Sony develops custom uncoupled cine camera for use in new Brad Pitt movie

F1 movie poster starring Brad Pitt
(Image credit: Warner Bros. Pictures, Apple Studios)

According to Variety, Sony has developed a custom cinema camera to record action scenes in the upcoming movie "F1", starring Brad Pitt. Developed in conjunction with the movie's Cinematographer, Claudio Miranda, the new camera seems to be similar - but not the same as - Sony's Rialto system. In the image below we can see the new camera mounted to the bodywork of a Formula 1 car, with the mystery camera fronted by a Voigtlander Super Wide-Heliar lens and a geared focus mechanism.

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Ben Andrews

Ben is the Imaging Labs manager, responsible for all the testing on Digital Camera World and across the entire photography portfolio at Future. Whether he's in the lab testing the sharpness of new lenses, the resolution of the latest image sensors, the zoom range of monster bridge cameras or even the latest camera phones, Ben is our go-to guy for technical insight. He's also the team's man-at-arms when it comes to camera bags, filters, memory cards, and all manner of camera accessories – his lab is a bit like the Batcave of photography! With years of experience trialling and testing kit, he's a human encyclopedia of benchmarks when it comes to recommending the best buys. 

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