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Brendan Sundry · July 11th, 2005, 09:08 PM

Hello forum,

I have heard of this panavised verison of the f900, but what exactly is it?And how different/expensive is it from the normal version.

And Do they make on for the Varicam i wonder.

Another quickie.

When HD cams are in their next generations with more pixels, will they still downconvert to todays HDTV standards.

Brendan Sundry

Rainer Hoffmann · July 12th, 2005, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Brendan Sundry

I have heard of this panavised verison of the f900, but what exactly is it?And how different/expensive is it from the normal version.

As far as I know you can attach Panavision lenses to the "panavised" version of the F900. May be, there are more differences as compared to the stock version, but I don't know.

If Panavision sticks to their policy you can't buy a Panavision camera, you can only rent them. It may be different for the F900 though.

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Originally Posted by Brendan Sundry

When HD cams are in their next generations with more pixels, will they still downconvert to todays HDTV standards.

Well, I guess there will be two breeds of High Definition cams in the future: those with a 4K (or even 8K ?) resolution intended for big screen productions and those aiming at TV productions with HDTV resolution.

Then again, I may be completely wrong.

Charles Papert · July 12th, 2005, 04:10 PM

The Panavised F900 has a number of internal and external modifications to go along with their own line of HD lenses which were built for this camera. Here's a link that describes the mods:

Click here

As a rental item, it is a comparable system to a standard F900 that is similarly equipped. I like to rent from Clairmont Camera as they have done their own set of mods to the camera:

Click here

The Varicam has not undergone the same type of modification by either company. As a "lower end" system, it tends to be used somewhat stock with accessories added.

Brendan Sundry · July 17th, 2005, 05:11 PM

Thankyou for clearing this up for me, im trying to get behind the 8 ball before the genisis comes in, and I am also interested in the history as well, 97 is a long time ago now!

July 11th, 2005, 09:08 PM	#1
Brendan Sundry Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 112	What is this panavised HD camera. Hello forum, I have heard of this panavised verison of the f900, but what exactly is it?And how different/expensive is it from the normal version. And Do they make on for the Varicam i wonder. Another quickie. When HD cams are in their next generations with more pixels, will they still downconvert to todays HDTV standards. Brendan Sundry

July 12th, 2005, 04:10 PM	#3
Charles Papert Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 6,810	The Panavised F900 has a number of internal and external modifications to go along with their own line of HD lenses which were built for this camera. Here's a link that describes the mods: Click here As a rental item, it is a comparable system to a standard F900 that is similarly equipped. I like to rent from Clairmont Camera as they have done their own set of mods to the camera: Click here The Varicam has not undergone the same type of modification by either company. As a "lower end" system, it tends to be used somewhat stock with accessories added. __________________ Charles Papert www.charlespapert.com

July 17th, 2005, 05:11 PM	#4
Brendan Sundry Regular Crew Join Date: May 2004 Location: Australia Posts: 112	Thankyou for clearing this up for me, im trying to get behind the 8 ball before the genisis comes in, and I am also interested in the history as well, 97 is a long time ago now!