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- 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...
- Has Nikon devalued RED’s CINEMA brand immediately with low-end content creator camera?
EOSHD.com blog (Tuesday, 9 September) - Nikon are a strange company, and you could say that Japan is a strange country. Having made cameras for 100 years, you’d think Nikon would know a thing or two about marketing them. Nikon bought RED for the cinema prestige. The trailblazer in digital cinema, now apparently is too... - Have You Seen Canon’s New Insanely Fast and Short Telephoto Prime Lens Yet?
NoFilmSchool (Tuesday, 9 September) - Claiming to be the best of both worlds as it's been optimized for both photo and video, this new Canon RF 85mm f/1.4 L VCM is a fast, short-telephoto prime lens that features a function-first build, making it an ideal option for those looking to combine all of the elements...
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