Gear Archive
This post is sort of a Part 2, to my previous Fuji X-T3 footage post I did not that long ago (you can check it out here in case you didn’t), and I wanted to include a bit of a mixture between Fujifilm produced short films and
Insta360 made a few big announcements recently, such as their new Insta360 ONE X 360-degree action camera, the Insta360 Pro 2 8K VR camera, and also the upcoming 180-degree 3D upgrade to the Pro 2 and Pro cameras. At Photokina 2018, Insta360 had a very busy stand
In addition to the freshly announced Insta360 ONE X, just yesterday, Insta360 announced at the Adobe MAX conference that it will add support for 180 degree 3D capture and editing with its leading professional VR cameras, the Insta360 Pro and the recently announced Insta 360 Pro 2, which I wrote
At Photokina 2018 this past month, at the Gudsen stand, I had a chance to catch-up with the latest Moza Air 2 single grip gimbal and their newly announced for the show Moza Air X gimbal for larger S35 cameras, which sported a futuristic and intriguing design.
It’s IBC 2018 and Photokina catch-up time! Yes, I know these trade shows ended a month ago, but we are still catching-up on all our interviews we did from these shows, so there are a few left to be edited and posted on the blog. In case
Earlier in the week, I was invited to attend the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 4K Launch event in London. This event was kind of a big deal for Blackmagic, who had invited filmmakers from all over Europe to the Old Billingsgate event space in Central London for
Insta360 have been on quite a roll lately – you may recall they recently announced the Insta360 Pro 2, which we saw at Photokina 2018, which is targeting pro users with its 8K VR capture and incredible stabilization. And now, Insta360 are launching another new 360 degree
Fujifilm recently announced the new Fuji X-T3, which has some very important features for video creators. The X-T3 is the mirrorless camera, which can record 4K/60p in a 10bit (4:2:0) HEVC H.265 codec internally onto UHS-II SD cards, a clear signal that Fujifilm are quite serious about
Wooden Camera announced quite a few new products at IBC 2018, which was weeks ago, but as we are catching up with some of the announcements we missed, today is as good of a day as any for them. Some of you may have already seen our
Announced just a month ago in early September, the Canon EOS R quickly became one of the most polarizing and discussed camera in the world of photography and hybrid content creation. Canon’s first full-frame mirrorless camera is a first of more to come, but as with most
Some of you may remember that at BSC Expo earlier in the year, I checked out the Kino Flo Tube LED prototypes (read more and see our interview from BSC 2018 here), which bring Hollywood-level light quality and RGB versatility into a very compact and versatile form
Blackmagic Design recently announced that it has joined the new Netflix Post Technology Alliance and that DaVinci Resolve, its professional editing, visual effects, motion graphics, colour correction and audio post production software, was chosen for three of the alliance’s four technology categories: “Colour Grading,” “Editorial” and “IMF &
At IBC 2018, I stopped by the Rotolight stand where I spoke to Rod from Rotolight about their latest NEO 2 Explorer Kit and other innovative LED lights such as the Rotolight AEOS and ANOVA Pro 2. Some of you may be familiar with the Rotolight NEO
At the Vitec stand at IBC 2018, Mark from Teradek showed us their latest RT wireless control system, new motors, and the new RT ACI for RED DSMC2 cameras. New for IBC 2018, Teradek’s RT wireless control system includes the new MOTR.X and CTRL.1 units bringing major
Just a bit over a week ago, out of the blue, GoPro announced the new Hero7 cameras. The new Hero7 Black flagship sports some serious image stabilization referred to as HyperSmooth, which according to GoPro, eliminates the need for a gimbal. The Hero7 Silver and White complete the
Canon announced a new XF705 flagship, all-in-one pro 4K camcorder for IBC 2018. The XF line has been expanded over the years and enjoyed many years of solid performance in the documentary broadcast world, and now that Canon is celebrating its 20th anniversary of the Canon Pro
At IBC 2018 Wooden Camera showed off their latest products at the Vitec stand, where I had a chance to speak with Ryan from Wooden Camera about their new Pro Power Plates, BMPCC 4K cage, and a brand new Zip Box Pro Mattebox with a swing-away option. The new,
Facebook and RED made a 360 degree VR camera, they call Manifold. Despite, the recent hacking scandal, which has seen 50 million+ accounts compromised (mine included), Facebook say they have the ultimate imaging tool for the future. In a recent post on their Facebook 360 sub domain,
At Photokina 2018, much like at IBC 2018, Zhiyun-Tech had a very busy stand where show attendees were eager to put their hands on the company’s latest gimbal stabilizers for mirrorless cameras and smartphones. The 3-axis handheld gimbal stabilizer market is extremely competitive, but much like what
At Photokina 2018 legendary lens maker Zeiss, announced a new 40mm Close Focus Batis lens and a full-frame camera. Yep, even lens makers are making full-frame cameras. As crazy as it sounds, the new ZEISS ZX1 has a fixed 35mm f2 lens made by Zeiss (no surprises
