Unboxing my new Arri Alexa 35 cinema camera

It is time to upgrade my trusty Arri Amira camera for the new ARRI ALEXA 35.

[@ARRIChannel]

Congrats Dom! Enjoy the camera, can't wait to see what you do with it!

[@DomTheDP]

Thanks! Your Arri Academy tutorials on KZbin were a huge help prior to me unboxing my camera

[@deomemann3182]

Some day maybe I can afford to buy this beauty and experience its incredible capabilities firsthand.

[@nick_salazar]

Thanks for posting this, Dom! There's so little information on camera gear once you approach the top. I bought a RED V-Raptor X at the beginning of this year, and it's wonderful, but the Alexa 35 has me really drooling as well. What a marvel of engineering. Thanks for sharing your joy and your toys.

[@manusiaberguna]

I rarely get jealous, but seeing you unbox that beast, i do.....

[@amangrayfilms1538]

That camera is beautiful. I'm waiting for my stock picks to go up 20x so that i can buy a brand new Arri Alexa.

[@Alexratson]

I am so stoked to see some sports footage from the 35!

[@DomTheDP]

Soon

[@yzmike]

You’re not the only one!

[@SuperPhunThyme100]

Dude just bought a G-Wagon of a camera

[@JordanPulmano]

Congrats Dom! The new sensor in the 35 is just beautiful 🤤

[@DomTheDP]

Thanks Jordan!

[@jeremysbloom]

that intro though!!!! 🔥

[@DomTheDP]

Thanks!

[@noligrutas]

I remember you telling me about this months ago!!! Super excited for you man!

[@Kylesweeting]

Cant wait to see the footage so excited for you!!!

[@DomTheDP]

thanks!

[@christopherbell2840]

Hey Dom. I shoot a lot of sports/sports doc work, as well. I replaced the production handle and VF arm with the lightweight handle(LCH-1), the UAP-3 top plate, the LWS-6 15mm rod holder and run the VF like I do on my Amira with the MVB-1 on a set of 6" rods. Allows me to push the 35 all the way to the back of the shoulder mount to balance out with my 17-120 and 25-250 and push the VF far enough forward to be in the right spot. And as a bonus it looks and feels like a much cleaner build vs. with the production handle and "double dog bone" VF arm. When I reached out to my dealer to order the pieces(after only having the camera for maybe a day), they said they had several people doing the same thing, because they didn't like the VF arm, either.

[@DomTheDP]

I am now doing a similar setup with the top rods and MVB-1 pushed forward. I think the lightweight handle is in my future too. This rig gets heavy quick.

[@christopherbell2840]

@@DomTheDP Yep. She is deceptively heavy.

[@davidmorefield]

Love to see a new upload!

[@DomTheDP]

Working hard to get more uploaded

[@YarrysMod]

congrats on the upgrade 👏

[@DomTheDP]

Thanks!

[@talbotfilms8156]

Beautiful camera!

[@DomTheDP]

🙌🏻

[@anoxlTUBE]

baller ⛹🏻‍♂️

[@TylerGajewski]

And my gear envy continues to grow. Can't wait to see what you do with this beaut!

[@DomTheDP]

More to come!

[@EugeneMaynard]

A great investment! Enjoy your new toolset! 👍🏾🙏🏾 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇸🇪🇹🇹

[@RedNova_Creative]

Oh man Dom Congrats!!! Such a beautiful cinema camera. I’m really thinking about selling my red and getting an Arri. Now that Nikon bought Red. Can’t see Red lasting very long. This is Troy lol

[@DomTheDP]

❤️🙌🏻

[@anomaly_films]

Congrats!

[@DomTheDP]

Thanks!

[@grimreaperwizill]

this is the Koenigsegg of cinema cameras

[@DomTheDP]

Had to google it, but I would agree 😎

[@Eric_Jensen]

Looks great! 😍

[@DomTheDP]

Thank you! 😊

[@bradenbeck2616]

I can't wait to see the footage coming from this thing! Congrats Dom. What's the plan with the Amira?

[@DomTheDP]

B cam for now. May sell the Amira in the future.

[@michaeltebinka]

Enjoy your Alexa 35, it is by far the greatest camera I have used (and own). It will not disappoint you. What batteries are you getting? I went with Bebob (solid performers).

[@DomTheDP]

Thanks! Beebo 155’s for now.

[@Concise_Focus]

Wow congrats! It’s a beauty

[@akshay-purohit]

Nice

[@careyhiggins-dobney5297]

Congrats, Dom. Once it's all batteried up, about how heavy is the rig with your lenses?

[@DomTheDP]

I would assume around 20lbs.

[@SoftBoxFilm]

Hey Dom! Have you see new release from DJI? The DJI Focus Pro ? If so, would love your thoughts for filming sports! Seems great if you are shooting a single person but not sure on an complex scene like sports and football

[@DomTheDP]

Im going to check it out at NAB.

[@kylelowe]

Wowowowowowow

[@kylelowe]

But I’m mostly just here for the ASMR

[@cvice30]

Soo sick dom!!

[@TevinFosterDP]

One day 🥲

[@chrisw443]

boy thats a pricey upgrade!

[@MrTedTed]

Question . Since you use cinema glass for sports , when looking through the viewfinder do you use peaking throughout the action to nail focus ? Or what do you do for peak action? (Not stationary subjects)

[@DomTheDP]

The Arri cameras have really great peaking features. They have a peaking setting called “aperture” vs. color. I usually set my peaking strength to 9 under the aperture setting.

[@JoelRiveraMD]

Hey dom ! I’m another video you mentioned that the Fujinon 85-300 can be used with an extender . Can you tell me which extender is that exactly ? I can’t find it listed on B&H

[@DomTheDP]

We use a PL to PL 2x extender made by iB/e optics.

[@user-uz5tg1in7u]

Dom, how is your back with shooting with the amira handheld/shoulder day in and out? thanks!

[@DomTheDP]

so far so good. I don't tend to shoot for multiple days in a row. During football season, I get a week between games to recover.

[@QUINPANO]

Clicked the video just because I saw the Fresno State hat lol

[@DomTheDP]

Go ‘Dogs!

[@JoelRiveraMD]

Will you be making a video about the new Fujinon Duvo 24-300mm ? I saw that you gave it a try recently . Would love To know your thoughts about it

[@DomTheDP]

At some point, yes. It’s a really great sports lens

[@unknow534]

Could you tell me where you bought this camera???

[@DomTheDP]

Yes from one of my West Coast Arri reps, Chase Hagen. He is based out of the Burbank, CA office. www.arri.com/en/contact/contact-form

[@unknow534]

@@DomTheDP Thank you so much!

[@SoCalFreelance]

Is this $100K setup yours or the NFL's? o_0

[@DomTheDP]

This one is mine.

[@aryangautam3377]

RED is better .

[@DomTheDP]

To each their own