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August 2007
Dear friends, in this issue of the P+S Technik Newsletter we take a closer look at the new 35DIGITAL Lens Set and news from the SI-2K Digital Cinema Camera. Enjoy. Anna Piffl

	Content 1\| P+S Technik Show Dates 2\| New Products: > P+S Technik 35DIGITAL Lens Set –high quality lenses, work perfectly with the P+S Image Converters > MINI35 Compact – Launch of a new compact version of the MINI35 3\| News from the SI-2K Camera – Presentation at the Digitale Cinematographie in Munich and new accessories available 4\| Short film production “Birnbaum” shot with the MINI35 5\| New P+S Technik Rentals

P+S Technik Show Dates

1|Visit P+S Technik at IBC 2007
We are happy to invite you to visit us at the IBC and get to know our new products. You will find us in hall 11, booth number 11.630. This year we hold presentations with live images and footage at the IBC Training Zone (hall 11).

Topics:
- Silicon Imaging SI-2K Digital Cinema Camera
Saturday and Monday, 10am, SI-2K Digital Cinema Camera
- SKATER Mini product family.
Sunday, 10am SKATER Mini product family

Other shows dates
FIICAV | August | in Sao Paolo, Brasil
BIRTV | August | in Beijng, China


	2\|New Products:

		P+S Technik 35DIGITAL Lens Set P+S Technik launches its first set of 35mm prime lenses equipped with a Nikon mount. These high quality lenses are based on Zeiss SLR lenses and perfectly work with the P+S Technik Image Converters as well as with all other P+S Technik products equipped with the Interchangeable Mount System. The 35DIGITAL lens set includes a 25mm/T2.8, a 35mm/T2.0 and a 50mm and an 85mm lens, both T1.4. P+S Technik also offers an aluminum flight case with six lens compartments as an useful accessory for the lens set. [More information] Complete lens package - NEW P+S Technik offers all customers buying a MINI35 or PRO35 a cost effective complete package including the lens set, a follow focus and a matte box Article number 23078 (meter scale) / 23121 (feet scale) costs EUR 8.500, -- (excl. taxes) and includes the following: - 35 Digital lens set (25mm/T2.4; 35mm/T2.0; 50mm, 85mm/T1.4) - Follow Focus DV Studio Rig with hand wheel and scale, for single side operation, incl. 2x gear wheels, reverse gear for the 35 Digital lenses - Matte Box Compact for 16:9 and Super 16 Incl. french flag, filter compartment with 2 filter holders (4x4/4x6.5 + 4x4 pivotable), ring dm. 100mm, insert ring 100mm to 80mm

		MINI35 Compact The new MINI35 Compact was first presented at the NAB 2007 together with Canon. This compact designed version of the MINI35 is very light sensitive. The MINI35 Compact is available for Canon XL H1 and JVC GY-HD201/251 camcorders with a detachable lens. The basic difference between the Mini35 ‘400’ version and the Compact version is, that the ‘400’ version is a modular product for quick and easy change between different camcorder models, where as the MINI35 Compact is design with a different optical path and can only be connected to camcorders with a detachable lens. The advantage is the light sensitivity of this version. The MINI35 ‘400’ and new Connecting Kits are further on offered. Both converters are designed and manufactured with our high quality expectations towards our products [More information]


	3\|News from the SI-2K Digital Cinema Camera

SI-2K Digital Cinema Camera

Kosovo-based production company Concordia shot in early 2007 a test with a prototype of the SI-2K Digital Cinema Camera, which they printed to 35mm film. The producers were so convinced by the quality of the screen test footage that they decided to shoot the whole feature film project with the prototype. It was shot in May and June 2007 in Albania. Some clips from the “just finished” production were presented at the 'digitale cinematographie' event on June 28th in Munich.

The Silicon Imaging SI-2K Camera System, designed and manufactured in cooperation with P+S Technik, captures on a single 2/3” CMOS chip in 2K resolution. The image data is saved after a 1:5 visual lossless compression with the CineForm RAW codec and stored directly onto a standard hard drive inside the camera. Color correction are done with the help of LUTs (Look up Tables), similar to a filter overlaid the RAW image. No changes in the LUT will affect the quality of the RAW data, as they are stored as non-destructive Meta data with the RAW file. The SI-2K is equipped with the P+S Technik Interchangeable Mount System and you can choose between more than six lens mounts, such as PL, Panavision, Nikon F, Canon, C-Mount or B4 Mount incl. optical color correction for single chip. We also recorded great results with 16mm format lenses.

New accessories:
P+S Technik developed a Mini Rig for the SI-2K Mini camera head. Using this Mini Rig the camera head can easily be setup as a very light weight shoulder camera system. You get the following choices for your individual Mini Rig: 16mm / 35mm base plate, adjustable battery holder, side hand grips with or without START/STOP button, viewfinder holder, shoulder pad and different battery adapters. A visual overview of the Mini Rig is available on our website
[More information on SI-2K]


	4\|Tapeless short film production “Birnbaum” shot with the MINI35

At fmx/07, Stuttgart, director Ronald Scharf has presented a new developed workflow that combines the major benefits of digital cinematography and analogue film. The 35mm exhibition copies of the short film BIRNBAUM (Pear Tree) were produced without use of any video tape or intermediate film material. The original DVCPRO HD video data, stored on P2 memory cards and hard disks, were directly transferred by a Cinevator Digital Film Printer to positive 35mm film.
DoP Vadim Belokovsky used P+S Technik Mini35, Zeiss high speed lenses and macro lenses in order to achieve an analogue film look
[MINI35] [Cinevator] [www.birnbaumfilm.de]


	3\|Selection of new P+S Technik Rentals

MINI35
Russia: Kinofront digital films production, Moscow
Australia: Darling Films, Perth
PRO35
Lithuania: UAB „Cineskope“ , Vilnius
SKATER Mini
Lithuania: Grapple Studios, Vilnius
Turkey: ISTANBUL KAMERA VE ISIK HIZMETLERI SAN. TIC. AS., Istanbul
Australia: Darling Films, Perth | LEMAC, Melbourne
[Link to P+S Technik Rental Lists]


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