Tag: Rental
Camera Shootout: Sony F55 vs RED Helium 8k vs RED Dragon 6k
Which one wins the title? They are all great cameras. We tested for skin tones, dynamic Range, noise, rolling shutter and more. by Keith Mullin, Z Systems Inc. High End Camera Shootout We recently had the opportunity to do a camera shootout with Don’t Blink, which owns a couple of RED […]
The Camera Trap: Think Twice Before Financing That Dream Setup
via newsshooter.com (click link to read article) : Anyone who knows me will tell you I’m a bit of a gear hound. I pretty much own a rental house of gear at this point so in what follows I might sound like a hypocrite. I assure you I’m not! Most of […]
The New Sony X-OCN Codec: Sample Footage, Comparison, and Details
We got our new Sony AXS-R7 RAW recorder for the F5/F55 cameras recently and we were eager to get it onto our F55 and test out the new Sony X-OCN codec. We shot some X-OCN sample footage which you can download below. The X-OCN codec is a 16-bit compressed codec […]
Budget Cinema Lens Test
We recently took the opportunity to do some testing on a variety of budget cinema lens sets. Budget is of course a relative term when it comes to lenses, as some of these lenses cost close to $6,000 a piece. When compared to the price of the higher end cinema […]
October 2016 Rental Newsletter
The month of October brings new cameras, lenses and promotions. New this month, we have the Leica Telyt Long Lens System, Leica R Prime Lens Set w/ Duclos Conversion, The Cannon C500, and the Steadicam Flyer. Also, this month only, rent our Wirecast streaming system and a Sony FS5, and […]
Z Systems Project Update: “Air Lock” Week 4
Z SYSTEMS PROJECT UPDATE: “AIR LOCK” WEEK 4 Principle photography is wrapped on “Air Lock” and we are looking forward to getting into the editing room and start cutting things together. We had some special effects shots which were fun, and gross, and we did some more work with the […]
Z Systems Project Update: “Air Lock” Week 1
Z SYSTEMS PROJECT UPDATE: “AIR LOCK” WEEK 1 This past weekend was the first shoot for “Air Lock”, a project written and directed by Z Systems Integration Technician Conrad Flemming, and shot by Z Systems Rental Manager Keith Mullin. Airlock is a science fiction/psychological horror short film. We wanted to […]
