Jon Fauer ASC www.fdtimes.com Sep 2019 Issue 97 Art, Technique and Technology in Motion Picture Production Worldwide Canon EOS C500 Mark II Sony PXW-FX9 SIGMA fp Camera ARRI ALEXA Mini LF Sony 16-35mm T3.1 G Panasonic LUMIX DC-S1H SIGMA FF Classic Art Primes Blackmagic PCC6K Camera ZEISS Supreme Prime 150mm Elisabetta Cartoni, Cartoni CEO Kazuto Yamaki, SIGMA CEO Jarred Land on RED RANGER Band Pro tests Optimo Primes FUJIFILM GFX100, ALPA XO Premista 28-100mm T2.9 Servicevison New K35 Teradek Bolt 4K MAX Atomos Shogun 7 SIGMA FF Primes Orson Welles’s 18.5mm Cooke Anamorphic/i LEITZ THALIA-T 90mm Anton/Bauer Dionic 26V Tiffen NATural ND Grads RED RANGER Family Scorpiorama 70 AJA Ki Pro GO Aaton Handgrip DENZ OIC FF MAXIMA 5.0 Small4K ARRI Orbiter IDX IPL Preston LR2 Ronford-Baker Easyrig STABIL cmotion cvision ZEISS Burbank Tilta Armor Man 3 Transvideo Monitors Angénieux Optimo Primes SIGMA fp Director’s Finder SHAPE Batteries and Cages Canon DP-V3120 4K Display Atomos RAW from S1H Anton/Bauer Titon-SL 14.4V Series Wooden Camera 26 V Gold Mounts OConnor Ultimate 1040 OConnor flowtech100 System RED RANGER HELIUM & GEMINI Wooden Camera LPL Mounts Bright Tangerine Left Field Cage IB/E Optics SmartFinder Pro SmallHD Camera Control Kino Flo and the Planckian Locus cmotion cPRO camera control Cover photo of Canon C500 Mark II and vintage K-35 by Jacob Niblett www.fdtimes.com Art, Technique and Technology On Paper, Online, and now on iPad Film and Digital Times is the guide to technique and technology, tools and how-tos for Cinematographers, Photographers, Directors, Producers, Studio Executives, Camera Assistants, Camera Operators, Grips, Gaffers, Crews, Rental Houses, and Manufacturers. 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Address ____________________________________________ Phone: 1-570-567-1224 City ________________________________________________ Toll-Free (USA): 1-800-796-7431 State or Province ______________________________________ Fax: 1-724-510-0172 Email via website: fdtimes.com/contact Country _____________________________________________ Mailing address: Film and Digital Times Subscriptions Zip or Postal Code______________________________________ PO Box 922 Phone ______________________________________________ Williamsport, PA 17703 USA Fax________________________________________________ Editorial offices in New York City Email_______________________________________________ Contents: Sep 2019 Issue 97 Canon EOS C500 Mark II - Full-Frame 5.9K.................................................. 4 Anton/Bauer Dionic 26V Series .................................................................. 74 Size Comparison: Canon C500 Mark II and C700 FF ..................................... 5 Anton/Bauer Titon-SL 14.4 V Series ........................................................... 74 Canon C500 Mark II — Body Parts ............................................................. 6 Wooden Camera 26 V Gold Mounts ............................................................ 75 Canon C500 Mark II in Minimalist Mode ....................................................... 7 Wooden Camera LPL Mounts for Cameras.................................................. 76 Canon C500 Mark II — User Interchangeable Lens Mounts ........................... 8 Graduating from IRND to Tiffen Full Spectrum NATural ND Grads .................. 77 Expansion Unit EU-V2, LCD Monitor, Handle, GR-V1 Grip ............................... 8 DENZ OIC FF............................................................................................. 78 Canon C500 Mark II Connections ................................................................. 9 SHAPE Cages, Batteries and Chargers ........................................................ 79 Canon C500 Mark II Recording Formats and Speeds ................................... 10 cmotion cPRO camera control & cvision ..................................................... 80 Slow & Fast Motion ................................................................................... 10 Bright Tangerine Left Field Cage for Canon EOS C500 Mark II ...................... 81 Canon Cinema RAW Light .......................................................................... 11 Tilta Armor Man 3 ..................................................................................... 82 Sensor Modes .......................................................................................... 11 Canon DP-V3120 4K Reference Display .................................................... 83 Recording Formats: Relative Sizes .............................................................. 11 Kino Flo and the Planckian Locus: Turning Tables on LUTs ........................... 84 Canon EOS C500 MKII Specs .................................................................... 12 Easyrig STABIL .......................................................................................... 85 Canon EOS C500 MKII Production Stills by Jacob Niblett ............................. 13 ARRI Orbiter ............................................................................................. 86 ARRI ALEXA Mini LF .................................................................................. 14 Trading Faces: ARRI Orbiter Options ........................................................... 87 ARRI ALEXA Mini LF Studio Mode, Top View ................................................ 15 ARRI Orbiter Software, Control Panel, Connections ...................................... 88 ALEXA Mini LF Handheld, Front View .......................................................... 15 OConnor Ultimate 1040 flowtech100 System ............................................. 89 ARRI ALEXA Mini LF Studio Setup .............................................................. 16 RED RANGER HELIUM & RANGER GEMINI ................................................... 90 ARRI ALEXA Mini LF Handheld Setup .......................................................... 17 Jarred Land on RED RANGER HELIUM & RANGER GEMINI ........................... 91 Servicevison New K35 ............................................................................... 18 RED RANGER Family ................................................................................. 92 Servicevision Scorpiorama 70 Full-Frame 1.65x Anamorphics .................... 19 IB/E Optics SmartFinder Pro....................................................................... 93 AJA Ki Pro GO .......................................................................................... 20 Aaton Intelligent Handgrip, Aaton and Transvideo News ............................... 21 Elisabetta Cartoni and the Cartoni MAXIMA 5.0 ......................................22-23 Sony PXW-FX9 ....................................................................................24-27 Sony FX9 Full-Frame compared to FS7 II Super35 ...................................... 27 Sony FX9 Ergonomics ............................................................................... 28 Sony FX9 with XDCA-FX9 Extension Unit .................................................... 29 Sony FX9 .................................................................................................