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Blackmagic + NewTek: conspiracy theory with shy cameras
For many years, I have been documenting the existence of “shy” 1080p cameras, i.e. those incapable of outputting a chosen low or medium progressive framerate natively over HDMI or SDI. I have also...
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Blackmagic Livestream To Update Camera Line Up
Blackmagic Design announces an online press conference detailing updates to the Australian company’s camera line-up. The live stream starts at Los Angeles 9 AM PDT, New York 12 PM EDT, London 5 PM BST...
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Blackmagic Shows Off New URSA Mini Pro 12K Cinema Camera
Today, Blackmagic Design announced a new URSA Mini Pro model boasting an incredible 12K resolution. Yes, you read that right, 12K resolution. That is an incredible 12,288 x 6480 (12K DCI). The cost of...
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Review: Blackmagic UltraStudio Recorder 3G helps alleviate type 3 camera...
This is my review of the new US$115 UltraStudio 3G Recorder interface, which supersedes the prior UltraStudio Recorder, which is not 3G. Blackmagic lent it to me for this review and I already returned...
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Sony Teases The Development Of The FX6
VENICE, FX9, and now Sony teases the FX6. The tease and a photo are about all we know about the FX6, officially. Unofficially, the details about the Sony FX6, and it’s placement within Sony’s news...
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Discussing URSA Mini Pro 12K with Blackmagic and John Brawley
Not too long ago, you like me, wondered what kind of camera Blackmagic Design was about to release. Minutes into the Livestreamed product announcement Blackmagic Design CEO, Grant Petty, surprised many...
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Inexpensive HDMI capture sticks solve camera shyness types 1, 2 & 3 in many...
For under US$20, these new —often unbranded— HDMI capture sticks have flooded the market to “compete” with the renowned Elgato CamLink 4K which officially costs ≈US$130 but has become scarce and the...
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Reviewing The New Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Pro 12K
What does a director of photography shoot to take full advantage of a brand new 12K RGB sensor? Nature? People? Does one haze a space and show off shafts of sunlight blazing into the room? Or do you...
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Reviewing The New Sony FX6
On October 23rd, I stood on one of three triple-tier media risers on Belmont University and outside the last Presidential Debate for the 2020 election. Among a sea of cameras, lights, and...
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The New Sony FX3, A First Look At The Cinema Camera
I need a battery—just a single battery in that camera’s battery compartment. Twenty-four hours before the official announcement of Sony’s new FX3 and I did not have a single battery to power the...
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Sigma updates firmware to full-frame Sigma fp
Sigma announces a bit of an update to their full-frame Sigma FP. Sigma FP’s firmware to Ver.3.00 ensures compatibility with the Sigma external electronic viewfinder and adds various functions found on...
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Blackmagic Design Announces New Blackmagic Studio Cameras
Blackmagic Design today announced a new family of Blackmagic Studio Cameras for live production. The new compact all-in-one design will help a wider range of live production customers who need cameras...
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The upgrade treadmill
Some distance from the latest thing, but known intimately by many experienced people. Given the resources put into upgrading film and TV equipment in the last couple of decades, it’d be easy to assume...
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New Blackmagic Firmware 7.7 for URSA Mini Pro 12K Camera
Blackmagic Design announced Camera Firmware 7.7 update, which further enhances sensor performance for Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K. This update refines the sensor’s unique technology with fine...
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ARRI Teases New Super35mm 4K Camera
The long-awaited ARRI 4K Super 35mm camera appears to have a launch date finally, or as it seems, launch week. The camera will be introduced. Tuesday, May 31, 2022, New York: 12 pm | Los Angeles: 9 am....
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Sony framerate policy in 2022: still restrictive & deceiving
Sony is among the last among camera manufacturers which disguises and/or restricts framerates. Sony even treats camera purchasers who spend less than ≈US$5k differently than those who spend more, since...
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Brand New ALEXA 35 Announced By ARRI
Today, ARRI announced the brand new ALEXA 35. The ALEXA 35 is a 4K Super 35 camera that appears to elevate digital cinematography past the gold standard of film stock and into unprecedented heights for...
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Save Money: Sonys on Sale
Sony’s “𝜶 Universe” announces a summer sale on a selection of Sony gear “this week”, including A7ii, A7iii, A7Rii and A7Riv cameras, G Master lenses, Xperia Pro phones (!), and accessories including...
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Canon Targets High-End Broadcasters With New PTZ Camera
Canon U.S.A. announced the launch of the CR-N700 – a 4K 60P 4:2:2 10-bit PTZ camera with a 1.0-inch Type CMOS Sensor and 12G-SDI connectivity, designed for professional broadcast, studios, and live...
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Reviewing the Amazing DJI Avata FPV Drone
There is something amazing about putting on a pair of DJI Goggles 2, firing up the propellers on the DJI AVATA, and taking to the air. It is the closest feeling to flying like a bird that humans can...
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