2018 CAMERA COMPARISON CHART. ARRI. BLACKMAGIC DESIGN. CANON. KODAK. PANASONIC. RED. SONY.

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2018 Camera Comparison Chart. ARRI - Blackmagic Design - Canon - Kodak - Panasonic - RED - Sony. Compiled by Thomas Fletcher and Gary Adock with information gathered from numerous conversations with various cinematographers, rental houses, and manufacturers.

Please note portions of these chart are subjective. This is not scientifically tested and collected data. We have sincerely tried to assemble accurate information to share with the industry. Our goal is to help producers make an educated decision in a rapidly changing camera and optical landscape - that said - numbers do not tell the whole story - look at the images and consult your cinematographer. We encourage you to test for yourself!

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Thank you to all that offered assistance and feedback in the collection of the data:

Geoff Boyle, Cinematographer
Scott Dale, VER
John Deboer, Sim
Megan Donnelly, AbelCine
Stosh Durbacz, Fujifilm
Phil Holland, Cinematographer
Michael Koerner, Koerner Camera
Jim Mathers, Cinematographer
Mike Sippel, Arri Rental
David Stump, ASC, Cinematographer
Marcelo Trotta, ABC Cinematographer
Bruno Vieira, Cinematographer
Adam Wilt, Technologist

ARRI
Susanne Mayer
Frederick Merten
Marc Shipman-Mueller

BLACKMAGIC DESIGN
Tor Johansen
Tim Schumann

CANON
Joe Bogacz
Alan Craig Lewis
Tim Smith
Larry Thorpe

RED
Brent Carter
Brian Henderson
Kenta Honjo
Alan Zarnegar

PANASONIC
Steve Cooperman
Mitch Gross
Stephen Mahrer
Barry Russo

SONY
Peter Crithary, Sony
Simon Marsh, Sony

KODAK
Mike Brown, Kodak