Phantom HD GOLD Camera Hire
Description:
Europe's complete Phantom HD GOLD solution for ultra slow motion, with the most experienced people based in London. We have two camera kits and have designed and developed our own underwater housing kit, battery kits and hand-held kits with wireless HD transmitter/receivers for wire-free operation.
Our latest idea is the ShotServer, a must for high-end shoots where time and quality are important. |
Our Phantom High Definition GOLD cameras are the latest specification Phantom HDs, with improved overall camera performance specifically increased latitude, stable black balance, improved thermal stability, and a new video encoder that provides additional HD-SDI formats. Our cameras are fully equipped with HD colour live-image video eyepieces, a full range of cine lenses and accessories. Producing superb film-quality with 35mm film depth-of-field HD shots at 1000 fps without the hassle and expense of shooting film. And we've cracked the dreaded download time problem - we can save shots as data files in a fraction of the usual time, or if you are in a real hurry we have CineMags & CineStations which eliminate waiting for download on set. Further, we have built an HD-SDI data capture facility to save on post costs where best quality is not needed. And to cap it all, we've built our own ultra-fast data drives - RushesDrives - to hurry the data into Post.
Camera Features: - Image size = 2048 x 2048 pixels It's staggering.
- 35mm depth-of-field It's beautiful.
- True 1920 x 1080 High Definition at 1000fps It's the best there is.
- 1/500,000 second maximum shutter speed It's fast.
- 14-bit sensor depth (42-bit color) It's excellent quality.
- HD eyepiece or HD on-board monitor with no image lag Great for handheld and focus pulling.
Additional Benefits: - Instant playback on Panasonic HD LCD monitor Coo at the graceful way that bullet smashes through plate glass while the next shot is being set up.
- Sensitive image sensor (ISO 320 film equivalent at 360 degree shutter 25 fps) Typical shots require only 10kW tungsten lights, keeping costs lower.
- Data delivered on external hard drive Either as Cine Raw files or 8, 10, 12 or 14 bit Tiffs, or even HD Quicktime movies.
- End Record Trigger Continuously record in a loop and cut when you've seen the action - no more missed takes.
- Synchronise Trigger Kit option Synchronise an event to camera turnover - pyrotechnics have never been so much fun.
- PL, PV, BNCR, Nikon and Sony B4 Lens Mount Suits a wide range of lenses.
- Low weight of 5.5kg Mounts on motion control rigs, cranes, booms and sleds - try that with a Photosonics film camera.
- Motion Control Option If you need repeatable high speed camera moves or ultra-fast accurate focus pulls, we have a portable motion control head - the camera can pull focus, zoom, pan & tilt.
How long can it run for?
Used in 14bit colour, 1920 x 1080 resolution, our 16GB cameras can store approximately 4300 frames. At 1000fps, this filled in 4.3 seconds. To work out other run times, depending on colour bit depth, resolutions and frames rate, use this on-line calculator.
What's a 'CineMag'?
A CineMag is unique to the Phantom HD Gold: it is a block of memory which clips to the top of the camera body. If shooting at less than 450fps, one can save footage directly into the CineMag (by-passing the camera's internal memory) so you can shoot very long takes. CineMags are hot-swappable too. Above 450fps, one shoots in the usual way into the camera memory and then copy the footage across from camera to CineMag in a matter of seconds. So no download time on set! Of course, one still needs to copy footage from the CineMag later, but without halting the shoot. The data can be saved, using a CineStation, as cine raw files or played out in 4:4:4 10 bit video to a Sony SR55100 deck or computer-based video capture system. In addition, one can review shots stored in the CineMag, so instead of using a separate composite video playback system & operator, one can review earlier takes in glorious HD without the additional cost of video playback. Possibly even better, one can choose the best of the takes for saving later, rather than time-consumingly saving all takes. You know it makes sense. To give you a handle on CineMag capacity, a 256GB CineMag will store approximately 65 minutes of 25fps footage, so think of it as being a one hour tape. When full, this will take approximately 1 hour 45 minutes to download as unpacked cine RAW data via a CineStation.
What's a Remote Control Unit (RCU)?
Another unique idea for the Phantom camera is the handheld camera control (RCU), wirelessly communicating via bluetooth. It has a built-in video monitor and essentially replaces the usual laptop control and its tethering gigabit ethernet cable. Although it allows easier deployment of the camera, particularly on location, it does mean CineMags must be used - there is no laptop or gigabit ethernet cable down which to save the data. Also, a BNC cable is needed to feed the built-in monitor (if needed). To go fully wireless, we use our HD-SDI wireless transmitter kit (See here).
What's an HD-SDI Transmitter Receiver System for?
This allows the transmission of a live or playback camera picture without wires, so usually used when the camera is running on batteries, untethered on a rig, quad bike or steadycam, for example. We have the "WEVI CAM-WAVE CW-5HD" microwave link for rental, made by IDX. See here for more information.
What's the 'HD-SDI data capture facility'?
