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Cinematographer operating a Sony Venice cinema camera with vintage lenses on a film set, headphones on, crew visible in background

At Venice 2026, Cinematographers Kept Choosing Noise and Grain Over Clean Digital

September 29, 2026

The ARRI Alexa 35 was the default camera at the 2026 Venice Film Festival, showing up in 14 of the 39 films in official selection, according to a camera-by-camera survey…

A hand holds Samsung's Portable SSD P9, the professional-workflow drive at the center of its AI-generated launch ad controversy. Photo: Samsung, via Newsshooter.

Samsung Sold Filmmakers a Storage Drive Using an Ad No Filmmaker Made

September 25, 2026

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Samsung’s Portable SSD P9 is built for people who fill drives with 12K RAW: a USB4 unit rated to 4,000MB/s, up to 8TB, pitched squarely at professional production workflows. The…

Camera operator shooting with an ARRI ALEXA 35 Xtreme rigged with a monitor, on a boat with mountains in the background

Premiere Pro 26.5 Can Now Cut ARRI’s ARRICORE Footage Without a Transcode

September 24, 2026

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Premiere Pro 26.5 shipped on September 14, and the headline feature isn’t another generative-AI panel bolted onto the timeline. Buried in Adobe’s release notes is native support for ARRICORE, ARRI’s…

The SIRUI Saturn V2 35mm, 50mm, and 75mm T2.9 anamorphic cinema lenses arranged together

SIRUI’s Saturn V2 Anamorphic Lenses Twist 90 Degrees So You Never Have to Choose Between Widescreen and Vertical

September 23, 2026

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SIRUI’s new Saturn V2 anamorphic lenses do something no anamorphic set has done before: the barrel physically rotates 90 degrees, mid-shoot, without coming off the camera. Unlock a switch, twist,…

Front view of the Canon EOS R8 Mark II full-frame mirrorless camera body

The Canon EOS R8 Mark II Adds In-Body Stabilization, and Keeps the Sensor Everyone Already Liked

September 22, 2026

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Canon announced the EOS R8 Mark II this week, a full-frame mirrorless update that arrives with a strange headline for 2026: the sensor stayed exactly the same. Where the EOS…

Close-up of the DJI Osmo Pocket 4P dual-lens camera head, showing the 1-inch wide lens and 3x telephoto lens

Isabelle Huppert Shot a Short Film Entirely on the DJI Osmo Pocket 4P, Which Americans Still Can’t Buy

September 20, 2026

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DJI put its new Osmo Pocket 4P in front of real filmmakers this month, and the most striking name on the resulting slate isn’t a working cinematographer. It’s Isabelle Huppert,…

DJI SDR Transmission 2 Combo transceiver units with fold-out antennas, showing the TX/RX switchable design

DJI’s SDR Transmission 2 Launches at IBC 2026, and US Video Crews Still Can’t Buy It

September 17, 2026

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DJI’s SDR Transmission 2 is now shipping in China and was on display at IBC 2026 in Amsterdam, and American cinema crews still cannot legally buy it. The wireless video…

Nikon NIKKOR Z Cinema 50mm T1.9 VV prime lens mounted on a cinema camera rig

Nikon’s Nine NIKKOR Z Cinema T1.9 Lenses Are Built to Share Glass With RED’s V-Raptor

September 16, 2026

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Nikon confirmed this week that it’s developing nine cinema prime lenses under the name NIKKOR Z Cinema T1.9 VV, and the strange part is that the company has only locked…

Hohem Eyepic camera worn as a pendant on a cord, lifestyle shot

Hohem’s Eyepic Splits One Camera Into a Gimbal and a Wearable 4K Shooter

September 13, 2026

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Hohem used IFA 2026 in Berlin to preview Eyepic, a camera the company is billing as the world’s first 2-in-1 pocket gimbal: a handheld 3-axis gimbal that splits apart into…

DJI Mavic 4 Pro camera drone in flight, the model shot down over Athens, Alabama

Someone Shot a DJI Mavic 4 Pro Out of the Sky in Alabama, and Federal Law Treats It Like Downing an Airliner

September 12, 2026

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Someone shot Michael Gardner’s DJI Mavic 4 Pro out of the sky over Athens, Alabama, while he was flying it for a paid real estate job, and the $5,000 aircraft…

Gear

At Venice 2026, Cinematographers Kept Choosing Noise and Grain Over Clean Digital

Samsung Sold Filmmakers a Storage Drive Using an Ad No Filmmaker Made

Premiere Pro 26.5 Can Now Cut ARRI’s ARRICORE Footage Without a Transcode

SIRUI’s Saturn V2 Anamorphic Lenses Twist 90 Degrees So You Never Have to Choose Between Widescreen and Vertical

The Canon EOS R8 Mark II Adds In-Body Stabilization, and Keeps the Sensor Everyone Already Liked

Isabelle Huppert Shot a Short Film Entirely on the DJI Osmo Pocket 4P, Which Americans Still Can’t Buy

DJI’s SDR Transmission 2 Launches at IBC 2026, and US Video Crews Still Can’t Buy It

Nikon’s Nine NIKKOR Z Cinema T1.9 Lenses Are Built to Share Glass With RED’s V-Raptor

Hohem’s Eyepic Splits One Camera Into a Gimbal and a Wearable 4K Shooter

Someone Shot a DJI Mavic 4 Pro Out of the Sky in Alabama, and Federal Law Treats It Like Downing an Airliner

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