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Defy G12 gimbal dances with Nikon D810 in ‘Dream Park’ – DP Anthony Arendt in conversation

By site editor Dan Chung:

Nikon D810 with DP Anthony Arendt and DEFY from DEFY on Vimeo.

Our friends at Defy were recently involved with the making of the Nikon USA promo film ‘Dream Park’ for the Nikon D810. Defy’s Seth Compton was operating the D810 on a Defy G12 brushless gimbal for Director of Photography Anthony Arendt. They have just posted a video where Seth and Anthony discuss their experiences with the camera and how it was set up on a Defy G12 gimbal to get different camera moves. The behind the scenes clips in the video are also worth a look if you want to indulge in a bit of gadget porn.

Dream Park: A Nikon D810 Film from Nikon_USA on Vimeo.

The Nikon D810 is the company’s latest full-frame DSLR which they have been promoting very hard as a film-making tool. The camera has a number of improvements over the D800 and D800e which it replaces such as reduced moire, zebras, 1080P/60 and 50 fps recording, a flat picture profile and auto ISO for changing lighting conditions. Nikon also claims the camera has excellent low light capabilities.

Unfortunately for Nikon the launch was largely eclipsed in video circles by euphoria over Sony’s a7S and Panasonic’s GH4. What is missing from the D810 are more video centric features like an electronic viewfinder (EVF), peaking, newer codecs (the D810 uses H.264) or a 4K function. This all said it does seem like a solid upgrade for users wedded to a Nikon platform – especially stills shooters who need a great stills camera that shoot video as well.

Making of Dream Park: A Nikon D810 Film from Nikon_USA on Vimeo.

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