Meet the gear brands setting up shop at the Festival Centre.

At Anton/Bauer, this year’s Camerimage highlights include the new VCLX NM2, an all-in-one battery solution designed to drive high-power draw equipment at peak performance on cinematic productions. Visitors can also see the DIONIC native 26V battery series, crafted for high-power cinematic cameras such as the new ARRI Alexa 35.

Aputure will be showcasing some of the latest technological advancements when it comes to LED lighting for high-end filmmakers, such as the LS 1200d Pro flagship model, the MT Pro (Aputure’s first tube light), along with the upcoming MC Pro, in high demand since its first appearance at NAB.

On the ARRI stand you’ll find some of its big-hitting cameras including the ALEXA 35, ALEXA Mini LF, ARRI Signature Prime and Zoom lenses, and TRINITY 2. Lighting-wise, there’s the Orbiter and its brand-new Projection Optics, the Fresnel lens, and Docking Ring. ARRI is also hosting a screening and live panel discussion on lenses, as well as a seminar detailing the applicable workflows for the new Alexa 35 camera – sure to be in demand.

A highlight of Astera’s Camerimage offering will be its just-launched HydraPanel, a unique ‘pixel panel’ product. Of course, the Titan Tube family of products will be there too, along with a range of their ingenious DoP Choice ‘light-refining’ accessories, including a new SnapBag for 4 HydraPanels. Also not to miss are the German firm’s PixelBrick and PAR products.

Atlas Lens Co. will bring its Orion Series, Orion Silver Edition, and the recently released Mercury Series to Camerimage. The Mercury Series features 1.5x front anamorphic cinema lenses which features full-frame coverage, a 1.5x squeeze ratio with enhanced bokeh, a significant reduction in physical size and weight, and warm vintage tones – all while providing the same modern, mechanical conveniences demanded by professionals.

Canon will be providing educational seminars from industry professionals such as Marcel Mettelsiefen and Ian Murray, as well as inviting attendees to network at a Canon hosted dinner party. As usual, a dedicated Canon stand can also be found at the Camerimage Market where the brand’s latest Cinema EOS cameras and lenses will be available to try.

Fresh from its success in the Grip & Accessories category at this year’s Film & TV Kamera Awards, Cinetica will be presenting its new NU.TRON 4.0, its innovative camera stabiliser with a huge variety of variations for free tracking shots. It’s ideal for repeating low to high transitions and classical hero shots. The operator is free of any physical load and can focus solely on the scene. Top shots, whether static or dynamic, are accomplished within seconds whereas the operator is always supported by promoting ergonomic work. It’s easy to transport and assemble, set up by two people in seven minutes and it fits in a medium-sized car.

CODEX will showcase the latest versions of its ultra-high-performance camera recording media for the Alexa Mini LF and Alexa 35, Media Vault edge storage appliances and a new edge cloud-based production platform for transferring, storing and processing original camera files. Camerimage will feature new PIX: the latest generation of the most trusted review and approval platform filmmakers use, featuring 4K UltraHD HDR, Live camera monitoring, and proxy workflows for cloud-connected and disconnected off-grid collaboration workflows that support up to 10-bit HEVC HDR streams.

Cooke Optics will be present at Camerimage in both the Marketplace and an off-site location in Hotel 1231. Visitors will be able to shoot with Cooke S8/i and Varotal/i lenses in a controlled environment and view footage in a dedicated 4K screening room. Cooke will also host a series of technical presentations in small groups.

The new LNX (pronounced ‘lynx’) rigging system for Creamsource’s Vortex series LED fixtures will be presented by the brand at Camerimage. Designed to bring consistency and cohesiveness to a historically disordered aspect of lighting, LNX simplifies rigging and cabling with a series of purpose-built clamps and pins for the Vortex Series.

Dedo Weigert will be back at Camerimage to showcase their range of lighting products. These include the dedolight Lightstream range, with the new Lightstream Table Top. There will also be the dedolight Neo Revolution, revealed after three years of intensive development work. It’s a new electronic ballast system that can feed 34 different focusing LED dedolights; now with smooth dimming, all the way down to 0.1%.

At DoPChoice’s stand, visitors can see the new Fat-Rabbit and 8ft Double-Hex Snapbag, 6’5′ Snapbags and matching Snapgrids, adding creative lighting control with large and multiple fixture arrays for ARRI SkyPanel 360, Triple/Double DMG/Rosco MAXI Mix, Prolight XL Panels, 4X Litepanels Gemini 2×1, and more.

The Fat-Rabbit mount offers a variety of configurations to mate fixture combos, creating soft, flattering lighting and accepts new lights via adapters. Meanwhile, the new 8-ft Double-Hex Snapbag sets up easily, stores compactly, and features a reflective interior, removable Magic Cloth diffuser, and carry bag.

Freelensing Cine’s optical adaptation system will be on display. The system allows the universal use of any PL mount lens (spherical, fixed) on most commonly used digital cameras today, allowing displacements parallel and perpendicular to the focal plane, rotation of the optical centre and the combination of both movements, displacement and inclinations.

The latest Fujinon mirrorless digital cameras and premium lenses range will be on show to visitors. Pride of place on the stand are the signature Premista series, along with the Cabrios lenses and their detachable digital servo grips. Also not to miss are the GFX100S and X-H2S.

