GEAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS
ACCESSORIES Cameras and lenses get all the glory, but ask any filmmaker what keeps a shoot running smoothly and they’ll name-drop their favourite memory card, case or monitor. These tools keep the cameras rolling, which is why accessories are such a big deal.
Transporting your gear safely is the first step of any successful shoot. Rugged rollers like the Peli 1535 Air and Orca OR-14 are built to take a beating and travel like champs. Newcomers like the Tenba Cineluxe V2 Roller and Manfrotto Pro Cineloader are built with filmmakers in mind, while Think Tank Airport Roller Derby V2 brings slick, four- wheel studio style to any location. If you prefer to carry your kit on your back, the Lowepro Pro Trekker, Peak Design Outdoor Backpack and Manfrotto Switch-55 offer comfort and clever design. Meanwhile, Think Tank and Shimoda deliver serious hauling power without the bulk. Monitoring matters too. Whether framing the perfect shot or pulling focus, a great screen makes all the difference. The SmallHD Cine 18 and Blackmagic Video Assist are on-set staples, while the portable Accsoon Seemo and Neewer F700 give clear visuals on the go. And with the Atomos Shinobi II allowing control of functions from the touchscreen, who even needs buttons any more?
Then there’s memory. Cards like the Sony Tough CFexpress, Angelbird AV Pro and Sandisk Extreme Pro might not be flashy, but are absolute workhorses when your footage needs to be safe. If you’re offloading data at speed, drives like the Samsung T9 or OWC Thunderblade X8 are lifesavers with blazing-fast transfer rates. Finally, software keeps everything ticking. Whether it’s cutting a masterpiece in Premiere Pro or DaVinci Resolve, reviewing edits
VALUED EXTRAS Backpacks, roller bags and hard drives are all nominated – but which ones deserve your vote?
in Frame.io or uploading to the cloud via Sony Ci, this is the glue that binds production together. Vote for the kit that’s saved your skin or just made life on-set that little bit easier. It’s high time the heroes of production had their day in the sun.
Bags and cases ROLLER/HARDCASE Lowepro Pro Trekker
Peak Design Outdoor Backpack 25L Tenba Air Case Attache Think Tank Darklight Backpack Think Tank Video Tripod Manager 44 Monitor and/or recorder Accsoon Seemo 4K HDMI
Lexar Armor Gold SDXC UHS-II 1TB Lexar Diamond CFexpress Type A Prograde Digital CFexpress Type A Iridium 480GB Samsung Pro Plus 1TB micro SD Sandisk Extreme Pro CFast 2.0 128GB Sandisk Extreme Pro SDHC UHS-II 128GB Sandisk Pro-Cinema CFexpress Type B 320GB Sony Tough CFexpress Type B 1920GB External hard drive Lacie 1big Dock SSD Pro 4TB Lacie Rugged SSD Pro 4TB Lexar SL500 Portable SSD OWC Thunderblade X8
Samsung Portable SSD T9 4TB Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield 4TB Sandisk Desk Drive SSD 8TB Sandisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD Adobe Premiere Pro CC Apple Final Cut Pro X Atomos Atomosphere Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Studio 20 Canon Camera Colour Matching App Sony Ci Media Cloud Software Adobe Frame.io
RLX 450 AW II Manfrotto Pro Light Cineloader Orca OR-14 Panaro Max520 Peli 1535 Air Case Shimoda DV Roller
Tenba Cineluxe V2 Roller Think Tank Airport Roller Derby V2 BACKPACK/HOLDALL Lowepro Droneguard BP 250 Lowepro Pro Trekker BP 650 AW II Manfrotto Advanced Rolling Bag III
Atomos Shinobi II Blackmagic Video Assist 7 12G Neewer F700 SmallHD Ultra 10 SmallHD Cine 18 4K
Memory card Angelbird AV Pro SE CFexpress Type B 1TB Delkin Devices Black CFexpress Type A 160GB
Manfrotto Pro Light Reloader Switch-55
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