Thoughts on the Panavision Millenium DXL
On the first of June, Panavision introduced the new Millenium DXL to the world with a showing at the ASC Clubhouse followed by an evening event at Light Iron. Art Adams…
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First Look: Veydra 85mm T2.2 Mini Prime
Veydras are cine primes designed primarily for micro four thirds cameras, though they’re also available with C- and E-mounts. I tested prototypes of the first four lenses—16mm, 25mm, 35mm, and…
Review: Canon XC10 1” 4K hybrid compact camera/camcorder
Behold: the Canon XC10. A two-pound, 4K, stills & video camera with a fixed 10x lens and no XLRs. Kinda small. Kinda lumpy. What gives? And lo, it came to…
NAB2014: New Features in Premiere Pro, After Effects & Media Encoder
Adobe has announced a major update to Premiere Pro CC, After Effects CC and Media Encoder CC. As expected, there are many under-the-hood improvements that affect Mercury Engine and now Mercury Transmit,…
NAB2014: JVC demos four new 4K large sensor cameras for digital cinema
JVC Kenwood is unveiling four new 4K camera models at NAB2014 featuring 4K CMOS Super35 sensors from its sister company AltaSens. The cameras on display in the booth are prototypes…
The Odyssey7Q and Sony FS700 Tests
Originally posted on Dashwood Cinema SolutionsI was very excited last week to hear that Convergent Design had finally released the highly-anticipated firmware update for the Odyssey7Q that added ProRes422 and…
HPA Tech Retreat 2014 – Day 2 – HPA Supersession
The HPA Tech Retreat is an annual gathering where film and TV industry folks discuss all manner of technical and business issues. The first full day is a “supersession”; this…
HPA Tech Retreat 2014 – Day 1 – Poynton & Watkinson
The HPA Tech Retreat is an annual gathering in the desert east of Los Angeles (in a posh resort, mind you; it’s not like we’re out sitting in the hot…
Review: Zacuto Z-Finder EVF
Accessories don’t get no respect. Zacuto’s Z-Finder EVF is a perfect example: it’s a dinky little 3.2″, 800×480 LCD monitor in a lumpy plastic case that looks like something RED’s…
Review: Blackmagic Cinema & Pocket Cinema Cameras
REDs for the rest of us? The $1995 Blackmagic Cinema Camera and $995 Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera are interchangeable-lens, single-sensor cameras with raw recording capability, capturing wide-dynamic-range, log-encoded images to…