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Focus Check

CineD

What’s new in filmmaking technology this week? News, reviews, education, insights, opinions and ideas - from the CineD newsroom, mostly with Nino Leitner and Johnnie Behiri. This is Focus Check - the weekly cine tech podcast. New episodes every Thursday.

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100 episodes

  1. ep140 - Sony on Wireless Audio for Video: UHF, 2.4 GHz & 32-Bit Float – CineD Focus Check 1:05:32
  2. ep139 - Blackmagic Design Price Hike, Resolve 20% Off | Getty Bankruptcy | Fujikina NYC – CineD Focus Check 1:04:41
  3. ep138 - Sony Alpha Rumors' Andrea Pizzini’s Walk-In Camera: Wall-Size Photos, No Pixel Count – CineD Focus Check 51:51
  4. ep137 - Are Modern Sensors Too Clean? | DJI SDR Transmission 2 Field Tested | Huawei's Clip-On Camera – CineD Focus Check 1:12:55
  5. ep136 - Sony FX5 Lab Test: New Full-Frame Benchmark | DJI & Insta360 Outship Mirrorless Cameras – CineD Focus Check 1:34:32
  6. ep135 - Wood vs. Silicon Valley: A DIY Digital Bolex, while OpenAI Buys Into Imaging - CineD Focus Check 1:46:48
  7. ep134 - IBC 2026 Overview & Best-of-Show Winners | iPhone 18 Pro Gets a Variable Aperture | Teradek Bolt 7 – CineD Focus Check 1:30:31
  8. ep133 - The SmallRig x CineD OrBrella | Sony DP7 and DP5 Announced | IBC 2026 Outlook – CineD Focus Check 1:51:27
  9. ep132 - GoPro Sold to a Company That Doesn’t Make Cameras | Samsung’s Filmmaker SSD Launch Film is Entirely AI-Generated – CineD Focus Check 1:16:52
  10. ep131 - Inside the Cirrus Apple Immersive Film: Shooting 180° Stereo From a Plane – CineD Focus Check 35:41
  11. ep130 - YouTube's New View Count | Artlist's $500 'Unlimited' AI Deal Lasted a Week – CineD Focus Check 1:15:00
  12. ep129 - RED's RAW Patent Falls in Japan + Every Camera Maker's Numbers – CineD Focus Check 1:56:11
  13. ep128 - Sony FX5 Poll Results & Delivery Delays + Sony's Bid to Buy Tamron – CineD Focus Check 1:28:35
  14. ep127 - DJI Osmo Pocket 4P Beats the ALEXA 35, Insta360 Luna Ultra Fails – Focus Check 58:17
  15. ep126 - FX5 In-Depth with Philip Bloom: Finally a True Cinema Line Compact? – CineD Focus Check 1:37:27
  16. ep125 - ARRI Sells Its Rental Business | DJI 'Front Companies' Fined | Sony RX10 V – CineD Focus Check 1:00:48
  17. ep124 - Best & Worst Camera Brands for Battery Longevity | Steadicam Inventor Doc – CineD Focus Check 1:26:16
  18. ep123 - DJI Osmo Pocket 4P: 17 Stops of Dynamic Range? | Leica SL3-P Video Review | Apple Price Hike - CineD Focus Check 1:28:49
  19. ep122 - New Leica SL3-P Review and Lab Test + What's Next for the DJI Ronin 4D? - CineD Focus Check 1:15:21
  20. ep121 - Pocket Wars: DJI vs. Insta360, Paramount–Warner Bros. Approved, MRMC Liquidation & New Blazar Anamorphic Zoom & Angénieux EZ 65 Lenses – CineD Focus Check 1:26:57
  21. ep120 - Cine Gear 2026 Round Up: ZEISS Horizon Anamorphic, Sony RIALTO 65, Kinefinity VISTA – CineD Focus Check 1:38:42
  22. ep119 - High-End Anamorphics From Filmmakers: Inside Glaswerk's Lenses – CineD Focus Check 54:21
  23. ep118 - From an $8M Exit to a Virtual Production Studio: Inside Biro Florin's New Course – CineD Focus Check 1:24:18
