The Digital Cinema Society has for many years held an extremely popular lens event at Cine Gear Expo, and while that is not possible this year, we still aim to carry on the tradition and reprise our annual examination of the Cinema Lens market on the web. We’ll see what’s new from some of the top lens manufacturers and how they are reacting to trends including growing camera sensors, lens metadata, and anamorphic cinematography. If you’re thinking of investing in Cine Lenses, or just want to keep up with this evolving market, this event is tailored for you.  The following participants are confirmed, (in alphabetical order of company name):

– Angénieux — Jean-Marc Bouchut
– ARRI — Art Adams
– Canon — Michael Bravin
– Cooke — Les Zellan
– Fujinon — Tom Fletcher
– Infinity — Jay Margolis
– P+S Technik — Gerhard Baier
– Sigma — Brian Linhoff
– Tokina — Ryan Avery
– Zeiss — Snehal Patel

Cinematographer and Founder of the DCS, James Mathers will be joined as Co-Moderator by Lens Expert Matthew Duclos, and the event will be dedicated this year to the memory of a previous co-moderator, Denny Clairmont, who we recently lost. In addition to manufacturer presentations, we’ll roll in sample footage and engage in Q&A.  A limited number will be allowed into the live event, but the session will be recorded for later viewing in HD.