New Angénieux Optimo Ultra Compact Lenses

After an announcement at the Cannes Film Festival last July, Angénieux is pleased to present the first 37-102mm Full Frame Optimo Ultra Compact Zoom of a series of two. These compact lenses, also including a 21-56mm lens, will be the perfect companions to the Optimo Ultra 12X and the Optimo Prime series to create a… Continue reading New Angénieux Optimo Ultra Compact Lenses

No Clipping for Zoom F2

Zoom released today a new 32-bit ultracompact field recorder that comes in two models, with and without Bluetooth, both with included lav. Key Features Light and compact audio recorder 32-Bit Float recording for full dynamic range and clip free recording No gain adjustment necessary Records 44.1kHz/32-bit float or 48kHz/32-bit float audio files Rec Hold function… Continue reading No Clipping for Zoom F2

Australian Cinematographer of the Year 2020 Winner Announced

This year’s Fujinon Fujifilm Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) National Awards was different. It wasn’t so much physically held but instead Zoomed as so many events have been this year. That said, many things remained the same with Ray Martin AM the host and MC and ACS National President Ron Johanson OAM ACS as always very… Continue reading Australian Cinematographer of the Year 2020 Winner Announced

SILENCER FLIGHT BRINGS FOCUS AND ZOOM TO DRONE SHOOTING

A new follow focus/zoom system has been launched by 24shots –  the Silencer Flight, which promises to give filmmakers far more control when shooting with drones. Before now the kind of shots you could get with drones were mostly limited to wide-angle pans and the like. Unless, of course, you had the kind of budget that… Continue reading SILENCER FLIGHT BRINGS FOCUS AND ZOOM TO DRONE SHOOTING

ZOOM Q4N 2.3K VIDEO CAMERA

Zoom has just launched an updated version of its popular compact video camera the Q4 and the new handy cam – the Q4N – comes with a lot more than just an extra letter. It is now capable of 2.3K video recording, combined with the company’s professional audio capture technology and also features 10 new advanced lighting presets, designed to capture live… Continue reading ZOOM Q4N 2.3K VIDEO CAMERA

ZOOM H6 PORTABLE RECORDER

When Zoom released the H4n, it woke up a whole generation to sound. The H6 is only slightly bigger but a whole lot better. Review: Mark Davie The Zoom H4n, and the rest of the Zoom portable recorder family, have grown at about the same rate as the DSLR revolution. For all its failings —… Continue reading ZOOM H6 PORTABLE RECORDER

COOLER PIX

Nikon has announced a successor to its S01, its smallest and lightest ultra-compact digital camera. The new S02 point-and-shoot packs in features including a 13.2 megapixel CMOS sensor and full HD 1080p video recording, a Nikkor lens with 3x zoom, and a 2.7-inch touchscreen in a body the size of a business card. The model… Continue reading COOLER PIX