A few more new tools at NAB: There is another bit of news I heard from the Arri tech at their booth. Apparently they are striking a deal with Grass Valley for the "Venom" flash mags to be used under a different name for the D-20. I think the images shown at the Arri booth were recorded using HDCAM SR so it can only get better. BTW, the venom currently downloads in real time only so one would need at least three mags per camera with a download station in the camera truck or on the set. In the Lowel booth there was a tabletop light named "Ego". In itself it was not that impressive (could be an interesting prop) however the bulbs were interesting. They were 27W daylight balanced fluorescent screw-in bulbs which could possibly be used in other instruments such as china balls etc. The color temp was better than BCA's et al. I hope to find a more inexpensive source for these bulbs. http://www.lowelego.com/ Another interesting device was the "Skater Mini" which seems to work very well for smooth small camera moves: http://www.pstechnik.de/pstechnik.htm J.L.Fisher have it for rental. Best wishes, Guy Livneh