According to sports cinematographer, Domenick Satterberg, the best combo for shooting the Super Bowl VII, is his beloved ARRI AMIRA paired with a hell of a cinema glass, which is the Fujinon 25-300mm cinema lens. Here are some thoughts below.

We’ve written before on the very special (and professional) setup of sports cinematographer Domenick (Dom) Satterberg. Dom prefers using top-tier cinema cameras and lenses for getting the most cinematic shots even when filming sports events. That would constitute a solid reference for the term ‘Cinematic broadcasting’ which means, getting the best images, look & feel, and bokeh, even in sports. Dom said before, that he sees the AMIRA as the best camera for sports cinematography, because of its reliability, interface, viewfinder (which is a critical component when shooting sports), and of course, image quality. For the Super Bowl VII, Dom has paired the AMIRA with the mighty Fujinon 25-300mm cinema zoom.


One-man operation Dom likes to operate this heavy setup independently. When filming SBLVII, he had no focus puller to handle the complex focusing on fast football players. However, he assembled a smart focusing setup that helped him to achieve perfect focus, even when sole-operating the AMIRA and the Fujinon 25-300 (watch the video above). Anyway, according to Dom, it’s really worth it: “Shooting slow motion sports with this zoom lens is an absolute dream, but it comes at a cost. The pure size and weight of this
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Filming the Super Bowl VII. The ARRI AMIRA and Fujinon 25-300mm Cinema Lens. Picture: Domenick SatterbergPost Game Questions
Would you shoot sports with this mighty cinema setup?
Do you think that cinema cameras and lenses have a place when filming sports events?
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