Try out Irix’s range of lenses on their stand. The current line of lenses consists of a set of full-frame, weather-sealed optics: 11mm, 15mm, 21mm, 30mm, 45mm, and 150mm. They are all designed with very low focus breathing and a similar low weight, making them gimbal friendly. They also have a Magnetic Mount System for the filters – a super-fast way to work with NDs.

Look out for Leitz’s newest full frame primes – the Leitz HUGO and Leitz ELSIE lens families. Both sets of lenses provide excellent coverage with their own unique character that sets them apart from other Leitz lenses. Visitors can also explore the high speed Leitz PRIMES and one of the most beautiful sets of zoom lenses available, the Leitz ZOOMS.

Litepanels’ new Gemini 2×1 Hard RGBWW LED Panel is its brightest 2×1 panel, delivering up to 23,000 lux at 3m (10ft) of output from a lightweight, compact fixture. It produces highly accurate full spectrum white light as well as RGB output and a range of creative cinematic effects

Recently awarded the Cine Gear Tech Award 2022, Moon Smart Focus from Moonlighting Industries is an AI-powered distance measure assistant, built to be the best friend of the focus puller. The vision of this new tool is to remove production workflow bottlenecks and free up time for acting and storytelling. By continuously delivering distance data to the eyes of all actors on set, the focus puller can spend less time taking marks and less attention to the monitor.

NANLUX will showcase the whole range of trustworthy and powerful LED fixtures for larger scale productions. Leading the family will be the newly released Evoke 1200B Bi-colour LED Spot Light and its daylight balanced sibling. Both lights feature 1200W power draw and can be comparable to a 1.8KW PAR or 2.5KW HMI Fresnel. Making the party more colourful will be Dyno 650C/1200C RGBWW soft panel lights with a variety of colour modes, such as HSI, RGBW, GELS and XY Coordinates.

NANLITE will specialise in the demands for prosumers and content creators with its Forza and PavoTube line-ups. Forza 720/720B can take care of every specific requirement in terms of power all the way up to 800W, while PavoTube II X series complements with their colour capabilities to make the set-up more versatile. Special mention to the new Forza 60C LED hard light powered by a RGBLAC six-colour system and built upon the strengths of classic Forza 60/60B with hardware and colour fidelity improved considerably.

The OConnor Ultimate 1040 system combines the world-renowned precision and versatility of OConnor’s fluid heads with the unique speed of flowtech’s carbon-fibre tripod technology, allowing professional camera operators to move from heavier to lighter payload camera setups quickly and without compromise.

Award-winning Austrian range finder developer and manufacturer Qinematiq will be putting the focus on focus on its stand. The Smart Ranger 2 combines traditional ultrasonic measurement with so called Tags (little boxes) for long distances. They work up to 80m (260ft) and can be placed nearly anywhere like inside cases, behind glass or walls, etc. Two of them can be used at once. The second product is the Focus Buddy, the first ever add-on for Cinetape and ARRI UDM range finders. Connect them to the Focus Buddy to combine short and long-distance measurement.

Quasar Science will be showcasing its Rainbow 2 and Double Rainbow tubular LED lights, which create intense, realistic lighting with multiple individually controllable pixels. All Rainbow fixtures feature Quasar’s RGBX unique Spectral Science Colour Engine (RGBX SSCE) that uses more than one quintillion diode combinations to produce over one billion unique colours.

Sony’s world-leading cinema cameras will be back at Camerimage. The brand will also be hosting two seminars on key industry trends. Sony will be exhibiting its cinema line and CineAlta cameras at the show, including the ILME-FR7, the world’s first PTZ camera with lens interchangeability and remote shooting functionality, especially designed for cinema. Also check out the VENICE Extension System 2, CBK-3620XS, which was announced in September.

SUMOLIGHT will be bringing the multi-award-winning SUMOMAX to Camerimage, as well as the entirely new concept in professional lighting, the SUMOLASER; a one-of-a-kind LED laser with a 2.6° beam angle and an output of 150,000 lux at 100m. Visitors will can also see the SUMOSKY, a portable and quickly expandable display and lighting system.

The lighting systems manufacturer will also be partnering up with various manufacturers to bring BTS user experience, workshops and panels to this years’ attendees and will host several Happy Hours at the booth with a glass of Crémant and cheese.

Full-service German rental house and lens manufacturer Vantage Film will be presenting the company’s cutting-edge Hawk lenses. Camerimage marks the official international product launch of Vantage Film’s Hawk MHX Hybrid Anamorphics.

The new Supreme Prime 15mm will draw visitors to ZEISS’s stand, where the brand will be showcasing their portfolio of high-end cinematographer lenses. CinCraft Mapper will also be available for on-site demonstrations, showing how distortion and shading data for VFX workflows can be obtained at the click of a button, removing the process of shooting and analysing lens grid information.

One to watch is the ZEISS seminar with cinematographer Fredrik Wenzel FSF: Framing Triangle of Sadness, taking place on 15 November at 1-2pm.

Also exhibiting are Samyang, Filmotechnic, K5600, LG and TRP Worldwide (no product details available at time of going to press).