Codex Digital receives ARRIRAW Certification on the Alexa Camera for their recording and workflow systems.

Band Pro has received the first official demo set of Leica Summilux-C prime lenses and they are now available for demos. See them in Los Angeles, New York or Munich. Click for more information.

Codex Digital recently teamed up with Colorfront, a DI and postproduction facility in Hungary, for what may be the first feature film shot using ARRIRAW, Styria. The Codex Onboard Recorder captured the unprocessed images directly from the camera and the Codex Digital Lab graded and created dailies as well as archival materal. See the official press release for more details.

Codex Digital is ready for ARRIRAW. Just as Arri is about to release their firmware upgrade to enable ARRIRAW recording, Codex has made available the software builds for their products.

Cineroid HDMI EVF

The Cineroid EVF is a first-of-its-kind electronic viewfinder designed to work with many of today’s popular cameras that either because of size or feature requirements do not incorporate a full-featured viewfinder.

Jon Fauer, ASC of Film & Digital Times has compiled all his reporting on the new Sony PMW-F3 digital camera into one comprehensive article. The downloadable PDF covers camera specs, Sony's lenses, the LA premiere of the camera at USC, as well as a glimpse into Sony's solid state future with the SR-R1 recorder.

Dante Spinotti, ASC was looking through a familiar camera when he shot The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Trader. For this 2D/3D feature, he chose to use the Sony F23, the same camera he'd worked with on Michael Mann's Public Enemies. In order to make the most of the 3D space he wanted the clarity and depth of field that the Sony F23 could offer.

Denny Clairmont, former DP and long-time owner of Clairmont Camera, one of Hollywood's premiere rental houses, has been chosen as the recipient of the John A. Bonner Medal of Commendation by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Cinematographer and Local 600 President Steven Poster, ASC discusses his use of modified Canon 7D cameras on his latest film, Flypaper.

When a blockbuster franchise film with superstar talent decides to shoot its next feature in 3D, managing the data becomes one of the most important aspects of production.

Band Pro's annual One World events week has come to a close, but this news release will give you an idea of what you missed. Be there next year!

Recorders and Workflow/Data Management Solutions from Codex Digital are popping up on productions around the country. And they've brought in post production veteran Sarah Priestnall to keep the momentum going.