Digital Cinema Society

Adakin Press has announced the release of The Cine Lens Manual, a definitive resource on cinema lenses. Co-authored by Jay Holben and Christopher Probst, ASC The Cine Lens Manual is a journey through the world of cinema lenses investigating every possible aspect from the formation of glass to today's top cinematographic ... [ Read: Long Awaited Cine Lens Manual by Jay Holben and Christopher Probst, ASC is now available ]

Sony has announced the first shipments of their flagship digital cinema camera, the VENICE 2.  Prior to the release, the VENICE 2 had already been used on feature films and episodic work with cinematographers Claudio Miranda, ASC, Gonzalo Amat, ASC, and Rob McLachlan, ASC, (pictured above).  It has now also been ... [ Read: Long Awaited Sony Venice 2 Released Into the Wild - Now Shipping ]

ARRI has introduced a second generation of its TRINITY and ARTEMIS camera stabilizers that were so well shown off by Roger Deakins, ASC, BSC on his academy award winning movie 1917. We are told that the new modular system has been redesigned down to the smallest detail, incorporating enhancements to camera movement, ... [ Read: ARRI Introduces New TRINITY 2 and ARTEMIS 2 camera stabilizers ]

OWC has announced the new Flex 1U4 4-Bay Thunderbolt rackmount storage and docking Solution. The Flex 1U4 is designed as a flexible storage and docking solution for any rackmount environment with the capabilities to use SATA/SAS and U.2/M.2 NVMe drives for up to 128TB of capacity and speeds up to 2750MB/s. The innovative ... [ Read: OWC Announces the new Flex 1U4 4-Bay Thunderbolt Rackmount Storage and Docking Solution ]

ZEISS has introduced their latest cine lens, the Supreme Prime 15 mm T1.8.  The new lens completes the family of popular Supreme Primes. The now 14-piece cine lens series ranges from 15 to 200 mm with a maximum aperture of T1.5 to T2.2.  The new 15 mm lens rounds out the lineup by providing an extremely wide-angle ... [ Read: ZEISS Introduces New Supreme Prime 15mm T1.8 Ultra Wide Lens ]