Not much has changed in the world of large format film photography for decades, but the team behind the Smartflex SLR 4x5 ...
When you think about all that the digital age has changed, there are few categories that have changed more — and less — than optics. Film cameras are nearly obsolete and the great names of the past — ...
Five years ago, ARRI announced that it would make its large-format digital camera available for rental, but it has taken a few years to understand the dramatic impact they would have on filmmaking ...
Imax has partnered with camera makers ARRI, Panavision, Red and Sony to create a new program to open up its large-format production to more filmmakers. (Exclusive) By Carolyn Giardina Tech Editor Imax ...
NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES — It wasn’t all that long ago that the single-sensor color camera design was for cheapie consumer cameras. However, large-format single-sensor cameras have today taken over a ...
Cinematography, perhaps more than any other aspect of filmmaking, has experienced tremendous change as a result of shifting technology. One of the biggest disruptions has been the creation of bigger, ...
I'm selling my 35mm SLR because I never use it and I'm going to put the money from it towards getting a real 4x5 camera. I think I'm going to get a Speed Graphic, though I'd also love to someday have ...
When fate lands a very high quality lens in front of you, what do you do with it? If you are [Tim Hamilton], the solution is obvious. Use it in a huge large-format camera. The lens came from a ...
You can’t argue with the results of large-format film cameras — picture the boxy bellows held by a cigar-chomping big-city press photographer of the 1940s — but they don’t really hold a candle to the ...
With the advent of cameras like the Alexa 65, a new generation of large format filmmaker is using its immersive qualities in exciting ways. Five years ago, ARRI announced that it would make its ...