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New Post: Cine Gear Expo Los Angeles 2026 returns to the Universal Studios lot. Hurray! This is Cine Gear’s 30th Anniversary. And the 21st birthday of Film and Digital Times. FDTimes is now grown up and old enoug fdtimes.com/?p=55278

New Post: NAB 2026 exhibits are open from April 19 to 22 in Las Vegas.    fdtimes.us/nab2026 Pick up a free copy of our Film and Digital Times NAB Edition with news of the latest new equipment, software, producti fdtimes.com/?p=55274

New Post: Koerner Camera Systems hosts The Pacific Northwest Lens Summit again in Portland, Oregon. This year, the Lens Summit will be located at Portland State University on March 20 - 21, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 fdtimes.com/?p=55267

New Post: Interview with Blake McClure, ASC about using some of the first Blackmagic URSA Cine 17K 65 cameras on Rooster, the new HBO series. "The 65mm format was chosen because of the nature of this show. It's a co fdtimes.com/?p=55248

New Post: The new LIT DUO 1 from Sweden is the most fun you can have with a light meter. It's intuitive, accurate and has all the functions you could wish for. About 5 inches long and 2 inches wide, the LIT DUO 1 fdtimes.com/?p=55253

New Post: The new Sigma AF Cine 28-105mm T3 FF (Full Frame) zoom lens arrives on April 16 at US $3,399. I try to avoid stepping on the hornet's nest of price, taxes and tariffs, but this lens has a look so artistic fdtimes.com/?p=55219

New Post: BSC Expo 2026 began by invitation on Thursday Feb 12 and ran for the next two days. As always, it felt as if the entire UK film industry arrived at the Evolution event space in Battersea Park in London for fdtimes.com/?p=55173

New Issue: Feb 2026 184-page Online Edition, fdtimes.com/issues/feb-2026 184 pages of news and new products online. (USA, Worldwide and BSC Expo Print editions are 80 pages.) Subscribers: Download the Print-Ready 59 MB PDF via login. Free Access: click below for 28 MB

New Post: There are many compelling reasons to rush out and get the new DJI Ronin RS 5. Like the dramatic beats that advance a screenplay, here are the important features that make this gimbal so enticing: RS Enhanc fdtimes.com/?p=55075

New Post: At BSC Expo London on Feb. 12-14, Preston Cinema Systems is exhibiting their new prototype ALC—Anywhere Lens Control. As the ALC name suggests, it controls the lens and displays real-time settings for t fdtimes.com/?p=55062

New Post: Here's the free FDTimes Blackmagic PYXIS 12K Camera Report—with photos, configurations, details, specs, sensor modes, accessories and more. fdtimes.us/gfx-eterna Download the free 22-page, 10 MB PDF.  fdtimes.com/?p=55008

New Post: Here's the 40-page FDTimes Fujifilm GFX ETERNA 55 Camera Report with lots of pictures, details, specs, sensor modes, accessories and more. fdtimes.us/gfx-eterna - Download the free 17 MB PDF.  fdtimes.com/?p=54991

New Post: "The Martini Shot." "The next shot is in the Glass." But tabletop takes time. Art directors agonize over the perfect olive. Food stylists slice the perfect lemon. Property maestros coax bubbles. F fdtimes.com/?p=54953

New Post: Band Pro opened their 2025 Open House on December 11. It was the North American premiere of the new Angénieux Optimo Ultra 12x 65 for Larger Formats—paired here on an ARRI ALEXA 265. First seen at IB fdtimes.com/?p=54875

New Post: Ovide Koko is a versatile and highly capable 10" 4K HDR video assist monitor/recorder with VAO (Video Assist Operator), Focus Puller and DIT functions. It is the lighter, smaller, faster and nimble 10" fdtimes.com/?p=54857

New Post: "A Knife in the Valley" is a 15-minute short film about Gareth Ward, head chef and co-owner of Ynyshir in Wales. The restaurant has been named best in the UK, has two Michelin stars and its 30 course dinne fdtimes.com/?p=54819

New Post: We lost another legend of our industry. Joe Dunton, MBE, BSC was the consummate inventor, mentor and friend. He had a gift of laughter and the sense that the world of cinema was not mad but in constant fdtimes.com/?p=54812

New Post: The Manfrotto ONE is a stylish, lightweight, hybrid tripod system that’s fun, fast and flexible. It combines the speed of still photography setups with smooth moves for cine. You can swap heads with a q fdtimes.com/?p=54787

New Post: Laowa's latest Full Frame Probe Zoom turns the tables on tabletop work. There are two versions: Laowa Probe Zoom Macro Lens: 15-35mm T12-T40 and 15-24mm T8-T32. They have interchangeable mounts: PL, E, fdtimes.com/?p=54759

New Post: Character continued: the look of a new lens and the character who does FDTimes—abandoned by talent and crew after long hours of tabletop product shots, resorting once again to cine self portraiture with th fdtimes.com/?p=54743