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ARRI | ARRIFLEX D-21 / D-21 HD
The Optical Viewnder
While most digital cameras use electronic viewnders, the D-21 and D-21 HD
are equipped with the same optical viewnder as all other ARRI cameras. Thus
the cameras’ viewnder always shows an image area larger than the image
being recorded, and it can be used even when they are not powered up.
Light entering the taking lens is diverted by a spinning mirror shutter and
generates a bright, magnied full color image in the viewnder. This direct light
path, free of any electronic image processing, ensures fatigue-free viewing as
well as zero delay, a crucial feature when shooting fast action, where a delay of
even a few frames can be very confusing. But even something as mundane as
following a person getting up from a chair can become horrifying guesswork if
the viewnder image is delayed.
The D-21 and D-21 HD optical viewnder can be freely rotated, extended or
ipped to the other camera side for comfortable viewing in any camera position.
An extension viewnder, eyepiece leveler and a heated eyepiece are useful
accessories in many shooting situations.
A CLEAR VIEW
