NAB 2011 Report

NAB 2011 takes place in Las Vegas from April 9-14 this year.  If you are familiar with the NAB Show, it serves as the cornerstone trade show for the National Association of Broadcasters and, in recent years, has featured new product announcements that are very relevant to the growing HDSLR user base.

Relevant exhibitors for the HDSLR crowd include Adobe, Avid, Camtrol, Canon, Cinevate, Hoodman, IDC Photo Video, iKAN, Jag35, Leica, Litepanels, Manfrotto, Marshall, Red Digital Cinema, Red Giant Software, Redrock Micro, Sennheiser, Singular Software, Sony, Tiffen, Tokina and Zacuto.

Of course this is not an exhaustive list.  You can find a full list of NAB 2011 exhibitors here.

What to Expect

Expect to see lots of updates from manufacturers as NAB 2011 approaches, including major product announcements from Canon, product updates from iKAN, and more.  Additionally, Sony has a press conference scheduled for Sunday, April 10 @ 2:30pm PT – so we could see more of Sony’s Super35 format cinema cameras or perhaps a more pro-level NEX camcorder.  (Update: we got the pro-grade NEX sooner than expected.  See the link below.) I’ll be following all the news closely and working hard to get eyes and hands on the new gear at the trade show, so stay tuned.

Cameras and Camcorders

• Sony NEX-FS100
• Sony F65 CineAlta
• No New Canon DSLRs

Camera Accessories

• Cinevate Atlas Hands-On
• New Zacuto Gear

Software and Firmware News

• Adobe Creative Suite 5.5
• Apple to Unveil New Final Cut Pro on April 12
• Canon DSLRs Get Technicolor ‘CineStyle’ Profile
• Canon EOS Movie Plug-in-E1 for Final Cut Pro Updated
• Final Cut Pro X Officially Unveiled
• Final Cut Pro X Announcement Video
• Final Cut Pro X Hi-Res Screenshots
• Final Cut Studio X . . . Stay Tuned
• Technicolor CineStyle for Canon DSLRs Available April 30

This page will be ground zero for all the news stories attached to NAB 2011, so feel free to bookmark it and come back for the latest updates.