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Blackmagic has officially announced a new successor to their original Pocket cinema camera (BMPCC), Introducing the new Blackmagic pocket cinema camera 4K (BMPCC 4K) - with upgraded features and a more usable body design , the camera aims to address all the shortcomings of the first generation product and bring something new to the table . The BMPCC 4K , as the name suggests , shoots 4K Cinema RAW  in either UHD or DCI (Cinema 4K) at 60fps and it can also shoot HD 1080 at 120fps . The camera's MFT (Micro 4/3) sensor (Which is now a full size MFT sensor -unlike the previous model which was cropped to Super16 ) also features a native  ISO  of 25600 ,and it has 13 stops of dynamic range and there is support for HDR . The body of the camera is somewhat inspired by the URSA line, although its no longer "pocketable" the camera is still small enough for gimbals and rigs. The 90's style body (which is made out of CFRP) features a large 5" 1080p resolution touc...

Sony has officially announced the new FS5 II , Building upon the foundation laid by the Sony FS5 , the new camera features incremental improvements such as a new color science , Instant HDR and dual card slots, while keeping the core FS5 features mostly intact. The new FS5 II at first glance, looks quite similar to the older model, the camera features a Bayonet style camcorder layout with top handle accessories and a rear EVF , although it looks similar to the older model externally , the camera does pack some improvements in the sensor department as the new module is tuned for high frame-rate recording to an external recorder , therefore the FS5 II can output DCI 4K RAW in 60fps and shoot 4K RAW at 120fps for a short sequence , the camera is also capable of shooting 2K RAW at 240fps. Internally the FS5 II is limited to 4K 30fps ,2K 30fps and 1080p at 120fps continuous  , the camera can also record 1080p RAW in 4:2:2 10bit quality for about 8 seconds at 240fps and the same ...

GoPro has officially announced the GoPro Hero 2018, the new model , designed to replace the Hero Session line of cameras, offer a Hero 5/6 chassis and an affordable $200 price tag. The camera, designed around a GoPro Hero 5 /6 chassis, offers water resistance out of the box with no added casing - a major selling point as no special accessories will be required to make it waterproof. The camera also features compatibility with existing GoPro Hero 5/6 accessories as well as the ability to use GoPro Hero 5 batteries -making the camera a great backup for someone who already owns a flagship GoPro camera . The rear features a touchscreen display and this is same as the one found on the flagship models. The Hero 2018 also features support for GoPRo's voice commands and Quik stories (Automatic video rendering). The similarities with the Hero 5 and 6 end when we take a look under the hood as the new Hero features an older generation 10MP sensor with  1440p at 60fps or 1080p recordin...

Kinefinity  announced their new line of MAVO Cinema lenses with  25mm , 35mm,50mm ,75mm and a 100mm focal lengths and T2.0 aperture , The lenses come with a 12 bladed iris and the lens optics have a 46.5mm image circle diameter - making it ideal for any large format (35mm) cinema cameras (Alexa LF , Red Monster WW, Canon's C700FF  and the Sony Venice . Kinefinity also hopes to announce their own development plans for a 35mm FF camera which is currently called the Mavo LF . The MAVO primes are priced at around $2500 each and you can get them for around $12000 if you order the whole set . Shipping starts in May 2018. Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - Nofilmschool

Canon has officially announced their first Full Frame cinema camera - the C700 FF .  The camera , which sits at the top of Canon's cinema lineup ,  offers a 35mm (38.1 x 20.1mm) which can be used in either 35mm , Super 35 (APS-H) or Super 16 modes,making the camera more adaptable than the "Older" C700 model which comes with a Super35 sensor . Set to capture 5.9K at 60fps in RAW , the camera is quite capable as it can even shoot 4K at 72fps with a slight crop in either ProRES or XF AVC , other recording options include 2K at 168fps .The sensor also features Canon's industry leading Dual Pixel AF if you plan to use the camera on autofocus or subject tracking. The sensor boasts 15 stops of dynamic range and it also supports Anamorphic de-squeezing. The camera body , which comes with 2x CFast cards for recording , is also capable of directly recording to an external recorder such as the Canon CDX 36150 recorder as well . The EF lens mount , which can be changed to a...

