| Power input | Lemo 8-pin, 10.5-34 V DC |
| Video outputs | 2x HD-SDI out 1.5G and 3G: uncompressed HD video with embedded audio |
| and metadata, SDI-6G interface to external CODEX recorder * | |
| Inputs | SDI-Genlock (optional activation through ARRI Service), |
| timecode (in and output) | |
| Other interfaces | USB 2.0 (for usersets, looks etc.) |
| Ethernet | |
| EXT accessory interface w. RS pin | |
| * Standard Option on VMI cameras. |
Recording and Frame Rates
| Mode | Recording Resolution (2) | Recording File Setting | Internal Recording | |
| CFast 2.0 128 GB | ||||
| 16:09 | ProRes | HD | 422 | 200 |
| 422 HQ | 200 | |||
| 4444 | 200 | |||
| 4444 XQ | 120 | |||
| 2K Cine | 422 | 200 | ||
| 422 HQ | 200 | |||
| 4444 | 200 | |||
| 4444 XQ | 120 | |||
| 3.2K | 422 | 60 | ||
| 422 HQ | 60 | |||
| 4444 | 60 | |||
| 4444 XQ | 30 | |||
| 4K UHD | 422 | 60 | ||
| 422 HQ | 60 | |||
| 4444 | 60 | |||
| 4444 XQ | 30 | |||
| ARRIRAW** | 2.8K | 30 | ||
| 4:3** | ProRes | 2K Cine | 422 | 150 |
| 422 HQ | 150 | |||
| 4444 | 120 | |||
| 4444 XQ | 60 | |||
| ARRIRAW | 2.8K | Full | 30 | |
| 2.6K | Cropped | 30 |
** available ARRIRAW option requested
(1) Minimum frame rate is always 0.75 fps
(2) The "recording resolution" determines the number of horizontal pixels that will be recorded (the number of vertical pixels is dependent on the recording file type and sensor mode)
