35mm ' The Bigger Picture' - where size does matter
Because its capture area is 2x the size of the RED camera and 8x the size of a 2/3" camera, longer lenses are needed to produce the same shot size in frame. The different perspective of a longer lens creates a 'Bigger Picture Look' along with lower depth of field that easily separate the subject matter from the background.
The smaller the capture area of the camera, the greater the depth of field and the flatter the picture looks.
From interviews to features, the new camera brings the versatility and speed
of ENG style shooting to 35mm producing images
with velvet soft backgrounds.
A 24mm lens is used on the full frame 35mm Canon gives the same shot as a 7mm lens used on a 2/3" Digibeta. Both lenses f1.7
A 200mm lens on the Canon 5DMKII gives the same shot as a 50mm lens on a 2/3" XDCAM HD camera.
Both lenses f2.8
New Ground for Cinematography
The Sensor's coverage is equivalent to 35mm Anamorphic systems but uses spherical lenses. As there has never been an Anamorphic lens manufactured below f2. Canon's f1.2 high speed spherical lenses are capable of producing shallow focus images that have never been seen in motion pictures before.
Panavision 35mm Anamorphic film cameras uses a full frame Academy aperture of 18.6mm x 22mm (409 square millimetres or 818 square millimeter Anamorphic equivalent.) While in movie mode the Canon 5D MKII has an effective capture area of 36mm x 22mm (792 square millimetres). Its coverage is just about equivalent to the Anamorphic system but can use the faster spherical lenses. As there has never been an Anamorphic lens manufactured below F2, Canon's f1.2 & f1.4 spherical lenses are therefore capable of producing shallow focus images that have never been seen in motion pictures before.
Capture Areas - Film & Video formats (35mm film gate runs vertical, Canon 5D MKII 35mm digital runs sideways)
Video: 'Why 35mm looks better & cutting with 2/3" cameras'
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The Hyper 35 a 35mm ENG Camera
The Canon 5DMKII on its own.
What people are saying about the Hyper 35
Graeme Beck - DOP - Director of Photography - Cinematographer.
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