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Roland has introduced a powerful eight-channel compact overhead with live streaming, V-80HD! The new HD overhead will go on sale in September and will offer everything needed for cultural and sporting events, streaming and studio production, including an integrated console, 3G-SDI and HDMI inputs, USB 3.0 and LAN (RTMP/SRT) interfaces, PTZ camera control and remote control and remote preview via iPad app or macOS or Windows computers. In addition to SRT support, the Graphics Presenter software for captioning and animation is also a major new feature , and will be compatible with the current V-8HD, V-160HD, VR-6HD and VR-120HD models later this year; SRT support is also planned for the SR-20HD, VR-6HD and VR-120HD overheads.

Several in stock soon new Viltrox products on the lens front: the Viltrox AF 16 mm f/1.8 Z wide-angle FF specialist for Z-Mount and two additions to the Viltrox Air line of lightweight APS-C lenses, the Viltrox AF 56 mm f/1.7 (for X- and Z-Mount) and the Viltrox AF 40 mm f/2.5 Z (Z-Mount). While the former will particularly appeal to landscapers and night sky enthusiasts, the two new additions to the Viltrox Air series attract with their versatility thanks to their very lightweight construction, versatile focal lengths and optimizations for video shooting. All of them are united by AF support thanks to the very fast and silent STM motor of the focusing system...

Sony launch new FW for fX6 modelwhich replaces FW 5.0 downloaded shortly after its launch. Version 5.00/5.01 introduces a number of new features including 1.5x image stretching in the viewfinder and HDMI output, a new 709tone Base Look preset, support for Monitor & Control 2.0 (histogram display, false color, 1024x576 preview and more), higher image quality for 3D LUT corrections, breathing compensation support for SEL100400GM and SEL200600G lenses, and a range of other enhancements.

You will need a lot of energy during the holidays, so they will certainly come in handy smallRig V-Mount battery prices! Besides the stalwarts VB50, VB99 or VB155, the summer promotion also includes the recently launched high-capacity 212Wh model VB212, which integrates the latest power trends including fast charging (PD 3.1 / QC 3.0 / AFC etc.) up to 140 W, D-Tap / USB-C / USB-A / 8V= / 12V= / BP interface and a number of safety features / standards (according to MSDS / UN38.3 / IEC62133 / UL2054 / UL62368)...

With the recent launch of the V-AF Anamorphic MF Adapter 1.7x and the V-AF 20mm T/1.9 lens, Samyang has completed the " V-AF"film AF lensrange with E-Mount mount and T/1.9 aperture. This now includes the 20, 24, 35, 45, 75 and 100 mm models, as well as the V-AF Anamorphic MF 1.7x and V-AF MF adapters, and now also the a carrying case (for all six lenses, both adapters and the Lens Station FE) and, of course, the a discounted set including case and adapters!