Author Archive for Erik Naso
I'm a broadcast DP In San Diego. I enjoy sharing what I'm working on and testing new equipment. This blog is also part of giving back. I've learned so much from so many people.
Apple Event: “hello again” Could this mean an upgradable Mac Pro is coming?
I love my Macs, but the love seems to be a one way relationship these days. I have a MacBook Pro Retina 15″ that still works very well for editing basic stuff. No 4K since the GPU stinks but it can edit HD fine. Now my workstation is a early 2009 Mac Pro that I […]
Sony Alpha Cameras: Go from Video to Stills Mode with Your Favorite Settings Faster
Have you ever noticed with hybrid cameras that switching from stills mode to video can be a multi setting nightmare? You have to remember to change a lot of settings before you start video recording or you could really have problems. The best way to always have the important settings right in both stills and […]
Red Helium 8K. impressive Footage and Spot on Commentary by Mark Toia
Resolution keeps climbing and 8K isn’t the end but sensor technology is also getting better. I’m really not sure if 8K is what makes this footage great but I love how it looks and I think it has a lot to do with sensor and processor. Either way take a look. The commentary is also […]
New Sony a6500 Adds Touch Screen/Pad & IBIS, But Will it Overheat?
I shouldn’t be surprised to hear a new a6500 model mirrorless camera was released but this camera isn’t a replacement to the a6300. Sony is adding another model to the Alpha a6 lineup. The a6500 has a 5-Axis SteadyShot INSIDE Stabilization system and a new enhanced front-end LSI processor that works together with the BIONZ […]
Behind The Scenes Shooting My Course At Lynda.com
I had a blast shooting my new Lynda.com LinkedIn Learning course called “What Video Camera Should I Buy?” I spent five days at the studios located in Carpentaria Ca. The crew was great and made me feel very comfortable. I do a lot of videos for my blog and Youtube channel but I shoot myself and […]
Does the new DJI Mavic Drone Pass the Casey Neistat Test?
If you watch Casey Neistat you know he takes full advantage of all his camera gear shooting his daily blog episodes and he also breaks it a lot too! 😀 I get it since he basically uses consumer quality gear for Vlogging everyday. He also flies his Phantom 4 everyday capturing awesome scenes that really help tell […]
DJI Goes BIG With Tiny Featured Packed Mavic Drone
This little Mavic Pro drone looks amazing! Has a lot of the features the Phantom 4 has but is foldable and very small. It’s the drone you won’t leave behind. It can be controlled with only a smartphone as well as a very compact controller. DJI also has some crazy drone goggles too. The one feature […]
What Video Camera Should I Buy? My New Course on Lynda.com
One question I get asked a lot is. Hey Erik. What video camera should I buy? Well, that’s a tough one to answer because we all shoot diffrent stuff and have diffrent needs but, in my new course on Lynda.com I will help you find the right camera and much more. Video cameras have come a long […]
I Want the NEW Sony a99 II Menu on my a7rii PLEASE!
With so many camera releases and updates in the last couple of weeks one that I wish and hope to see in a firmware update is the new menu system on the Sony a99 II camera. Sony finally addressed the worst menu system I have ever used and is making it more user friendly. What […]
SanDisk Drops a WHOOPING 1TB SDXC I Card
SanDisk’s Dinest Bahal. “Sixteen years ago we introduced the first SanDisk 64MB SD card and today we are enabling capacities of 1TB,” Woof! Thats one big ass SD card! SanDisk going from 64MB to 1TB in 16 years time is crazy. When new high capacity media cards are introduced they always cost a fortune. Well I’m sure […]
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