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Blackmagic “Pocket” Cinema Camera 4K vs competition: Canon, JVC, Panasonic...
The recently announced US$1295 Blackmagic “Pocket” Cinema Camera 4K offers unique features in its price category, including: 13 stops of dynamic range, dual native ISO up to 25,600, a balanced...
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NAB 2018: What Caught My Eye
NAB 2018 didn’t showcase any startling new tech — no new minivan-sized light-field camera; no “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” — but it was definitely a show where former “science projects” appeared...
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NAB 2018: Things ‘n’ Stuff
Herewith I collect interesting things I haven’t written about already: mostly cameras and support kit, but there’s other stuff, too… Kinefinity Chinese camera company Kinefinity showed off its Terra,...
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NAB 2018: ARRI Signature Prime Lenses for ARRI ALEXA LF
ARRI Signature Primes were designed in conjunction with the ARRI ALEXA LF large format digital cinema camera and are meant to compliment with large format camera system. The brilliant Signature Primes...
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NAB 2018: Panasonic Shows Off Cine Live For VariCam LT
Netflix, Amazon, and everyone else who wants to record a 4K live multi-camera event or show while retaining Panasonic’s Super35mm look and color from the VariCam LT should take a look at Panasonic’s...
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PeterGregg proves GH5s autofocus obliterates the prior GH5
I am so happy with PeterGregg’s new video which proves that the Panasonic GH5s model’s autofocus literally blows away that of the original GH5 model. I am also ecstatic that (in my experience watching...
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Underwater Panasonic Lumix TS7 4K action camera vs FT7
Thanks to José Antunes (who also writes for ProVideo Coalition magazine), I became aware of this new pair of underwater 4K UHD cameras which cost ±US$450 and both have a viewfinder and an inboard...
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Cine Gear Expo L.A. 2018
Cine Gear Expo Los Angeles ran May 31 – June 3, with exhibits June 1 – 2. The show occupied two soundstages, the “New York streets” outdoor set, and the Blue Sky Tank on the Paramount lot in Hollywood....
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Sony FS5 Mark 2 Camera Review: Looking At The New Color
Yes, the Sony FS5 Mark 2 looks exactly like the original with one exception, the filter wheel on the Sony FS5 Mark 2 is a different color (black) from the original Sony FS5 (brushed aluminum)....
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Manfrotto Pro Light Cinematic Camera Bags Review: Balance and Expand
Do you ever feel like you spend more time carrying your gear from point A to point B, or in my case to the car and from the car? It is a constant part of being a cameraman or creative. We need our gear...
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A Panasonic EVA1 Camera Review – A Shooter’s Camera
There I was in my office packing and planning for a network shoot. Before me, sat a handful of cameras and accessories. Do I bring this or that? What will be used most and what will get me out of a jam...
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Blackmagic Shows Off Footage From The New Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
We first saw the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K at NAB 2018. I, like 100,000 others who attended NAB, got the chance to get their crummy hands on the camera for a few brief moments. It was not...
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Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K + National Parks = Pattiz Brother’s Films
The Pattiz Brother’s “More Than Just Parks” is more than a short film series showing off United States’ national parks with their stunningly beautiful Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K and Sony A7Rii footage...
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SONY VENICE 3.0 FIRMWARE & EXTENSION HEAD ANNOUNCED
Sony continues to follow their announced roadmap of upgrades and added features to their Full Frame flagship camera VENICE. At IBC 2018 Sony announced the VENICE Extension System and Version 3.0...
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Panasonic Announces New B4 Shoulder Mounted Camera: AJ-PX5100
Panasonic has used IBC 2018 in Amsterdam, to introduce a new ENG camera offering greater connectivity, operability, and clarity. The AJ-PX5100 is a B4 shoulder mounted P2HD camera-recorder which...
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ARRI Signature Primes: the conscious design of softness
This is a story about a lens family whose soft focus backgrounds were consciously designed, and the lens mount that made them possible. For the last six months I’ve been working part time as a trainer...
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Speed lighting: more lessons from the ARRI Academy
The ARRI Academy isn’t only about learning how cameras work. We also teach how to use them. I’ve never seen a class as motivated as the one we had in September. My co-instructor is Nico Fournier, of...
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THE ARRI ALEXA LF and Leica M0.8 Prime lenses In Nashville
I like to see new cameras, but more importantly, I like getting my grubby hands on them to see if I like them or not. Thanks to Nashville-based Contrast Visuals Production Company fellow camera nerds...
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The simplest interview setup ever: the modern update
Many years ago I wrote about the simplest interview lighting setup ever. Here’s my modern take on that same setup. The TL;DR version is: I still use it. I don’t shoot a lot of small-scale talking-head...
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Large sensor lens coverage: taking old glass to the “breaking” point
Old glass and large sensors need a lot of testing. The results may surprise you. In this article I took a look at how older S35 lenses performed on a full frame RED Weapon Monstro. Scaling the sensor...
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