attila boa: equipment

A-Minima Specifications:

About 2 kilos with film and lithium batteries (runs approximately 10 x 200ft magazines at 24 fps and 25°C.)
+ 380g with 12V - 1.7 Ah A-minima Clip-On NiMH battery (runs approximately 30 x 200ft magazines at 24 fps.)

AatonCode-II time code system, compatible with XTRprod; accuracy 1/4 image; also functions as a master-clock

Super 16 centered lens port and viewfinder.

Revolving reflex mirror shutter, opening 172.8°.

Sound level 29dB +1/-1.

Fiber-optics viewing screen, 9 x magnification, main frame 1.78:1. (finer frames show Std16, 1.85:1, 1.66:1, 14/9).

1 to 32fps on internal lithium batteries; 50fps on external NiMH; single shot with internal intervalometer control.

PL lens mount.

Incident-light photometer coupled to camera speed.

Floppy drive daylight-friendly magazines, 60m/200' spools (Kodak film only).

Distant-eye viewfinder: no film fogging at constant film speed when eyepiece is uncovered.

(Aaton website)






		Equipment
		Wolfgang Thaler and I own a A-Minima S-16mm camera, which is the most sophisticated and useful tool for high quality cinematography in narrow locations like cars, in remote areas, where you are happy to carry the entire camera equipment in a 6kg backpack - or if you just want people not to feel to much annoyed by a big film camera. Its only disadvantage beeing the gentle rrrrrr coming from its body while running. And it is still the worlds smallest full HD camcorder... only chased by the canon eos 5d markII still camera (!) - join the rebellion...



		A-Minima Specifications: About 2 kilos with film and lithium batteries (runs approximately 10 x 200ft magazines at 24 fps and 25°C.) + 380g with 12V - 1.7 Ah A-minima Clip-On NiMH battery (runs approximately 30 x 200ft magazines at 24 fps.) AatonCode-II time code system, compatible with XTRprod; accuracy 1/4 image; also functions as a master-clock Super 16 centered lens port and viewfinder. Revolving reflex mirror shutter, opening 172.8°. Sound level 29dB +1/-1. Fiber-optics viewing screen, 9 x magnification, main frame 1.78:1. (finer frames show Std16, 1.85:1, 1.66:1, 14/9). 1 to 32fps on internal lithium batteries; 50fps on external NiMH; single shot with internal intervalometer control. PL lens mount. Incident-light photometer coupled to camera speed. Floppy drive daylight-friendly magazines, 60m/200' spools (Kodak film only). Distant-eye viewfinder: no film fogging at constant film speed when eyepiece is uncovered. (Aaton website)
					Minima on Car Interior Mount. The mount can be fixed at the inside roof of the car by a lashing strap over the roof. Shown with Kenyon KS8 Gyro from Maier Bros. (webiste) The mount works with heavier cameras to, you would use preferably two or three gyros. The real thing: Helimount GN System, Switzerland website


					Leather-tinfoil Sound Barney. It blimps the Minima to a level that was once commented by Viennas most accurat soundman Ekkehart Baumung with: "...-a wonder."