When I first saw José Antunes mention the BenQ PV3200PT 4K UHD here in ProVideo Coalition (link ahead), I was intrigued. Then, a couple of days later, I received a press release. The PV3200PT offers 4K UHD spatial resolution and Rec. 709 color space and is marketed for video editors. I was surprised not to […]
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Available only for APS-C cameras, the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM announced on 17 February 2016 is the first of a new generation of Canon lenses, designed NANO USM, mixing the best of two worlds: STM or stepping motor lenses, and the classic USM system from Canon. Besides heralding a new AF technology, the lens […]
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Media and Hard-Drive Storage. It’s a necessary evil in our industry. Where, at times, we drop our hard-earned cash on one of the least sexy purchases we have to make. These dollars spent on gigabytes and terabytes have to be the least exciting. Without it though we can’t shoot or edit. So we become one […]
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If you’ve been enduring the short and unpredictable life of DSLR batteries (let’s face it, the form factor of those little plastic blocks was never designed for the constant power draw of motion picture work) you’ll find the move to pro batteries to be nothing short of magical. And the undisputed king of camera batteries […]
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With its new T-RackS Saturator X, IK Multimedia is promising “analog saturation magic” for digital recordings. In the Italian company’s desire to simulate parity in two of the world’s most important currencies, new software for Mac and Windows and costs under US$80 or under €80. They state that the new T-RackS digital signal processor module plugin […]
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The New Yorker recently published an article about virtual reality, and I felt the need to publish a response. I did so via the Cinematography Mailing List‘s VR listserv, and I feel that an edited version of those comments are coherent and meaningful enough to republish here. First, please take a look at the article […]
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Photographers and videographers love light stands, big and small. The big ones I always keep an eye on, but the small ones tend to be misplaced or simply lost. I could say I am almost glad I lose them, because it gave me a good reason to write this article. From Justin clamps with ball-head […]
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Another NAB is well in the past and as I was thinking about what I saw at NAB 2016 and what might make up a winner or a loser there were very few things that really stood out in my head. Unlike some previous years this NAB didn’t overwhelm attendees (especially those of us in […]
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HDR? Check. 4K Resolution? Check. OLED? Check. The 30″ Sony BVM-X300 OLED HDR 4K Pro Monitor has all the right boxes checked for Technicolor to rely on the X300 as a reference monitor. Technicolor If you don’t know who Technicolor is you might want to freshen up. These pros have been part of film-making for […]
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Designed to fit like a glove around the Leica SL (Typ 601) the Metal Jacket – Cinema Production Cage for Leica SL (Typ 601) to use the full name is designed and field tested by cinematographers and mastercrafted in Italy (lake Como) by LockCircle. Available in “Classic Black” anodized finish, in hard anodized (Mil-Spec) “Dura-T […]
