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Tamron has been killing it with their zoom lenses lately, providing an exceptional price-to-performance ratio, and now the company is launching three new compact full-frame prime lenses for Sony E-mount full-frame mirrorless cameras: the Tamron 20mm f/2.8 Di III OSD (Model F050), Tamron 24mm f/2.8 Di III
The Australian audio gear maker RODE just expanded their best-selling range of shotgun microphones with the introduction of the brand new NTG5. The unit features a groundbreaking acoustic port design that provides superior progressive wave interference along with crystal clear, broadcast-grade sound. The ultra-lightweight construction of the
Venus Optics have been making some unique camera lenses such as the crazy 24mm probe lens and the eagerly awaited OOOM 25-100mm T2.9 cine zoom, has just unveiled the pricing and availability of the Laowa 17mm f/1.8 for Micro Four Thirds. This new lens marks the fourth
The Irix Cine lineup that currently consists of the ultra-wide 11mm T4.3 and 150mm T3.0 Macro just got a third new member – the Irix Cine 45mm T1.5. The brand new mid-range cine prime lens is specifically designed for shooting with 8K resolution cameras and is made
The Skydio 2 is not just a super-advanced self-flying 4K/60p drone camera, but it is also one that is made by an American drone company. Yeah, ‘Merica baby! Finally, a small American startup is challenging the hegemony of DJI, currently dominating the consumer drone market. For some
Coming back from holidays we all got back to our desks, but some of you may come to an unfortunate and bitter realization that it’s time to upgrade your laptop. That was the moment the dam broke and those of you in that situation got flooded by
Delkin Devices, the flash storage memory media and accessories manufacturer, who recently released their Juggler SSD for the BMPCC 4K, are now entering the new CFexpress memory card space catering to cinema cameras such as the Canon C500 Mark II, as well as high-end DSLRs and mirrorless
Sound Devices just released firmware v3.00 for their latest Scorpio and 833 recorder/mixers. Firmware version 3.00 includes the revered Sound Devices’ MixAssist algorithm, integration with the popular Sound Devices CL-12 linear fader controller, AAC recording for immediate handoff to transcription and more. Sound Devices’ MixAssist algorithm intelligently
There is one word that seems to evoke the same scenario in the mind of almost all filmmakers around the world. The word is “Inception“. Our mind runs to the corridor scene, where the whole room starts spinning around, and to the backstage pics that showed the
As of today, video editors basically have two options when it comes to editing BRAW in Premiere Pro CC. They can either implement BRAW processing/editing workflow with DaVinci Resolve and export files using a more edit-friendly codec for Premiere such as DNxHD, DNxHR, TIFF,DPX, EXR or they
Olympus has just announced the E-M5 Mark III – the newest addition to its OM-D lineup, featuring much of the cutting-edge technology found in the OM-D E-M1 Mark II pro model. The E-M5 series have always been about packing powerful technology and high quality imagery into compact,
The third iteration of the highly popular Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX-II lens was just introduced to the world. The brand new Tokina ATX-i 11-16mm f/2.8 CF maintains the same 11-16 focal range, a maximum aperture of f/2.8 and a 77mm filter thread on the front as
Right off the back of the hugely successful My RODE Reel 2019 short film comp, RODE Microphones is bringing back another popular filmmaking. The Rode Microphones Master Your Craft competition is back for 2019 and following the hugely successful inaugural competition last year, RODE are once again
Once upon a time film editors used to cut footage while standing at a table, the Moviola. Scissors, glue, and tape created the magic we used to see in theaters. Fast forward a few decades and we now cut, ingest and color through digital media, clicking with
Frame.io, the world’s leading video review and collaboration platform trusted by over 1 million filmmakers and media professionals, has announced they are bringing Michael Cioni, of Panavision, on board as Global SVP of Innovation. This latest news from the Frame.io camp comes after an eventful first half
With every new generation of cameras we see some huge improvements: ergonomics, runtimes, image quality, it’s a race that never ends. It’s not the same for the whole surroundings of the camera, though. Generally speaking, the gear and accessories for filmmakers don’t seem to progress at the
Zhiyun Tech announces the WEEBILL-S gimbal, a new and updated version of their compact and lightweight Weebill LAB gimbal. The new Weebill-S has a beefed up maximum payload optimized for popular mirrorless and DSLR camera & lens combos such as the Sony a7 III and the Sony
Canon has seen the light? Canon is adding a vital video-oriented feature to older model consumer/prosumer cameras based on customer feedback? Is this a parallel universe, or is Canon finally “woke”? Whatever is happening in their ivory towers, the fact that Canon, easily one of the most
Nikon just introduced the mirrorless version of their iconic Noct lens, now redesigned for the mirrorless world – the NIKKOR Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct. This lens is INSANE, not only when it comes to the amount of optical engineering and image quality, but also the shock-inducing
The last in a fairly long line of small mirrorless cameras have arrived, it’s the Sony A6600. Following the steps of the previous A6 series, it brings a lot of small improvements on the table alongside a couple of big ones. This series of cameras share a
