Aaton Penelope

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Aaton Penelope is a 35mm motion picture camera introduced by Aaton in October 2008. It is the first camera in the world designed as a switchable Techniscope or 3-perf shooting solution (2 perf-native and 3 perf user-switchable), and also the first 35mm camera to offer a progressive scan video-tap. [1] It accepts a digital magazine and provides 4K digital output for true HD filming. [2]

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The Aaton Penelope was used by Scott Duncan to shoot the TV show Celebrity Apprentice , [3] and cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema used it in a 2-perf configuration for principal photography on The Fighter . [4]

Camera technical specifications

Magazine

Open magazine.

Video-assist (Pal or NTSC)

Heater connector.

Notes

  1. AbelCine Review 2009
  2. "Eyefish.tv Review". Archived from the original on 2009-12-28. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
  3. Duncan: First Impressions of Penelope 2009
  4. "Aaton Penelope 2Perf Feature, The Fighter, Wraps 2009". Archived from the original on 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2009-11-18.