GEAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Innovation of the year Anton/Bauer VCLX NM2 Atomos Cloud Studio Atomos Connect Blackmagic Cloud Store DJI Mavic 3 drone DJI Ronin 4D Hawk-Woods X-Boxx batteries IDX Imicro batteries Litepanels Gemini 2x1 Hard
SPECIAL AWARDS
cameras like the Canon EOS R3 and R5 C, Fujifilm X-H2S, Nikon Z 9 and Panasonic GH6. There’s also the Samsung SSD T7 Shield 2TB rugged hard drive, Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III zoom lens and Tascam Portacapture X8 recorder. In the innovation of the year class, connected tech is at the forefront in the Atomos Cloud Studio system and Atomos Connect technology, Blackmagic Cloud Store, Scan vGPU and Cloud Computing Solutions, Seagate Lyve Mobile, Teradek Wave and Rodecaster Pro II. There has been innovation in battery technology from the likes of Hawk-Woods with its X-Boxx batteries, and IDX with the Imicro batteries. The Litepanels Gemini 2x1 Hard is a great lighting solution, while the Manfrotto Move system is a simple yet effective quick-release system that just works really well. The Schneider-Kreuznach ISCO4all is a new idea, where a matched set of prime lenses come with an anamorphic adapter. The Sony Xperia Pro smartphone is built to be a full-featured monitor for the brand’s Alpha series of cameras, so it has a nomination.
Special categories in the Pro Moviemaker Gear of the Year awards celebrate cutting-edge innovations, radical ideas or the impact of a product on the market. In our launch of the year category, cameras dominate nominations. Some offer brand-new technology, while others provide performance at a lower price point, to make it more accessible. One product is so radical, it’s nominated in both the launch and innovation of the year categories. The DJI Ronin 4D has a full-frame sensor cinema camera mated to a four-axis gimbal, radical focusing technology that turns manual lenses into AF units and a long-range wireless transmission system to not only monitor it, but also control the camera. It uses drone technology to keep level, plus the camera sensor can be swapped out for a higher- resolution version. It also has user-changeable lens mounts. In comparison, the launch of the year class has more conventional cinema cameras, like the Arri Alexa 35 and Red V-Raptor, as well as Canon XF605 camcorder. Plus, there are mirrorless and hybrid
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Manfrotto Move Rodecaster Pro II
Rode NTH-100 headphones Scan 3XS vGPU and Cloud
Computing Solutions Schneider-Kreuznach Isco4all lenses Seagate Lyve Mobile Sony Xperia Pro Teradek Wave Launch of the year
Arri Alexa 35 Canon EOS R3 Canon EOS R5 C Canon XF605 DJI Mavic 3 drone DJI Ronin 4D Fujifilm X-H2S Nikon Z 9 Panasonic Lumix GH6 Red V-Raptor Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield 2TB Tamron 35-150mm f/2-2.8 Di III VXD zoom Tascam Portacapture X8 recorder
HOW TO CAST YOUR VOTE
Voting is simple, you don’t have to register and it runs until 12 September 2022. Go to promoviemaker.net and follow the ‘Gear of the Year’ link. Vote in as few or as many categories as you like – wherever you have an opinion to express! Everyone who participates will be entered into a prize draw after the closing date and the first name pulled out at random will win a case of wine.
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