If you dont have a Z-finder or can’t even afford a LCDVF, here is a great opportunity for you to win one. Hangrip will be giving one away in a raffle at the end of the month. So far, the odds are very good, with only 44 participants at the time of writing but I have a feeling this number will go up very soon!
Just visit Hangrip!
The contest is now open. You can read the rules here.
The prizes are quite good: the choice between a 5DMrkII and a 7D, a lens (selected from a long list), a few days to shoot with Vincent and a year subscription at Vimeo. I dont know who made the prize list but I would like to know why someone would pick a 7D over a 5D! You could get the 5D, sell it, get the 7D and you would be left with some change. Even worst, the lens selection includes lenses ranging in prices from 700$ to almost 5000$. Who would be stupid enough to pick the 700$ lens (EF 15mm2.8) when you can have a 300L2.8?
Dont get me wrong, I think these prizes are awesome (especially the days with Vincent!) I just wonder how long the guy who made the prize list thought about it.
US ONLY
Now that we look at the prizes, we can somewhat guess the reasons about the US only restriction: the plane trip to see Vincent. I am sure this is the part that complexity everything for the lawyers. It is quite sad because I had a good idea and there is a building that looks exactly like the ending still near my loft…
Vincent Laforet updated his blog with some interesting content last night.
First, he republished the Nocturne film on various video hosting platform and added a behind the scene video (available only on his site). Wish it was longer.
Finally, he teases us with a upcoming announcement of another film contest. To all the people who are sponsoring these contest: you know that it is -25 degree outside? Cant you make these contest during the summer?
Hopefully, submission will not have to be exclusive and contestant will be able to submit their films to more than one contest (the other being Can-do fest). I would hate to have to choose between two contests to submit my film to!
With the increasing visibility given to the 1DMrkIV, you can tell that the Canon marketing department is hard at work in the preparation of the release of their new body.
Also, from what I head, the release date of the 1DMrkIV would be after the Olympics. I bet that it is only when the demand for the IV has stabilized that they are going to release the 5DMrkII firmware update. Just a feeling 
Guys, if you dont know the creative gang from Still+Motion, you have to look at the awesome stuff they are doing. They are the vangards of wedding movies and the way they always push the limits of creativity and gear is a real inspiration for me (and probably a lot of other people too).
That being said, they made this cool video as a promo for the Cinevate contest:
The rules are simple:
Cinevate wants you to get creative and build your own DSLR Rig, film it and share it with us. The rig must be built from recycled materials or food products and presented as a 30 second (max) film.
The prizes are a shoulder rig and a matte box, quite nice stuff!
You have until the end of the month to submit your clip. No time to waste! Open the fridge and see how much shoulder padding you can get out of these steaks…
At the same time, dont forget our linking contest to win my old radio triggers…
Now that I have reliable triggers (read: PocketWizard PLUS II
I was about to throw them in the garbage when I had the idea that they may be useful to someone. When I told the idea to my girlfriend her first reaction was: “You keep complaining about these triggers, why would somebody want these?”. Poor girlfriend, she is totally missing the point!
Using such unreliable triggers has been of great help for me through the years. See how they can help you:
- There is nothing like having to take the same shot 5 times in a row to learn the true meaning of patience.
- UFitF (Unpredictable Flashes in the Face) also helps to build retinal light resistance which might prove useful if you ever have to duel Jessica Alba in an eye starting challenge.
- Limited transmission range ensure proper training in the ancient art of eyeball measurements.
- Finally, if you ever needed a reason to buy a real set of remote triggers, playing with these for a few months will.
I am telling you, this is the one contest you want to be in! Forget Drobos and expensive software contests, this is the real thing that the whole internet will be buzzing about!
So how can you participate? Easy! Just link to this post from Twitter, forums or your photography related blog. I will pick the winner at the end of the month (of August) based on referrals coming from links to this page. I will pay for shipping and the winners has to agree to write a short blog post about how ‘happy’ he is to get these.
Price details: 1 hot shoe trigger + 2 flash triggers, each with batteries.
Notice: I do not, and never will, waranty that these remotes can will work. Actually, you can be sure they wont at the worst possible time!
