All of the Latest Filmmaking Tools From NAB 2017
The newest filmmaking tools are on display at NAB 2017 and we've covered them all for you right here:
Hit play on our video playlist of coverage above, or find a complete list of categorized articles below. We'll be adding lots more from the showroom floor throughout the week, so keep checking back here.
Cameras and Lenses
- Blockbuster Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut Gave us His Exclusive Take on NAB
- Cooke's New S7/i Line of Primes Designed for Full-Frame & Beyond
- Take a Look at Leica's 5 New Full Frame M-Lenses
- Leica's New Large Format Lenses are as Beautiful as They are Expensive
- Gecko-Cam Deploys New Glass Inspired by Canon K35 Cine Primes
- SLR Magic Widens its Lens Line with 8mm f/4 and 25mm E-Mount
- Veydra Adds Wide-Angle Lens to Budget-Friendly "Mini Primes"
- Panasonic Unlocks 240fps RAW Output on the Varicam LT
- Broken Anchor Has Created the World's First Universal Focus Ring Adapter
- T1.5 Vista Cine Primes & 100mm Macros Fill Out Tokina's Line of Workhorse Lenses
- Canon C-Log for 5D Mark IV Brings Much-Needed Latitude to DSLRs
- Tiffen's New Filters are So Neutral You'd Think They're Natural
- An In-Depth Look at the Canon EOS C700 and Latest Telephoto Lens
- Atlas Debuts 3 New Affordable Anamorphics
- Everything You Need to Know About Sony's New a9 and Super Telephoto Lens
- Sony's Tiny Camera Swings a 4K Punch
- ARRI's SXT Cinema Camera is Now Wireless
- Samyang Delivers New T2.6 Wide Angle Lens
- Lens Newcomers Bokkelux Introduce Its Affordable 5-Lens Cine Prime Set
- Zeiss Announces the Third Generation of Compact Primes, the All New CP.3s
- AbelCine's New Web Series Gives You Hands on Experience with Every Type of Lens
- Sigma Adds T2 Cine Prime Lenses
- Zeiss Releases Budget-Friendly Cine Lenses
- Meet the Camera That Can Be Controlled From Anywhere in the World
- Sony Announces Firmware Update for F5 and F55
Drones, Gimbals, Dollies and Rigs
- Grip Gear's Smartphone Dolly Costs $99 and Fits in a Shoebox
- ThinkTankPhoto's New Bags Allow You to Transport Fully Assembled Camera Rigs
- New 10' Rails from Dana Dolly Screw Together, Making Them Much More Portable
- Shape Unveils a Bunch of Accessories for Canon, RED, and More
- Bright Tangerine Show Off Fantastic New Alexa Accessories
- The Steadicam Volt Makes Smartphone & GoPro Stabilization Easier than Ever
- Optical Support's Rickshaw Gives You Smooth Shots in the Bumpiest of Circumstances
- Wooden Camera Rolls Out A Stellar Universal Follow Focus
- Easyrig Shows Off A Little Something For the Ladies
- SYRP Unveils the Time Lapse System You've Been Waiting For
- Freefly Reveals Movi Carbon, First Handheld Gimbal of its Kind
- The DJI Ronin 2 is the Gimbal of Your Dreams
- Swing From POV to Ground in One Fluid Motion with Glidecam's True Horizon
- DJI's FPV Goggles Place You Inside the Drone Cockpit
- Freefly Drops First Drone-Mountable 5-Axis Camera Stabilizer
- DJI Announces Next Generation Ronin 2 Stabilizer That Carries Up to 30lbs
Monitors, Recorders & Power Devices
- SmallHD's Partnership with Teradek Yields These Exciting New Prototype Monitors
- Pomfort Makes Dailies Workflow Easy with Silverstack Lab
- IDX Adds Two Smaller, More Powerful Batteries to Duo-C Line
- EditShare Now Offers Storage Workflows for Smaller Production Teams
- Marshall Electronics Production Monitors Pack 4K Power
- TV Logic's New 5.5" OLED Monitor is Among the Nicest We've Ever Seen
