Monthly Archives: June 2022

Euro Cine Expo Munich

7/1/22 – 7/2/22
Euro Cine Expo Munich: Zenith Hall, Munich

From the nice folks who produce BSC Expo, a new event comes to Munich on July 1 and 2, 2022. Euro Cine Expo has exhibits, seminars, panels and screenings for anyone involved in motion picture or TV production. It is located in the Zenith Hall, on the northern edge of Munich. Registration: https://eurocineexpo.com/registration/    

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Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2

June 23, 2022. G2 is for Generation 2.

Blackmagic Design launched their Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 today, the second generation of the original Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K introduced in October 2019.

What’s different?

The new Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 is almost the same as the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K Pro (launched in February 2021) — lacking only the internal Clear, ND.6, ND1.2 and ND1.6  filters. The body is the same. Both cameras have  an adjustable, tiltable 5-inch 1500 nit 5” 1920 x 1080 LCD touchscreen display. They both accept Blackmagic’s superb Pocket Cinema Camera Pro OLED EVF.

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SIGMA 16-28mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary Zoom

SIGMA’s optical prowess continues to impress. Their new 16-28mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary Wide-Angle Zoom Lens (at left) is almost the same size and weight as its companion 28-70mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary Zoom (at right). If the best lens is the one that’s light and small enough to put in your jacket pocket, and has exceptional imaging quality, then the 16-28 is the wide zoom you’ll want to join the 28-70 that was released in March 2021.

Both lenses are for Full Frame mirrorless cameras and come in Sony E-mount or Leica/ SIGMA/Panasonic L-Mount.

Wide and fast zoom lenses are usually not this petite. The 16-28mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary maintains sharpness to the edges, with no shading (darkening of the edges). A few weeks ago I was gushing over the rectilinear, unbending lines of SIGMA’s 20mm F2 DG DN | Contemporary prime. Now, here’s a lens that’s wider, is almost as small, and is a zoom. read more…

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