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ARRI | ARRIFLEX D-21
The Optical Viewnder
While most digital cameras use electronic viewnders, the D-21 is equipped
with the same optical viewnder as all other ARRI cameras. Thus the D-21
viewnder always shows an image area larger than the image being recorded,
and it can be used even when the camera is 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 vie-
wing 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 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