Canon
Canon 7D MARK II Released. It’s For Photographers First
The new Canon 7D has been released today. I think it looks like a wonderful stills camera but video users aren’t going to get excited about it. I’ll give you three reasons and they are all listed below. Full specs can be found HERE. Movie Type MOV (Video: H.264 or MP4: Intra frame / inter […]
Free Canon Firmware Update for Cinema EOS Coming November 2014
Nothing to exciting really but worth sharing. Looks like most of the updates are for the C500 and a small operational one for the C300. Improved operability when setting color temperature of white balance (for EOS C500 and EOS C300 camera models) The new firmware upgrades contribute to improved operability by allowing users to easily […]
Sigma ART 18-35mm Firmware Update Improves Autofocus With C100
The very popular Sigma 18-35 has a firmware update that fixes the autofocus issues it has with the Dual Pixel AF on the C100. My friend has done the update and reports that the 18-35 is as fast as a Canon lens now and is also much quieter when using the Dual Pixel AF. Thats […]
Matching the GH4 To The C100 & C300 C Log. Can It Be Done?
I have a shoot that I want to use both the Canon C100 and the Panasonic GH4 together but I dont want to match these two cameras in post. I think it’s best to get the GH4 to match the C100 in camera as close as possible and tweak them in post insead. I got […]
Amazon has the Canon EOS 7D as “DISCONTINUED” Something New Coming?
The rumors have been flying about a new updated Canon 7D camera. We don’t know if it’s a whole new APS-C camera or a replacement for it. As it looks Amazon has the Canon 7D marked as “DISCONTINUED” First announced on September 1st 2009 makes the 7D almost five years old. The 70D is such […]
Big Canon 7D Price Reduction. Something New On The Horizon?
The Canon 7D came down in price approximately 30% this week. This is the lowest price we’ve seen for the very popular S35ish DSLR. Hollywood loved it for it’s similar S35 field of view and Indie filmmakers that didn’t have the budget for a 5D MKII opted for it. Hey it’s also a great stills […]
Canon C300 $2K Price Drop and New Lease Deals.
Canon announced a few new deals on the C300 today. First is a instant rebate of $2000 bringing the C300 to $11,999. This deal is effective until September 30th, 2014. Next is some nice lease opportunities on the C3000 and some lenses too. I leased my C100 from Texas Media Systems. They got the paper work done […]
Using Prelude CC 2014 To Rename Those Pesky AVCHD Clips
How many times have you got screwed by the AVCHD naming convention. It’s one of the biggest complaints I have with the C100 and any other camera that uses AVCHD. The format isn’t for pros, but that didn’t stop camera manufacturers from putting it in high end cameras. Renaming all the the clips Using Adobe […]
Metabones Updates Canon EF to Sony NEX Adapter With Mark IV
Metabones has updated the EF to Sony NEX adapter to handle Canon lenses better. Just in time for the soon to be released Sony A7s hybrid mirror less camera. What does it exactly do? This Smart AdapterTM has the following features: True electronic integration of aperture diaphragm – let camera automatically choose aperture in P or […]
Atomos Releases Branded Cfast 1.0 Cards & Bundles For Ninja Star
Atomos today at Cine Gear Expo chatted with newshooter.com about a new 100Mbps CFast 1.0 card that hey are making and selling for the Ninja Star recorder. ProRes requires 80 Mbps and the Atomos CFast 1.0 cards delivers 100 Mbps just enough for HD. This makes those CFast 1.0 cards less expensive than the newer 2.0 versions. […]
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