When Leica announced that is new S (Type 007) medium format camera would should 4K video, we all thought that was pretty cool to get 4K capture with 4:2:2 color on the large 30 x 45mm CMOS sensor. However, I had not seen one decked out as a cinema camera until this one on display at the Leica booth at PhotoPlus 2014.
Here it is decked out with a wide angle Leica Summarit-S 35mm f/2.5 ASPH lens and a Chrosziel 456-20 matte box with dual rotating filter slots and a french flag on the end of the lens. The camera and lens combo is mounted on a Chrosziel custom cage to accommodate the large Leica S body.
The baseplate and rods were also Chrosziel, as were the follow focus and Israeli arm on which the Atomos Ninja 2 was mounted. A Sennheiser shotgun mic is on the very top of the rig.
It’s all mounted on top of a Manfrotto 502A head and tripod.
All in all, this Leica S 4K cinema rig will set you back $40k or so. I’m thinking about picking up two or three for my next multicam shoot…. How about you?
Fyi. That is an eyebrow on the top of the mattebox. A French flag is mounted on an articulating arm. That way it can be placed wherever the flare is coming from.
That may be true Craig, but companies pretty much use the term interchangeably now. See this listing for Chrosziel french flag on a matte box: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/737369-REG/Chrosziel_AC_456_30_Matte_Box_456_30_Academy.html