  24. ep117 - Insta360 Mic Pro, Profoto ProPanel & ASUS OLED Monitor Review | ARRI Omnibar | Focus Check 1:15:38
  25. ep116 - Canon EOS R6 V, Sony a7R VI & Panasonic LUMIX L10 | ARRI ALEXA 35 Live at Eurovision Song Contest - Behind-the-Scenes with CineD 1:16:12
  26. ep115 - I'm Back Founders: Why a Digital Sensor for Your Film Camera Hit $1M – CineD Focus Check 1:15:21
  27. ep114 - NAB 2026 Best of Show: Kinefinity Vista, GoPro Mission 1, iodyne & more – CineD Focus Check 1:31:09
  28. ep113 - NAB 2026 Wrap-Up: Biggest Trends, Camera News & Hard Truths About the Industry ft. Michael Cioni - CineD Focus Check 1:35:50
  29. ep112 - From Rockets to Light Meters: Marko Pirc Built the LIT DUO 1 – CineD Focus Check 1:20:42
  30. ep111 - Apple's 50 Years in Filmmaking | I'm Back Roll APS-C | Videndum's Financial Crisis - CineD Focus Check 1:24:27
  31. ep110 - CineD Database Update, DJI vs. Insta360 Patent War, Sony Memory Card Shortage & More - CineD Focus Check 1:12:19
  32. ep109 - DJI Avata 360 vs Antigravity A1, Sora is DEAD, GoPro Patent Loss & 18 More Stories – CineD Focus Check 1:54:20
  33. ep108 - Passion, Design & Global Business: Meet the Woman Behind Harlowe Lighting - CineD Focus Check 41:19
  34. ep107 - DJI RS 5 Review, GoPro GP3 Chip, RØDECaster Video Core with EDL Export & ASC Awards – CineD Focus Check 1:19:51
  35. ep106 - ARRI x HONOR Partnership, CP+ 2026, AI Memory Crisis & Sony a7 V Lab Test – CineD Focus Check 1:40:59
  36. ep105 - Is AI Video Already Undetectable — Or Are We Just Fooling Ourselves? - CineD Focus Check 1:27:55
  37. ep104 - Insights from BSC Expo | Camera at the Winter Olympics | AI in Video Production - CineD Focus Check 1:31:29
  38. ep103 - 'All Cameras Look the Same' — David Bross on Digilog App, DIY Camera Building & Escaping the Digital Look – Focus Check Podcast 41:28
  39. ep102 - YouTube Paid $100 Billion to Creators | Hohem iSteady MT3 | DJI RS 5 | Astera QuikBeam – CineD Focus Check 1:35:45
  40. ep101 - Canon EOS C50 Lab Test discussed | Nikon ZR Firmware Update | Vimeo Layoffs | Leica Sale Soon? | CineD Focus Check 1:21:40
  41. ep100 – Episode 100 Special: A Look Back & A Look Forward | We Tested FUJIFILM's GFX Eterna 55 and Have Opinions 1:32:47
  42. ep99 - Apple Creator Studio | Rise and fall of Vimeo | FUJIFILM Instax Mini Evo Cinema - CineD Focus Check 1:37:24
  43. ep98 - "The Creator" DP Oren Soffer vs. AI Hype - CineD Focus Check 1:57:17
  44. ep97 - Discussion of all Lab Tests of 2025, Annual Lab Test Breakdown - CineD Focus Check 1:16:10
  45. ep96 - Why Roger Deakins Is Right About AI (And Everyone's Missing It) with Tal Lazar - CineD Focus Check 1:19:28
  46. ep95 - Nexus G1 Explained, A Conversation with the Camera’s Creators : The Most Ambitious Cinema Camera Yet? CineD Focus Check 1:19:39
  47. ep94 - Netflix vs. Paramount Bidding War, Sony’s 200MP Sensor, Tilta AF Adapter & The Steve Jobs Story Behind the "Ken Burns Effect" 1:28:22
  48. ep93 - Sony a7 V Announced | Poll: Camera of the Year 2025 | ARRI Cuts 150 Jobs | CineD Focus Check 1:29:38
  49. ep92 - MZed Pro Black Friday Deal | LUMIX Firmware Updates | Nexus G1 Footage Released | CineD Focus Check 1:24:40
  50. ep91 - DJI OSMO Action 6 | Inter BEE 2025 | ARRI Film Lab | CineD Focus Check 53:00