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No film, special IR cameras, and Soviet Glass: the gear choices of Dune Part Two

Mar 13, 2024
Sagiv Gilburd

It won’t be wrong to assume that Dune Part Two will win an Oscar in 2025. Between the acting, special effects, and the story, I…

Take a tour of the ARRI factory and see how they build $80,000 Alexas

Apr 20, 2023
Alex Baker

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in one of the world’s most expensive cinema camera factories? Well, now you can see…

ARRI settles its patent lawsuits with Rotolight over user-customisable lighting effects

Feb 1, 2023
John Aldred

“ARRI has agreed to a settlement with Rotolight”, a joint statement between the two companies begins. In September 2021, ARRI began legal proceedings towards Rotolight,…

This guy bought five broken ARRI Alexas to see if he could make one working camera

Jul 28, 2022
John Aldred

Almost everybody who’s into video dreams of one day shooting on an ARRI Alexa. But actually owning one is pure fantasy for most of us….

This is how ARRI tests the durability of its high end pro cinema cameras

Jun 2, 2022
John Aldred

Most of us are guilty of babying our camera gear at some point. We want it to look pristine from day one until the day…

This is what vlogging would’ve looked like if you’d tried to do it 30 years ago

Feb 17, 2022
John Aldred

In the grand scheme of things, vlogging is a pretty recent development. Thanks to the proliferation of smartphone cameras and the birth of platforms like…

Can you tell the difference between a $1,500 lens and a $35,000 lens?

Feb 21, 2020
Adam Frimer

In the last few years, cine-grade gear is becoming more affordable. When I started shooting video, Cine PL lenses were basically a dream to rent. Let…

Arri launches the Alexa Mini LF – “Large format” 4.5K cinema camera

Mar 29, 2019
John Aldred

The photography crowd might laugh at Arri’s use of the term “large format” when we’re talking about a sensor only a hair larger than a…

Arri joins the vertical video trend – We are all doomed

Aug 7, 2018
John Aldred

Vertical video is the bane of the 21st century. We all (well most) wish it would just go away. But with Instagram Stories, IGTV, Snapchat…

How iPhone 7 Plus compares to $82,000 Arri Alexa

May 17, 2017
Dunja Djudjic

A couple of months ago, we’ve seen how iPhone 7 Plus stands against the $50K Red Weapon. It performs pretty well in bright conditions, considering…