Apple has officially announced the new (new) iPad 2018. The new iPad , which is also known as the 6th generation iPad (Not counting the iPad Air and Pro tablets) was announced at a special Education themed event in Chicago (Mar 27) The tablet , which is quite similar to last year's iPad 2017 model , features an attractive $329 (same as last year) price which can drop to $299 for schools and education institutes, the tablet , aimed at students , also features support for the Apple Pencil stylus . Under the hood , the tablet features the Apple A10 Fusion chip - the same as the one found on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, the RAM on board is 2GB and the tablet can be bought in 32GB or 128GB variants . There is also an option for LTE which costs an extra $100 per storage variant . The front glass plane of the iPad 2018 features the front facing iSight camera with 1.2MP resolution and has 720p video, the camera also features Retina Flash which when triggered , uses the display to ...

Huawei has officially announced their flagship phone duo for 2018- the Huawei P20 Pro and the Huawei P20 , the two phones , powered by the Hisilicon Kirin 970 processors are basically identical for the most part, but the camera module(s) of the P20 pro are vastly superior to the smaller P20 as it features three camera modules with the main sensor boasting 40 megapixels and an f1.8 aperture. The P20 Pro is basically Huawei's flagship for 2018, the phone , designed to take on the Galaxy S9 and the iPhone X (it even has a "notch" to match) features jaw dropping specs out of the box. The design , which includes a blend of glass and metal, now features a IP67 water resistance and features no headphone jack as its apparently a trend in this day and age. The phone features a 6.1" display with a 2240x100 resolution AMOLED panel , this display features a 18.7:9 aspect ratio and has 408ppi , the display is somewhat split at top, and in the middle of a small notch , th...

Kinefinity has officially announced the Mavo - a Super 35(24x16mm) cinema camera capable of shooting 6K, the camera, priced at $14000 with all accessories is quite a bargain considering that equvalent cameras cost the same for just the body. The Mavo ,which is capable of shooting 6K wide (6016x2520) at 60fps in ProRes or RAW (KineRAW) can also shoot Cinema 6K at 50fps, 6K open gate at 40fps , 6K anamorphic 4:3 and 6:5 , 5K at 74fps and 4K UHD at 100 fps (there is also support for 192fps on 2K ) Lens mount options for the Mavo includes PL , EF , FE and Nikon F and they can be interchanged thanks to the Mavo's KineMOUNT which allows for easy modularity , There is also an option for a variable ND carousel if needed.The camera is also said to come with an option of a removable OLPF - optical low pass filter , which would improve sharpness (but introduce Moire a bit). The rest of the chassis includes the usual interfaces (SDI , HDMi ,Mic in and out etc..) as well as a slot for a 2...

Sony has been on a roll recently , the A9 , launched as a Nikon D5/Canon 1DX rival has so far been the darling of many reviewers and professionals alike , and on the other hand , we have the recently announced Sony A7RIII which has also been making headlines as it changed the playing field which otherwise would have been mostly a duopoly between the Nikon D850 and the Canon 5DMk4 . With Mirrorless sales slowing chipping off DSLR sales ,its quite evident that Sony will release more Full frame cameras in time to come , the rumor mill , which so far consisted of only the upcoming A7SIII suddenly went into overdrive as news of a successor to the "Basic model" A7II were leaked , the camera ,which was initially thought to be a watered down version of the A9- with one SD slot and no rear joystick are all "fake news" as they are all present in the new A7III. The camera , designed around a new 24MP - Full frame BSI image sensor with 5 Axis IBIS image stability ,f...

Nokia (HMD) has officially announced their flagship spec Nokia 8 Sirocco smartphone today . the phone , designed to occupy a slot between the mid range Nokia 7 and the upcoming Nokia 9 flagship , features a Lumia inspired metal chassis and a 5.5" P-OLED display which has a resolution of 2560x1440 . The phone , like most high end products , features a IP 67 ingress protection rating and a healthy amount of RAM - 6GB in this case , paired with a 2.5Ghz Snapdragon 835 Soc with Adreno 540 GPU . Storage wise , the phone holds 128GB internally and this can be expanded to another 256GB via MicroSD . The phone , like most higher tier Nokia's of the past , features Carl Zeiss optics - which are now paired to two 12MP sensors of which the main module has an aperture of f1.75 and a 1.4 Micrometer pixel size and Optical image stability (OIS) , the second unit , which has a f2.6 Aperture , features no OIS onboard . The rear module of the Nokia 8 is capable of 4K recording at 30fps wh...

