- Cinevate slider sale! 30% off
What is more exciting than a big sale? You’re right, new cameras HAHA! Cinevate let us know about this sale they’re having so they can move to a new office. Your big chance! They’re moving Cinevate is about to change HQ. We’re moving… - Lindos Electronics has launched a DSLR Microphone Kit for music video production
This might be product announcement Friday ha! We’ve gotten several new product announcements that we need to get out to you and this is one of several. Chris Skirrow from Lindos Electronics sent this one in. The Minisonic Mic Kit Lindos Electronics… - Canon applies for patent on RAW video?
This was just posted on twitter by @loricnet and I’m posting it to get the word out quickly – I admit that I don’t understand it yet, but Canon filed for a patent on “RECORDING SUCCESSIVE FRAMES OF RAW SENSOR DATA DEPICTING A MOVING…
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- Wedding photographer explains the reasons behind ‘unrealistic’ prices
PetaPixel has published an excellent response from a photographer to a Seattle-area bride criticizing the pricing of wedding photographers. In a remarkably calm response, Nikki Wagner details the expenses connected to her wedding photography business,…
- High-end video maker Astrodesign joins Micro Four Thirds
Astrodesign, a high-end Japanese video manufacturer has signed-up to the Micro Four Thirds system. It offers a 4K camera system (including separate camera head, processor and control unit) that captures 3840×2160 4K video at 60p. The company suggests…
- Tamron and Tokina join Micro Four Thirds
Tamron and Tokina have joined the Micro Four Thirds group, meaning all three major third-party lens makers are likely to produce optics for the system. No further details of their intentions have been given. The announcement comes just after Sigma announced…
- Ten Shorts from This Year’s Sundance Film Festival Now Available to Watch Online
Sundance has announced this year’s Jury-prize winning shorts, and one of the winners is already available to watch online free. In total there are ten shorts online, and you don’t have to be in Park City to see them. Here’s one short… - Low-Cost Video Tools on Kickstarter: $50 Follow Focus and $999 DSLR Helicopter
I’ve always thought Kickstarter, IndieGoGo, and other crowdfunding platforms are actually “best” suited for gadgets and technology products where you pre-buy something out of self-interest (as opposed to helping someone make something,…
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- X-Circle by LockCircle – New Nikon F-mount option for Canon EF mount cameras
X-Circle by LockCircle Details The trend of filming using a HDSLR is unstoppable, and the classic EF-Mount bayonet is becoming very popular in filmmaking field like a serious alternative cinematography camera mount! The EF-Mount has a successful second… - The Process of Changing Your Focus and Brand
Last week I talked about the importance of focusing your business in one particular area, rather than trying to be all things to all people. So, if you shoot weddings, your website and all your promotional materials should be about weddings. If you’re… - Kessler announces the “Stealth Hybrid Camera Dolly/Slider”
For many, the Philip Bloom Pocket Dolly has been the slider to buy but it has also been out of reach for some – so it is great to see Kessler (a planet5D sponsor) come up with a new slider that fits between the Pocket Dolly and the Philip Bloom…
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- 7 Tips for HD Color Correction and DSLR Color Correction
Color correction is just one step of the entire filmmaking process…but oh, what a difference it can make. You can take average footage and really make it pop, sing and enhance the viewing experience of your project. If you have excellent footage, then…
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- Video Review: Atomos Samurai – Harddisk Field Recorder
I had a chance to test the new Atomos Samurai with the Sony F3 (thanks to the guys at pro.media Austria) and the RED Scarlet-X. Read on for all the details on the review: Here are the key advantages and disadvantages…
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- Pentax announces Optio VS20 20x zoom with twin shutter buttons
Pentax has announced the Optio VS20, possibly the first compact camera with a second shutter button and zoom lever for portrait-orientation shooting. Beyond that it’s a pretty well-specified 20x compact superzoom, featuring a 28-560mm equivalent zoom…
- DxO Optics Pro v7.2 extends Panasonic G-series support and adds Canon S100
DxO Labs has added the Canon S100 and Panasonics’ GF3, G2 and G1 to the list of cameras supported by its DxO Optics Pro software. The cameras are added to both the Standard and Elite versions of the Optics Pro v7.2, that the company says are more stable…
- Canon C300 at Samy’s DV & Edit
On Tuesday, February 7th from 11am to 3pm, Samy’s DV & Edit is proud to welcome our special guest Pulitzer-Prize and Cannes Lion winning photographer / filmmaker Vincent Laforet to help us introduce you to the new game-changing Canon C300…
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- A Few Things Every RED SCARLET/EPIC Owner — or Renter — Should Know
James Drake from Denver-based RED rental house 5K Insight gave Dave Dugdale of Learning DSLR Video a hands-on with the RED EPIC camera, and the two videos are an excellent introduction to the RED DSMC system. They’re included below, but first, two… - Canon’s Mysterious 4K DSLR Spotted in the Wild — Or is This the 5D Mark III?
The mysterious 4K Canon DSLR — or some other widescreen Canon HDSLR — has been spotted in the wild… literally. Stephen Oachs from Aperture Academy was shooting wildlife in Kenya (with a camera, not a gun) and spotted a Japanese cameraman… - Videos Take Center Stage in Vimeo’s New Redesign
I’ve always been a fan of Vimeo’s clean design, not to mention their filmmaker-centric features and community. Today they officially announced a new design, which places larger video embeds front and center, and which they will be rolling…
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