GEAR OF THE YEAR
SPECIAL AWARDS While the Pro Moviemaker
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GOTY Awards celebrate trusted workhorses in many categories, the special awards are where things get really exciting. We tip our hats to the boldest, brightest and most jaw-dropping new gear – kit that gets filmmakers to rethink what’s possible and sparks conversations. The innovation of the year category is packed with hardware that’s truly pushing boundaries. Leading the charge is Blackmagic’s Pyxis 12K, a cine marvel that crams full-frame power and stunning resolution into a compact and flexible package. Arri’s Enso primes bring the legendary brand’s magic to more filmmakers with innovative optics and practical elegance. Laowa’s Proteus Flex 2X brings flexible anamorphic goodness to indie sets everywhere. Cooke’s Panchro 65/i lenses fuse vintage vibes with the metadata smarts of today. Red’s Komodo-X and V-Raptor X now supporting Nikon Z mount is big news that could revolutionise the industry. But not to be outdone, Fujifilm’s GFX Eterna swings into
stunning 100-megapixel sensor. Everyone needs perfect colour on every shot, and Datacolor and Calibrite have that covered with new tools like their Spyder Photo/Video Kit and Colorchecker Passport Video 2. But some innovations are bigger than a single breakthrough. The Arri Alexa 265 is shaking up high-end cinematographers with its epic capabilities, while Canon’s EOS C80 makes professional-level full-frame filmmaking shockingly accessible. DJI’s Flip drone gives us stabilised aerials from something barely bigger than your phone, while Sigma’s BF and Sony’s A1 II proved that camera innovation is still very much alive in Japan. Storage even gets in on the action thanks to Sandisk’s Creator Series, designed with filmmakers in mind. If you’re an avid gear organiser with a sense of humour, the CRDBag Full Brick is a modular miracle – and probably the only kitbag accessory that can make people grin on-set.
Launch of the year Arri Alexa 265 Blackmagic Pyxis 12K Canon EOS C80 CRDBag Full Brick Datacolor Lightcolor Meter DJI Flip drone Fujifilm GFX100RF Laowa Tilt-Shift Macro primes Sandisk Creator Series
Innovation of the year Arri Enso primes Blackmagic Pyxis 12K Calibrite Display Plus HL Calibrite Colorchecker Passport Video 2 Cooke Panchro 65/i Datacolor Lightcolor Meter Datacolor Spyder Photo/Video Kit Fujifilm GFX Eterna Laowa Proteus Flex 2X Red Komodo-X Z mount and V-Raptor X Z mount
Sigma BF Sony A1 II
These aren’t just nice upgrades – they’re the products that turn heads, shift workflows and push filmmaking into the future. Vote now and help us honour the kit that truly changed the game in 2025!
PICTURE BLISS Innovations from DJI, Datacolor, Sigma and Fujifilm are sure to elevate your work
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