Digital Cinema Society

Responding to the growing popularity of large-format Digital Cinema cameras such as the ARRI Alexa 65 and upcoming RED 8K Vistavision,CW Sonderoptic has introduced the Leica Thalia series of prime lenses. The set of 9 spherical lenses provides an image circle of 60mm diagonal with focal lengths including 24, 30, 35, ... [ Read: Leica Announces New Thalia Series of Large Format Primes ]

Our streaming coverage of the 2017 DCS Cinema Lighting Expo, which took place March 4th at the IATSE Local 80 stage in Burbank, CA is now on-line. In addition to vendors presenting their latest technology, we bring you a presentation by David Stump, ASC on behalf of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ... [ Read: Now Streaming 2017 DCS Cinema Lighting Expo ]

Distinguished Cinematographer Sol Negrin, ASC, a longtime member of DCS and ardent volunteer in the service of educating the next generation of filmmakers has passed away. During his six decade long career as a Cinematographer, Negrin earned five Emmy nominations, three for episodes of the television series Kojak, ... [ Read: DCS Mourns the Loss of Sol Negrin, ASC ]

In a worldwide press briefing over the web, Grant Petty, CEO of Blackmagic Design today announced a number of new products and upgrades. Foremost for me on the list was the new URSA Mini Pro 4.6K, a high-end digital cinema camera with the ergonomics and features that will also allow it to function as a traditional ... [ Read: New Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 4.6K Camera + Resolve Micro & Mini Panels ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the February 2017 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) In a tradition of several years now, I have devoted my January eNewsletter to covering the Consumer Electronics Show as it relates to content creators.  Then for ... [ Read: Tales from the Tech Retreat 2017 -- Taking Stock of VR ]

PERG, the Production Equipment Rental Group is a trade group made up of professional camera and lighting rental companies. They have established a new effort known as "Rental Guard" to push back against the rampant equipment theft that has recently been plaguing our industry. In 2016 alone, a total of $8,757,818 ... [ Read: New Industry Effort to Combat Equipment Theft set up by PERG ]

The Fujinon Optical Systems division of Fujifilm has announced a new line of fairly high quality, but low cost zoom lenses, which have been built exclusively for E-mount cinema cameras, (such as the Sony FS-700, FS7, FS5, etc.).  It has been named the MK series, and the first lens in the line will be a MK18-55mm T2.9 ... [ Read: Fujinon Announces New Low Cost MK18-55mm T2.9 Zoom for Sony E-Mount ]

We are proud to report that three of the honorees to receive Scientific and Technical Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) are longtime supporters of the Digital Cinema Society. The awards, known as ,“Academy Plaques” or “Technical Oscars” were presented to ARRI, Panavision, and ... [ Read: DCS Sponsors: ARRI - Panavision - Sony win Academy Sci-Tech Awards ]

The American Society of Cinematographers held their 31st Annual ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography on February 4th, 2017 in Hollywood.  Actor and Filmmaker Denzel Washington was given Board of Governor's Award for career achievement in a profession other than cinematography. Best Cinematography ... [ Read: Winners and Honorees of the 31st Annual ASC Awards ]

by James Mathers Cinematographer and Founder of the Digital Cinema Society (Excerpted from the January 2017 Digital Cinema Society eNewsletter) I make it my business to keep up with the tools filmmaking professionals need to create content, and with all the new technology coming our way at an ever increasing ... [ Read: CES 2017 - Fifty Years Showcasing Technology ]