Behind The Scenes: Free Solo (Canon Cinema EOS Cameras and Cinema Lenses)

In the documentary Free Solo, filmmaker Jimmy Chin chronicles Alex Honnold's attempt to become the first person to ever climb the 3,000 foot face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park - without ropes or safety gear. The harrowing shooting conditions on the side of a mountain required compact, versatile gear that could capture the drama of the climb, and Jimmy relied on Canon's Cinema EOS cameras and lenses to get the job done. In this video, Jimmy details how the power, versatility, and imaging excellence of his gear enabled him to capture one of the greatest athletic achievements in history.

[LEAJ]

Amazing to see the effort and teamwork it took to film and cover such an impressive journey. Congrats to all of them!

[DarrenWellhoefer]

What Alex does is simply unbelievable. How Jimmy captures it is simply breathtaking.

[kentsmith]

Love this movie, and I love my C300 ii.

[boroczbalazs]

URSA mini made it to the Canon promo. :) Nice film by the way!

[billmctough]

Wow — looks amazing!!

(P.S. is that the URSA Mini @ 2:24 ? Curious as to what that was used over the C200…)

[GavinLawTV]

Great work! I can't wait to watch it!

[FlatheadLakeLodge]

Awesome video! We love using Canon products at our ranch!

[twstf]

Amazing. 👍




I've watched Free Solo probably over 100 times now, and my hands still get JUST as sweaty now as they did the first time. 🖐💦

[yellowdude]

OMG, I thought you were using green screen but you were not