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PIX FROM MELBOURNE BIG DAY IN

PIX FROM SMPTE 2007

PANASONIC's HVX202 GRABS THE HIGH GROUND ON MINI HD CAMERAS

GEORGE MILLER & ANDY TOPP SHOOT AUSTRALIA's FIRST P2 FEATURE

AATON's new XTERA SUPER 16 CAMERA

AATON SUPER 16 - MARCHES WITH THE PENGUINS

VARICAM FOR TV PRODUCTION

STEADICAM NEWS - NEW PILOT + NEW VEST & ARM for MERLIN

STEADICAM WORKSHOPS

LEMAC CAMERAS IN THE FIELD

PANASONIC's HVX202 GRABS THE HIGH GROUND ON MINI HD CAMERAS

Independent producers and cinematographers around the world are falling in love with the little PANASONIC HVX 202 camera.  Why? Because it does so much that other cameras cannot. Not being limited to videotape recording it behaves much like a film camera in terms of variabie frame rate but has the additional advantage of pre-record and loop recording so you cannot miss a moment.

Peter & Sheldon Wynne, Ed Hobbs, Spencer Franks, and lots more have all purchased this new camera, headed into the field and have been overjoyed with the results. New 16GB P2 Cards have recently become available enabling over 60 minutes (with 2 cards) of continuous HD recording at 720/25pN mode fixing the problem of limited record times present when only 2 or 4GB cards were available.

Century's optical accessories such as the 1.6x & 2x tele-converters, and an extensive range of wide angle converters and adaptors from fisheye to .8x zoom through maximize your shooting options.

Since being released, the acceptance of this camera - particularly in place of standard definition Digital Betacam, has been astonishing.... and for less than a sixth of Digital Betacam's cost!

Ask our sales people to schedule you a demo of this great new camera.... more info

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GEORGE MILLER & ANDY TOPP SHOOT AUSTRALIA's FIRST P2 FEATURE

"In April of 1987, two North Americans disappeared in the West Australian desert on a 4WD holiday. They were never seen alive again. Their abandoned vehicles and totally unused supplies were found in sand dunes near an Aboriginal sacred site less than an hour away from the closest town. Two years later, in May of 1989, the two men were both found dead of natural causes, on the same day, 1000 miles apart back in North America.

Twenty years after the original incident, 3 couples who set out on a surfing trip are lured into the same desert area, by a strange local whose master needs fresh victims to consume. Preconceived assumptions about friendship, undiscovered sexual liaisons, and false leadership come apart as the three couples realize that the vacation is over. They are now... Prey."

Shot entirely on solid-state media using two AJ-HPX2100E cameras supplied by Lemac rentals this film is Australia's first 24P feature shot entirely on P2. They have described their recent 35mm film-out tests as amazing.

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AATON's new XTERA SUPER 16 CAMERA

One of the big hits at our SMPTE '07 stand was the new Aaton Xtera which was on display...

The new Xtera has been built around the unrivaled structure of the first Super16 camera ever designed,and outperforms any other 16mm camera in terms of crispness and reliability.

It is the natural evolution of the first Super-16 camera in the world, famous for being ultra quiet, ultrasharp and ultra-comfortable. The film guides, the magazine loading, its general shape.. even details like the positioning of the on-board battery have been imitated by others but they still don't reach the performance of the Aaton X.tera.

With the X.tera, there is no need for a mushy sound-dampening isolation of the claw, which affects micro-registration. You have easy shoulder portability, blur-free claw movement, micro fixity, HD-like video-assist with crisp progressive scan, double battery deck for peace of mind, truly functional and established timecode recording an internal lightmeter and loads of other functions.

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AATON SUPER 16 - MARCHES WITH THE PENGUINS

To create the Academy Award-winning documentary March of the Penguins, Director Luc Jacquet and Director of Photography Laurent Chalet had to find a camera that could withstand a year-long shoot in the Antarctic. Freezing temperatures, sudden storms, and isolation demanded a camera that was extremely rugged and reliable. The camera they selected was the Aaton XTRprod. To capture the film's breathtaking footage, two cameras were winterized at Aaton's factory in Grenoble, France.

... more info

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PANASONIC ENTERS EXCLUSIVE DEALERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH LEMAC

Already a long-standing dealer of Panasonic professional broadcast products, Lemac is proud to announce that as of February 2006 that we are now the exclusive Australian dealer of Panasonic's Varicam HD Camera.

The Panasonic AJ-HDC27F Varicam is a high quality production camera with native 720p resolution and is capable of a variable frame rate of 4-fps to 60-fps in one frame increments at the touch of a button (which can even be altered during recording) as well as featuring CineGamma? which emulates the gradual transfer function of film. Speaking of all things Varicam, a particularly hot item available from Lemac is the Goodman's Guide to the Varicam - a no-nonsense straightforward look at the functions, menu options and setup of this great camera.

Panasonic's  HVX202 HD/SD P2/DV camcorder, the first camcorder to feature solid-state recording via the P2 memory card. This great little camera also boasts hot swapping and pre-record functions and is the world's first 720p/1080i/576i multi video format camera recorder.

As well as cameras, Lemac is also carrying limited stocks of Panasonic's popular TC-7WMS1 7" LCD monitor and in both our rentals and sales departments is the new BT-LH1700W 17" widescreen HD/SD LCD monitor with built in HD SDI capability and in-picture waveform monitoring. Both monitors are suitable for field and studio environments. And as always, Lemac carries the full compliment of Panasonic DVCPro and MiniDV tape stocks for all your recording needs.

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STEADICAM's NEWS - NEW PILOT + VEST & ARM for MERLIN

The new Steadicam Merlin Arm and Vest was recently introduced at the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show.  Now, you have the choice of using the Merlin lightweight camera stabilizing system as hand-held or in the same manner as the larger Steadicam rigs used in Hollywood. 

The new Steadicam Pilot is a state of the art, lightweight stabilizer system designed especially for the modern breed of lightweight cameras from 2 to 10 pounds.  Video professionals need add only battery and camera of choice as all other required system components are provided for normal operation.  The Optional SteadiStand™ or Turtle Base “C” Stand, required for Steadicam balance and operation, fits neatly in the available soft carry case.

Please contact our sales staff for more info on these or any Steadicam products.

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STEADICAM WEEKEND WORKSHOPS

Phil Balsdon recently held a Steadicam Workshop in Sydney. Its focus was the new Tiffen Steadicam Flyers. Now he is back with more, this time around it is scheduled as a weekend workshop in Melbourne.

The two day intensive course run by the highly experienced operator is designed for operators working with the new generation of small video (HDV & Mini DV) and film (A-Minima & Arri 235) cameras...

COST: $799 inc GST

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LEMAC CAMERAS IN THE FIELD

As Australia's number one supplier of high definition camera kit, it's no surprise that leading producers choose Lemac when shooting HD. Projects we have most recently supplied to include Seven's new series City Homicide, Nine's new series Canal,  SBS' Remote Area Nurse, Nine's Maddigan's Quest, and the features Prey using the AJ-HPX2100E while M for Jay and The Tumbler made use of the Panasonic Varicam system.

Recent box-office sensation Wolf Creek, as well as Macbeth and Rogue were all features shot on Lemac  F900-3 HDCAM cameras.

The acclaimed "digital"  feature "Look Both Ways" was shot on the Aaton XTR Prod camera along with the series The Treasures of Fiji, Wicked Science. Scooter: Secret Agent made use of our Arri SR3, where Foreign Exchange and Last Man Standing all made use of Sony Digibeta equipment from Lemac.

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