Welcome to the latest episode of our weekly roundup of news from the TV and film industry.

This week we are featuring Blackmagic's new 6k Studio Camera and two new ATEM production switchers, Tiffen's brand new Black Fog and Night Fog diffusion filters plus Panavision's prototype lens that is being tested on a few notable productions.

Blackmagic Studio Camera 6K

Blackmagic Design announced a new top of the range Studio Camera and two new ATEM production switchers. The new Blackmagic Design Studio Camera 6K Pro is equipped with a Canon EF mount and features a 6K Super 35 sensor paired with built-in ND filters. The camera has plenty of pro connectivity including 12G SDI in and out, balanced XLR inputs with phantom power and a 10Gig Ethernet connection for power and camera control via a single cable. The new camera also features built-in live streaming capability, allowing it to generate an H.264 HD live stream from a remote location and send the signal over the Internet back to the studio. The company also announced two new all-in-one live production ATEM switchers - the Television Studio HD 8 and ISO models. Both combine extreme portability and advanced broadcast features including built in streaming and complex sound mixing. In addition, the ISO model can also connect and control remote cameras such as the Studio 6K Pro model and change ND filters among many other control features.

Tiffen Black and Night Fog

Tiffen has announced a couple of new diffusion filters for digital cinema cameras. The new Tiffen Black Fog filters soften the highlights while retaining the blacks, black without overly muting colours or losing detail in shadows. This more gentle effect can be used to add an overall romantic or even magical look to a project. On the other hand, the new Night Fog filters produce a natural fog effect with overall atmospheric softening and wide flare, coupled with unique contrast reduction technology that reduces highlights without darkening shadows. This particular filter is very useful when shooting 'day for night' as with a strong grade it helps flatten the contrast and desaturates colour in a more natural way. The new diffusion filters will be available in all popular sizes including 4 x 4, and 4 x 5.65 and various strengths including 1/8th, a quarter, half and full densities.

Panavision VA Prime

Panavision is testing their upcoming large format primes on a few notable productions. And while official details are yet to be released, according to a recent report on YM Cinema, the new lenses will be called the VA Large Format Primes and will feature a super-fast aperture of T1.4. A prototype 80mm lens was spotted on a few big productions such as The Menu, Spirited, and the National Treasure series. The prototype lenses were paired on these productions with the Sony VENICE and Panavision Millennium DXL 2 cameras and the cinematographers working on these projects were impressed with their lightweight and compact design, and pleasing organic look, the combination of which made them perfect for Steadicam and handheld work.

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