Products
ARRI TRINITY Live
TRINITY Live is an upgrade for ARRI’s original 3-axis vest-mounted camera stabilizer. It includes new hardware, wiring, and connections intended mainly for live, multi-camera and broadcast productions. read more…
Leica Cine 1 Projector
Far-off adventures and family trips were inevitably followed by a slide show at home. It was a ritual. Adman Mad Man Dad would set up his latest Leica Pradovit slide projector, unfurl a large retractable Da-Lite screen, dim the lights and let the show begin. Leitz/Leica Pradovit projectors were familiar fixtures for many years. It was a given that Leitz Elmarit lenses were major contributors to the luminous images sliding in the dark. read more…
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Leitz ELSIE 125mm T2.1
Leitz ELSIE lenses cover Full Frame +, from 15mm to 150mm, all T2.1. Designed and produced at Leitz Park in Wetzlar, Germany, ELSIE primes have the familiar Leitz and Leica warmth, resolution, look and smooth skin tones. ELSIE primes come in LPL mount. As with HUGO primes, ELSIE’s LPL 44mm flange depth enabled an advanced design and high performance at a reasonable price. read more…
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Ovide Octo 22″ & Koko 10″ Video Assist
Ovide Smart Assist Octo can record and monitor up to 8 HD camera outputs or 2 4K signals.
It has 24× SDI outputs. Ovide KOKO is a video assist recorder/monitor with a 10″ super bright (1000 nits) and true color HD (1920×1080) HDR DCI-P3 Touchscreen, 12G-SDI in/out, and it can record 4× 1080p60 cameras or 1× 4K in ProRes onto a removable SSD. read more…
Tilta Nucleus Nano II
Tilta’s new Nucleus Nano II is an ultra compact wireless lens (focus, iris, zoom) control system. It is especially nimble on hybrid still/video mirrorless cameras, gimbals, cars, drones and rigs. The Nucleus Nano II hand wheel has been significantly improved from its predecessor in both ergonomics and display. One compact hand unit lets you control two lens motors. The knob can follow focus and the rocker can adjust iris or zoom. read more…
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Tiffen Rear Filters for Signature Primes
Multi camera DPs said they want the ability to change filters quickly. On these pages, the DP may want the ability to bake in a look with filters to which you commit. When the director on a big budget feature asks whether you can have more halation around the highlight, you could insist (in vain), “But sir, this is the look we agreed upon during prep and scouting.” read more…
Canon CN-R RF Mount Cine Lenses
Canon Inc. introduced their first RF-mount Cinema Prime Lenses. The new lenses combine high optical performance, familiar cinema-style 0.8M gears and ergonomics, and RF mount communication. Canon says, “The first set of seven RF Mount Cinema Prime Lenses is only the beginning. Canon plans to swiftly expand the lineup of RF Mount production equipment to meet the needs of professional content for movies, TV, and commercials.” read more…
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Infinity Photo-Optical TS-160 Micro
“Microscope” is the essence of this lens system. It is a true microscope and not an endoscope, as most ECU probe lenses are.
An endoscope consists of a front lens and the image is relayed through the tube. The TS-160 is a a microscope where the aerial image of the front lens is magnified. As a result, the contrast, resolution and depth of field of the TS-160 are greater.
Wooden Camera AKS for Sony BURANO
It didn’t take long for Wooden Camera to come up with AKS (Accessories) for Sony BURANO. The Wooden Camera Elite Accessory System for Sony BURANO make the camera even better and more fun to work with. read more…
ARRI Camera Control Monitor CCM-1
If you have an ARRI ALEXA 35 or Mini LF, then an industry-standard SmallHD Cine 7 Monitor was probably perched on top. But you yearned for dedicated ARRI features and camera control. Now you can. ARRI and SmallHD partnered to develop the new 7-inch CCM-1 (Camera Control Monitor). read more…
Video explains ZEISS CinCraft Scenario
ZEISS CinCraft Scenario is an easy-to-use, lightweight, portable, affordable, real-time camera tracking system that sits on top of your camera or mattebox.
