I’ve honestly never used a camera system quite like this one; the colors and skin tones feel far superior to any previous system. ARRI Textures are the big revelation for me. With almost everything I’ve ever shot on digital we’ve added some sort of grain in the DI, but it alters the saturation and color contrast, so you never see an accurate representation of your end result. With ARRI Textures you are able to construct your look in-camera and see it reacting to the exposures in real time. To me it feels like digital has actually arrived, finally.

Of all the cameras I have used as a 2nd AC, ALEXA 35 is the one I can work with most efficiently. My transition to stabilization systems is very fast. I can easily disassemble the CCH-5 from the CBP-5 and put it on ARRI and many other gimbals quickly. Likewise, it became very easy to prepare the camera for the shoulder system or tripod. This makes what we do practical. The function keys on the camera are very useful; I assign playback and record functions and use them frequently.

I’ve worked with many cameras, but I feel safest with ALEXA 35. It’s like a companion that I never want to be separated from. Excellent skin tones, high dynamic range, and outstanding low-light performance yield exceptional results. Whether I need a very naturalistic look or a surreal visual, the ALEXA 35 fulfills all my requirements. It has never disappointed me with its color reproduction. The small control panel on the operator’s side is quick and practical. Our journey with ALEXA 35 will continue for a long time.

What I look for first and foremost in a camera is flexibility. Which is why the ALEXA 35 as my main camera was an easy choice. It provides the most flexibility in dynamic range, color science, and ergonomics. I couldn’t get the camera to clip in the highlights or shadows, the colors were accurate and beautifully rendered, and the size of the camera is user friendly. Without a doubt this camera is a cinematographer’s dream come true.

I was dropped in on short notice to do two episodes of “1923” and had no prior experience with ALEXA 35 but was very pleased by its performance. The increased dynamic range over the original sensor was very welcome and I made full use of it. The form factor is very good. We ran five ALEXA 35’s all the time and used them in a variety of conveyances including crane and Steadicam work but also on an arm on a boat off the coast of Capetown and it worked flawlessly. It’s really an improvement over the classic ALEXA, that I had so much experience with.

Before shooting with the ALEXA 35, I wondered if that quintessential ARRI look would be lost with their new sensor, but it actually shines more than ever. Being able to dial in new unique looks with the textures, see even more accurate colors vividly, and peek more into the shadows and highlights, means that lovely ARRI look has evolved into more of a versatile beast, paving a path into a new era of filmmaking. I’m in love yet again!

I was quite simply BLOWN AWAY by the images this camera helped produce. To say this is a game changer sounds cliché, but it is true! The sensor is outstanding, giving one the toolset to produce such subtle imagery day and night. I’d say that we could also fly through the scenes in the grade far faster than ever before, partly from the marvellous way the sensor reproduces the tones of any given scene so elegantly. There was far less need to window all the highlights or bring detail back into the shadows as it was all there to start with.

We had a really great setup with ALEXA 35 and anamorphic lenses that worked well both in the arm car and handheld without any major conversions. But the camera itself is really amazing. The colorist was also very excited about the huge dynamic range of the new ALEXA 35 sensor

The image out of the ALEXA 35 is incredible. The extra stops in the highlights and new color science struck me as the most stand out parts of the new sensor. There is so much depth in the image—I couldn’t believe how much it could be pushed and pulled in the grade. The ALEXA 35 changes the future of Super 35 productions. It is the new standard.

The sensor of the ALEXA 35 is something else, both strong and gentle in the perception of color and texture.

As a director, I feel there is now almost no setup I could imagine where I would have to compromise my approach to shooting a scene.

To me, a camera isn’t just a mechanical machine, it has a way of thinking. The ALEXA 35 made us feel safe with its amazingly helpful features. The data integrity and the 17 stops of dynamic range gave us fantastic results. With the help of some specific HDR shooting techniques and 3D lighting setups, I was able to retain detail in all the highlights and all the shadows.

When I saw how the camera was reacting to low light conditions, I shot only with firelight at 3200 EI. Another setup with UV lights had absolutely no reading on the light meter. In both situations the skin tones and textures came out very well.

With increased light sensitivity and more detail in the highlights, I can be even more bold with my lighting and exposure choices.

The way the new sensor sees color is astonishing to me, even after using ARRI cameras for the last few years...In scorching African sunshine, the highlight roll-off is really nice and you still see detail in the shadows.

The ALEXA 35 was spectacular; it outperformed all my expectations. I could not get the camera to clip - the dynamic range is so wide and impressive. This is a completely new generation.

The new sensor produced images that were extremely malleable, with staggering latitude. It retained all the color and information even in the most brilliant of highlights and deepest of shadows.

We couldn’t use any lights; we just used the streetlights and the light from buildings. It was definitely noticeable that the Enhanced Sensitivity Mode has minimal noise, so I think it’s a real improvement.

We used one of the ARRI Textures that are available in the ALEXA 35. It added some grain, and a lot of us cinematographers do have a love for grain. There was a certain feel to it, a different structure to just pushing the ASA.

The close-ups on the kids' faces were like nothing else I've seen. Even the dark sides of their faces held so much beautiful skin tone and texture.

I was so impressed by the latitude of the sensor, and I loved how it depicts colors as vividly as a stained-glass window. It is a game changer.

ALEXA 35 sets the highest standards in resolution, dynamic range, and color. It's a totally new type of camera.