Everything New for Media Creators at Cine Gear Expo – LA 2026

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If production gear had a home, it would be at Cine Gear Expo. This year, there were more than 200 exhibitors at the LA show which ran from Friday to Saturday, June 5-6, 2026. Here’s what was announced and when.

NOTE: Click a company name in the table below to jump to their announcement(s). Click the red company name at the top of each announcement to read the details.

Atomos Blackmagic Design Chroma-Q Cine Gear Expo Eddie AI
Fiilex Flanders Scientific Kondor Blue Matthews Studio Equipment NANLUX/NANLITE
OWC Pipe Lighting QNAP RED DIGITAL CINEMA Zeiss
Zhongyi Optics

 


Atomos – Booth: S-1006

(06/03/2026) Atomos announces the Sumo Pro-19, a 19″ 4K monitor-recorder-switcher. With built in Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity for remote collaboration you can upload directly to camera to cloud platforms like ATOMOSphere, Frame.io, Dropbox, and more. Transmit or receive high quality NDI HX3 video over IP streams. With AirGlu wireless timecode you can sync multiple cameras and devices frame-accurately over Bluetooth or RF.

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Blackmagic Design – Booth: S-1606

(06/03/2026) Blackmagic Design today released DaVinci Resolve 21. DaVinci Resolve 21 is a significant update introducing hundreds of features including new AI tools like IntelliSearch for fast content searching, CineFocus for focal point adjustment and tools for facial refinement. The Krokodove toolset adds over 70 new graphics to Fusion, Fairlight folders simplify audio track management, plus there are improvements to keyframing, MultiMaster trim passes, layer list node graphs and more.

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Blackmagic Design – Booth: S-1606

(06/03/2026) Today, Blackmagic Design released Fusion Studio 21. This version includes support for Krokodove motion graphics effects, over 70 new motion graphics effects and tools, new Macro Editor with inspector view and publishing to macro, native support for OGraf HTML graphics and Lottie animations, Text+ and MultiText support spell checkingm, font improvements include emoji, color fonts, and more.

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Blackmagic Design – Booth: S-1606

(06/03/2026) Today, Blackmagic Design announced Blackmagic Camera 10.2. This free update adds support for phase detect autofocus to Blackmagic PYXIS 6K and support for Blackmagic Cloud stream routing with PYXIS 6K. This lets you route a live stream from the camera directly into your studio, or stream to multiple platforms at the same time using Blackmagic Cloud.

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Chroma-Q – Booth: S-1707

(05/25/2026) At Cine Gear Expo, Chroma-Q will introduce the IP65 Color Force 3. Designed for cycs, floods and color washes, Color Force 3 delivers more than twice the output of Color Force II with a richer, more vibrant color palette. Designed and manufactured in North America.

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Cine Gear Expo – Booth: Main Entrance

(06/01/2026) Cine Gear Expo requests attendees to check out the Clean Tech Demo Space, where you can discover clean mobile power battery solutions firsthand and explore product capabilities, compatibility, and production use cases

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Cine Gear Expo – Booth: Main Entrance

(05/25/2026) Cine Gear Expo announces its full conference and expo schedule. The show runs Friday & Saturday, June 5-6, 2026, at the Universal Studios Lot in Los Angeles, CA. 30+ seminars, 200+ exhibors over two days. This is the show’s 30th anniversary.

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Eddie AI – Booth: S-1611

(05/27/2026) At Cine Gear Expo, Eddie AI, the AI assistant video editor for video professionals, today announced a major set of workflow updates anchored by Night Shift, Eddie AI’s agentic post-production workflow that turns raw footage into a rough cut while editors are away from their desk. Eddie AI will showcase Night Shift alongside new context-aware A- and B-roll logging, expanded Pro+ project capacity, still-image support for B-roll logging, and new backgrounder support.

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Fiilex – Booth: S-1601

(05/25/2026) At Cine Gear Expo, Fiilex will launch the G9 COLOR, a high-output 400W fixture is specifically tailored for cinema with a Dense Matrix LED, providing unparalleled creative control with a 2000K-10000K CCT range and multiple professional color modes. This cinema-first design also offers a 360° rotating barrel and IP-X5 water-resistance.

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Flanders Scientific – Booth: S-1007

(05/26/2026) At Cine Gear Expo, Flanders Scientific will introduce the XMP270C, a new compact 26.5-inch UHD QD-OLED reference monitor designed to deliver the same industry-leading image fidelity and color accuracy of the popular XMP270 in a smaller, lighter, and more installation-friendly form factor. The XMP270C features a 3840×2160 10-bit QD-OLED panel capable of 1000 nits peak luminance with an approximately 1,500,000:1 contrast ratio and extremely wide viewing angles.

