Cameras

Popular stills and video YouTube channel the Slanted Lens put the super popular and quite new Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K digital cinema camera against the often cited as industry standard measuring stick - the ARRI Alexa in a under/overexposure and recovery test for skin tones and dynamic range.

Vocas will be showing off their latest kit at NAB 2016 in Las Vegas, which includes the new Spider Support System. The Spider System is a modular system which can be setup in a variety of ways to help you get the most out of your handheld camera, while taking the load of your shoulder literally.

Arri have issued an important notice regarding the latest SUP 4.0 for the ARRI Alexa MINI. The notices has to do with a bug that occurs when shooting in 2.39:1 2K Anamorphic that produces an image artifact which leads to aliasing and jagged edges.

JVC just expanded their ProHD mobile news lineup by announcing the new GY-HM660 and HM620 pro camcorders, which are replacing the current GY-HM650 and GY-HM600 models. The new GY-HM660 and HM620 camcorders feature improved Full HD CMOS sensors, wireless streaming capabilities and a lot of other improvements to aid cameraman in the field of live ENG work.

The Sony 4K Creators YouTube channel put together a very handy video on the top 7 things you need to know about the latest firmware version 7.01 on the Sony PMW-F55 camera.