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NEW KIT - ANGENIEUX OPTIMO DP 16-42MM ZOOM LENS

Optimo DP 16-42 with an aperture of T2.8 is a lightweight and compact PL mount zoom lens. This lens is ideal for use on all PL mount cameras including the ARRI Alexa and Sony PMW-F3. The Optimo DP (Digital Production) series lenses will prove to be the most versatile zoom lenses used with the new large format digital production cameras, providing Optimo quality at an affordable price.This lens delivers the superior zoom optics, functionality and ergonomics that all DP’s ...read more.

NEW KIT - CANON EOS C300 EF CAMERA

The Canon EOS C300 has arrived!!! Featuring a unique Super 35mm Canon CMOS sensor, revolutionary Canon DIGIC DV III Image Processor and 50 Mbps 4:2:2 codec, the EOS C300 provides outstanding cinema quality movie capture. Compact, modular and compatible with Canon's existing line-up of EF and new EF Cinema lenses as well as accessories from third parties, the stunningly simple to operate EOS C300 is designed to please cinematographers for any production large and small, on location ...read more.

NEW KIT - PRESTON FI+Z 3 AXIS LENS CONTROL SYSTEM

The classic FI+Z wireless lens and camera control system is known worldwide for its combination of precision, simplicity and ruggedness. It consists of a main Hand Unit, Motor Driver, a set of Digital Motors, a Micro Force Zoom control, and a variety of additional controls including wireless Focus/Iris, and Zoom units. These technologies have brought an exceedingly high level of reliability and confidence to the film set such that the FI+Z is now considered a ...read more.

NEW KIT - SONY PVM-1741 OLED 17" MONITOR

New kit just arrived at Shift 4. The PVM-1741 'all in one' OLED 17" picture monitor delivers outstanding full HD RGB 10-bit driver picture quality and professional features in a lightweight, compact design. Thanks to the Sony OLED display panels, the deep black can be accurately displayed and the black portion of an image is not raised. The PVM-1741 is equipped with built-in standard input interfaces: 3G/HD/SD-SDI (x2), HDMI input (x1) and composite ...read more.

NEW KIT - SONY PMW-500 XDCAM EX CAMERA

Added to our fleet another Sony PMW-500 XDCAM EX camera. This is the first XDCAM EX solid state camcorder to meet the 50Mb/s data-rate that is required by some broadcasters for full HD programme content production. As such it has been BBC approved for News and Current Affairs and is the corporation's camcorder of choice for Journalism. It is in essence a PDW-700 camera head inside the chassis of a PMW-350L, delivering the benefits of a high quality CCD camera and solid state workflow. ...read more.