Red Announces First Monstro Sensor – Red Dragon + Red @NAB Photos

July 28, 2025April 11, 2011 by Dan Carr

There was a lot of hype about Red’s morning announcement and in the end it turned out to be a bit unexpected and less groundbreaking than their usual announcements. Part of this is no doubt down to Jim Jannard’s vow to keep info under their hat’s until a little closer to launch time given the moving release dates and changing specs that have happened with all their other products in the past. This morning it was announced that the first Monstro sensor was in testing and it’s called Red Dragon. The current sensor lineup is called Mysterium, Monstro will be …

Zeiss Shows m4/3 and Sony E-Mount for CP.2 Primes

July 28, 2025April 11, 2011 by Dan Carr

Down at the Carl Zeiss booth this morning I got to check out the full range of Zeiss CP.2 primes on various cameras including the new M4/3 mount for the AF-100 and also an E-Mount for the Sony NXCAM 35. These lenses really are stunning and solidly built. Check out some shots below to see the new Sony cameras and some of the lenses including the Zeiss LWZ.2 zoom lens with a Canon mount.

Leica/ Band Pro and RED Teaming up to Bring EPIC Package

July 28, 2025April 11, 2011 by Dan Carr

Band Pro and RED have announced that they will be teaming up to bring a pre-packaged RED Epic setup including 5 of the new Leica Summilux Cine lenses. I had a chance to check these lenses out this morning and I can’t think of a better combination. The Epic is so small that putting a Zeiss Master Prime on it looks pretty crazy, but the Leica Cine lenses are also small and seem like a perfect partnership to the Epic to maintain the portable size. No info yet on exact pricing, configuration or availability of these packages but you can …

New Marshall LCD Monitors Make An Appearance at NAB

July 30, 2025April 11, 2011 by Dan Carr

I’ve previously covered information on these new LCD monitors right HERE but here at NAB Marshall had prototype units on display. The casing design may change slightly , there are very much proto builds but the functionality of them was all in place. I think these will be the go-to monitors for HDSLR shooting when they hit production at the end of May. HDMI loop-through is great and the modular output allows HDSDI and even HDMI to HDSDI conversion using existing modules from Marshall’s range. The user configurable nobs and buttons mean that you can select all your favorite functions …

ARRI Launches the ALEXA Studio

July 30, 2025April 11, 2011 by Dan Carr

Arri has bought a third variation of the Alexa camera to NAB this year. On top of Alexa and Alexa Plus there is now Alexa Studio which features a larger full sized 4:3 sensor and an optical viewfinder. The viewfinder will allow much more critical focusing via the VF and includes a switch to un-squash 2x anamorphic lenses. Arri are also expected to announce a firmware upgrade for the Alexa platform that brings 120fps. The unique ability of this camera to use 2x anamorphic lenses as well as 1.3x lenses is going to have a lot of DPs very interested …

Sony Deomonstrates F65 8K Video Camera at NAB 2011

November 1, 2023April 10, 2011 by Dan Carr

Sony kicks off the big NAB 2011 announcements with the unveiling of their new F65 8K video camera. Whilst 4k is expected to be the next standard Sony is clearly already thinking towards even bigger things! For now things top out at 4k but Sony says that updates in the future will allow much more. Read on for full release and more info. Press Release LAS VEGAS, April 10, 2011 – Sony is revolutionizing digital cinematography with the official unveiling of its much-anticipated next-generation CineAlta camera. The F65 raises the bar in the quest for the “look” of 65mm film, …

Nikon Launches new D5100 DSLR

November 1, 2023April 4, 2011 by Dan Carr

Several websites have leaked information on a new Nikon DSLR that was to be “officially” launched later this evening it would seem. The Nikon D5100. As with most of the recent new DSLRs like the Canon T3i , the Nikon now has an articulated LCD screen on the back and of course shoots full 1080p video. They have also revealed the new ME-1 hotshoe microphone. Main Specs: Mississauga, ON, April 5, 2011- Today Nikon Canada announced the new16.2 megapixel Nikon D5100 digital SLR, designed for those ready to stepup and be artistically expressive with a versatile camera. The NikonD5100 digital …

Canon T3i – Video Digital Zoom Function

October 10, 2023March 31, 2011 by Dan Carr

In Feb. 2011 Canon launched the Rebel T3i. Occasionally consumer level products offer a sneak peek at something which may filter up to pro gear in a more refined manner. The T3i, or 600D depending on where you live has one such interesting feature. The feature in question is called Video Digital Zoom. Now before you all yell BLEUGH …. digital zoom sucks… bare with me. Yes in general digital zoom does suck so this feature comes with some caveats. Unfortunately Canon has not provided any information on exactly how they are implementing this zoom mode so there is a …

Sony launches the NEX FS 100 – S35 sized digital sensor video camera

October 20, 2023March 24, 2011 by Dan Carr

We new it was coming, Sony teased some specs and initial design drawings of it many months ago but now we have a full spec sheet, price point and final production name for the NEX FS 100. The Sony F3 was released just a few months ago, featuring a Super 35 sized digital sensor it was met with much acclaim but a $10,000 + price tag will keep it out of reach for many people. With this new FS 100, Sony is aiming squarely at those filmmakers considering the Panasonic AF100 or a DSLR setup. The FS 100 also features …

New Canon lenses delayed due to Japanese earthquake disaster

July 30, 2025March 24, 2011 by Dan Carr

Whilst this story pails in comparison to the severity of many of the other problems Japan is facing right now, those of you waiting for some of the newer Canon lenses are going to have to wait a little longer. The 8-15mm fisheye zoom lens and the 300mm f2.8 MKII and 40mm f2.8 MKII were already delayed earlier on in the year and now face unknown delays due to the tragic disaster that hit the Eastern seaboard of Japan a few weeks ago. The factory that manufacturers many of Canon’s lenses is located in Utsunomiya, if you have a lens …

The Ultimate Wildlife Lens – Canon 200-400 F4 L IS USM EXTENDER 1.4×

October 11, 2023February 7, 2011 by Dan Carr

The full press release for the Canon 200-400 first announcement can be found here. I wanted to touch on a few further thoughts about what is an incredible lens. For years Canon shooters complained about the old school style of the Canon 100-400 f4.5-5.6 L IS. With it’s push pull design many people found that it sucked in dust and there were also large variations in the quality of them. Sometimes you could get a great copy, and if you didn’t mind dealing with the odd zoom design you could make some great images with it. Many wildlife photographers used …

Canon T3i Vs. T3 (600D Vs.1100D) Which one is for you ?

October 10, 2023February 7, 2011 by Dan Carr

It’s not very often that Canon announces multiple SLR cameras on the same day, and even rarer that the two place next to each other in the product lineup. Canon just announced (FEB 2011) the new T3i and T3 DSLRS, also called the 600D and 1100D depending on whether you are in N.America or Europe. For the rest of the article I will refer to them using the N.American nomenclature of T3i and T3 but the European models are just the same! The consumer DSLR market has become incredibly competitive over the last few years especially with Sony flexing their …