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ARRI | ARRIFLEX D-21 / D-21 HD

The Optical Viewnder

While most digital cameras use electronic viewnders, the D-21 and D-21 HD
are equipped with the same optical viewnder as all other ARRI cameras. Thus
the cameras’ viewnder 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, magnied full color image in the viewnder. 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 viewnder image is delayed.
The D-21 and D-21 HD optical viewnder can be freely rotated, extended or
ipped to the other camera side for comfortable viewing in any camera position.
An extension viewnder, eyepiece leveler and a heated eyepiece are useful
accessories in many shooting situations.
A CLEAR VIEW