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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Get Film and Digital Times for free. FDT Free Access lets you download complimentary PDFs of Film and Digital Times. Just click on the FDT Free Access link at the top left of the homepage for the latest edition. Get all FDT Free Access PDFs from the past year at the ALL ISSUES page.
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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…
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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…
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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…
DENZ FDC-LPL Flange Focal Depth Tester
The new DENZ FDC-LPL Multi tool is the latest addition to their line of essential Focal Depth Controllers, joining the FDC Multi which comes in PL mount and a variety of adapters. If you build, buy, rent or use LPL mount cameras, you need this testing device. read more…
HUNTERS, Rexer, SIGMA, RED
“HUNTERS, Rexer, SIGMA, RED” almost sounds like the incantation from Fellini’s 8 ½: “Asa, Nisi, Masa.” If you are binge-watching at home, here is a background interview with William Rexer, one of the cinematographers on HUNTERS. There is technical information on his use of SIGMA Full Frame High Speed Primes — one of the first shows on which they were used. The episodes were shot with RED MONSTRO 8K VV cameras. read more…
RED MONSTRO 8K VV—Cooke S7/i—Hensgens AFC SBC
“Osmosis” is a French-language Netflix original series about a dystopian dating app. The show began streaming in March 2019. Jean-François Hensgens AFC SBC was the cinematographer. He composed for a 2:1 aspect ratio, worked with two RED MONSTRO 8K VV cameras, covering the entire area of the full format sensor with Cooke S7/i Full Frame Plus spherical lenses. read more…
Camera & Lens Cleaning in the time of Covid-19 by Roger Cicala
Here is advice on cameras and lenses in the time of Covid-19 by Dr. Roger Cicala, MD. Roger Cicala is the founder of Lensrentals. Before that, he was a physician whose hobby was photography. That passionate hobby became his profession “when he grew up.” He is a self-described optical nerd and has enough advanced collimators and MTF testing machines to make many manufacturers envious. read more…
Eliott Peck, Canon EVP & GM, Retiring
Eliott Peck is retiring from his position as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Imaging Technologies & Communications Group of Canon U.S.A., effective March 31, 2020. He will stay on as a consultant to Canon for a while.
Eliott played important roles in Canon’s notable achievements, including the AE-1 camera, the first PowerShot ELPH and EOS Rebel Digital cameras, the EOS 5D Mark II camera as well as the launch of Cinema EOS. He was the consummate product launch spokesman and gave thousands of presentations in his 45-year career. read more…
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SIGMA Full Frame Cine Art Primes with /i Data
SIGMA’s Art Prime version of their FF High Speed Prime Series have PL mounts that are equipped with /i Technology lens metadata communication protocol and electronic contacts. SIGMA is considering a conversion service for customers who already purchased SIGMA PL mount lenses and would like to add /i Technology to their lenses. read more…
Atomos RAW over HDMI from Lumix S1H
Atomos and Panasonic announced 35mm Full-Frame RAW video over HDMI from the Lumix S1H to Ninja V. Panasonic S1H will be able to output 5.9K 30p and C4K 60p as RAW data via HDMI. ATOMOS Ninja V and Shogun 7 will be able to record Apple ProRes RAW from the S1H HDMI output. ATOMOS Neon 17, 24, 31 and 55-inch Monitor/Recorders will as well. S1H RAW Recording from HDMI to ATOMOS products is expected to be released around Spring 2020.
FDTimes in these Times
Recent cancellations of NAB, Micro Salon Italy, the Louvre, Met, Boston Marathon and many other gatherings means serious social distancing. Lone walks, bike rides or runs amid early blossoming of cherry trees is a good idea.
Film and Digital Times will continue to publish on time, online and on paper.
- Here are some of the things to look for:
- There will be expanded, free, online coverage as new products destined for now-cancelled NAB are introduced. Watch this space—in the NEWS and PRODUCTS columns.
- The pre-no-go-NAB FDTimes edition will come out mid to late April. Deadline for articles is April 2.
- There will be a second edition in early to mid May with all the things coming in after April 2.
- These April and May editions will be available in print and online as PDFs—free for all in a non-printable version, and a higher rez printable version for subscribers.
ARRI Rental DNA LF
If you dream of tuneable, repeatable vintage looks for Large Format/Full Frame, look into ARRI Rental’s DNA LF Primes. It’s one thing putting an LPL mount onto an ancient optic. It is an altogether different experience having access to more than 22 sets of 9 DNA LF lenses that match, can be tuned, restored to normal, and retuned again to the same or different specifications. You can do this at ARRI Rental facilities in Munich, Berlin, London, Burbank and New York.
Timm Stemann, New Managing Director at Chrosziel GmbH
Timm Stemann is the new Managing Director at Chrosziel GmbH, near Munich. Previously, he was the company’s CTO, product marketing and sales director. Chrosziel GmbH was founded in 1973 by Alfred and Gertrud Chrosziel. They sold the company in 2006 to Harm Abrahams and Jürgen Nussbaum. Harm was a sound recordist and camera assistant who moved into a successful career as an investment banker. He grew the Chrosziel company into a global enterprise. And now, 14 years later, Harm Abrahams and Timm Stemann called FDTimes with news of the latest episode in the company’s story. read more…
