My friend Chad sent me this link (thanks!). While most 5DMrkII owners realize the difference between a cropped sensor and the real thing, those who don’t own one usually miss why we love our 5D that much! This is especially true when shooting with a super wide lens.…
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iPad light painting = cool!
These guys put light painting to a whole new level of complexity! Oh, and it is shot with an HDSLR ;-) Making Future Magic: iPad light painting from Dentsu London on Vimeo.…
Read More »Shape WLB Composite Review (HDSLR Rig)
Last Saturday, I had the pleasure to shoot a movie for a friend (more on this in another post). Since we were shooting for the Kino Kabaret (kind of a film festival), we had access to a lot of sponsored gear which is how I managed to put my hands on the Shape WLB Composite.…
Read More »DIY slider: Igus is looking at the market more seriously
About a year go, I made my initial post about the DIY Igus slider. Back then, sliders were a bit of a novelty for HDSLR users and the DIY way was the only affordable solution. Since then, manufacturers have reacted and are offering commercial alternatives at various price points.…
Read More »Just announced: EVF from Red Rock Micro
Red Rock Micro just announced an electronic view finder. And no, I am not going to bitch about it because I think it is a product with great potential. Of course it is still vaporware until it is released, just like the micro remote (and all the product prototypes in my garage), but the concept and spec sheet look promising.…
Read More »Killing your baby
No, I am not planning to kill my cute baby girl Victoria, I am quoting Stu in his book “The DV Rebel Guide” (if I remember correctly, lost the bock when I moved). What he means is that once you give away your footage for someone else to edit, they are going to do everything but what you originally had in mind with it.…
Read More »7D shooting video at 1000fps
Saw this video in Gizmodo 7D 1000 fps from Oton Bačar on Vimeo. Looks pretty cool, he? Before you go out and load Twixtor, you should understand that you are probably not going to achieve such good results without a lot of planing.…
Read More »Final Cut Pro Smoothcam vs Coremelt Lock and Load X
Guest post by Jeremy… Video stabilization is a great tool for tweaking and smoothing video that was shot with out (or even with) the use of some sort of rigging to keep the vibrations at a low rate. I use Final Cut Pro to edit my video, and have always been impressed with the results of the default Smoothcam filter/effect.…
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