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Why purchase a Canon EOS-1D X camera?
The pros at Aardman have a unique ability to tell riveting stories through animation, which has earned the company a well-deserved worldwide reputation. Their award-winning work produces a unique brand...
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REVIEW: Lexar Professional 3400x CFast 2.0 Card
With the delivery of my new Canon C300 Mk II, I’ve had to retire my trusty CF card collection, which served my original C300 so well for nearly 4 years. But the C300 Mk II, with its 4K and raw...
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Blackmagic EVF Modification
Wooden Camera finds a way to adapt the great Blackmagic EVF for other camera systems. Do you know what kind of gear I love to spend my hard earned $ on? Gear which works across several different camera...
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Sony FS5 Camera Review
I take Sony’s newest camera, the FS5, through the paces to see if it’s the right 4K camera for you. I dive into how well the camera flys on a Ronin, and how good is its 240fps. Let me get straight to...
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4K Micro Studio Camera Review
Blackmagic’s smallest studio camera proves to pack a big punch with loads of features. It’s small, it shoots 4K, and it has the capability to deliver great pictures. It’s not very often I get to play...
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Cinematography Tips and Tricks: Cheap Zooms, Monitor Gamma, and Flicker
When I don’t have time to write a dedicated article I’m going to write one of these mini articles, where I wax eloquent about whatever happens to be on my mind. Today: cheap zoom lenses, monitor gamma...
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4.6K URSA Mini Low Light Footage
How good is the 4.6K URSA Mini in lowlight? Well one beta tester shares his candle light scene for discerning eyes to see. 4.6k Lowlight Test from Daniel Peters on Vimeo. Yes, it wasn’t delivered in...
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Sony Teases 120fps for F55
Sony’s marketing manager for Super 35mm acquisition teases new feature for the F55. It’s coming. Sometime. Soon. Peter Crithary, Sony’s marketing manager for 35mm acquisition, takes to twitter to tease...
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Panasonic Announces 4K Super 35 VariCam LT
Panasonic unveils the little brother to the VariCam 35. At 6lbs this fiesty little camera inherits many fabulous features of from its big bro. “AFRICA” The Sample Footage of Panasonic’s New Cinema...
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The Secret Art of White Balancing
In days of old, white balancing was easy. Now, like everything else, it’s gotten a lot more complex. Here’s why, with instructions to make it simple again. White or gray… what’s the proper tone for...
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Blackmagic Ships 4.6K URSA Mini and Micro Cinema Camera
It’s been a long wait and now Blackmagic announces their URSA Mini 4.6K and Micro Cinema Camera are now shipping. But, there is a hitch in their original plans. The URSA Mini 4.6K and Micro Cinema...
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Re-Thinking The AJA Cion
I set out to discover what tools one needs to shoot the best footage possible with AJA’s Cion. I wanted to discover how to help the camera’s contrasty image look more cinematic. Nearly two years ago...
View Article4.6K URSA Mini Compared To Arri Alexa
With the Blackmagic 4.6K URSA Mini now shipping we are getting a great preview of what to expect out of the camera. In step John Brawley, an Australian Director of Photographer who often uses...
View ArticleIn Praise of Lens Flares
I never thought I’d type those words without something knife-like poking me in the back, but my new Apple TV helped change my mind. Years ago, when the last ice age receded and I was working as a young...
View ArticlePanasonic’s 4K DVX-200 Camera Review
In an age of DSLRs, Mirrorless, and Digital Cinema cameras who the hell would want a single-lens camcorder, right? Well, Panasonic has lifted the single-lens camcorder higher with their new 4K Four...
View Article4.6K Blackmagic URSA Mini Review
We’ve been waiting on this camera, and this sensor, for almost a year. We saw many Beta testers out in the wild. We pined for 4.6K footage, and we hoped it would look the way we wished it would. You...
View ArticleNew User Interface and Operating System for URSA Mini: NAB 2016
Blackmagic says the new User Interface and OS for the URSA Mini cameras is like finally releasing the second half of the camera system. This is not an upgrade. Nope, this is a whole ground up total...
View ArticleLeaving Las Vegas: LED Lights and HDR at NAB
I work a booth at NAB so I didn’t see a lot this year, but I saw enough. Here are a few things that stuck out during my week in Las Vegas. LED LIGHTS, AND THE QUALITY THEREOF Years ago I spent a lot of...
View ArticleA Short History of Headroom, and How to Use It
Years ago a meddling DP ruined my great shot. Here’s what I learned from that experience. I’d landed a job shooting part of an informercial on a beach south of San Francisco. The product was a...
View ArticlePanasonic Shows Off Varicam LT To PVC: NAB 2016
Panasonic first announced the VariCam LT in February 2016. NAB 2016 was likely the first place many shooters had the opportunity to get their hands on the camera and test it out. First, Panasonic seems...
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