Cine Gear Expo equals DP Nirvana, Gizmo Candy Store, Widget Heaven. Accessory Central, Thingamajig Dream, Gaffer Valhalla, or any other number of superlatives. Picture all the latest incarnations of film and video cameras, jibs, cranes, housings, lights, audio, and accessories in one concentrated location. Now place all that in a geographical area (LA) that reportedly produce over 80 percent of the world’s total entertainment media of every kind, and you can imagine what a “buzzfest” the Cine Gear Expo was this past weekend. For anyone in the craft of film and video production this is a the Field of Dreams, just make sure to leave your wallet, credit cards, and checkbook at home.
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Anton/Bauer Elipz System, a new line of accessories for handheld DVCProHD (HVX200), HDV, and DV cameras.
ARRIFLEX 416 S16 film camera, a smaller, lighter 16mm film camera.
AX2 Parallax Scanning Adapter uses optical scanning techniques to inject 3D-like impressions of depth on standard film or video.
Cooke S4/i 15-40mm T2 CXX Zoom breaks new ground in film lenses.
Innovision Bird’s Eye Camera Support Column offers an affordable, mobile system to get high position, pan and tilt shots at sports events and risky locations with a mid-sized camera.
RED camera body and Cage One system mockups have been modified since NAB.