- The Ultra Plus is a Pro Recorder Ideal for Any Workflow
- SmallHD Unveils a 5" Touchscreen Monitor That You Can See Outside
- Check Out the Black Levels on This New Monitor
- Meet the Airbnb of Location Scouting
- Sony Adds Life to its Storage Game
- Freecast Delivers Affordable Video Streaming to iOS Devices
- DJI Brightens Drone Operation with 2000 Nit Monitor
- Redrock Micro Shares Exclusive Updates for NFS
- Ikan Partners with Postium for New Elite 4K Monitors
- Watch: The Atomos 4K 12-Bit RAW Sumo's Insane Feed Switching in Action
- Teradek Makes On-Set Monitoring Affordable and Reliable
- PAGlink Stacks Up Battery Needs
- SmallHD Introduces Affordable Touchscreen Field Monitor
- Teradek's New App Turns Your iPad into a Director's Monitor
- Atomos Introduces Sumo, 19-Inch HD Display That Records 4K 12-Bit RAW
Audio
- The Sound Devices MixPre-3 and MixPre-6 Make Best-in-Slot Sound Recording Available to Everyone
- EZ FX's Skinny Jib is a New Portable Jib for Lightweight Cameras
- Capture Your Aural VR World with Sennheiser AMBEO
- Sennheiser Shows Off First-Ever Waterproof GoPro Mic
- Zaxcom Reinvents the Wireless Boom Game
- Ikan Show Off New PD Movie Line Remote Systems
- AJA Adds Multi-Channel Recording to Ki Pro Ultra Plus
- Meet the ZFR400, Zaxcom's Smallest Audio Recorder
Lighting
- Westcott Adds Color & Pro Dimmer for Flex Lights, Plus the New Affordable Solix
- Fiilex Upgrades Its P360 Line with Two New Great Lights
- Fotodiox Creates Compact Fresnel for Filmmakers
- The LitePanels Astra 6X is Six Times Brighter than Their Original 1x1 LED Panel
- DMG Lumière's LED Series Keeps the DP and Gaffer in Mind
- Hive Lighting Illuminates with Broad-Spectrum Omni-Color LEDs
- Lowel Lighting Improves LEDs
- Rayzr 7: Affordable Fresnels for the Indie Filmmaker
- Illuminati Reveals the World's First Bluetooth Wireless Light and Color Meter
- ARRI Updates the Only LED You'll Ever Need
- Kino Flo's Game Changing LED Gives You Virtually Any Hue on the Color Wheel
- Aputure Has Made a Light That is Virtually Indestructible
- Aputure Shows Off its Biggest, Baddest Light Yet: COB 300D
- Ikan's New LED Series Covers Every Single Lighting Scenario
- Rotolight Unveils New 'Ultra Thin' LED for Filmmakers
Virtual Reality and 360
- Insta360 Debuts its $3,500 8K 360° VR Camera that Stitches in Real-Time
- Canon Works with Radiant Images to Create 9-Camera 360° Array
- Introducing the $17,000 3D VR Camera Tied to Google's Jump System
- Hype VR Debuts Live Action VR Capture & Playback with 'Six Degrees of Freedom'
- GoPro Unveils New Fusion 5.2K 30 FPS Spherical Camera
Post-Production
- Watch: Vimeo Paves the Way for 360° Video Creators to Upload and Sell Their Work
- DSC Labs' ScreenAlign Calibration Puck Ensures Your Monitors Match
- Keep 100% of Your Stock Footage Profits With Videoblocks
- Mettle Collaborates with Facebook to Introduce 360°/VR Depth Plugins for the Adobe Ecosystem
- Dissolve Will Slog Through Stock Footage So You Don't Have to
- Frame.io Add New Features For Easier Client Review
- Watch: In-Depth with Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve 14 at NAB 2017
- With FilmConvert's Cinematch, You'll Never Have to Color Match Again
- DaVinci Resolve 14 is Faster, Cheaper, and Now for Audio Professionals, Plus New URSA Mini Pro Modules
- Vimeo's Deep Dive into 360° Video Education at NAB 2017
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