Keslow Camera, the largest privately held motion picture camera equipment rental house in North America, announced today that it is acquiring Clairmont Camera and its Vancouver and Toronto operations. The move will more than quadruple Keslow Cameras anamorphic and vintage lens inventory, and add a substantial range of custom camera equipment to the companys extensive portfolio. Simultaneously, Clairmont founder Denny Clairmont, one of the industrys most respected talents in front and behind the camera, announced his retirement. The acquisition is expected to be complete on or before August 4.

Ikegami (www.ikegami.eu), the leading manufacturer of specialised cameras and image processing equipment, celebrated the recent opening of its first French office in Issy-les-Moulineaux (near Paris) with an open house event, held on June 27-28, 2017.

During my recent visit to BVE, the annual media and entertainment technology tradeshow in London, I was lucky enough to attend a seminar hosted by 360 Designs CEO and founder Alx Klive. The keynote was about Virtual Reality cameras (VR cameras) and the impact theyre having within the creative industries an effect that is already massive and continues to grow at a fast pace.

Blackmagic Design today announced that more than 45 films and series at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival used its digital film cameras, DaVinci Resolve Studio grading, editing and finishing solution, Fusion Studio visual effects (VFX) and motion graphics software, Video Assist monitor and recorder, and other products throughout production and post production.

Taking its first step towards a 4K production future, Brigham Young University-Hawaii (BYU-Hawaii) has purchased four SKUHD4000 ultra high definition (UHD) studio and field cameras from Hitachi Kokusai Electric America Ltd. (Hitachi Kokusai) to provide superior-quality video acquisition for its diverse projects and long-term content archives. 

Camera Corps, the broadcast industrys leading supplier of speciality camera systems, reports a flying start to 2017, partnering with IMG Productions in a highly innovative project for the BDO World Darts Championships.