Digital Cinema Society

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the June 2017 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) Regular readers of my monthly essays know that I tend to write about the things I’m mulling over.  Whether it’s buying or selling gear, trying to decide if I should ... [ Read: Who Needs Another Film Festival? ]

Based in Northern Italy, Manfrotto designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of camera and lighting support equipment for the professional photographic, film, theater, live entertainment and video markets. The product line includes an extensive range of camera tripods and heads, lighting stands and accessories. Manfrotto ... [ Read: Welcome to Manfrotto as New Friend of DCS! ]

In this program, recorded June 2, 2017 at Cine Gear Expo, potential buyers can find all the major Cine Lens manufacturers in one place at one time to see what is available in the market.  If you're thinking of investing in Cine Lenses, this panel discussion and Q&A, moderated by James Mathers, is tailored for ... [ Read: New DCS Streaming - Focus On Cine Lenses From the Buyer's POV ]

The board of governors of the American Society of Cinematographers has re-elected longtime DCS member, Kees van Oostrum to a second term as president of the organization.  Other DCS members elected as officers for the 2017-2018 term include Bill Bennett, John Simmons, and Cynthia Pusheck as vice presidents, David ... [ Read: Kees van Oostrum re-elected to a second term as president of the American Society of Cinematographers ]

Sony has announced plans for its next-generation CineAlta digital motion picture camera system. Of note is that the newly designed sensor will mark Sony's first foray in excess of Super35.  This means that full frame lenses will be required in order to take full advantage of the sensor's larger coverage area.  Although ... [ Read: Sony Announces Plans for Next-Gen CineAlta Full Frame Digital Cinema Camera ]

In a launch event at Cine Gear Expo 2017 Panasonic has unveiled the AU-EVA1, a cinema camera positioned between the their Lumix GH5 4K mirrorless camera and the VariCam LT 4K cinema camera.  The EVA1 contains a newly designed 5.7K Super 35mm-sized sensor which is designed to produce improved image quality when down ... [ Read: Panasonic Previews New Compact 5.7K Super 35mm AU-EVA1 Camera at Cine Gear Expo ]

To help celebrate Acromove's inaugural attendance at CineGear Expo they will be holding a drawing for a brand new ThunderPack Mini valued at $6,790 on June 15, 2017.  This model includes the Blackmagic Design HD video interface. The drawing is open to digital production professionals needing a rugged, portable Thunderbolt ... [ Read: ThunderPack Mini to be Raffled Off to Mark Acromove's Cine Gear Expo Debut ]