Sony has officially launched their latest flagship duo for 2018 - Xperia XZ2 and the Xperia XZ Compact . The two phones , which are said to take “the best of Sony” ,feature an all new design aesthetic and thus departs from Sony’s blocky designs which were first seen on the original Xperia Z from 2011 , the new designs, which has a somewhat of a HTC U11 vibe to it ,features a curved back , thinner bezels and no headphone jack (hmm) . Xperia XZ2  The phones ,just like Sony’s of the past , feature IP65/68 dust and water reststance ,the two displays feature Gorilla glass 5 protection and they are also HDR BT2020 ready with both the 5.7” and the 5” variants sharing the new de-facto 18:9 aspect ratio and 2160x1080 resolution . Under the hood , both devices also share a Snapdragon 845 soc (Adreno 630 GPU) with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage (expandable upto 400GB via microSD). Both devices also use Sony’s 19MP Motion Eye 1-2.3” sensor (IMX400), the unit features a f2 apertur...

Canon has officially announced the cheapest DSLR ever produced – the EOS 4000D . The camera , aimed at beginners and bargain hunters who want a reliable starter kit ,feature an easy to use interface , an almost basic button layout and a bargain price of GBP 330 ($385) . The camera , designed with polycarbonate/ABS plastic – including the lens mount (strangely) is durable and mostly resistant to the knocks and scratches most beginner users may subject this to . The camera is , like most Canon bargain bin offerings , feature mostly obsolete hardware including the 18mp sensor technology from the 9 year old EOS 7D and the Digic 4+ processor from 2014 , this list also includes the 2.7” LCD which was last seen on Canon entry level cameras from 2011 , although the camera is mostly assembled from the parts bin , there will be an audience – especially beginners who may enjoy using the camera to its highest potential . Video features include 1080p recording and don’t expect any Dual Pixel...

Canon has officially announced a speedlight with brains – the new Canon 470EX-AI . The new speedlight , designed for both beginners and professionals , determines the distance to the subject and the ceiling by measuring reading based on a pre flash , then based upon the reading , the flash will automatically reposition itself to the best suitable position for bounce flash . The flash also has a orientation sensor which can detect whether the user has shifted from portrait to landscape orientation , once the orientation of the camera is changed , all the user has to do is double tap the shutter button to allow the flash to position itself to its previous bounce setting . The flash also has a memory setting where you can automatically set the flash to a pre-set position set manually . The flash also supports manual override so if you want to bounce it manually , all you have to do it turn the head . The flash , which is expected to go on sale for $400 (in April 2018) has a gu...

Canon has finally decided to include 4k in one of their entry level cameras , the new M50 , a spiritual successor to the EOS M5 from last year is now the latest Canon mirrorless camera (and the only one currently) to shoot the much requested video format . The camera , on the outside , looks similar to previous EOS M cameras as It has a 3” vari-angle LCD with 1.04 million dots and a 2.36 million dot EVF similar to most EOS-M’s of the past , but this time , the camera features 4K UHD (with a 1.6x crop) and 1080p at 120fps thanks to the new Digic 8 processor. The rest of the camera specs include Canon’s trusty 24MP APS-C sensor with 143 AF points , the camera also supports EF/and EFS lenses with Canon’s proprietary adapter , which will allow you to have almost perfect autofocus capability even with glass made for DSLR’s . Pricing for the EOS M50 starts at $780 body only , this , with the EF-M 15-45mm f3.5-6.3 IS STM lens will go on sale for $900 or $1250 for the 15-45 kitle...

The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9+ are official ,the two phones , designed to refine the almost perfect S8/S8+ ,focuses on providing a better camera ,a faster heart and subtle design changes which are aimed at providing a better user experience (oh ,it still has Bixby - improved and more refined now ) . The design is still somewhat S8 esque ,the major difference is the fingerprint reader which now sits below the camera unit unlike the pervious version which had the reader placed at the side . Other design elements include IP 68 ingress protection , a headphone jack , and a front mounted 3D touch module for feedback .Both the front and back of the S9 and S9+ are covered with a sheet of Gorilla glass 5 and this the front panel provides protection to a new well placed IRIS scanner and a 5.8” 2690x1440p Super AMOLED panel on the S9 and a 6.2” 2960x1440p Super Amoled panel on the S9+ . Both displays support HDR10 . The main selling point of the New S9 and S9+ are its new camera modu...