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ARRI Ensō Primes – Updated Report
This is an updated Special Report about ARRI Ensō Prime Lenses. In time for InterBEE in Japan (Nov 13-15), this report now includes a Factory Tour with new images of manufacturing, full specifications, details, travels in Suwa, Japan with Ensō Primes, and Tom Fährmann’s Ensō Launch Film. read more…
FDTimes Nov 2024 Edition Updated
Film and Digital Times November 2024 Issue 128 is updated and expanded from 64 to 80 pages. New articles include: DJI Ronin RS4 Pro with Focus Pro Hand Unit and LiDAR; Ronford-Baker Atlas Mini 7; ARRI Ensō Manufacturing; nittoh: from Silk to Cine Lenses; Tom Fährmann Up Close with Ensō; SIGMA Manual / Autofocus Cine Lens; additions, corrections and more. Download — https://fdtimes.us/nov24
ARRI Ensō Prime Lenses
ARRI Ensō Primes are affordable Large Format (Full Frame) lenses, with focal lengths from 10.5mm to 250mm. Most of them have a maximum aperture of T2.1 and they come in LPL mounts with LDS and /i lens metadata. ARRI’s acronym is “EP.”
The initial core set—shipping in November 2024—consists of 18, 24, 32, 47, 75 and 105 mm. It includes an Ensō Vintage Elements Kit of 6 diopters that attach magnetically to the rear of the lens.
Next year, the 10.5, 14, 21, 28, 40, 58, 150 and 250 mm primes will be added, along with a 1.4x and 2x tele extender. read more…
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IBC 2024 Slideshow
IBC 2024 in Amsterdam attracted 1,350 exhibitors and 45,085 attendees from September 13-16. With good running shoes, that meant 55 seconds to visit each booth. It’s like real-life 3D Goggle search, bouncing between scheduled meetings and trying to see as much as possible.
There are 12 halls, covering 29 acres (116,200 sq meters) in the RAI convention space. It’s about 1km from Hall 12, where most of the cinema companies traditionally exhibit, to Blackmagic and AJA in Hall 7. New Balance and Apple Watch app showed 10 miles per day.
Here’s a slideshow. read more…
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Wooden Camera AKS for Canon Cinema EOS C80
The Canon Cinema EOS C80 just arrived, and wouldn’t you know it — Wooden Camera has an Elite Accessory System for it:
Top Plate, a new ARCA Riser Plate, NATO Side Rail, Canon ¼”-20 Ridge Plate, Gold and V-Mount Battery Slide power options, a Core Accessory System letting you use Canon’s Carry Handle, and lots more. read more…
FDT at IBC 2024 Amsterdam
This is the cover of Film and Digital Times September 2024 Issue 127, going online here September 10 — in time for IBC 2024 in Amsterdam, September 13-16. It will contain many new product announcements, in-depth how-to articles, user stories, and more. read more…
Sony Cine Camera Reports
This 80-page FDTimes Special Edition began at the beginning of the year when colleagues called in with stories about recent jobs that happened to be filmed with Sony VENICE, BURANO and FX3 cameras.
These are not eulogies or reviews or production paeans. Instead, they are somewhat technical, sometimes nerdy, always artistic discussions about interesting films and series with lots of details about lenses, lighting, LUTs, peppered with long discourses on Director-DP dynamics, crew management, psychology, color science, career beginnings, film schools, first jobs, and all the other tales told on location waiting for the sun to rise, the clouds to part, or the next shot in a glass after wrap. read more…
Jeromy Young, Atomos CEO and Co-Founder
The following short press release went out on January 15, 2024: “Melbourne, Australia. Jeromy Young, co-founder of Atomos, has returned as Managing Director and CEO. Young, who was previously CEO of Atomos for over 10 years, retired from executive duties in November 2021.” We caught up via video conference.
Jeromy said, “I am infatuated with our industry. It’s a place where you need to be at a reasonable technical level to even have a chance. I missed it. I missed running a company. I missed having people come on the journey of new ways to do things…” read more…
Cine Gear Expo LA 2024
Cine Gear LA 2024 exhibits opened on June 7 and 8 at Warner Bros Studios in Burbank, CA. But it was actually a week of activities: setup for exhibitors, parties, events, open houses, and new product introductions. read more…
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Euro Cine Expo Munich 2024
6/27/24 – 6/29/24
Euro Cine Expo Munich 2024: More than 100 exhibitors and 2 days of seminars. June 27-29 at Motorword Munich.