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Kondor Blue – Booth: S-1713

(06/05/2026) At Cine Gear, Kondor Blue showcases a range of new camera accessories: Canon R6 camera cage, 4×5.65″ ND filter, Sony PTZ Camera Wall Mount, 24V 6″ D-Tap to DC Right Angle Straight Cable (For Canon C80 & C70), along with other cinematography equipment and new camera accessories.

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Matthews Studio Equipment – Booth: NY Backlot – 607

(05/27/2026) Matthews introduces the MSE Lot – a permanent, rotating collection of B-stock, open box, refurbished, and road-worn Matthews gear. Every item is hand-inspected by our team and graded into one of four conditions: Like New – Open Box, never used in production; Certified Repair — serviced by our techs, performs to spec; Like New – Obsolete — discontinued model, pristine condition; Road Worn — Scratches and stories. Fully functional. Priced accordingly.

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NANLUX/NANLITE – Booth: S-3011

(06/03/2026) At CineGear, NANLUX/NANLITE will showcase the PavoSlim 360C. Measuring 4′ × 2′, this expanded surface delivers smooth, even illumination, whether used as a key, overhead, or ambient light. Despite its large size, the PavoSlim 360C maintains the series’ ultra-slim design, measuring just 1.96 cm / 0.77 in thick, making it convenient and efficient to install, conceal, or move the fixture. A pair of PavoSlim 360C fixtures can be combined into a 4′ × 4′ sized source with the optional Dual-Panel Coupler (AS-DPC-PS360), providing broader coverage and an even larger soft-light surface.

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NANLUX/NANLITE – Booth: S-3011

(05/25/2026) At Cine Gear Expo, NANLUX/NANLITE will showcase their Evoke 5C. This tiny light delivers 2,026 lux of pro-level light shaping and precision with full-color output, yet measures just 5.6×4.4×4.5 cm (2.2 × 1.73 × 1.77 in) and weighs a mere 160g (5.64 oz). It is ideal for small scenes, desktop and macro cinematography/photography.

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OWC – Booth: S-1706

(06/01/2026) OWC announces the acquisition of PowerON Services, a recognized leader in IT asset disposition (ITAD), trade-in, reverse logistics, refurbishment, and technology value recovery solutions. The goal of the acquisition is to help organizations get more value out of the technology they already own, keep good equipment working longer, protect data properly, reduce unnecessary waste, and create smarter lifecycle strategies from beginning to end.

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OWC – Booth: S-1706

(06/01/2026) At Cine Gear, OWC will showcase it’s latest high-performance Thunderbolt 5 storage, portable SSDs, memory cards, and workflow solutions to speed creative workflows.

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Pipe Lighting – Booth: S-3018

(05/26/2026) At Cine Gear Expo, Pipe Lighting will launch PixelMat. Developed as a fast-deploy softbox system, PixelMat combines high-output RGBWW light with an ultra-thin, flexible form factor. Unlike traditional panels or rigid frames, it can be integrated directly into the set – mounted to ceilings, wrapped around structures, or used inside frames, allowing cinematographers to shape light in spaces where conventional fixtures cannot be used.

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QNAP – Booth: NY Backlot – 21

(05/26/2026) At Cine Gear Expo, QNAP will showcase three new platforms for media and entertainment workflows. Headlining the announcement are the TBS-h574TX, a portable hot-swappable All-flash field studio for DIT workflows, the QAI-h1290FX, a high-performance all-flash platform built for AI-powered media search and multi-user collaboration, and the TVS-AIh1688ATX, a hybrid Thunderbolt 5-ready system designed for creators who need both speed and capacity in one solution.

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RED DIGITAL CINEMA – Booth: NY Backlot – 33

(06/03/2026) At Cine Gear, RED is presenting panels with leading cinematographers on the art and technology of creating powerful images. As well, RED will showcase the V-RAPTOR XE, RED Cine-Broadcast, and RED Connect in a special collaboration with Iodyne, along with an exclusive Phantom Track demo.

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Zeiss – Booth: 515

(06/05/2026) At Cine Gear, Zeiss introduced the Horizon Anamorphic series, a new lineup of full frame 2x anamorphic cinema lenses designed to deliver a distinctive cinematic look along with a new lens technology platform that brings the speed and precision demanded by contemporary production workflows. Spanning 35 mm to 200 mm across seven focal lengths, Horizon lenses combine their anamorphic look with pronounced oval bokeh and a stretched sense of spatial depth with a lightweight, fully integrated motor system that eliminates the need for external focus or iris motors.

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Zhongyi Optics – Booth: S-1604

(06/01/2026) At Cine Gear, Zhongyi Optics will offer an exclusive first look at the Zone T1 Cine Kit. This offers exceptional low-light performance and cinematic depth with the ultra-fast T1 design, perfect for demanding productions and creative storytelling.


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