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Sigma has unveiled the Sigma fp, the world's smallest, lightest mirrorless digital camera with a full-frame sensor.  The 24.6-megapixel camera has a 35mm full-frame Bayer sensor, and it weighs just 370g (less than a pound), without the battery and memory card and is capable of supporting both serious still and cine ... [ Read: Sigma unveils the Sigma fp, world's smallest and lightest full-frame mirrorless camera ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the June 2019 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) While the Digital Cinema Society has never advocated for digital acquisition or post methodologies over film, we have been a witness to a sea change in the way movies ... [ Read: Celebrating and Comparing VFX Innovations From The Star Wars Movies ]

Now Streaming: Backlot Perspectives - DCS Interviews at Cine Gear Expo 2019

By DCS, Jun 11, 2019

Taking advantage of Cine Gear Expo's ability to draw industry professionals from around the world to the backlot 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: Now Streaming: Backlot Perspectives - DCS Interviews at Cine Gear Expo 2019 ]

In this 75 minute discussion recorded in a Paramount Studios screening room during Cine Gear Expo, the Digital Cinema Society reprises its annual examination of the Cinema Lens market.  This year, with a concentration on covering the expanding sensor sizes of many popular cameras. We see what's new from some of ... [ Read: Now Streaming - 2019 DCS Cine Gear Expo Large Format Lens Panel ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the May 2019 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) Like a lot of people, I’m a big fan of HBO, and in particular Game of Thrones.  This program ranks among the highest quality cinematic content being produced today, ... [ Read: "The Long Night" - And How To Translate The Filmmakers Creative Intent to Home Displays ]

K5600, a renowned manufacturer of cinema lighting gear including the famous Joker and Alpha lines of HMIs will use the occasion of Cine Gear Expo 2019 to introduce a new family of LED lights.  Over the last decade they have held off on introducing their own LEDs because the output and color fidelity didn’t meet ... [ Read: K5600 Announces a New Family of LED Lighting ]

In the run up to Cine Gear Expo, Band Pro, in partnership with Angenieux and Jebsen CineCast have announced their latest lens project: Angenieux Optimo Primes. Optimo Primes provide full frame 46.5mm image circlecoverage with a consistently fast 1.8 T-stop. All focal lengths provide maximum flexibility with fully interchangeable ... [ Read: Band Pro announces new Angenieux Optimo Primes ]

The latest and greatest thing in TVs are new models with 8K resolution. That’s 7680×4320 pixels or four times as many pixels as a 4K TV and 16 times as many as a 1080p TV. Do these new 8K TVs offer a differentiated experience? Can you see the difference? Is there 8K content and does it matter? Is it worth the higher ... [ Read: 8K TVs Top TV Line-ups for a Reason - Analysis by Chris Chinnock, Insight Media ]

Friday, May 31, 2019, 3:45pm – 5:00pm, Cine Gear Expo, Screening Room #5 (upstairs from the Sherry Lansing Theater), Paramount Studios, Hollywood The Digital Cinema Society will reprise its annual examination of the Cinema Lens market, this year, with a concentration on covering the expanding sensor sizes of ... [ Read: DCS @ Cine Gear Expo 2019: Focus on Large Format Cine Lenses from the Buyer's POV ]

DCS Pre-NAB UPDATE There is so much happening in terms of product announcements leading up to NAB, that we have decided to publish a special Pre-NAB DCS eNewsletter to catch you up on what we'll be covering at the convention.  We're looking forward to bringing you the latest in Motion Picture technology to stream ... [ Read: DCS Pre-NAB 2019 Update ]