5 X-Mas Gift Ideas for Videographers
Time is running out to pick up a gift for your friends or family who are filmmakers or videographers. Well, time might have already run out for many of …
Tag: Gear
5 Must-Have Pieces of Gear Every Filmmaker Should Get
After shooting for a few years (or decades in some cases), filmmakers will begin compiling a reliable kit that contains all types of equipment that they need. Figuring out …
7 Essential Filmmaking Accessories You Should Get
It’s the little things that make the biggest difference. In filmmaking that usually means all the bits and pieces that you use for a rig or setting up your …
Peter McKinnon Introduces Signature Camera Tool with Custom Bits and Features
YouTube content creator Peter McKinnon has shown off a new camera tool which he says addresses many of the shortcomings that other camera tools leave content creators uninspired. The …
With a Simple Magnetic Design, Why Didn’t Someone Think of Revoring Swift Before?
The H&Y Revoring Swift Filter System is a revolutionary new approach to a filter array that is attached magnetically, rather than just by screwing filter stacks and step rings …
10 Best Features of the RED Komodo
Despite its miniature size, the RED Komodo is a hunk, a hunk of burning love. Even though some folks might not see it as the “King”, there are a …
5 Things You All Wanted to Know About the Canon C70
Now that you’re growing as a filmmaker, you’ve probably started noticing there are a whole lot of cameras out there that can shoot some amazing video. The Canon C70 …
Sony A7C and A7III – Gyro vs IBIS vs Warp Stabilizer
Gyro stabilization is becoming a standard for Sony cameras. Every new camera they’ve released from the FX9 to the A7C has incorporated this fantastic, new method of post stabilization. …
Weebill S vs Crane 3S vs Crane 2S – Which is Right for You?
There are a lot of options out there for gimbals these days, and no one seems to be crushing the competition like Zhiyun. With the tech, quality, forward thinking, …
3 Less Known Sony A7S III Features
The Sony A7S III “won’t make you tacos”, but it finally does incorporate a lot of the improvements and features that we’ve all been dreaming about since the release …
Closer Look at the Canon EOS C70
Despite all of the whispers from the rumor mill, the Canon C70 took a lot of us by surprise. Not only did the release this peculiar little camera come …
Three of the Best Lenses for Your Sony A7III
The camera you film with will only ever be as good as the lens you shoot through. Contractors have their power tools, artists have their brushes, and cinematographers have …
How to Get Perfectly Stabilized Handheld Shot with the A7S III without a Gimbal
A revolution in cinematography is on the horizon, one that will not be driven by tools, crews, or budgets but by the sheer creativity of the operator, using nothing …
RED Komodo vs Pocket 6K – Side-by-Side Image Quality Test
Professional cinema cameras just seem to keep getting smaller and smaller, and though neither one of these impressive, high-resolution systems could actually fit in your pocket (unless you, yourself, …
Check Out This Crane 2S Gimbal Rear Roll Motor Hack
We tend to throw the word ‘Hack’ around a lot. If you look up the definition, you’ll see there are dozens of uses for the word. And whether it’s …
Canon EOS R5 Firmware 1.1.0 Overheating Tests and Results
The results are in, and things are looking much better for the Canon EOS R5’s overheating issue after the 1.1.0 firmware update – as long as you’re indoors. This …
Canon C300 III vs Sony FX9 Side by Side Comparison
Sometimes I wish there were a clear, definite winner in the battle over who can make the best camera; Canon and Sony have been trying to outdo one another …
RED Komodo 6K Now Available to Pre-Order on B&H, Here’s its Most Underrated Feature
In a time with so many options for cameras that are being hyped, pushed, and marketed to us, it’s almost odd that Red, who has been the king of …
Five Reasons to Get the RED Komodo 6K + Sample Footage
The little glimpses and snapshot posts are over, the Red Komodo is finally here! Camera releases are a dime a dozen these days; in the last few months, we’ve …
Hands-On with the New Sirui 35mm Anamorphic Lens
Sirui has been making waves with a range of affordable film and video products from their Guangdong Province, China-based facility. They make tripods, monopods, gimbals, filters, mobile phone accessories, …