Nicolas J. Capra — Director of Photography

About

Nicolas J. Capra is a cinematographer based in Flemington, NJ with a background in narrative filmmaking, but works mostly in commercial / corporate, doc, multi-cam events, and music videos. With 10 years of experience as a working DP, he wears many hats including Directing, Gaffing, Editing and Sound. While he specializes in cinematography, he is a jack of all trades and is flexible on set.

Available for branded content, institutional films, product spots, and long or short-form documentary work throughout NJ, NY, and Philadelphia.

Most importantly, Nick brings a calm and positive vibe on set, with the goal of creating the best work possible by collaborating.

Multi-Camera Setup Corporate / Institutional Branded Content Product Commercial Documentary DP Event Coverage Color-First Approach Post Collaboration

Nicolas J. Capra operating handheld camera on a music video set

Nicolas J. Capra on set directing camera

Equipment

All equipment below is available for projects, as well as standalone rentals. Email me for a quote!

Sony FX3 Kit (2×) Top Handle XLR Module, Half Cage
Sony A7SIII + ProRes RAW Atomos Ninja V (4K60), SmallRig Cage, Metabones Cine EF, Sigma MC-11, 11 batteries, V90 SD cards
Sony ZV-E1 Full Frame
Fujifilm XT4 Cage, Viltrox EF Speed Booster, SD cards
DJI Mavic 3 Drone 3 batteries, ND8/16 + CPL, Anamorphic adapter
GoPro Hero 8 Black + ND filters

Zeiss Contax MMJ — EF Mount

18mm f/4
28mm f/2.8
35mm f/2.8
35mm f/1.4
50mm f/1.4
85mm f/1.4
135mm f/2.8
Filters: Tiffen 1/4 ProMist, 1/4 Black ProMist, SIMMOD Vari ND (77mm)

Blazar Remus 1.5× Anamorphic 'B Set' — PL Mount ↗

Remus 33mm T1.8
Remus 50mm T2
Remus 85mm T2.8
Remus 125mm T4
SLR Magic Achromatic +1.8 Diopter 77mm
Mofage POCO PL Adapter w/ Variable ND drop-in (Sony E or Canon RF)
Simmod PL to E Adapter

Sony E Mount

Sigma 24–70mm f/2.8 DG DN
Tamron 28–75mm f/2.8
Tamron 17–28mm f/2.8
Tamron 70–180mm f/2.8
Sony 24–105mm f/4 OSS
Sony 50mm f/1.8

Misc

Samyang 35–150mm f/2–2.8 (E)
Sigma 18–35mm f/1.8 (EF)
Canon 24–105mm f/4 L IS
Fujinon 18–55mm f/2.8–4
Tokina 11–16mm f/2.8 (EF)
Rokinon Cine 35mm f/1.5, 85mm f/1.5

Vintage

Tokina 28–70mm f/2.6–2.8
Minolta MD 28mm f/2.8
Minolta MD 50mm f/1.8
Minolta MD 50mm f/3.5 Macro
Minolta MD 70–210mm f/4
Pentax SMC Takumar 55mm f/1.8

Filters & Mattebox

Bright Tangerine Misfit Atom Mattebox (4×5.65) 80mm clamp-on, top flag
Tilta Mirage Clamp-On Mattebox + VND
4×5.65 Filters
Schneider ND 0.6, IRND 0.9
Schneider TRUE-POL Polarizer
Tiffen ProMist 1/2, Black ProMist 1/4
PolarPro Basecamp Mattebox + 2–5 Stop VND
H&Y Swift RevoRing System Vari-ND 1.5–5 stop, ND/CPL drop-in
Petroff Mini Follow Focus

SmallHD 702 Touch 7" Monitor 1500nit
Ninja V 5" Monitor Recorder Angelbird 1TB SSD
PortKeys BM7 7" Monitor 2000nit
Tilta Nucleus-M 2 motors, 2 hangrips, hand-unit controller
Tilta Nucleus Nano Wireless Follow Focus
VAXIS Storm 800 Wireless Video TX
Accsoon CineEye 5G HDMI TX

DJI Ronin R3 Pro
DJI Ronin SC2
DJI Ronin RS4 mini
Sachtler Flowtech75 Carbon Fiber Tripod
Manfrotto NitroTech N12 Fluid Head
EasyRig MiniMax
Manfrotto 755XB Tripod + MVH500AH Head
Rhino Evo Slider 24" CF + 48" SS rails, Motion + Arc timelapse, flywheel
Shoulder Rig SmallRig baseplate, ARRI rosette handles, 15mm rods
Benro + Sirui Monopod
Pelican Cases (1510, 1550, 1535 Air)

Deity PR-4 32-bit Float Recorder
Deity TC1 Timecode Generators (3×)
Deity PR-2 32-bit Float Pocket Recorder
Sound Devices MixPre-3 II 32-bit Float
Rode NTG3 Shotgun + Blimp w/ Dead Wombat
Rode VideoMic NTG
AKG Blueline CK93 + SE-300B Hypercardioid
Deity W.Lav Pro Lapel (3×) 3.5mm
Rode Wireless PRO 2TX Kit 32-bit float
Rode Wireless GO II + GO mk1
RodeLink Wireless Kit (1:1)
Tascam DR-44WL 4-Track Recorder
Tascam DR-10L Lavalier Recorder (2×)
Zoom H1n (2×)
Rode Micro Boom Pole

Aputure 600x Pro
Amaran Ray 360C
Amaran 360 Fresnel / barndoors
Amaran Octadome 90
Aputure LiteDome II
Aputure 2× Fresnel
Digital Sputnik Voyager LED Tubes (2) 2ft, (1) 4ft
Razyr RGB Panel 120W
Quasar 6-Bank Q-LED XFade Tube Lights (6) 2' tubes, Kino shell, honeycomb grid, dimmers
Colbor W100R + W100 mini Bowens COB 100W
Falcon Eyes BL30-TD 300× COB
Aputure 120D (2×) Fresnel, 48" softbox, V-mount batteries
Falcon Eyes Flex-Mat RX-18TD (2×) Softbox, grid, lantern dome, wireless remote
Aputure MC RGB (5×) + 4-piece travel kit
Lowel DP Kit (2) 1K open-face Tungsten, 250W Omni, dichroic filters, dimmers
(4) 24" China Lanterns — 150W 3200K

4×4 Flags (2) 4×8 Floppies, Silk, Frame w/ 250 Diff
2×3 Flags Solid, single + double net
Digital Juice Pro Flag Kit Solid, silks, nets, fingers & dots
(3) Matthews C-Stands (sliding leg, black)
Scissor Clamps, Baby Pin Wall Plate
10' Crossbar + 8' Stands White muslin backdrop + Chroma Green Screen
(3) Apple Box Families

Nicolas J.Capra

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