The very first edition of Film and Digital Times appeared at Cine Gear Expo 2005. It was a 16-page newsletter at the beginning of the digital age of film with a 235 camera on the cover.

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The concept of focusing on technique, technology and art came from Volker Bahnemann, President of ARRI USA at the time. The idea hatched at an ASC Publications Committee meeting and then during a regatta in Helsinki where an America’s Cup skipper was taking notes on a laptop for his newsletter about advanced sailboat racing. The first edition was supported by just four sponsors: ARRI, Sony, Kodak and JL Fisher.

Great thanks to them and to all the readers, subscribers and companies who have enabled FDTimes to grow into a real magazine. It is now 64 to 96 pages long, still ad- free, made possible by about 100 educational partners worldwide. This would not have been such an exciting adventure without your support and friendship.