Equipment

ECLIPSE XLHD Helium Array

Overview

The Eclipse^™ XL Red Weapon Helium Array (HA), only available through the Marzano Films partnership, is a further adaptation of the award winning Eclipse^™ XL and is another leap forward for VFX plate photography.

The installation utilizes just three 8K Red Weapon Heliums, mounted in portrait mode and positioned in a fanned orientation. This reduces the number of stitch lines down to only two whilst still maintaining the ultra wide field of view in both horizontal and vertical.

Viweing Angle: 135° x 92°

Aspect ratio: 1:1.46

Resolution: 9015 x 6144 (30% overlap)

In addition to aerial use, the Eclipse HA can be used on the ground with small cranes via a Mitchell-mount adapter. Productions can use the same Eclipse^™ system for normal single camera shooting and the HA for plate shots. The time to change between configurations is approximately 4 hours.

Compatible Cameras

• 3 x Red Weapon Heliums (no requirement for an extra body as a camera control unit).

Key Features

• Unsurpassed stability
• Unsurpassed reliability
• Unmatched steering precision & response
• Absolute level horizon
• Vehicle slave mode
• Manual roll steering capability
• GPS targeting and steering
• 90° Look down steering
• VFX Data logging of GPS, Gimbal and camera telemetry
• Widest choice of camera and lens combinations including 65mm Imax and 35mm film both with 1000’ film loads

General Information

• Platform Weight: 90-125kgs (dependant on payload)
• Maximum installation weight: 250kgs approximately
• Shipping Details: 750kgs in 18 cases (dependant of configuration)

Included with the system

• Video Assist includes
  • Operator’s monitor with waveform & vectorscope displays
  • Director’s monitor
  • Pilot’s monitor
  • Pix 240
• Portable 1k Generator (cannot being shipped)
• Unit box
• 138mm & 4.5” round filter sets
  • 85 & 85 combination to ND 1.2
  • Straight ND’s to 1.2
  • Polar

Optional Equipment

• AS355/355 aviation approved helicopter side & or nose mount brackets
• Microwave downlink (HD or SD available)

Contact​ one of our team for more information