Vegas, Slot Canyons and Venice.

I’m writing this from a hotel room in Page, Arizona. Half way through a shoot covering everything from the city lights of Las Vegas to the Slot Canyons of Arizona. I’m using a Sony Venice to shoot most of the material, but I also have an FS5 recording to ProRes Raw on a gimbal for some shots.

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Shooting in Arizona with a Sony Venice.

It’s been an interesting shoot with many challenges. Some of the locations have been a long way from our vehicles, so we have had to lug the kit cross country by hand.

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Lugging the camera kit to the Slot Canyon. Thankful that the Miller CX18 tripod is nice and light.

Almost everything is being shot at 60fps with some 120fps from the FS5. We also had a Phantom Flex for a couple of days for some 1000fps footage. For some of the really big panoramic scenes we have used the 4:3 6K mode on the Venice (at 24fps).

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FS5 on a gimbal shooting ProRes Raw via an Atomos Inferno.

Our main lenses are a set of full frame T1.5 Sigma primes. These are absolutely amazing lenses and when paired with the Venice camera, it’s hard to produce a poor image. Our Venice has a beta of the dual ISO firmware which has been an absolute godsend as the bottoms of the deep slot canyons are very dark, even in the middle of the day. So being able to shoot at 2500 ISO has been a huge help.

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Sigma Full Frame PL lenses. Beautiful!!

I will write up this project in more detail once the shoot is over. I can’t share any footage yet, but once my client releases the film I will be able to let everyone see it. However I have been allowed to post some frame grabs which you will find below.

 

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Freemont Street Las Vegas, shot with Venice and 35mm Sigma.
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Secret Canyon Slot Canyon.Sony Venice 4:3 full frame, Sigma 35mm.
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Las Vegas by night. Sony Venice, Sigma 25mm
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Secret Canyon, Arizona. Sony Venice Sigma 50mm
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Secret Canyon, Arizona. Sony Venice, sigma 35mm.
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Navajo dancer, Page, Arizona. Sony Venice.
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Navajo hoop dancer at Horseshoe bend, Grand Canyon. Sony Venice, Sigma 20mm
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Horseshoe bend, Grand Canyon. Sony Venice, Full Frame, Sigma 20mm
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Riding into the sunset. Sony Venice, Sigma 135mm
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Campfire cookout. Page, Arizona, Sony Venice, Sigma 85mm

One thought on “Vegas, Slot Canyons and Venice.”

  1. I recently got to compare the new Sigmas with Arri Ultra Primes and Leica Summicrons on my Fs7ii. My favorite were the Leicas but the Sigmas were a close second.
    I can’t wait to see some footage from your trip!

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