Now that FUJIFILM has officially lifted the (entire) curtain on the GFX ETERNA 55, it’s time to take a deeper dive into the process behind this unique camera. We met with FUJIFILM at IBC in Amsterdam to explore the long journey behind the company’s new large-format cinema camera. Beyond specifications, we also got some interesting insights into the ETERNA 55’s unique features, positioning, creative flexibility, and the way FUJIFILM embeds their film heritage into digital cinema. The world of cinema cameras is an intricate one. Conservative and cutting-edge, it tries to create tools that will take the craft of filmmaking, honed by generations of cinematographers, and inject it with innovative tech. This may be the reason why we haven’t seen too many camera manufacturers braving the odds and entering the fray. FUJIFILM, however, did just that, and with flying colors. The company, well-versed in the worlds of photographic film and cinema lenses, has been taking their first steps into the cine camera field with a unique offering – a large sensor cine camera. What started as the “ETERNA” just got a new name, emphasizing what is possibly the camera’s most prominent feature – the 44 x 33mm sensor. FUJIFILM GFX ETERNA. Credit: FUJIFILM What’s behind the ETERNA 55 name? The “55” points directly to the 55mm image diagonal of the large format sensor (also known as “medium format” in terms of digital stills, 44x33mm in size, approximately 70% larger than 3:2 full frame sensors). Cine formats are still categorized in analog terms....
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