Euro Cine Expo returns for its third year in Munich, June 27-29, at Motorword. It is about 10 km north of Marienplatz and central Munich, near BMW headquarters. Dion Beebe, ASC, ACS is a featured speaker, presenting a seminar “The Art of Cinematography” on Friday June 28 from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. read more…
FDTimes at Cine Gear – stand L608
Pick up your complimentary copy of Film and Digital Times June – Cine Gear 2024 Edition at our booth L608. We are indoors, in the comfortable shade of the Partner Pavilion. Enter the doorway behind the ASC American Cinematographer stand.
Cine Gear Expo LA 2024
6/7/24 – 6/8/24
Cine Gear Expo LA 2024
Film and Digital Times will be at Cine Gear LA in the Partner Pavilion, L608. Pick up a free copy of the FDTimes Cine Gear June Issue #126. See floorpan. Cine Gear Expo begins on Friday June 7 at Warner Bros. Studios. Exhibitions are Friday June 7 (11 am – 7 pm) and Saturday June 8 (10 am – 5… read more…
Pacific Northwest Lens Summit 2024
The Pacific Northwest Lens Summit returned to Koerner Camera in Portland on May 3 and 4, 2024. CVP hosted the event in London last year. Around 30 exhibitors and hundreds of visitors from around the world attended — to try, test, look at and look through lots of the latest cine lenses and accessories. Classes, workshops and seminars were presented by lens technicians and experts. read more…
Keiji Oishi and Jarred Land on Nikon and RED
Nikon completed its acquisition of RED Digital Cinema on April 8, 2024. This is an interview with Keiji Oishi and Jarred Land (in photo by Mark Cruz, above) all about it. read more…
Blackmagic URSA Cine 17K 65mm
Blackmagic
URSA Cine 17K 65mm Even Larger Format camera by the end of the year.
Sensor size: 50.808mm wide x 23.316mm high
Diagonal: 55.9mm
Horizontal Resolution: 17,520 pixels
Vertical Resolution: 8,040 pixels read more…
Philip Vischer Joins Second Reef
Philip Vischer (above, center) has joined the crew (Alexander Schwarz (left) and James Bouchie (right) at Second Reef as they set sail on their latest journey.
Philip will be Vice President of Sales & Client Relations. Welcome aboard.
AJA ColorBox v2.1
ColorBox v2.1 from AJA Video Systems is a free software update for the AJA ColorBox.
Quick review: AJA ColorBox is a powerful device for on-set color management, DIT carts, post-production work and live production. It does LUT-based color transformations using the AJA Color Pipeline as well as other look management tools—including Colorfront, ORION-CONVERT, BBC, NBCU LUTs and now ACES.
ColorBox has 12G-SDI in/out and HDMI 2.0 out. It can handle up to 4K/UltraHD 60p 10-bit YCBCr 4:2:2 and 30p 12-bit RGB 4:4:4 output. ColorBox’s browser-based user interface makes it simple to adjust settings—connected via Ethernet or a third-party WiFi adapter. read more…
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NAB 2024 – FDTimes Booth C7436
Film and Digital Times will be at NAB. Please pick up a free copy of our NAB edition from the publication bin near the entrance to Central Hall. Or stop by FDTimes Booth C7436. Here’s the floorpan. NAB Show runs from April 13-17, 2024 in the Las Vegas Convention Center with exhibitors and visitors from around the world. There will… read more…
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Photographing the Eclipse
In anticipation of the solar eclipse on April 8th, Canon and Keith Ladzinski (Canon Explorer of Light and National Geographic Photographer) and shared these suggestions. Photo (above) and text courtesy of Canon and Keith Ladzinski. It is never safe to look at the sun without proper eye protection when any part of it is visible behind the moon. It is… read more…
Johan de Nysschen, ARRI Americas CEO & Pres.
March 28, 2024, Munich. Johan de Nysschen has been appointed President and CEO of ARRI Americas Inc. He will also be responsible for ARRI Rental North America and Illumination Dynamics—and reports directly to Matthias Erb, Chairman of the Executive Board at ARRI. read more…
