RED has opened the doors for third party manufacturers to work natively with their DSMC2 cameras, including the WEAPON, SCARLET-W, and RAVEN. This allows for some some fantastic integrations, both mechanically and electronically. In addition, a number of lens manufacturers have options that work perfectly with the RED platform. Below, we have put together a list of the latest RED accessories available at AbelCine.

As IBC 2016 draws closer, the internet is abuzz with rumors and announcements of new products to be introduced at this year's show. One of the first official product announcements, published today, was the introduction of Zeiss's newest offering in the lightweight zoom category, the LWZ.3 21-100mm T2.9-3.9.

It was a busy NAB for our tech specialists with visits to the most interesting booths at the show, as well as Tech Talks and training workshops on the AbelCine presentation stage. With so much to cover, we wanted to round up all of our NAB blogs and presentations in one place for you.

For this Tech Talk, Snehal Patel of Zeiss joined us to talk about the different lenses they are exhibiting at NAB, from the popular CP.2s to Compact Zooms, and the new Otus 1.4/28mm.

I caught up with Snehal Patel at the Zeiss booth for a quick overview of the current offerings in the Zeiss lineup.

For Steve Holleran, a camera has always been a means to capture the beauty of the world. From commercials to documentaries to shorts and music videos, he has always focused on images that tell compelling stories. For his latest project, indie feature The Land, he teamed up with Steven Caple Jr., a friend of his from his USC MFA Production Program days.

Zeiss creates high-quality cinema lenses that can be used for a variety of creative and technical applications. With so many great lens options, it can be difficult to choose the best lens for your needs. To make things a little easier, we have created two new resources. Our CP.2 Lens Lineup presents all the CP.2 lenses in one easy-to-read comparison chart.

RED's WEAPON 8K camera, announced at this year's NAB show, has many people excited. RED has always pushed the boundaries of digital cinema, and the WEAPON 8K is another great example of this. The most interesting, and perhaps confusing, aspect of this new camera is the size of its sensor.

You've selected a lens family, but choosing which focal length to use for each shot is an art in itself. A few things to consider when choosing your focal length are: proximity of the camera to the subject, whether the camera is a character in the story or purely observational, and whether you'll be using the lens to control the subject's perspective and their relationship to the background.