We have built a powerful computer system capable of capturing the Phantom's HD-SDI 4:2:2 monitor output as 10 bit uncompressed Quicktime data files. These are supplied on external hard disk, in the same way as the cine or tiff files. The data quality is the same or better than recording to a Sony SR55100 deck. The advantage of this approach is that one does not need to download a shot (it is simply recorded whilst watching the playback) and much time is saved in post. However, the downside is that one is not getting best quality data - the camera can provide 12 and 14 bit data.
Look at it another way:
Shoot high speed on a Photosonic film camera, and a typical take using 1000ft magazine of 35mm film would cost £1000 in stock and telecine alone, before you've even put it through steadygate to sort out the film weave (the images recorded on HSV are steady as a rock). A high speed video shoot day with Pirate can yield 50 or more takes - imagine how much that would cost if shot on film!
Link to Phantom HD GOLD Spec Sheet
Link to Phantom HD GOLD Technical Drawings
Link to Phantom HD GOLD PL Lens Mount Technical Drawing
Link to Phantom HD GOLD Help File / User Manual
See a stunning example of what the Phantom HD Gold can do
Phantom CineViewer 675 software (for viewing & rendering .cine files) Free Download
Download manufacturer's .pdf file
Pirate's Conditions of Hire (printable .pdf file)
Rates:
Phantom HD Gold Camera (8GB Memory) with Sony C35 HD eyepiece, Computer Control system, Tripod & Head, Arri 4" Matte box & 15mm
Rails, Panasonic LH1700W HD-SDI monitor, Canon Superspeed Prime Lenses (BNCR mount, 24mm-T1.5, 35mm-T1.3, 50mm-T1.3,
85mm-T1.3) (PL, PV, Nikon and Sony B4 lens mounts available too) | £2100 per day |
Phantom HD Gold Camera (16GB Memory) with Sony C35 HD eyepiece, Computer Control system, Tripod & Head, Arri 4" Matte box & 15mm
Rails, Panasonic LH1700W HD-SDI monitor, Canon Superspeed Prime Lenses (BNCR mount, 24mm-T1.5, 35mm-T1.3, 50mm-T1.3,
85mm-T1.3) (PL, PV, Nikon and Sony B4 lens mounts available too) | £2300 per day |
| CineMag | £300 per day |
| CineStation & Laptop Control | £240 per day |
| ShotServer | see here |
| Remote Control Unit V2 (RCU2) | £200 per day |
| Shoulder Mount (for Handheld) | £90 per day |
| Battery Kit (4 x batteries, charger & battery switch) | £260 per day |
| Underwater housing adaptation kit (see here) | £150 per day |
| External Hard Drive, 2TB RAID USB2 & eSATA interfaces, purchase | £240 |
| External Hard Drive, 2TB RAID USB2 & eSATA interfaces, in flight case, hire only | £45 |
| Birger lens mount (see here) | £100 per day |
| HD-SDI data capture facility (10 bit uncompressed Quicktimes - similar to Sony SR55100) | £300 per day |
| High Speed Camera Technician | £555 per 10 hours *OT - see here |
| CineStation Technician | £440 per 10 hours *OT - see here |
| High Speed Camera Assistant | £430 per 10 hours *OT - see here |
| HD-SDI wireless transmitter kit IDX WEVI CW-5HD (wireless feed of live camera picture) (see here) | £80 per day |
| Panasonic BT-LH900AE HD onboard monitor with built-in WFM | £70 per day |
| Panasonic LH1700W HD-SDI 17" monitor, flight cased on monitor stand | £95 per day |
| HD-SDI to Composite PAL downconverter (for use by video playback operator) | £40 per day |
| 14" Sony High Resolution G1 monitor & cage (flight cased) | £90 per day |
| 27" Sony Cube monitor in flight case | £75 per day |
| High-speed follow focus | £75 per day |
| Vinten V12 Fluid head & legs | £45 per day |
| Arri mini Hi Hat & Head | £40 per day |
| Scaffolding Camera Mount & Head | £40 per day |
| Optex Excellence Periscope Probe Boroscope - aka 'Abekus' (see here) | £630 per day |
| 18mm-T1.5 prime | £85 per day |
| 300mm-T2.8 prime - Canon Century Precision | £150 per day |
| Angenieux zoom lens T3.2, 25mm - 250mm | £310 per day |
| 90mm Zoomar macro lens T2.8 | £50 per day |
| Millisecond Trigger Kit Option (see here) | £280 per day |
| Motion Controlled Head, 4 axis, option (see here) | £910 per 10 hours |
| Conversion of .cine raw files to .tif sequence, per GB of .cine raw file | £1.05 per GB |
| Pirate Studio dry hire | £550 per 10 hours |
| Inside M25 equipment delivery / collection, inc. operator time | £125 |
| Outside M25 equipment delivery / collection £125 minimum or mileage charged at | 105p per mile |
| Outside M25 operator travel time charged prorata |
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| PLEASE NOTE: THE ABOVE COSTS APPLY TO UK SHOOTS ONLY |
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