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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025 CONTENTS IBC AGENDA SPECIAL 6 CANON GOES OPEN GATE WITH EOS C50 Canon has widened its range for filmmakers and content creators with the EOS C50, a compact, full-frame RF- mount hybrid camera that offers open gate recording. 8 HANDS-ON WITH THE BABY CINE EOS From anamorphic glass to AF lenses and more, we get to grips with the latest Canon EOS C50 in a test Finally, the Nikon-Red alliance unveils a brand-new camera with the shockingly affordable and tech-packed ZR hybrid mirrorless. With Red colour science, loads of Raw choices and 32-bit float audio too! 12 BLACKMAGIC OPENS UP TO PRORES RAW No more Raw deals for Apple ProRes shooters as DaVinci Resolve now works with the popular codec, and Sony confirms it will be offering BRAW. 14 THE ETERNA QUESTION IS ANSWERED! Fujifilm takes the wraps off its new GFX Eterna 55 cinema camera, complete with super-size 100-megapixel sensor The brand-new Atomos Shinobi 7 RX monitor sets a new standard for brightness with a staggering 2200 nits. Plus Atomos unveils a widescreen editing monitor and more. 18 BOOM TIME FOR HIGH-SPEED VIDEO The Pixboom Spark is a global shutter Super 35 camera offering up to 1800fps, and it’s affordable enough to bring slow motion into the hands of more filmmakers. 22 IN THE HEAT OF THE LIGHT Take a look at the glut of red-hot LED releases from the IBC Show with fresh kit from Astera, Litepanels, Vortex, Nanlite and Nanlux. 24 CUT-PRICE MOTION CONTROL shoot – and our first impressions are good. 10 RED LETTER DAY FOR NIKON and Film Simulation modes built in. 16 THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN It still costs £20,000 but the MRMC Cinebot Nano brings full robotic remote control to a wider audience. Also, check out high-tech kit from Teradek, Autocue and Autoscript. 27 SIGMA WOWS WITH LENS LAUNCHES The Japanese indie optic brand continues to innovate with the 28-45mm T2 cine lens that offers AF, the incredible 135mm f/1.4 and 35mm f/1.2 primes and more. 28 LAOWA BRINGS THE SUNLIGHT Anamorphic zoom lenses are unveiled by Chinese lens brand Laowa, while Elysas offers customisable cine primes and Irix drops a radical lens adapter.
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DJI does it again by going large on its sub-250g Mini 5 Pro drone, Lumix launches an ultra-telezoom, Accsoon brings a major firmware boost to its wireless kit and OWC powers up its Thunderbird dock. 33 APUTURE GOES DOWN A STORM Boost the output of your Storm XT52 light with Aputure’s new fresnel. Plus Nikon unveils its second-generation 24-70mm f/2.8 pro zoom lens in Z mount and the Samyang-Schneider collaboration continues. 35 OH HARLOWE, WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE? Hobolite rebrands itself as Harlowe and lights up a trio of stylish and small LED lights. Sony gets up close with a new macro prime and Yashica goes retro with its old-school camera range. 38 YOU CAN’T HAVE TOO MANY COOKES Boutique British lens brand Cooke unveils its latest range of primes, while there’s more new glass from Tamron. Riedel makes pro-level streaming more affordable and Adobe Premiere Pro gets an upgrade. AWARDS 40 GEAR OF THE YEAR: THE WINNERS REVEALED! We reveal the winners of the Pro Moviemaker Gear of the Year Awards, the most influential tech prizes in filmmaking, as voted for by professionals all around the world. See what won and why, and don’t think about splashing out on new kit until you’ve read this!
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