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KineMAX Review Part 1 – Adventures in 6K Raw and 110fps Slow-mo

April 13, 2015April 10, 2015 by Andrew Reid (EOSHD)

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[pullquote]See the Kinefinity KineMAX at NAB – booth C12419!

Camera provided by Kinefinity and HDVideoShop. Final hardware but pre-release firmware with some modes such as “Golden 3K” for 16-stop dynamic range not yet enabled.

The Kinefinity KineMAX is a serious piece of kit. It is possibly the best image I have ever shot with.

The 6K Super 35mm sensor delivers an absolutely incredible raw image, internally recorded and also a CineForm Proxy for quick editing.

KineMAX 6K specs and raw footage

February 17, 2015February 16, 2015 by Andrew Reid (EOSHD)

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Download the original 6K Cinema DNG raw frames[/pullquote]

The KineMAX 6K cinema camera is nearing a release and I might have my hands on a prototype soon here in Berlin (I happen to be down the road from my friends at HDVideoShop who are the official European dealer). This is a significantly higher spec cinema camera on paper than anything else under the price of a Red Dragon for now.

Kinefinity have just released the first 6K footage from the camera and even some original material direct from the SSD card is available, for grading trials.

First sample video from the new KineMINI 4K – image quality looks impressive

April 9, 2014 by Andrew Reid (EOSHD)

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These images (download the original 4K file at Vimeo to get even a clue of the full performance of the camera) are rather lovely. I’m also very impressed with the 2K slow-mo at 96fps. It is an improvement on the KineRaw MINI from last year which only shot 96fps at 720p, though there is still some moire and aliasing at the higher frame rate.

Exclusive Q&A with Kinefinity’s Jihua Zheng on the 6K KineMAX and new 4K KineMINI

March 23, 2014 by Andrew Reid (EOSHD)

Kinefinity KineMAX

The KineMAX is a Super 35mm raw shooting 6K camera with 14 stops dynamic range, increasing to 16 stops in 3K mode, native ISO is 800. Impressive. I contacted Jihua of Kinefinity recently to talk about a few remaining questions I had on the recently announced KineMAX as well as the updated lower end model, now dubbed KineMINI.

Kinefinity KineRAW MINI review

November 24, 2014November 19, 2013 by Andrew Reid (EOSHD)

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Aside from Blackmagic there’s only one other company endeavouring to give us affordable cinema cameras at the moment and that’s Kinefinity. The MINI is a smaller cut down version of their S35, shooting 2K uncompressed raw to SSD from a Super 35mm sensor. It has an option for 4K to an external record (Q1 2014) and it’s a powerful piece of kit, though I have some reservations about usability.

Is the KineRAW MINI the early stages of a new Arri? A Chinese cinema camera industry?

4K upgrade path for KineRAW MINI confirmed, with KineDECK 6K external recorder

August 22, 2013 by Andrew Reid (EOSHD)

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KineRAW MINI is now available to order from Kinefinity’s official European reseller

Kinefinity are at BIRTV in Shanghai this week. Dan Chung has been there to speak to Kinefinity and the European dealer HD Videoshop now have more details on the MINI upgrades in the pipeline.

Why KineRAW MINI could be your next camera

November 24, 2014August 19, 2013 by Andrew Reid (EOSHD)

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Thanks to Michel and Ludwig at HD Videoshop in Berlin for the test unit. Essential primer details on the MINI are here.

The KineRAW Mini is a very cool option in the emerging raw market. With an almost identical range of features and the same 4K Super 35mm CMOS sensor found in the larger, more expensive KineRAW S35, this baby version has a form factor I absolutely love. It is not just small but light as well – very suited to the kind of art-film-on-location shoots I love.

EOSHD takes a brief hands-on look at what the camera offers.

Kinefinity KineRaw S35 Hands-on Review

November 24, 2014June 3, 2013 by Andrew Reid (EOSHD)

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Fancy grading yourself? Download my pack of original files from the 5D Mark III and KineRaw S35. The file contains selected Cinema DNG frames and CineForm RAW .Mov clips from both cameras.

The Kinefinity KineRaw S35 is the most complete debut camera I’ve ever seen. Packed with features, it simply doesn’t feel like an S35 version 1.0.