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CAMERA Lenses January 22, 2023March 25, 2023 by Jonathan Hall

CALDWELL Chameleon 1:79X Anamorphics

I was recently given the opportunity to shoot a film with the S35 Caldwell Chameleon 1.79x anamorphic primes and my first thought was; Why haven’t we had lenses like this sooner?We shot them in front of the Arri Alexa 35 camera system. And since we were using the new Arri system I wanted to be …

Hands on the Arriflex AMIRA

I finally got my hands on the new Arriflex “Amira” camera system. Actually, I got my hands on it for two projects in a row, which was great because each could not have been more opposite in camera needs. The one thing I noticed right away was that it’s half the weight and size of the “Alexa”. The balance and ergonomics of it rival that of the …