Gear Archive
Premium compacts are all the rage these days. It seems that every camera manufacturer wants that sweet “millennial” dollar from a generation that revels in excess and prefers the immediacy of a Facebook Messenger emoji chat as opposed to a real, face to face human interaction. But
A lot of you working as DITs and cinematographers are familiar with LiveGrade Pro from Pomfort – it has become sort of the industry standard software for on-set look management these days mainly because of its extensive scalability and superior integration with various camera workflows and setups, which have
Zacuto are releasing new single and double flip-up Trigger Grips for popular Canon C-Series cameras such as the C300 II and Canon C200, in addition to Sony FS5/FS7, as well as the Panasonic EVA1. The new single and double trigger grips can also be purchased as part
Running a manufacturing business is not an easy task; not that I can speak from experience, but nevertheless I can imagine some of the hurdles and hoops especially smaller businesses go through. SmallHD recently posted a video, in which CEO and Co-Founder Wes Phillips gave assurance his
In what some may call a surprise move, earlier today Blackmagic Design announced the Blackmagic eGPU (external GPU) for DaVinci Resolve, 3D games and VR applications for MacOS-based devices such as MacBook Pro and iMac (and maybe iMac Pro). Designed in collaboration with Apple, the Blackmagic eGPU features a built-in
Nikon have announced a new, super-zoom fixed lens camera called the COOLPIX P1000 which has a massive, soul-piercing 24-3000mm f2.8 – f8 (35mm equiv) zoom lens with 125x zoom that can zoom into absolutely anything, from any distance. The chip is a tiny 1/2.3-inch 16 megapixel back-illuminated
The JetPack EVO is the next generation of the Jetpack series from US based battery and accessory maker Core SWX (previously known as Switronix). You may have be familiar with their HyperCore batteries, their Powerbase EDGE, or the new Nano-VBR98 battery for the Panasonic EVA1 (link to
G-Technology UK recently sent me their latest portable, rugged little SSD drive to use for a few weeks and review and in this post and video I’ll give you my reasons why I love this drive and some quirks I am not too fussed about. For those
UK industry publication Televisual, recently published a piece on a short film shot on the Panasonic EVA1 in the new ProRes RAW format thanks to an Atomos Shogun Inferno monitor/recorder. EVA, the appropriately titled short tribute to the Hammer Horror tradition was shot in the Cotswold region
Shooting through weird contraptions, household items, nylon stockings or broken glass is nothing new, but when it comes to getting that dreamy, specialty shot or “look”, you do what you have to and get the shot however you can using whatever you have at your disposal. Flarestick
You may recall recently I posted about the EVA1 contest Panasonic is running as well as some really helpful tutorials by Panasonic guru Barry Green (link to post here), however his free e-book guide on the Panasonic EVA1 was nowhere to be found. Well, it looks like
Ever since its unveiling earlier in the year at the BSC Expo in London, the new ALEXA LF has been getting the attention of industry personnel in both high-end production as well as rental houses looking to capitalize on the “large format” trend in modern cinematography. Whether
Sony announced the highly anticipated Sony FE 400mm F2.8 GM OSS large aperture super-telephoto prime lens in E mount just a couple of days ago catering to high-end sports and wildlife photographers. Sony promises brilliant image quality, extraordinary focusing speed and precision while also boasting the lightest weight in
Earlier today, the SD Association announced SD Express, which adds the popular PCI Express and NVMe interfaces to the legacy SD card interface, as part of their SD 7.0 specifications. This is huge news for upcoming camera products in the near future, as the current memory interface especially on
Earlier today, Sony announced that the highly anticipated Firmware version 2.0 for their top-tier Sony VENICE 6K FF CineAlta camera is now available for download a full month ahead of schedule (as previously reported here). Sony are really pushing the new VENICE with major announcements of the
Buying an affordable and very capable mirrorless camera or even a S35 pro camera is not really that difficult nor cash-intensive compared to just 3-4 years ago. There is a wide range of options of camera bodies, however getting just the camera these days is just a
Just days ago, at VidCon, RØDE Microphones, announced the release of the new VideoMic Me-L microphone designed for iOS mobile devices, iPhone, iPad, etc. The VideoMic Me-L is a Lightning connector equipped high-quality directional microphone with a compact and lightweight body designed for Apple iOS devices. The built-in Lightning connector on
Director of Photography and renowned Sony Independent Certified Expert, Alister Chapman recently took the Sony VENICE camera on an 8-day shooting trip through various locations in Nevada and Arizona. On that shoot, he put the VENICE through its paces, including vast landscapes and night shots, and even
Kino Flo have released their TrueMatch Firmware 3.0 introducing eight new lighting effects (FX) modes, including a version of Lightning called “Frankenstein” for their Celeb, FreeStyle and Diva-Lite LED line-ups. TrueMatch 3.0 transforms Kino Flo LED’s into Candle, Fire, TV, Police, Lightning, Paparazzi, Pulse and Scroll effects
Samyang has some really good news today for all you photographers out there with Canon DSLRs – the company just announced their latest addition to their autofocus lens range – the AF 85mm f1.4 EF prime lens. The new Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 EF covers full-frame sensors
