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Building A Zacuto Recoil Rig. My Hands On Review

Building A Zacuto Recoil Rig. My Hands On Review

February 10, 201412 Comments

I’ve been on a quest to build the perfect camera rig for some time now. In fact I wrote a blog post on just that! Using several different bits and pieces to create a well balanced shoulder mounted rig. I got so close but just never had one system that absolutely worked. I basically quit […]

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Canon 70D With Dual Pixel CMOS AF. My Two Part Review

Canon 70D With Dual Pixel CMOS AF. My Two Part Review

January 21, 20148 Comments

I decided to break this up into two parts. This first part will cover my thoughts on the camera and shooting stills primarily. I have a few tests on the video side done but haven’t gone out to really shoot yet. Please come back  for the review that will cover the video side of the […]

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Why Use A C100 If You Have A C300?

Why Use A C100 If You Have A C300?

January 15, 20149 Comments

I try to practice what I preach. Use the right tool for the job. It’s saves me the headache of trying to get the camera to work for me. When I’m shooting I just want the camera to get out of the way so I can focus only on shooting and capturing audio. When our […]

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Canon LP-E6 Replacement Battery That Works Just Like OEM For $19

Canon LP-E6 Replacement Battery That Works Just Like OEM For $19

January 6, 20141 Comment

The Canon LP-E6 battery is used with so many external devices as well as several Canon cameras making it a very popular battery, but not the cheapest at $60. If you need several it gets expensive. I’m not a big fan of third party batteries. They usually don’t last as long and don’t work with […]

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Matching The Canon 70D To The C100. Can It Be Done?

Matching The Canon 70D To The C100. Can It Be Done?

January 4, 20148 Comments

I have been sick as a dog for the last few days and my hopes to go out and shoot some video with the 70D this weekend pretty much is a bust. I decided to mess around at home and try a few things out. An easy test would be to try and match the […]

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Canon C100 Price Drop. $4999. Best In Class At That Price

Canon C100 Price Drop. $4999. Best In Class At That Price

January 2, 20140 Comments

Canon announced some rebates and price drops this week. The C500 has a rebate bringing it to$16,999 from $20K. This rebate ends January 4th. Most of you are probably more interested in the C100. It’s now $4999. The Sony’s FS700 sells for $7699. That makes it $2700 less! The FS100 is $3999. but lack of […]

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Tiffen 82mm Variable ND Filter Test

Tiffen 82mm Variable ND Filter Test

January 1, 20148 Comments

I wanted to get one variable ND filter to fit all my lenses, so I went for this massive  Tiffen 82mm Variable ND Filter. It is BIG but for a reason. The wider outer optic  helps reduce vignetting at wide angles. I have several step down rings so I can use the filter with all my […]

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Canon EOS 70D SALE. $949.00

Canon EOS 70D SALE. $949.00

December 11, 20132 Comments

I dont post sales very often but this one is very good! Amazon has the Canon 70D for under $1000. Selling the body only for $949.00 with free shipping if you have a Prime account. This is very tempting. The Duel Pixel technology alone is very impressive I’m still on the fence if I’m going […]

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A Simple Idea, But Not So Simple To Pull Off.

A Simple Idea, But Not So Simple To Pull Off.

November 7, 20134 Comments

This spot looks simple but was far from it. It was a real challenge. We spent three full days driving all over San Diego county to locations we didn’t even know for sure would work. Most did some not as well, others really well. It was pretty much flying of the seat of our pants […]

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Canon C100 Continuous Auto Focus Upgrade Coming In February

Canon C100 Continuous Auto Focus Upgrade Coming In February

November 6, 20132 Comments

Canon announced a new feature upgrade for the C100. For $500 Canon will update the firmware and adjust the settings to the existing C100 sensor. The original sensor already has the dual pixel technology built in just not activated in a sense so with only a firmware update and some tweaking it unleashes the AF […]

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