Digital Cinema Society

Gary Adcock and Tom Fletcher, (current and former Presidents of the Digital Cinema Society Midwest Chapter), have come out with an update to their now famous Camera Comparison Chart. The information has been gathered from numerous conversations with various cinematographers, colorists, colleagues and manufacturers. ... [ Read: Tom Fletcher and Gary Adcock's New 2018 Camera Comparison Chart Now On-line ]

CW Sonderoptic, known by some as Leica, has announced a full relaunch under the new brand name Leitz Cine Wetzlar. Until the late 80’s, all Leica lenses carried the name ‘Ernst Leitz Wetzlar‘ and nearly a decade ago, CW Sonderoptic was organized specifically to develop Cine lenses. To deal with the expansion ... [ Read: CW Sonderoptic becomes Leitz Cine Wetzlar ]

Anton/Bauer used the occasion of Cine Gear Expo to unveil their new battery technology, Dionic XT. Their new batteries are available in V-Mount and Gold Mount, 90 watt or 150 watt, with on-board diagnostics and extended life cycles, (estimated over 1,200.). These batteries feature a backlit display, P-Tap, USB power ... [ Read: Anton/Bauer Introduces New High Capacity and Light Weight Dionic XT Battery Series ]

Although not yet all rentable products, Panavision used the occasion of Cine Gear Expo to preview some interesting new innovations they are working on.  Besides a host of improvements to the Millennium DXL line based on Cinematographer feedback, they introduced several new lines of large format lenses.  The new Primo ... [ Read: Innovations From Panavision: New Large Format Lenses and LCND Liquid Crystal Active ND Filters ]

ARRI has announced that it is enabling owners and operators of AMIRA cameras to record in ARRIRAW.  The change will involve the installation of the new Software Update Package SUP 5.3, and the purchase of a license. It will give cinematographers the option to record ARRIRAW 2.8K up to 48fps.  RAW recording formats ... [ Read: ARRI makes ARRIRAW available for AMIRA ]

DCS @ Cine Gear Expo 2018 - Streaming Interviews

By DCS, Jun 21, 2018

Taking advantage of Cine Gear Expo's ability to draw industry professionals from around the world to the back lot at Paramount Studios, the Digital Cinema Society conducted in-depth interviews with prominent Filmmakers and Technologists.  DCS President James Mathers was able to gather a wide variety of viewpoints ... [ Read: DCS @ Cine Gear Expo 2018 - Streaming Interviews ]

Join the Digital Cinema Society at Canon Burbank on the evening of Wednesday, August for a chance to get up close and personal with Canon’s latest Cinema Camera, the large format C700 FF.  There will be both presentations and hands-on time with the new camera.  As a group, we will also record shots with various ... [ Read: Experience the Canon C700 FF with DCS on August 1st at Canon Burbank ]

The board of governors of the American Society of Cinematographers has re-elected longtime DCS member, Kees van Oostrum to a third term as president of the organization.  Other Digital Cinema Society members re-elected as officers for the 2018-2019 term include Bill Bennett, John Simmons, and Cynthia Pusheck as vice ... [ Read: Kees van Oostrum re-elected as President of ASC - See his DCS interview from Cine Gear Expo 2018 ]

The coverage of our annual DCS Cine Gear Expo Lens panel is available to view on-line: Focus on Cine Lenses From the Buyer's POV.  Cine Lenses have historically been a safe investment, but with sensor sizes growing, and so many new lenses coming to market, the decision making process has become far more complicated. ... [ Read: Now Streaming: DCS Cinema Lens Panel at Cine Gear Expo 2018 ]