OMG! 8K video recording … it’s here and it’s darn expensive!
Nearly every blockbuster film used to end with “Lenses and Panaflex camera by Panavision,” but now it’s more likely that your favorite movie was short on Arri or RED. Panavision is trying to flip that equation, however, by adopting one of its rivals’ key pieces of tech. Its latest cinema camera, the Millenium DXL2 uses RED’s Monstro 8K VistaVision sensor, giving it 16-bit, 8,192 x 4,320 RAW output with a claimed 16 stops of dynamic range.
Perhaps to combat Arri’s stellar reputation for skin tone reproduction, Panavision also unveiled its own “color science” for the camera called Light Iron Color 2. The new system will appeal to cinematographers who are used to classic Kodak and Fujifilm motion picture films. “Light Iron Color 2 deviates from traditional digital color matrices by following in the footsteps of film stock philosophy instead of direct replication of how colors look in nature,” Panavision explains on its website.
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You’re probably now expecting some ridiculous price tag, which would likely be true, except that Panavision doesn’t sell cameras — it only rents them. For that, you can probably expect a day rate of around $750 to $1,000 or more, not counting the lenses. So, you can’t buy it, and probably won’t rent it, but the Millenium DXL2 could have an impact on your future cinematic experiences.
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