ALEXA Mini LF

The ALEXA Mini LF has made possible what i thought was previously impossible with large-format photography. The freedom it allows me as a DP, to move the camera in whatever way i feel is best, is unbeatable. Congratulations on successfully, and constantly pushing the boundaries in technology, making my job even more exciting!

Cinematographer Greig Fraser ACS, ASC (Known for: Vice, Foxcatcher, Star Wars: Rogue One and Zero Dark Thirty and many more)

The image that the LF and the Signatures produces seems, to me, more like what my eyes see than anything else I experienced so far.

Cinematographer Roger Deakins CBE, ASC, BSC (known for: 1917, Blade Runner 2049, Skyfall, Sicario, No Country for Old Men, O Brother Where Art Thou? and many more)

The new Mini LF: Less, much less, in many respects; especially weight and size but not less powerful than its big sister, the ALEXA LF, in image quality. Truly, for a cinematographer, less is now more.

Cinematographer Tom Stern AFC, ASC (Known for: Changeling, The Hunger Games, American Sniper, Flags of our Fathers and many more)

I think it is wonderful that ARRI made a smaller version of their large-format camera. Nowadays we have to shoot so fast and be flexible and need to move around real quick. It’s good to have that smaller camera available.

Cinematographer Karl Walter Lindenlaub ASC, BVK (Known for: Independence Day, Black Book, Chronicles of Narnia, Halo and many more)

Mini Lf fills a very important gap. There are a lot of jobs who want the image quality of the LF but need at least one small camera and so they forced to use different platforms. And now finally there is a way to kind of fit all the different production challenges with the LF model. It opens up a lot of doors for different types of production.

Cinematographer Logan Schneider (Known for: Drunk History,  Gentefied, Watson and many more)

I was absolutely impressed to be holding a large-format camera this small. On the shoot, I never really put the camera down. It’s built to work in every condition, and this is how it feels when you hold it in your hands.

Cinematographer Heiko Knauer (Known for: Stronger, Curtains Falling, Mathilda and many more)

With the ALEXA LF, you have everything you need in one body, including higher frame rate. The ALEXA Mini LF would be my first choice regarding flexibility and versatility. It’s incredible how so much technology, with such a big sensor, can find its place in such a small, but still robust, camera body.

Cinematographer Tom Faehrmann BVK (Known for: The Miracle of Bern, Ulzhan, Campus and many more)

Working with the ALEXA Mini LF, was like driving a luxury car. Now that I’ve gotten a taste of this tool, I don’t want to settle for anything less. 

Director & Writer Chelsea Bo (Known for: Cinematic Self-Portraits, TheCavKid, Doritos: Elephant In The Room and many more)