At this year’s NAB, we got the chance to take a closer look at the previously announced Hollyland Solidcom C1 Pro intercom system. In our video, Randall Stewart from Hollyland talks Graham through the system. Before, many intercom headset systems with noise cancellation had the problem that as soon as you started whispering into them, the system would think the whisper was part of the background noise and filter it out. Hollyland has solved this problem by including a mic on the outside of the headset to pick up surrounding noise. This makes it easier for the Environmental Noise Cancellation ..read more

What are Nino’s and Johnnie’s back stories? In this week’s episode, learn about their journey to becoming filmmakers, and how they met each other and ended up running CineD.com together. Johnnie also raises an interesting question: Why is everyone a DP nowadays? Nino and Johnnie further discuss whether it is worth going to film school or not, and what pieces and projects of their own body of work they are most proud of. Subscribe to our brand new weekly podcast to stay up-to-date with all the latest cinema gear news and tech insights! Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music PlayerFM iHeart Radio Y ..read more

This year, NAB 2024 was truly a great experience, and thanks to the support of FUJIFILM, we were able to expand our team and also create dedicated social media reels/shorts to satisfy the viewing needs of those who consume their information via social media. We created 54(!) dedicated interview videos and a great number of social media content. (You are welcome to explore our NAB 2024 library here). Unlike others in our media field who rushed to publish all their stuff right at the show, our method is a bit different. Alongside big announcements, we keep posting valuable NAB content throughout ..read more

YC Onion presented the Pineta Pro monopod, an upgrade from the Pineta, at this year’s NAB 2024. Graham Ehlers Sheldon had a chance to talk to Sandy Chen at the YC Onion booth and get the details. Let’s see what’s new in the upgrade. YC Onion has produced some interesting products like the YC Onion Pineta Peak Tripods and their “KIWI” Wireless Microphone System, which we saw at NAB 2023. Here we take a look at the upgrade to the original Pineta monopod. One-handed extension and retraction. Source: CineDFeatures The biggest update with the Pineta Pro monopod is the new trigger lock, enabling you ..read more

Godox announced the BeamLight Max90 modifier at NAB 2024 and Graham was there to meet Jameson Brooks from Godox to get a first impression of the prototype of this large modifier for the G-Mount, which creates parallel beam lighting. If you are looking for the most impressive-looking pieces of gear we’ve seen at NAB 2024, Godox BeamLight Max90 is definitely part of that list. In case you need to call Batman while on a shoot, the Godox BeamLight Max90 might be your tool of choice. Image credit: GodoxTurn your light into a “laser” beam The BeamLight Max90 can be fitted to all lights using the G-m ..read more

At NAB 2024, Johnnie spoke with Emmy-winning filmmaker and wildlife cinematographer Bob Poole and FUJIFILM North America’s Vice President Victor Ha at the FUJIFILM/FUJINON booth. They discussed the experience of using the FUJINON Duvo HZK25-1000mm lens on an ARRI ALEXA 35 while on safari in Kenya, which sounds like quite a trip (forgive the pun!). So let’s see what was involved in getting this lens over to Africa, and whether it was worth it! Bob was raised in Kenya and his very first film for National Geographic was about elephants. Last year at NAB 2023, Bob met Victor Ha, and after discussi ..read more

Hollyland has introduced the new Pyro series featuring the debut of the Pyro H, a wireless video transmitter with an impressive transmission range of up to 400m/1300ft LOS and a minimal latency of 0.06s. At NAB 2024, CineD’s Graham Ehlers Sheldon had the chance to talk with Randall Stewart at the Hollyland booth to get the details about this new series. So, in the above video, we are featuring the Pyro S – HDMI & SDI video transmitter and Pyro 7 – Wireless monitor that will be officially launched later this year. In the article itself, we are introducing the new Pyro H – HDMI video tr ..read more

The Accsoon CoMo wireless intercom headset system offers full-duplex communication for a team of up to 9 people (1 host and up to 8 remotes) with a maximum range of 400m (1,300ft). Using a standard 18500 type battery, the headsets offer 10+ hours of operation per battery. Available in June 2024 for $299 per headset. When working on a film set in a team, reliable communication is vital. Only a few weeks ago, we informed you about a new compact intercom system from CAME-TV. Now, another Chinese manufacturer, Accsoon, known for wireless video transmission systems, has launched its full-duplex int ..read more

NiSi ATHENA Prime lenses impressed us back at NAB 2023, and now the company has come up with three new lenses: 18mm T2.2, 40mm T1.9, and 135mm T2.2. In this short NAB 2024 show floor interview, you can hear about NiSi’s motivation behind the ATHENA Prime line, as well as some possible future products and the company’s relationship with the filmmaker community. NiSi is among the newest players in the cine glass game, joining the fray with the ATHENA Prime series about a year ago. The company set their aim at technically perfect, highly corrected optics, with minimal distortion, aberration, etc ..read more

At the Tilta booth at NAB 2024, we talked to Nick Szubart. We looked at the new Tilta Khronos system for the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Let’s dive right in! Of course, Tilta introduced a couple of new products at NAB 2024. Days ago we wrote about their new Cine Tripod series, and this time we have the Tilta Khronos, which opens a new Tilta ecosystem for smartphone filmmaking. The latest release blends the best of Tilta camera cages and phone cases, catering to both daily users and filmmakers. Using the case as the central piece and adding different accessories, the modular system ..read more