Cooke Mini S4i T2.8 Prime Set (18-75mm)Basic 5 lens S-35 prime set £321/day£963/week Add to cartRead more
Cooke Mini S4i UNCOATED T2.8 (18-75mm)Basic 5 lens S-35 prime set - uncoated to encourage flare generation and softer look £321/day£963/week Add to cartRead more
Cooke Mini S4i UNCOATED T2.8 100mm/T2.8Uncoated to encourage flare generation and softer look £138/day£414/week Add to cartRead more
Cooke Mini S4i UNCOATED T2.8 135mm/T2.8Uncoated to encourage flare generation and softer look £89/day£267/week Add to cartRead more
Cooke Mini S4i UNCOATED T2.8 21mm/T2.8Uncoated to encourage flare generation and softer look £89/day£267/week Add to cartRead more
Cooke Mini UNCOATED S4i T2.8 40mm/T2.8Uncoated to encourage flare generation and softer look £89/day£267/week Add to cartRead more
Cooke Mini S4i UNCOATED T2.8 65mm/T2.8Uncoated to encourage flare generation and softer look £89/day£267/week Add to cartRead more
Account of VMI Anamorphic and Large Sensor Event in January 4 March 2019 VMI hosted an Anamorphic and Large Sensor event in late January at the newly opened CVP Creative Space in Newman Street Fitzrovia, an elegant new showroom over four floors. The three-day event was well … Read more
We’ve been super busy-busy 7 January 2019 VMI has been busy-busy over the past 12 months and have supplied camera equipment for 17 drama series, 5 x Natural History Series, plus several features, promos, commercials,corporates and feature films. … Read more
Midsomer Murders now shooting with Cooke Mini S4i lenses The current long-running Drama, Midsomer Murders has a new look as a consequence of replacing the old faithful ARRI UltraPrimes for Cooke Uncoated Mini S4i supplied by VMI. Now in … Read more
Tracking the shots on Midsomer Murders… with Ronin 4D You’d be forgiven for thinking that time moves rather slowly in the rural villages of Midsomer, but behind the scenes technology has not stood still. For the evergreen ITV crime drama’s … Read more
Proper diagnosis saves The Good Karma Hospital from location drama Hit ITV medical drama The Good Karma Hospital required a top to toe check-up of its own to keep camera equipment operational in the heat and dust of a location … Read more
Getting the right balance with MoVI and Ready Rig A short film for Heathrow Airport illustrates the detailed preparation necessary to ensure simple ideas take flight. The one-minute long film produced by Hungry Man Productions via agency Havas Creative … Read more
Olive Green – The World’s First Interactive Feature Length Film for English Language Learning The jump from producing adverts, training videos and corporate films to shooting a feature length movie is a daunting prospect. However, this was not the only challenge that production company … Read more
In Fear revives the thriller A couple are lost on a deserted, maze-like country road. Surrounded by thick woods and with night closing in, the scene of terror is set. In Fear, funded by Studio … Read more
Some Girls 2, BBC3, Arri Alexa VMI have supplied equipment on Hat Trick’s second series of “Some Girls” for BBC3. Shot in London over 6 weeks by Greg Duffield, DOP, the series was shot using a … Read more
Poirot Series 13, ITV. Arri Alexa VMI supplied a double Alexa Package with Cooke S4i Primes and Optimo zooms for the 13th and last series of Poirot staring David Suchet for ITV’s flagship Period Drama. VMI … Read more
Indie feature shoots under Covid-conditions Reports of the death of independent filmmaking are premature. Indie feature This Is The Night Mail has been produced entirely under lockdown with a degree of ingenuity and ‘can-do’ spirit that augurs well … Read more
Va Va VMI, shot EPIC! The driver, a normal member of the public, arrives at the dealership to test the new Renault Clio. As the car approaches a T-junction, the salesman presses the Va Va Voom … Read more
An Ideal Marriage – How to build a kit hire relationship that lasts Most GTC members will either regularly or occasionally need to hire items of camera equipment, whether it be a full kit for a long, ongoing shoot, or a one-off lens … Read more
Anamorphic and Full Frame Lens Tests, including a 57 Video Playlist. Do you ever wonder what a Zeiss Supreme looks like next to a Zeiss Masterprime? or what about a Tokina Vista next to an ARRI Signature prime, or even how … Read more
VMI Guide to Film Lenses Article introducing the differences between film lenses and explaining the terms and factors which distinguish them.
Wireless Lens Control Systems – all you need to know (updated Sep 19) THIS ARTICLE AIMS TO INTRODUCE THE CURRENT RANGE OF WIRELESS LENS CONTROL SYSTEMS WHICH VMI CONSIDERS THE BEST IN THEIR FIELD AND EXPLAIN WHY WE THINK THAT THEY WORK VERY WELL IN GIVEN SCENARIOS.
The Creative and Technical Differences between Full Frame and S-35 Fully Updated Article, April 2023: To shoot Full-Frame or S-35? Are there really artistic reasons for shooting on FF? What are the advantages and what gear will I need?
Vintage Lenses are Still Cool To reflect that VMI’s wide range of vintage and vintage-look lenses, we have redefined the vintage category on our website to now includes 14 different types of sets of Vintage/Vintage-look … Read more
Mid-range cameras don’t mean compromise At VMI we’ve noticed a recent trend among filmmakers and wondered if you agree? We’ve spotted that a significant number of productions are ‘trading down’ from using traditional top of the range cine-cameras…
An account of a successful Sigma Lens Day held on 13 February 2020 at VMI VMI held a Sigma lens day on 13 February 2020 in London.
What it is like to shoot with Uncoated Lenses – Duncan Telford DoP DoP Duncan Telford shot a Weetabix commercial with Uncoated Cooke Mini S4s and describes in this article what it is like to shoot with uncoated lenses and how this look varies between different types of lenses
UNCOATED lenses – what you need to know This article seeks to explore the effects that removing the lens coatings can have on an image. ‘uncoated lenses’
The Athena 26 Episode Drama for Sky 1. Holly Phillips’ transformative show about a young model, Nyela played by Ella Balinska. Nyela decides that she wants to do more than just wear … Read more
The Job Lot II The Job Lot is a Big Talk Production from the writing team of Claire Downes, Ian Jarvis and Stuart Lane. Executive Producers are Big Talk Chief Executive, Kenton Allen (Rev, … Read more
Havas Commercial Commercial shot with Red Dragon and Cooke Mini S4s and Movi M15 for long stabilised take. Camera kit, MoVI with technician, grip and lenses supplied by VMI.
Weetabix Ultimate Sports Day Commercial Weetabix Ultimate Sports Day shot by Blink/Colonel Blimp for BBH with Sony PMW-F55/uncoated Cooke Mini S4 lenses suplemented by C300 cameras.