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Sony has been teasing about their 35mm cinema camera for a few months now. The camera , which was said to be a member of  Sony's High End CineAlta series was rumored to bring a whole new sensor category to the lineup which has so far been exclusively Super 35 (APS-H) . And now , after months of speculation , the product is finally official . Say hello to the Sony CineAlta Venice . The Venice , which , as said above , packs a 35mm full frame sensor instead of the industry default  "Super 35" ,the sensor, which is capable of 6k , allows the camera to cater a wider set of requirements including the ability to utilize full frame E mount (or adapted) and PL mount lenses to shoot in Full frame ,  Anamorphic / Spherical and Super 35 modes (The video resolution is 4K in this mode).The E and PL mounts are modular , and they can be swapped easily . The camera chassis , which incorporates a modular design , features a interchangeable sensor block which allows the sensor ...

Sony has apparently released their "development plans" for their 35mm 36x24mm CineAlta camera . The camera , which would depart from the traditional Cinema standard of Super 35 (APS-H) sensor size is expected to give a better depth of field and more room for crop in post . Although Sony has video centric cameras with 35mm sensors - A7S series . This is the first time that their cinema lineup is set to receive this treatment . So what's in it then ? Well the Statement says that the custom Cinema FF sensor will have the following Aspect ratio-agnostic – including Full Frame, Super35 4K 4-perf 4:3 Anamorphic and 4K spherical 3-perf 17:9 . This is good news as the adaptability would greatly enhance Sony's position even further . The statement also said that their current workflow will remain in Sony’s 16bit RAW/X-OCN and XAVC for RAW video and it supports Cinealta accessories such as the DVF-EL200 Full HD OLED Viewfinder, AXS-R7 recorder, AXS-CR1 and AR1 card reader, ...

Sony has a giant lineup of professional  cameras in their arsenal , the range , which includes the flagship CineAlta series .is apparently set to get even bigger thanks to Sony's recent announcement of a Full frame cinema camera 36x24mm) in  2018 . The camera ,(which would fit into the F5/F65 range)  will be able to record content  in the 4:3 aspect ratio 4k and anamorphic  or 17:9 in 3 -pref (Super 35 mode) means that the upcoming FF cinema camera will suit most filming conditions (especially when using external super 35 lenses) . Although we are still not certain on a exact launch date , the camera is set to launch in the beginning of (Q1 and Q2) 2018 . Source - newsshooter