New Blackmagic Camera 6.1 Update for Pocket Cinema Camera 4K
Announced and released today, Blackmagic Design updates the Pocket Cinema Camera 4K with new firmware. The Blackmagic Camera 6.1 ...
Chromatic aberration: hard edges, hue shifts, and storytelling
Accidents yield interesting truths. This is especially true in lens and camera tests, where it’s hard to know what...
What’s missing from the new full-frame Panasonic Lumix cameras?
Many videographers are excited about the new full-frame Panasonic Lumix DC-S1 and DC-S1R cameras, without noticing a few key...
Panasonic EVA 3.0 Firmware Update adds 4K60P & H.265
Panasonic has announced a free firmware upgrade, Ver. 3.0 (aka EVA 3.0), for the AU-EVA1 cinema camera that greatly...
ART OF THE SHOT: “Ask Dr. Ruth” DOP David Paul Jacobson
Now that the Sundance Film Festival is in full swing I had the opportunity to talk to cinematographer David...
Three lenses: a look at bokeh, depth of field and geometry
Some people take time off during the holidays. I borrow a half million dollars worth of camera and lenses...
Photo Tour: Canon Burbank
In late December I visited Canon Burbank, an 11,000 square foot, purpose-built facility where you can see Canon’s stills,...
Film lens vs. digital lens: what are the differences?
I’ve worked with a lot of cameras, and I’ve always come back to ARRI cameras whenever I’ve had the...
RED Announces DSMC2 Touch 7″ Ultra-Brite LCD Monitor
Today, RED Digital Cinema® introduces the DSMC2® Touch 7.0” Ultra-Brite LCD Monitor to its line of innovative camera accessories. The new RED® DSMC2 Touch 7.0”...
ART OF THE SHOT: Claudia Raschke, DP for Oscar Nominated “RBG”
Now that the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences have nominated the documentary “RBG” for an Oscar for...