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Panavision has officially announced their latest 8K capable camera system . The Millennium DXL2 8K , designed around a RED MONSTRO 8K VV CMOS sensor , the camera shoots 8K 8192 x 4320 full sensor 60fps and 8K 2:4:1 in 8192 x 3456 in 75fps Super35 .The RED sensor , capable of 16 stops of dynamic range and has a native base ISO of 1600 . The camera also has a new color science - Light Iron Color 2 and is capable of working with all popular color gamuts . Pricing details are not available at the time of writing . Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - Cinema5d DXL2: In Action from Panavision on Vimeo .

RED has officially announced a new sensor upgrade to the RED Weapon 8K series of cinema cameras . The new sensor , dubbed the Monstro 8K VV , promises an insane 14 stops of dynamic range from its 35.4 MP APS-H size sensor . The new sensor , capable of shooting 8K in 60fps , 4K in 30fps and 2K in 120fps in REDCODE Raw ,PRO res , Avid DNxHD/HR and is capable of 300 MB/s .RED is also said to be including their RED enhanced image processing pipeline (IPP2) upgrade which would greatly enhance the workflow , better highlight rolloffs and enhancements overall (Available for all previous Monstro and Helium sensor equipped models as well) . A RED Weapon 8K (BRAIN) with the Monstro 8k VV sensor is said to be $79,500  with upgrades available for Carbon fiber RED Weapon customers at $29,500 . Customers who will place  orders for a new Weapon 8K (and those who have placed orders already) will receive the new sensor in their camera when it ships to customers in early 2018 . Wri...