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Schneider Optics announces a new family of lenses. Xenon FF-Prime
This year is the year of 4K and cinema lenses. I’m actually more interested in the later but that’s because I love lenses! At NAB I got a chance to see the new Xenon FF-Prime Lenses and I liked the look and feel. I haven’t had a chance to try them but did play around a […]
New Olympus OM-D E-M1 Images And Video Leaked
Looks like the cat is out of the bag on the new Micro 4/3 Olympus OM-D EM1 camera. A video was on Engadget then pulled. I dont know the reason why but I did see the video before it was pulled and made some notes from what the Olympus rep said on the video. Here […]
Think Tank Photo’s New TurnStyle Bag. Lightweight & Holds A Lot Of Gear, Plus A Tablet
I have several bags from Think Tank Photo. My new favorite is the Retrospective 7 that I bought for my GH3 kit. Here is a picture of me with my GH3 on vacation in Seattle. Now Think Tank Photo has a new line of bags designed for the fast moving photographer. I can see using […]
Coiled HDMI Cables For Neat Set Ups.
Must be a slow news day if I’m writing about HDMI cables 🙂 But hey when I find something I like I want to share it with you! These are a good idea when you have lots of bits on the camera and of course the those bits generally need cables of some kind. This […]
EF to MFT Speed Booster In The Works?
4/3 Rumors posted this picture of a Metabones EF to MFT Speed Booster with electronic contacts. This was talked about before and I believe Metabones canceled the idea but looks like it’s back on for a August release. This is good news for any MFT user including GH3 and AF-100 cameras. I would like to […]
Converting The Zeiss CP.2 85mm to EF Mount From PL. Or Buy The Rokinon
I’m going through my gear trying to adapt to the C100 and C300 with the equipment that I already have and one big piece of kit I own is PL lenses. I need to figure out how I can get some use out of them with the C300. Unfortunately I dont see a solution for […]
Canon CN-E Cinema Primes Hands On Review
What do say when you get a email that reads. Erik. Would you be interested in reviewing the Canon CN-E Cinema Primes? Heck yes is what I said!. That’s pretty much how it went. Terry Nixon at Texas Media Systems sent me an email just like that. I think he was on a mountain bike […]
New ARRI Alexa HD. All Alexa but in HD
I didn’t see this coming! Arri has a new Alexa HD camera now that shoots ProRes or DNxHD as a payed upgrade onto internal SXS cards. Pretty sweet! No ArriRAW for the Alexa HD. Same ALEV III CMOS S35 sensor that’s in the big brother or should I say big sister Alexa. (Sounds more like a […]
Canon C100 Gets Firmware Update. 1.0.11.00
It’s not a huge updated but here is the info on what it does. Firmware Version 1.0.1.1.00 incorporates the following additional functions and modifications: A function has been added which allows automatic continuous focusing and iris setting on a subject in the center of the screen when using the Canon EF-S 18-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS STM […]
New Footage From The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera
Pocket in Kurnel from John Brawley Tests on Vimeo. The footage looks great coming from such a tiny camera. below is from Johns Vimeo page describing how he shot and edited the footage. Pair this camera with the active MFT mount and add in those great Lumix OIS lenses and you will be shooting video […]
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