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have

a

95mm front diameter.
The

DigiPrimes work best when
the iris is wide open. They feature Zeiss'
famous floating element design,
whereby lens groups move precisely in
relation to each other during focusing to
correct image-area curvature and related
optical aberrations. Field and edge
distortion are eliminated. Flare, veiling
glare and internal reflections are mini¬
mized.
The Internal

(IFD)

ensures no

Focusing Design

rotation of the front

exterior

housing, preventing any shift in
gravity. The focus-drive
mechanism has been engineered to
eliminate backlash and play. The lenses
are also virtually free of focus breathing.
Back-focus is highly accurate and lockable with clearly engraved scales for
exact repeatability.

Technology, which contains a highly
reflective mineral, reflects light toward
the camera. The resulting neutral light
is caught and reflected toward the lens,
decreasing the contrast and lightening
the neutralized spill. All unwanted spill
is practically canceled out.
Foreground images become
more

are warmer

affecting the screen color, and
motion blur and transparencies are
improved. The ProComp filters come in
a wide range of densities, each tuned to
a specific lens focal length.
For

the center of

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or

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Band Pro Film/Video, (818) 841-

9655, fax (818) 841-7649, Web site:

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Systems has
SuperTechno
50 telescoping crane, of
which only 10 will be

procedures that require extra protection.
palms, fingers and thumbs are lined
with Thinsulate and Bemberg materials
to provide protection from both hot and
cold elements encountered in lighting,
rigging, rappelling and belaying.

V manufactured. The
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telescoping

Clean Blue-

A
a

spill and
working
film and
video. Spill is caused when the back¬
ground color of the screen reflects onto
the foreground object, creating a slight
tinge of the screen color around the
edges. Fringing occurs when objects
are backlit and a glow appears around
the object.
After seven years of research,
Formatt has introduced ProComp
special-effects filters, which can save
hours of expensive postproduction time
spent cleaning up dirty chroma keys.
The ProComp works using a multi-layer
technology. The first patterned surface
layer (which resembles a kitchen-floor
tile pattern) increases picture contrast
and critically enhances spill. A second
can occur when
with blue- and greenscreens in

^

accurate

color-corrector

neutralizes the color of the
third
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layer

of

spill, and the
Absorbing Cell

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a

maximum

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fringing that

crane

reaches to
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way

to eliminate the unwanted

Wratten

The

Sky

Panavision Remote

and Greenscreen
Formatt Filters has found

Glove, which retails for $54.95 and
heat-resistant leather for

features

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introduced the

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SetWear is offering the HotHand

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degree angle; it telescopes at a rate of
6.6' per second with nearly 38' of tele¬
scope length for those sweeping crane
shots. Minimum telescoping speed is
3.3' per second.
The crane operates very quietly,
so telescoping during a shot is not a
problem. It also can tilt down to 29' 5" at
a 52-degree angle for those times when
the crane is situated on a ledge. The
camera remote head can be smoothly
and easily steered using a handlebartype control mechanism, leaving the
operator fully in control.
Panavision, (818) 316-1000, Web
site: www.panavision.com.

lens height
of 50' at

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60'

For

more

information, contact

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The

gloves can also be purchased
through the ASC Store online at
www.cinematographer.com
or by calling (323) 969A
4333.
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