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NAB 2016 is just around the corner and most manufacturers are getting busy finalising their announcements about new products they've been working hard on for years. With just days away from the biggest trade show in our industry, Leica and sister company CW Sonderoptic have some exciting news for cinematographers and rental houses.

Sachtler, part of the Vitec Group, and an esteemed manufacturer of high-quality camera support systems including tripods, fluid heads and other accessories including camera bags has announced they are upgrading their best-selling fluid head, the Video 18 S1 to introduce its successor - the Video 18 S2.

The Sony UMC-S3C is the latest camera announced by Sony; the tiny 4K beast features a massive 12 megapixel full-frame 35mm sensor, interchangeable E-mount and extreme low-light sensitivity that goes up to nearly half a million!

Popular stills and video YouTube channel the Slanted Lens put the super popular and quite new Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K digital cinema camera against the often cited as industry standard measuring stick - the ARRI Alexa in a under/overexposure and recovery test for skin tones and dynamic range.

Vocas will be showing off their latest kit at NAB 2016 in Las Vegas, which includes the new Spider Support System. The Spider System is a modular system which can be setup in a variety of ways to help you get the most out of your handheld camera, while taking the load of your shoulder literally.