Happy Holidays !!! On Wednesday, Dec 17th at 6pm, Canon will be here for the LA debut of the new XH-A1s and XH-G1s. Tim Smith, the long time Canon Technical Services manager, will be here going over the many improvements on the cameras. In addition, post production workflow with 24F/30F modes AND a look at the new 5DmkII SLR camera with it's possible applications in our industry. YEA!! There's no charge and there is free food and drinks, free validated parking here at the ArcLight, and, if that's not enough, we will raffle off a new HV30 camera to a lucky person in attendance (Thanks Canon)!!!! So if you're in LA, don't miss this great evening with Canon. You can sign up on our web site www.birnsandsawyer.com or call us at 323-466-8211 ...so we know how much food the caterer needs to bring!

Jim Martin
Birns & Sawyer Inc
"At the ArcLight"
6381 DeLongpre Ave
Hollywood, CA 90028

I got some calls.....yes, you can sign up on the web site.

Jim Martin

PS- we are selling both new, selected filters and used filters for $5.00 from now until the end of the year so if you're in LA, drop in and take a look! Tiffen-4x4,4 1/2, 138, 6.6x6.6,etc

As a note, I just talked with Tim, and he is going to show HD footage from the 5D on our 20' screen! See ya tomorrow.

Jim Martin

As a quick follow up, the evening went well, the new A1s/G1s lens gears feel really good and the new connectors will hold up better. The 5Dmk II really had everyone's attention. We saw alot of really good footage on the big screen, especially the night footage of the shuttle launch....shot from 3 miles away and you could see amazing detail plus it handled the massive light change extreamly well. But, its not very practical to shoot alot of video...yet.
As a quick note, we got a few A1s in stock today.

Jim Martin
Birns & Sawyer Inc