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- Canon EOS C50 vs Sony FX3: Which Camera Wins – And Does It Matter?
CineD (Wednesday, 10 September) - The jargon of “the XXX killer” and its variants has become synonymous with the clickbait titles and reviews of our time (traditionally on all caps with few exclamation marks on top). It encapsulates the over-dramatization of mild upgrades and the false sense of obsolescence – as if your older camera... - Blackmagic Design Adds Support for Apple ProRes RAW
Canonrumors (Wednesday, 10 September) - Blackmagic Design today announced DaVinci Resolve 20.2 and Blackmagic Camera 9.8 public beta which add support for Apple ProRes RAW, including footage captured with the new iPhone 17 Pro, and ProRes RAW HQ file formats. In addition, future updates for Blackmagic Camera and Blackmagic Video Assist 12G will also add both... - Leica Launches Leitz HEKTOR Cine Lenses For Mirrorless, Including RF Canonrumors (Wednesday, 10 September) - Leica has launched their first line of cinema lenses for mirrorless cameras. They are going to be available for Canon RF, Sony E, Nikon Z and the L-Mount with a user interchangable mount. The new series of HEKTOR prime lenses are T2.1 and the 6 lens set includes 18mm, 35mm...
- Leitz HEKTOR Primes Bring Classic Character to Mirrorless, with Interchangeable E/L/RF/Z Mounts CineD (Wednesday, 10 September) - Leitz Cine has introduced HEKTOR, a new family of six full-frame T2.1 primes for mirrorless cameras, designed and built in Wetzlar with swappable E, L, RF, and Z mounts, classic-leaning optical character, and cine-grade mechanics. Arriving in 18, 25, 35, 50, 73, and 100 mm, the HEKTOR lineup marks Leitz...
- Comparing Canon’s Trio of 85mm Prime Lenses Canonrumors (Wednesday, 10 September) - I was going to include this in the announcement article, but then I realized that there are a few 85mm lenses we should compare in all of this, making it a bit too big for the announcement article. The new Canon RF 85mm f/1.4L VCM sits between the consumer STM...
- RED V-RAPTOR XE Announced – Half the Frame Rates, Half the Price CineD (Wednesday, 10 September) - Ahead of IBC 2025, RED has just announced the new V-RAPTOR XE, where “E” stands for Essential. As the name suggests, it’s a stripped-down version of the original V-RAPTOR [X], but with half the frame rates and without Extended highlights and Phantom Track modes. This more affordable model is now...
- Hohem iSteady M7 AI Tracking Smartphone Gimbal Stabilizer $199 (Reg $269) Canonrumors (Wednesday, 10 September) - B&H Photo has the highly-rated Hohem iSteady M7 AI Tracking Smartphone Gimbal Stabilizer for $199 (Reg $269) in their DealZone today with an in-cart coupon. Overview The improved Hohem iSteady M7 AI Tracking Smartphone Gimbal Stabilizer adds professional quality stabilization to your smartphone videos with an expanded AI tracking module...
- SmallRig VB99 Pro Mini V-Mount Battery $149 (Reg $249) Canonrumors (Wednesday, 10 September) - B&H Photo has the SmallRig VB99 Pro Mini V-Mount Battery in their DealZone for only $149 (Reg $249) today. We use these batteries and always purchase them when they’re on sale. So far, so good. Overview The black VB99 Pro Mini V-Mount Battery from SmallRig is an ultracompact, lightweight 99Wh...
- DaVinci Resolve 20.2 Brings ProRes RAW, Better Immersive Workflows, and AI Fog Effects CineD (Wednesday, 10 September) - Blackmagic Design has released DaVinci Resolve 20.2, a free update that introduces long-awaited Apple ProRes RAW support, immersive EXR workflows, and AI-driven atmospheric effects. With improvements across editing, Fusion, and color grading, the release significantly expands Resolve’s capabilities for filmmakers, VFX artists, and colorists. Unlike many incremental updates, DaVinci Resolve...
- OM System announces the M.Zuiko Digital ED 50-200mm F2.8 IS Pro Canonrumors (Wednesday, 10 September) - OM System has announced the M.Zuiko Digital ED 50-200mm F2.8 IS Pro, which is an attractive addition to Olympus’s telephoto professional zooms. The lens is a 100-400 in 35mm equivalence and is teleconverter-friendly. The price of $3699 is decent when you consider it’s a constant aperture lens, a reasonably short...
- Tamron announces the development of a 25-200 f/2.8-5.6 Di III VXD G2 Canonrumors (Wednesday, 10 September) - Tamron announced the development of an 8x superzoom, right now just for the E-Mount (boo), but maybe sometime in the future, Canon will get over its heebie-jeebies and paranoia and open up the RF mount. We can dream. This is an upgrade of the original model, and is expected to...
- Blackmagic Design PYXIS 6K Cinema Box Camera (Leica L) now $2,495 USD
News Shooter (Wednesday, 10 September) - The Blackmagic Design PYXIS 6K Cinema Box Camera (Leica L) is now $2,495 USD, which is $800 USD less than its initial list price of $3,295 USD. Now, only the Leica L-mount version has had its price reduced. The PL and EF versions are still the same price. With the... - Nikon announces the Nikon Zr Canonrumors (Wednesday, 10 September) - Nikon has announced the Nikon Zr, it’s first cinema camera after Nikon acquired RED in 2024. This camera is a rangefinder, cinema camera styled brick camera body that has a surprisingly good feature set for the low price of $2200. The camera features Nikon’s newer “partially stacked” sensor that gives...
- Nikon ZR Released – First Nikon RED Camera with Internal R3D, 6K60, 4K120, 32-bit Float Audio, and More CineD (Wednesday, 10 September) - Nikon’s ZR full-frame mirrorless camera offers internal raw video with R3D, Nikon RAW, or ProRes RAW codec up to 6K60 or 4K120. The partially-stacked sensor has IBIS, and the camera body is compact without EVF, but with a 4″ vari-angle touchscreen monitor. There is internal 32-bit float audio, RED color...
- Nikon ZR – Hands-On With the First Mirrorless Camera With RED Tech CineD (Wednesday, 10 September) - Nikon has now taken their first official step into the world of cinema with the launch of the Nikon ZR. This is the company’s first 100% cinema-oriented mirrorless camera, the first to integrate RED’s tech inside, and the first member of the new Z Cinema lineup. Was it worth the...
