Aputure Pushes the Industry Cheaper with New LS 600C Pro LED COB
Aputure has announced the LS 600c Pro which aims to push the film industry cheaper without sacrificing quality by comparing it to current RGB industry standards.
What’s the Difference Between a $500 and $26,000 Lens?
What is the difference in quality between a $500 35mm Rokinon lens and a $26,000 Arri Master Prime? That is exactly what filmmaker and YouTuber Ryan Connolly of Film Riot wanted to find out.
What is the Difference Between a CCD and CMOS Camera Sensor?
A lot of words have been written and exchanged about the difference between -- and possible advantages or disadvantages of -- CCD (charged-couple device) and CMOS (metal oxide semiconductor + active-pixel sensor) camera sensors. What really is the difference between them?
ARRI Fresnel Lights Are So Hot You Can Fry Eggs and Bake Cookies
Studio lighting can get hot -- so hot, in fact, that some can double a stove. Here's a humorous 14-minute video in which photographer Sweet Lou tests how well different ARRI fresnel lights fry eggs and bake cookies.
Shootout: A $3,000 Canon 80D Kit vs. the $80,000 Arri Alexa
The Canon 80D is a popular enthusiast-level video-capable DSLR. The Arri Alexa is a professional video camera that is commonplace on many Hollywood feature film sets. Here's a 7-minute shootout by Potato Jet that compares what you get from a $3,000 camera kit versus a $80,000 one.
iPhone 7 Plus vs $82,000 Arri Alexa
A few months back, a viral video showed how the iPhone 7 could (in some respects) hold its own against a $50,000 RED Weapon. This side-by-side comparison of the iPhone 7 Plus against an $82,000 Arri Alexa is a bit more... what you expect.
Guy Smashes $70,000 Camera While Using Stabilizer
If this video doesn't make you cringe, nothing will. In the middle of what looks to be a presentation at Cine Gear Expo, disaster struck. While testing out a powerful and pricey stabilizing rig, a $70K camera smashed to the ground.
4K is for Babies, ARRI Unveils 6.5K Alexa 65 with Sensor Three Times Bigger than Super 35
Forget 4K, 4K is for babies. How about 6.5K coming out of a sensor that is three times bigger than Super 35 and considered, "the largest high-performance motion picture sensor available on the market"? If you have the need and, more importantly, the capital for it, ARRI has you covered with the new Alexa 65.
Movie Camera Companies Have Quietly Stopped Making Film Cameras
Over the past year, major movie camera manufacturers ARRI, Panavision and Aaton have all quietly stopped manufacturing film cameras …
How an Arri Movie Camera is Made
We’re waiting for the day when someone makes this kind of video for how DSLRs are made, but in …