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DZOFilm Arles 25-75mm T2.6 & 65-180mm T2.6 FF Zoom Cine Lenses - Newsshooter DZOFilm has officially announced the Arles 25-75mm T2.6 & 65-180mm T2.6 FF zoom cine lenses. According to DZOFilm, the two new zooms are designed to www.newsshooter.com

If you have, what do you think of the company and how they operate? And if you have, could I ask you a quick question offline, like through a message here on dvxuser or via Signal or something? Just trying to get some perspective. Thanks! Jim

Here is my annual update to show you what retirement is like. Normally, the wife and I take social security ($60k) and $20,000 from our IRAs to live on (Total, $80K). What we did differently this year is that instead of taking money from the IRA, I took money from a savings account. So our 'income' was $20k less than usual at about $60k. Of that $60k of SS, only $17,000 has to be reported. So for an operating income of $80,000, we only reported an income of about $17k. Additionally, the... Read more

In September of 2025, I took my Beaulieu 4008 with a recently collimated Schneider 6-66mm to Athens Flying Week, with the sole intention of filming "MJ755", a Spitfire Mk. IX that our air force had restored and returned to flying condition a few years ago. The unique character and attributes of Super 8, were just what my vision for this project required, since I was after something that felt like an homage to both a legendary aircraft and to films or even news reels of its era... Read more

In September of 2025, I took my Beaulieu 4008 with a recently collimated Schneider 6-66mm to Athens Flying Week, with the sole intention of filming "MJ755", a Spitfire Mk. IX that our air force had restored and returned to flying condition a few years ago. The unique character and attributes of Super 8, were just what my vision for this project required, since I was after something that felt like an homage to both a legendary aircraft and to films or even news reels of its era... Read more

Tonight, the new season of "Key & Peele" premieres on Comedy Central, at 10:30/9:30C for a ten-episode run. For those who may not be familiar with the show, it's a sketch comedy premise with an accent on high production values and a cinematic feel. Our daunting challenge is to achieve this on a basic-cable budget and a schedule of two to three sketches a day; my colleagues in the art, makeup, hair and wardrobe departments hit it out of the park every time, along with our talented and... Read more

Alpha rumors is calling it a "mini Venice". Global shutter and a body like the c50. Coming In July. If the price point is right I'm in. Exclusive: Sony FX5 “mini Venice” camera is coming in July! + one more surprise compact? | sonyalpharumors https://youtu.be/MHImES3RWSI This is an exclusive report from SAR. While everyone else was convinced that a new FX3 II was on the way, I can now confirm through trusted sources that Sony will announce a new Sony FX5 in July! I’ll dig into why this represents a major shift for Sony’s cinema... www.sonyalpharumors.com

As you may have seen on newsshooter.com: "Miller Tripods (officially called Miller Camera Support Equipment), a family business run by Mark and Diane Clementson, is said to be ceasing operations on 30 September 2026. Mark and Diane have decided to retire and shut down the business. From what I understand, they were looking for a buyer, but with no success." More on the story: Miller Tripods is closing down - Newsshooter It is indeed a sad day when a legacy company that has played such a big part in our industry is closing down. Miller Tripods (officially called Miller www.newsshooter.com What a bummer. Good heads, good kit.

Are there recommended best practices or do's & don'ts of selecting a business name? I remember reading something years back about how words like media & productions carry specific connotations, so it's important to pick a descriptor that aligns with the service that you offer. I see a lot of people using their surname, but I think my Nordic surname would be a poor choice, as nobody can figure out how to pronounce or spell it. I'm also averse to using my name because, I perceive people... Read more

I'm interested in what you all do for storage and backup. I shoot on Cfast 2 cards and the high speed SD cards in my Ursas. The edit computer has an internal 8Tb drive and a 4Tb internal drive. Shorter projects go on the smaller one, and theatre shows go onto the larger one but once they are complete, the older ones get transferred to an external 16Tb for archive, once I don't need to return to them. I've got a reasonably good housekeeping system where I tend to keep half a dozen shorter... Read more

Thanks to Sony Italy, I had the opportunity to put the new FX5 through its paces on a real project I’m currently working on.I shot everything in X-OCN LT 5K open gate, using spherical lenses.The FX5’s sensor is truly wonderful, and I believe its performance sets a new benchmark for cameras of this type—and beyond. I hope you enjoy the video!

Hi Ive acquired the Deity PR4 audio recorder. for use with a mirror-less camera (canon R6, or R6v) This can work like a hotshoe XLR box to produce 48v power and feed the camera audio, but also do more complex audio too. One thing is I can roll wild track (room-tone) or just chatter without making monster camera files. Also I can remove it from the camera and give it to a 'boom' operator. Or hook it up to a desk DJ or some other sound source. Nice! On camera mode.. Can I feed TC into the... Read more