Gear Archive
Some of you may recall a while back I wrote about a nearly hour long presentation on the Sony VENICE that Alister Chapman did (you can read full post here), about his experience with the VENICE while shooting a “secret” promo film for a large client, and
Wooden Camera have announced new, redesigned Top Handles. The two new handles come in either the NATO Handle Plus 2 Kit and the Top Handle v2. NATO Handle Plus version 2 is a quick release top handle that attaches and detaches quickly without tools. It features a
LUTs are all the rage these days and for most users it is the quickest way to grade LOG footage or at least get a decent starting/reference point. There are tons of LUTs out there, both free and paid, numerous LUT creation options and freely available grading
RØDE Microphones have just launched the brand new SC6-L Mobile Interview Kit, designed for bloggers, vloggers, journalists, podcaster, and just about anyone out there who wants to capture great sounding interviews with their iPhones. Rode have desinged the SC6-L mobile interview kit as thei premiere Lightning connected recording solution
Tamron are well known for budget zoom lenses and it appears they have just announced a new and compact 17-35mm F/2.8-4 Di OSD ultra-wide-angle zoom lens for full-frame DSLR cameras. Carrying the company’s Model A037 designation, the new 17-35mm is not to be confused with the already
One of the most frustrating aspects of using mirrorless cameras or DSLRs for video is the power aspect, or rather the lack of a unified, continuous power solution that is both compact, ergonomic, efficient and affordable. Yes, you can go big with a V-mount or AB battery,
Some of you may recall that a while back we shared a massive 50+ minute Panasonic Varicam LT review with you that was done by LA-based filmmaker and DP, Ben Meredith, followed by a lens test, which you can check out here. Ben got in touch with me recently
Do you remember the Instamic? We did a writeup about their Kickstarter campaign a while back (link here), and for those of you who do not recall this little device let me refresh your memory. The Instamic is tiny microphone that can be easily attached to just
Venus Optics have been known to release some interesting and quite unique lenses under their Laowa brand such as the ultra-wide Laowa 7.5mm f/2.0 compact prime for Micro Four Thirds, which is (to my knowledge) the widest non-fishey lens available for the format, or the Laowa 9mm f/2.8
Wait, what? Canon just announced a pocketable point-and-shoot camera with actual 4K recording? Yes, you read that right, Canon just announced the new PowerShot SX740 HS digital camera with a hefty 40x Optical Zoom Lens (equivalent to 24-960mm), a 20.3 megapixel CMOS sensor and 4K UHD at
In case you didn’t notice, and I am sure you did, but for those that didn’t, Twitter kind of blew up over the weekend thanks to an eagle eyed reader of the Argos catalogue named Brett Thake, (@Chromonian on Twitter) who did us all a huge favour
Announced back in May this year, the Zeiss Supreme Primes range include 13 new high-end lenses covering all the basis from the ultra-wide 15mm to the 200mm telephoto end, purpose built for large format sensors of the latest (and future) digital cinema cameras offering 4K+ resolutions such
ARRI unveiled the ALEXA LF at this year’s BSC Expo in London in addition to a brand new lineup of large format cine lenses known as the ARRI Signature Primes. I remember these two announcements caused quite a stir and were the talk of town during the
I bet a lot of you are familiar with the Zeiss LWZ.3 or as it is probably more widely known – the Zeiss 21-100mm T2.9-3.9 lightweight zoom. For many documentary shooters equipped with a Sony FS7, C300 II or ARRI AMIRA, the Zeiss LWZ.3 is a standard
After much speculation and rumors of an imminent announcement, earlier today Nikon officially announced they will release (or at least announce) no one, but two new full-frame mirrorless cameras alongside a new lineup of lenses paired with a new lens mount. A teaser video went live a
Sony really wants you to know how awesome their latest big firmware update v2.0 for the VENICE camera really is. And rightfully so, after many years and predecessor CineAlta’s like the F35 and F65, it seems that the VENICE is more than just the natural evolution of
F&V are a cool manufacturer of LED lights and accessories hailing out of the Netherlands – one of the most awesome places on earth, and I am sure lot of you have used their products, they are quite popular over here in Europe. In the run up
Shooting a realistic, historically accurate portrait of war is challenging enough, especially when you are on a tight indie film budget. For upcoming indie feature The Burying Party, however, director Richard Weston and DP Meurig Marshall took things one step further: visualizing it all through the eyes
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