Here’s a new video by ZEISS and Hyperbowl that explains it well. read more…
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AJA HDR Image Analyzer 12G v3.0 Update
AJA HDR Image Analyzer 12G is a real-time SDR, HDR and WCG (Wide Color Gamut) monitoring and analysis device, developed in partnership with Colorfront. It combines AJA’s I/O technology and Colorfront’s image analysis software in a compact 1RU chassis. The Image Analyzer 12G provides waveform, histogram, vectorscope, analysis and all kinds of content monitoring up to 8K via 12G-SDI and up to 4K via NDI. AJA Video Systems announced v3.0 Software update for the AJA HDR Image Analyzer 12G in September. It has new features for HDR monitoring, analysis and QC on multi-cam shows and in post production suites. read more…
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Bright Tangerine KOMODO-X AKS and Misfit Kick Mk II
Bright Tangerine launches their new Misfit Kick Mk II. This updated mattebox comes with several improvements. The top flag installs in seconds. Just align the notches and tighten two large thumbscrews. A Torsion Plate spans the entire length of the top flag to absorb and dampen vibrations. Also—Bright Tangerine’s LeftField Accessory System is now compatible with RED KOMODO-X. read more…
RED KOMODO-X
The RED KOMODO-X is a camera user’s camera, a constant delight you want to keep in your carry-on bag or under-seat case to take everywhere. It is thoughtfully designed and meticulously machined. Controls are intuitive. Of course, the images are beautiful. Jarred Land said, “A while ago, there weren’t many cameras in the mid-range. That’s changed a little. A new wave of filmmakers have created a new middle market, just above what was once called ‘prosumer’ and KOMODO-X fits beautifully in there.” read more…
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Blackmagic Full Frame L-Mount 6K Cine Camera
The new Blackmagic Cinema Camera 6K has launched.
Full Frame 36 x 24mm Sensor.
6K (6048 x 4032).
Full height 3:2 format.
Optical low-pass filter.
L-Mount.
Dual native ISO up to 25,600.
Records full resolution up to 36 fps or 120 fps windowed.
Records to CFexpress cards.
HDR 1500 nit LCD screen. read more…
Sony BURANO Camera Report
Burano, Italy is s a 45-minute vaporetto ride from Piazza San Marco in Venice to the north end of the Lagoon. Buildings are painted in beautifully bright colors that could work as an on-location color chart. Burano is known for its seafood. Try the risotto de gò, but better to taste it in a Burano restaurant than try to catch the spiny grass goby (gò) fish yourself.
BURANO is the new camera from Sony. Its Full Frame 8.6K sensor can capture every nuance and color painted on the houses of Burano island. BURANO, the camera, is the latest addition to the Sony Cinema Line.
With in-body image stabilization and in-camera variable ND filters, BURANO is unique, ergonomic, and extremely mobile. BURANO could fit in a backpack on a documentary about the Venetian Lagoon. BURANO might also work as a companion camera to its larger sibling, VENICE. Let’s take a tour in this BURANO Report. Most of it is also in the September 2023 Edition of FDTimes.
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New Cooke SP3 Prime Lenses
Cooke Optics introduces a new line of compact, lightweight, mirrorless-mount, affordable lenses. The new Cooke SP3 primes are based on a reincarnation of the legendary Cooke Speed Panchros.
Tim Pugh, CEO at Cooke Optics, calls the SP3 lens series “a significant strategic move into an exciting new sector that expands the horizons for such an iconic brand.”
The new SP3 primes are based on original Speed Panchros.
They have modern mechanics and a single optical coating.
At launch, there are five SP3 primes: 25, 32, 50, 75 and 100 mm.
They all cover Full Frame and have a T2.4 maximum aperture. The lens mount is easy to swap. You do not have to be a lens tech, nor do you need a clean room.
SP3 will come in E-Mount and RF-Mount as standard (RF-Mount will follow shortly after launch and customers can receive them free of charge). L-Mount and M-Mount are available as accessories. M comes in early 2024. read more…
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New Angénieux EZ-3 Zoom Lens
Angénieux announced their new EZ-3 Zoom Lens. Covering 68-250 mm in Full Frame, and 45-165 mm in Super35, this is the third in the EZ Zoom series. These are not ordinary Full Frame lenses that happen to over-cover Super35. The IRO (Interchangeable Rear Optics) module lets you use the same lens to swap between Full Frame format (up to 46.3mm image diagonal) and Super 35 (up to 30.4mm image diagonal). By swapping the rear IRO (Interchangeable Rear Optics) module, the lens becomes a wider and faster Super35 zoom. You can configure the lenses easily for S35 and FF formats by swapping the rear group yourself.
The new EZ-3 is even easier and faster to change from FF to S35 and back again thanks to a new, quick IRO technology mechanism. In fact, it takes less than 5 minutes and can be done on location. read more…
ZEISS CinCraft Scenario
ZEISS has acquired Ncam and they have been working together for the past two years on an innovative, easy-to-use, lightweight, portable, affordable, real-time camera tracking system that sits on top of your camera or mattebox. It’s called ZEISS CinCraft Scenario. There are basically 3 pieces of CinCraft Scenario hardware: CamBar, Link and Origin. read more…
ZEISS Acquires Ncam
ZEISS has acquired Ncam Technologies Ltd, the UK-based camera tracking company. What does this acquisition mean? ZEISS is expanding its technology portfolio for the cinema, broadcast, and visual effects industries. This appears to be a natural progression for ZEISS in its cinema product line which currently includes Supreme Prime and Supreme Prime Radiance, Cinema Zoom and CP.3 lenses as well as their recent focus on lens metadata with CinCraft Mapper. Together, ZEISS and Ncam are planning to demystify and democratize tracking and VFX for professional productions. read more…
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