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Kinefinity KineMAX 6K Review – Resolution That Blows Away Your Screen
+++ Please note. This KineMax 6K review and footage are based on a Pre Production model. We tend not to publish our LAB test results unless the camera is in its final stage. A full LAB review will be...
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New RED Weapon Camera – Supports full-frame 8K – NAB 2015
RED Digital Cinema announced a new camera body, the RED Weapon. They presented all the new features and displayed the camera at NAB 2015. Unfortunately RED did not give interviews or talk about the...
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Full Frame and Beyond – Large Sensor Digital Cinema
Of all the current trends in digital cinema camera design, one of the most interesting is a shift towards large sensor digital cinema. I’ve written some thoughts about this previously over on my...
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New DJI Drone Coming on March 1st – What Will We See?
Leading camera drone manufacturer DJI just teased the introduction of a new generation of drones that will be announced on March 1st. Cinema5D will report from the launch event held in New York. DJI...
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Kinefinity Terra 5K/6K – A Closer Look at The Chinese Mini Cinema Camera
Lots of new and exciting products are being discovered and examined at this year’s NAB. One of the most promising new cameras could be the new Kinefinity Terra, which comes in two flavours – 5K and 6K....
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David Fincher’s Custom RED Xenomorph for Netflix’s “Mindhunter”
RED Digital Cinema has built a fully customised one-of-a-kind camera—the RED Xenomorph—just for David Fincher and his team to shoot his upcoming series “Mindhunter” for Netflix. Imagine you...
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The Future of Image Sensor Technology – Beyond the Bayer CFA
For a decade, the Super 35mm Bayer CFA (Color Filter Array) CMOS sensor has powered the digital cinema revolution. I’d like to present a couple of interesting technologies which may well end up...
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Angenieux EZ Series Zooms – User Customisable in Every Way
Angenieux have just announced their new EZ series zoom lenses, which feature user switchable mounts and user switchable formats. EF on s35, E mount on FF, and anything in between. Your choice. Now...
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New Leica M 0.8 Series Cine Lenses Announced
Do you happen to be a lens addict? Well, IBC 2016 is for you. Leica is well known for their superior lenses and cameras and at this year’s IBC, they push things a little bit further with the...
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Panasonic GH5 Announced – 4K 60p 10bit 4:2:2 internal
Panasonic has announced the GH5, the latest and much awaited member of their Lumix family. It shoots 4K 10bit 4:2:2 internal. At Panasonic’s opening press conference at Photokina 2016, the Panasonic...
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DJI Inspire 2 Review – The Drone that Rivals ARRI Alexa Image Quality?
Many people were thoroughly impressed when the new DJI Inspire 2 drone was announced. And rightfully so, as it features a 5.2K RAW camera, Apple ProRes, obstacle avoidance, redundancy systems and...
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SIGMA Cinema Zoom Lens Review: 18-35mm T2.0 and 50-100mm T2.0
After the launch event at the ASC, I couldn’t wait for the SIGMA High Speed Cinema Zooms to show up on my front porch. Inside the box were the 18-35mm T2.0 and the 50-100mm T2.0, both in EF mount. The...
View ArticlePanasonic GH5 Lab Test – Temporarily Offline
Due to the agitated discussion and hostility arising from our test of the Panasonic GH5, and our commitment to re-evaluating our test methodology based on reader comments, we have decided to...
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Panasonic AU-EVA1 Unveiled – Compact, Rich in Features and Under $8000
Hot on the heels of the Canon C200 announcement, Panasonic has finally disclosed more details about their modestly-priced new camera, the Panasonic AU-EVA1. The “mystery camera” we reported on during...
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RED vs ARRI – The Fight for the Soul of Digital Filmmaking
There are some big divisive questions in life. Star Wars or Star Trek? Coke or Pepsi? Miles or Coltrane? In this guest post, Stewart Addison examines the RED vs ARRI debate, taking a deep look into...
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Sigma Cinema Primes – A Hands-on Review in the Field
Lens manufacturer Sigma followed up the launch of their cinema zooms with an impressive array of Sigma cinema primes. I took the new lens family consisting of a 20mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm out for...
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Panasonic GH5 Firmware 2.0: 6K 4:3 Anamorphic and HLG
Panasonic GH5 Firmware 2.0 brings a host of new photo and video capabilities, including 6K true anamorphic (4:3) video and HLG support. As if Panasonic hadn’t rocked the boat hard enough, the...
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Sony VENICE CineAlta Full-Frame 35mm 6K Camera Announced
At events in Pinewood Studios UK, and Hollywood, Sony just announced their long-anticipated high-end full frame CineAlta camera – it will be called “Sony VENICE”. I’m here at legendary Pinewood Studios...
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HDMI 2.1 Released – 48Gbps, 10K Support, Dynamic HDR
The HDMI 2.1 specification has been finally released, bringing some tasty features such as 10K support and Dynamic HDR. The HDMI Forum – an association of the 92 leading manufacturers of consumer...
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SLR Magic 2x Anamorphot-CINE Test Footage
I took SLR Magic’s 2x Anamorphot-CINE lenses set for a spin with the GH5. Here are my personal impressions of working with them. Disclaimer: This is not a full review. It is my first time working with...
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