Monthly Archives: August 2020
Angenieux Optimo Primes USA Silver Set Launch
8/26/20
USA Optimo Prime Silver Set Launch: Band Pro's official US unveiling of the new Angenieux Optimo Primes Silver Set
Register for the live Zoom Presentation, Wednesday 8/26/2020 at 10:30am PST of Band Pro’s official US unveiling of the new Angenieux Optimo Primes Silver Set moderated by Film and Digital Times publisher/editor Jon Fauer, ASC. Band Pro’s Senior Technical Consultant Randy Wedick and Band Pro’s Senior Product Manager, Jean-Marc Bouchut will answer questions in an interactive Q&A. Look customization will be discussed, and Band Pro Lens Technician Emin Nalbandian will demonstrate the Integrated Optical Palette replacement during the event. Hear directly from Angenieux Optical Designer Paul Fuller. read more…
Inside Angénieux Optimo Primes
The Silver Set of six Angénieux Optimo Primes will begin to ship in September. They are right on schedule, as announced at Cannes a year ago. Three partners in the Optimo Prime project are interviewed here: Severine Serrano, Managing Director, Angénieux International Sales and Marketing, located in Saint-Héand, France. Amnon Band, CEO of Band Pro, headquartered in Burbank, California. Jack Yu, Head of Cinematic & Broadcasting Solutions, Jebsen Industrial, based in Hong Kong.
SmallHD 4K Monitors
Maybe you saw prototypes at IBC or BSC Expo. Now they’re here. SmallHD has a new series of production monitors that address screaming needs: Affordable, 4K, HDR or High Brightness or OLED, Rugged and Lightweight. Lighting and shooting 4K HDR shows while viewing on HD standard monitors seems sadly comparable to the old days of watching flickering, grainy black &… read more…
Otto Nemenz Moves
Otto Nemenz International (ONI) has moved to a huge new facility at 5700 Buckingham Parkway, Culver City, CA 90230. We usually list specifications for cameras and lenses. Here are a few specs about the new place. These details tell a lot of the story: 38,000 square feet 41 employees 21 prep bays 2 large feature prep rooms 128 parking spaces 345… read more…
SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG DN | Art (E & L-Mount)
SIGMA announced their latest E-Mount and L-Mount high-end 85mm F1.4 Full-Frame lens for mirrorless cameras. The new SIGMA 85mm F1.4 DG DN | Art prime lens is remarkably small and lightweight yet displays superb optical performance. MTF values even exceed its much larger 85mm F1.4 DG HSM | Art predecessor. read more…
