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CineDCinemaLibec Q30B and Q50B Explained – Quick Deploy Ring, 45kg Payload, Dust-Proof Spreader Locks Libec’s new Q30B and Q50B tripods open the spreader and release the legs with a single ring, carry a 45kg (99lb) payload, and weigh around 3kg (6.6lb).

CineDCinemaProfoto ProPanel 3×2 Accessories Introduced – 6x6ft SnapBag L, 40° SnapGrid S, Truss Clamp Kit Profoto has added three accessories to its ProPanel 3×2: the SnapBag L, a 6x6ft (1.8×1.8m) softbox that ships with four masks as standard, the SnapGrid S, a 40° grid that mounts directly to the panel…

CineDCinemaCartoni HyperRoll Explained – Skate Wheels for Any Camera Cage, NATO Rail Mounting, Lockable Wheel Angles Cartoni is a tripod and fluid head company, so a set of skate wheels that bolts onto your existing camera cage is a slightly odd thing to find on their IBC 2026 booth.

CineDCinemaDigitalFoto THANOS-PROCINE ELITE Camera Stabilizing System Introduced – 30Kg Payload, Improved Arm & Vest, and More On the show floor at IBC 2026, we stopped by DigitalFoto’s booth, where Malcolm Modele gave us a demo of the company’s latest THANOS-PROCINE ELITE camera stabilizing system, which supports a maximum…

CineDCinemaSony DP7 and DP5 Explained – Native Cinema Line Camera Control, 2,000-Nit Calibrated Panels, Third-Party Wireless At IBC 2026, Nino spoke with Julien from Sony about the RM-DP7 and RM-DP5, the two monitors that double as remote control units for the company’s Cinema Line cameras.

CineDCinemaThe Secret That Doesn’t Matter – Hitchcock’s MacGuffin in Screenwriting, Then and Now A MacGuffin is the thing everybody in the movie is chasing — a document, an object, a secret, an event. In general, it’s a plot device that gives the characters something to pursue.

CineDCinemaBlackmagic Camera for iOS 3.5 Released – iPhone 18 Pro Support, Variable Aperture Control, ProRes to Pro Video Storage Blackmagic Design has released Blackmagic Camera for iOS 3.5, adding support for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, including manual control of the variable aperture on the 48MP Fusion main…

CineDCinemaDJI SDR Transmission 2 Launched – DCI 4K60 10-Bit HDR, Switchable TX/RX Transceivers, 4km Range So here it is, the DJI SDR Transmission 2. DJI’s second-generation budget wireless video system moves from 1080p to DCI 4K60 in 10-bit HDR, and it replaces the separate transmitter and receiver with…

CineDCinemaCAME-TV Hub Pro Announced – 32-Headset Intercom Expansion, XLR Audio, 30-Hour Battery CAME-TV has introduced the Hub Pro, an extension unit for its 1.9GHz full-duplex intercom headsets that pushes a single system from nine users to 16, and to 32 when two hubs are linked.

CineDCinemaAtomos Shinobi 7 II & Shogun AV-19M Introduced – First Look At IBC 2026, Atomos was showcasing its new Shinobi 7 II and the Shogun AV-19M, a slim, lightweight, and bright 7-inch HDMI on-camera monitor and a stripped-down version of its 19-inch rack-mountable…

CineDCinemaIBC 2026 Overview & Best-of-Show Winners | iPhone 18 Pro Gets a Variable Aperture | Teradek Bolt 7 – Focus Check ep134 The iPhone 18 Pro is the first iPhone with a variable aperture on its main camera – four fixed positions from f/1.48 to f/4, with the wide-open setting half a stop faster than before.

CineDCinemaSIRUI Aurora 15mm f/1.6 and 24mm f/1.4 Full-Frame Autofocus Lenses Unveiled On the show floor at IBC 2026, SIRUI was displaying pre-production samples of two new focal lengths coming to its Aurora full-frame autofocus lens series: a fast, ultra-wide-angle 15mm f/1.6 and a…

CineDCinemaBosma Vega H2 Updated – Magnesium Housing, CFexpress Type B Slot, 1,000-Nit Monitor The Bosma Vega H2 on the company’s IBC 2026 booth is a different camera from the prototype we saw earlier this year: the aluminum housing is now magnesium alloy, the camera now comes in a dual-SD…

CineDCinemaPortkeys LH5P III Introduced – 5.7-Inch 2200-Nit Touchscreen, 10-Bit Panel, One-to-Many Camera Control Portkeys brought the LH5P III to IBC 2026, the third generation of its HDMI camera control monitor, now with a 5.7in touchscreen at an unusual 2160 x 1080 resolution, 2200 nits of brightness, a…

CineDCinemaManfrotto ONE Video Tripod and 502X Fluid Head Introduced – 8kg Payload, XTEND Legs, XCHANGE Quick Release Manfrotto has added a dedicated video tripod to its ONE platform, pairing the single-lever XTEND legs and XCHANGE quick release of the ONE Hybrid with an integrated leveling base, a three-position…

CineDCinemaHollyland Pyro 7 Ultra Explained – 4K60 Transmission, 20ms Latency, Camera Control From the Receiver Hollyland brought the Pyro 7 Ultra to IBC 2026, a 7-inch 1,500-nit transceiver monitor that takes the wireless link of the Pyro Ultra, with 4K60 transmission, 20ms latency, around 1km of range, and…

CineDCinemaAngelbird AV PRO CFexpress Type A v4 Explained – VPG800 Certification, Up to 1.6TB, and Roman Rabitsch on the Storage Crisis At IBC 2026, I talked to Angelbird founder and CEO Roman Rabitsch to talk about the company’s new AV PRO CFexpress Type A v4 cards, a line built around the Sony FX5 and its X-OCN RAW and high frame…

CineDCinemaOWC Thunderbolt 5 Dock with Dual HDMI Introduced – Two HDMI 2.1 Ports, 140W Laptop Charging, Full-Speed Downstream Storage OWC brought its new Thunderbolt 5 Dock with Dual HDMI to IBC 2026, a desktop dock that puts two HDMI 2.1 ports directly on the back so a pair of monitors connect without adapters, while a single…

CineDCinemaTilta EVF Extension Kit for Sony FX5 Detailed – Cage Base Plate, Nucleus Autofocus Integration, XLR Adapter in Development At IBC 2026, Tilta filled gaps around two Sony FX5 accessories CineD has tracked since the camera’s launch: the Full Camera Cage and the EVF Extension Kit that relocates the optional DVF-EL1…

CineDCinemaCanon EOS R8 Mark II Announced – 24.2MP Full-Frame, IBIS, and Oversampled 4K60p So here it is, the Canon EOS R8 Mark II. Three and a half years after the original EOS R8 shipped as Canon’s lightest full-frame body, its successor finally adds the one thing nearly everyone asked…
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