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Blackmagic Design’s New Cinema Camera
I went to visit Blackmagic Design at NAB to chat with two marketing guys from BMD and they showed me the new Cinema Camera that was just released. I was a little stunned at first. It looks like a DSLR but bigger. Has a EF mount and a 2.5K sensor that is a bit smaller […]
NAB 2012. Yes!!! I’m finally here!
It’s been years since I’ve gone to NAB. The last time I was here I was 20 something and had long hair wearing my GM’s badge so I could walk the floor. I remember exhibiters looking at the title and then looking at me not sure if I was for real or not. But you […]
New S35 PL Mount Fujinon 19-90 T2.9 Zoom Lens
It has arrived! A true ENG style zoom made for S35 PL mount cameras. I’m very excited about this development but unfortunately this beauty will only be a rental for me since it cost an estimated $38K. Still its a first of its kind and I’m sure more companies will follow. This sweet lens […]
Run your AF-100 and more with a Gold Mount or V-Mount battery
Charging batteries for long shooting days can be a hassle. I have three batteries for my AF-100 and one charger. I will pretty much use them up on a big shooting day. I’ve been wanting to power my camera with a AB gold mount for some time now and finally got around to researching my […]
HyperDeck Shuttle V2 Now Records Timecode & Triggers Recording
Records Timecode And Triggers Record With SDI Flags. The Blackmagic Design HyperDeck SSD recorder when it first released only recorded a Quicktime uncompressed format. Then BMD added the Avid DNxHD codec to version two. That was a big deal since working with uncompressed video can be a pain and these days mostly unnecessary with ProRess […]
GH2 Driftwood Hack V5 And Installation Guide
Lately we’ve seen some very good hacks for the GH2. The first one I tried was the Driftwood V5 Hack. The procedure to install the firmware was a little difficult at first and to make it more complicated I’m a Mac user. The software used to make the patch is for PC’s. I found a […]
NEW Panasonic X Zoom Lenses. 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 & 45-175 f4.0-5.6 OIS
Looks like these two new Panasonic X lenses will be available pretty soon. I have been waiting and hoping for a real MFT zoom lens for a while now. Unfortunately for me these may not be a perfect fit. For casual use on the GH2 these two zooms would fit the bill. The lenses are […]
New ZEISS CP.2 Cine Lenses As well As a ZOOM Coming Soon.
ZEISS is listening to us. This is very interesting news coming from Zeiss. In 2012, Carl Zeiss will add wider and longer focal lengths to their existing line of Compact Prime CP.2 lenses. The current ZEISS Compact Prime Lens set consists of 9 lenses. Its expected to introduce a 18mm and 100mm. Also new Anamorphic […]
Panasonic GH2 firmware Update Now Available
New Panasonic GH2 firmware Now Available The new Panasonic GH2 firmware 1.1 has been released. You can download it here:http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/download/fts/dl/gh2.html. The Installation How-to is available here: http://panasonic.jp/support/global/cs/dsc/download/fts/index.html New 1080p25 24Mbp recording feature. Very cool. Here are alle the new features and improvements: Added a video mode [HIGH BIT RATE] which is suitable for editing video recorded at high bit rate(24Mbps). […]
Hurlbut / Letus Master Cinema Series
Shane Hurlbut, ASC and Letus Corporation have teamed up to design some very interesting camera support systems for DSLR filmmakers. The system is intended to be one fully integrated system that can be configured into four different ones. They wanted to make the shoulder configuration more like what you would use with a ARRI 235. […]
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