Odyssey 7Q 4K Recorder from Convergent Design $500 Off for a Limited Time | No Film School

Convergent Design's Odyssey 7Q was one of the first really affordable 4K recorders, and it's now available for $500 off for a limited time, which brings its price down to $1,800. Combined with the now price-reduced $6,000 FS700, you've got relatively inexpensive 4K RAW, as well as 4K ProRes which is coming in a future firmware update (it should be here this month, but there is already an interesting mode that gives you 4K downscaled to HD ProRes in-camera).

For more on the 7.7" 1280 x 800 recorder, which is also capable of recording Canon C500 RAW and ArriRAW (as well as any camera with a clean output), here was our interview with Mitch Gross from NAB:

If you're wondering what quality the 7Q with the FS700 can give you, this Conan spot was shot with that setup:

The recorder is available from B&H, but their stores are currently closed, so it won't be shipping for another week when they open up again on Sunday, October 19th.

Source: Odyssey 7Q — B&H

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Why Did Danny Boyle Shoot ‘28 Years Later’ on an iPhone 15?

Here’s everything we know about the reports of the new ‘28 Years Later’ thriller being shot on an iPhone 15.

Move over, Sean Baker and Steven Soderbergh—Danny Boyle is the latest director to make the bold choice to shoot his latest feature film on an iPhone. Why, you ask? Partly, perhaps, because the team knows it will get them some nice headlines like this one. And partly just because they can.

Whether you love or hate the idea of shooting professional video on iPhones, it’s hard to argue that these latest smartphones aren’t capable of high-end video.

The iPhone 15, which is what Boyle and his team reportedly used for the long-awaited follow-up to the original 28 Days Later in 2002 and its 2007 sequel 28 Weeks Later, in particular, has proven to be a major step forward for Apple and was very much promoted as a filmmaking-capable camera.

Still, as is always the case with these smartphone-shot feature films, there’s more to the story than just the headline here. So let’s explore how Danny Boyle and his team were able to shoot 28 Years Later on an iPhone.

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