Monthly Archives: April 2020
Sony FX9 V2.0 Updates
Sony PMW-FX9 gets additional capabilities with Firmware Update V2.0. The download will be available later this year. Key features include additional Frame Rates for Full Frame and Super 35 internal recording—especially DCI 4K 4096 x 2160. 16-bit RAW Output when using a Sony XDCA-FX9 Extension Unit. Create your own 3D LUTs and import up to 16 of them from an SD card.Improved Auto Focus and Eye AF. Touchscreen focus control. Touchscreen menu settings. Base ISO-High is increased to 102,400 ISO. And more. read more…
Atomos Shogun 7, FX9, Apple ProRes RAW
Atomos introduces RAW recording support for the Sony PXW-FX9 camcorder. With concurrent firmware updates scheduled for October 2020, Atomos Shogun 7 monitor/recorders will record Apple ProRes RAW images at up to DCI 4K 60 fps and 2K up to DCI 2K 180 fps via the SDI output of the Sony FX9 with XDCA-FX9 Extension Unit attached. read more…
Sony Venice v6.0 Updates
Sony VENICE was presented to the world on September 6, 2017 at Sony Pictures Studios near Venice Beach, CA. It was expected to ship in February 2018 in Super35 format only. The chorus of clamoring for Full Frame must have been so loud that by IBC a week later, Sony rapidly accelerated Full Frame into VENICE. How was this possible? Firmware. VENICE arrived with Firmware V1.0. Successive waves of firmware updates added new capabilities. And now, VENICE V6.0 adds more frame lines, frame rates and interesting new capabilities. read more…
Steve Holleran on C300 Mark III + 25-250
This article first appeared in FDTimes April 2020 Issue 101. Jon Fauer: I understand you were probably one of the first people to use both the new Canon C300 Mark III and the new 25-250 T2.95-3.95 zoom lens. How did this happen? Steve Holleran: About a month and half ago, Tim Smith from Canon approached me about pitching a… read more…
Teradek Bolt 4K
Dennis Scully, Focus Puller, said, “With everybody wanting to shoot wide open and super shallow depth of field, it’s not even a matter of choosing the right eye or left eye. It’s whether you want the eyelashes or the eyeball to be sharp. If you’re on something like a 135mm at T1.3 on a tight choker, God help you. Unless you’re viewing on a 4K monitor.” In this shallow new world of focus, Teradek’s 4K Transmitters and Receivers will surely become required ingredients of any 4K, or more K, camera package. read more…
Tags: 4k video, Teradek, Teradek Bolt 4K
Gods of Focus: Dennis Scully
To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of Super35’s demise may have been exaggerated. God of Focus Dennis Scully discusses the new Canon EOS C300 Mark III camera, pulling focus on Steve Holleran’s Boneyard Ballet, Preston Cinema’s Light Ranger 2, his Tactical Motion Focus Wheel, Canon’s new CINE-SERVO 25-250 zoom lens, Bright Tangerine and Wooden Camera accessories, Teradek 4K wireless video, Atomos and Canon Monitors, and lots more. read more…
Tags: Atomos and Canon Monitors, Boneyard Ballet, Bright Tangerine, Bright Tangerine and Wooden Camera accessories, Canon C300 Mark III, CINE-SERVO 25-250 zoom lens, Dennis Scully, Gods of Focus, LR2, Misfit Kick Mattebox, Preston Cinema, Preston Light Ranger 2, Steve Holleran, Tactical Motion Focus Wheel, Teradek 4K wireless video
ARRI EF Mount with LBUS
More than 130 million EF lenses are out in the world from Canon, along with countless others from SIGMA, Tokina, Tamron, ZEISS, Fujinon, Samyang and others.
Wouldn’t you want to try some of these on your ARRI ALEXA Mini or ALEXA Mini LF camera?
