Many interesting products were on display at the National Association of Broadcasters Show 2012, held at the Las Vegas Convention Center from April 14-19. I and my friends were primarily interested in new cameras, rigs, field monitors and external recorders. Let’s take a look at some of the interesting products presented at this year’s NAB Show.
First, Blackmagic Design announced its Digital Cine Camera, which can accept Canon and Zeiss lenses on its body. The list price was almost $3000. Its design is simple and clean, but the look of this camera is less than gorgeous. The camera stores video onto an SSD. I am not sure this camera can take most kinds of SSDs, and that’s because I have Blackmagic’s Hyperdeck Shuttle, which can only take certain recommended SSDs. Nonetheless, the idea itself was great, and I am curious to see how this camera sells compared to some great cameras, such as the Canon 5D.
BON Electronics, a korean manufacturer, displayed its 1100cd/m² superbright on-camera monitor, which can be attached to a steadicam or rig. It has a great viewing angle that will be helpful to steadicam operators. BON also introduced its 800cd/m² bright 5" monitor.
The Edelkrone Rig, manufactured by Edelkrone, was also featured at the NAB show this year. The rig itself is a very good idea, but I found it difficult to use.
'Wooden Camera'. While Wooden Camera’s main products were accessories, I thought that they could successfully sell the Wooden Camera itself. The company’s name seems to draw people to its products.
Also featured at this year’s NAB Show was the Camtrol Rig. This is a small and handy rig that is a good fit for DSLR cameras. I think this rig is good for both mounting on the shoulder and for gripping and moving by hand. This rig retails for about $350.
The Ninja 2, manufactured by ATOMOS, still does not allow for the removal of camera subpictures in recording, so in my opinion it is half useful. It cannot be used for source recording.
First, Blackmagic Design announced its Digital Cine Camera, which can accept Canon and Zeiss lenses on its body. The list price was almost $3000. Its design is simple and clean, but the look of this camera is less than gorgeous. The camera stores video onto an SSD. I am not sure this camera can take most kinds of SSDs, and that’s because I have Blackmagic’s Hyperdeck Shuttle, which can only take certain recommended SSDs. Nonetheless, the idea itself was great, and I am curious to see how this camera sells compared to some great cameras, such as the Canon 5D.
BON Electronics, a korean manufacturer, displayed its 1100cd/m² superbright on-camera monitor, which can be attached to a steadicam or rig. It has a great viewing angle that will be helpful to steadicam operators. BON also introduced its 800cd/m² bright 5" monitor.
The Edelkrone Rig, manufactured by Edelkrone, was also featured at the NAB show this year. The rig itself is a very good idea, but I found it difficult to use.
'Wooden Camera'. While Wooden Camera’s main products were accessories, I thought that they could successfully sell the Wooden Camera itself. The company’s name seems to draw people to its products.
Also featured at this year’s NAB Show was the Camtrol Rig. This is a small and handy rig that is a good fit for DSLR cameras. I think this rig is good for both mounting on the shoulder and for gripping and moving by hand. This rig retails for about $350.
The Ninja 2, manufactured by ATOMOS, still does not allow for the removal of camera subpictures in recording, so in my opinion it is half useful. It cannot be used for source recording.