Now you can, with the new ARRI EF Mount (LBUS) for large-format and Super 35 lenses. Yes, there was an earlier ARRI EF Mount, but it did not have an LBUS electronic connector and it vignetted certain Full Frame lenses. read more…
Cooke S7/i FF+ 60, 90, 150 mm Macro 1:1
Cooke Optics announced a new branch of the S7/i family—the 60mm, 90mm and 150mm 1:1 Full Frame Macro lenses. They include /i lens metadata. By the way, 1:1 Magnification in a Full Frame Macro means you can focus down to fill the frame with an object that is about 36×24 mm or 40 x 20mm actual size. read more…
Jeromy Young, Atomos CEO, on ProRes RAW
Normally, this discussion about Atomos, Apple ProRes RAW and the Lumix S1H would be in person. But the new normal in our Full Frame 4K world is a sometimes fuzzy video image of dubious resolution, beloved by, among many others, exercise-at-home Zumba instructors and bunkered executives. One of these executives, Jeromy Young, CEO of Atomos, was on screen from Melbourne, the far side of the world where many of us hunkered down here would prefer to be. Dan Chung, Chief Marketing Officer of Atomos, was also online. read more…
Panasonic S1H Concept + Design
Masanori Koyama: In recent years, there has been increased demand for more creative flexibility in post-production. Panasonic considered RAW recording to be an ultimate goal. Atomos has a deep understanding of Apple ProRes RAW recording. They quickly implemented Apple ProRes RAW recording via SDI with our EVA1 camera. Now, we have achieved Apple ProRes RAW recording via HDMI for the S1H as well, with the kind cooperation and innovative work of Atomos. read more…
LUMIX S1H, Atomos Ninja V + Apple ProRes RAW
Panasonic LUMIX DC-S1H Full-Frame mirrorless cameras will soon record Apple ProRes RAW on the Atomos Ninja V. It will be available in a free firmware update on May 25, 2020.
You can then shoot 5.9K RAW (5888×3312) Full-Frame, 12-bit, 16:9, at 23.98, 25 or 29.97 fps and record in Apple Apple ProRes RAW on Atomos Ninja V 4K HDR monitor-recorders. With this firmware update, the S1H camera can also shoot Super35 4K 17:9 12-bit and Super35 Anamorphic 3.5K 4:3 to be recorded in Apple ProRes RAW on the Atomos Ninja V. Here is a reprint from April 2020 FDTimes. read more…
Canon EOS C300 Mark III Report Reprint
Here is a standalone reprint of the Canon EOS C300 Mark III and CINE-SERVO 25-250 Special Report from FDTimes April 2020.
This is a free, printable 10 MB PDF download. read more…
FDTimes April 2020 Issue 101
Film and Digital Times April 2020 Issue 101 is now online.
FREE Download of Film and Digital Times April 2020 – Issue 101.
132 pages of new products and productions.
For the duration of this crisis, the current copy and the past year’s PDF editions of FDTimes can be download for free. Just click on any FDT FREE ACCESS button.
Subscribers: your login gives you access to the high rez print-at-home edition. Paper copies will ship when it’s safe and sensible and the supply chain for PPEs is assured. Until then, your subscription duration is extended. read more…
Canon EOS C300 Mark III Super35 Camera
Canon announced a new Super35 4K camera today: the EOS C300 Mark III. This is the cover story of the Film and Digital Times April 2020 Edition, going online at 8:05 pm EDT tonight. There will be a free access PDF for everyone to download.
Canon also introduced the new CINE-SERVO 25-250 mm T2.95-3.95 Zoom Lens for Super35 format. It has a built-in 1.5x Extender. This provides a range of 37.5 – 375 mm. With the 1.5x Extender, the lens covers Full Frame. read more…
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Why Free FDT? FDTimes Issue 101 will be published here as a PDF on April 21. But the print edition will be delayed. Shipping is a mess and delivery puts people in peril. At this time, the paper we’re printed on is better used in making masks, gowns and PPE products. Please stay safe. I hope FDTimes helps to keep us all together and in focus in the days ahead. read more…
FDTimes April 2020 goes online 4/20/20
Film and Digital Times April 2020 Issue 101 goes online here, top left of home page, at 8:05 pm EDT on Monday April 20. This is the Stay at Home NAB Edition. 128 pages of new products and productions. Free PDF Download for all. Subscribers: your login gives you access to a high rez print-at-home edition. Paper copies will shipped when it makes sense. Until then, your subscription duration is extended. read more…
Cooke Tour 2020
This was my 4th tour of Cooke Optics in Leicester, England. The factory has come a long way since previous visits in 2006, 2009 and 2013. It is now a state-of-the-art, modern facility with clean rooms, the latest machines, and many more technicians. As Les Zellan described it, “The glass manufacturing area is cleaner and neater and there are many… read more…
Tags: Cooke Optics, Factory Tour
Face Masks and Carry On
On April 3, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on PBS NewsHour, “Putting a mask on yourself is more to prevent you from infecting someone else…people who are without symptoms at all can transmit the virus.” The CDC agreed. We can all pull together by wearing face masks.
Here is how the motion picture business can help. Few other industries are as good at rapid sourcing and just in time ordering. Just ask Jon Fry at CVP or any rental house who absolutely positively must sub-rent something from far away. Or ask any Production Manager how to get essential supplies right away. read more…
Tags: Face Mask and Carry On
Andy Shipsides, Pres. ARRI Rental N.A. Camera
Andy Shipsides, shown above in lens distortion mapping test pattern shirt, has been appointed President of ARRI Rental North America Camera effective May 1, 2020. He will be based at ARRI Rental’s headquarters in Secaucus, New Jersey. read more…
