Is Sony taking lessons from the newer cinema companies in their marketing strategy? It started as a tweet, then an announcement webpage went up to announce the announcement, then a store offered a preorder page for what they are assuming is a camera. Within 24 hours it has turned into a circus of cryptic details about [...]
We are starting to see some footage and hands-on reviews popping up as the Blackmagic Cinema Camera enters the market. One of the best overviews I’ve seen is this one: http://www.moviemachine.tv/video/shooting-with-the-blackmagic-cinema-camera/48431007/. I recommend giving it a watch if you’re interested in this camera. So far what I’ve seen is impressive. Impressive in its simplicity and [...]
Oh my. Canon announced that it will be announcing something historic on November 3rd. What could it be? The announcement is in Hollywood, so no doubt it’ll be a new camera. Perhaps the 5dMkIII? Wide open camera is betting it will be a 4k 35mm CMOS camera around $15k. Any thoughts as to what it [...]
We filmmakers sometimes get caught up in what cameras were used to shoot various things. What it was edited on. What was used to color it. There are several high-exposure people/companies with well-done camera comparisons on the internet…some of the asking us to guess which camera was used to shoot the material. I make comparisons [...]
6 months ago I was turned onto Leica lenses and decided to give them a try. Bump forward 1 month, and I had sold all my Canon and Zeiss glass for a full set of Leicas. I use them on Canon DSLRs and our new Sony NEX-FS100, and they can also be used on other [...]
When I was at NAB…the highlight of the convention was looking at my next possible camera. (And dinner at AquaKnox in the Venetian…but I’ll save that for another blog post) What I found out is that I am crazy about the new FS100 and was glad to see something that (finally!) came out that has [...]
Director’s viewfinders are awesome at deciding which lenses you want to use for a shot. But let’s face it…even if you’re willing to shell out $200-5000 for one, chances are they aren’t configured for the full frame sensor of the 5dMkii. Well I don’t use a finder, so I created a chart of popular focal [...]
I’ve watched Sony and Panasonic announce cameras that finally bridge the gap between DLSRs and Camcorders.
First of all, there’s one thing about this camcorder that I can’t get over. I’m not a fan of the Panasonic GH1, I think the quality of picture is what is most important and Panasonic just doesn’t have nuthin’ on Canon. This camera is most likely going to emulate the GH1, but hey, they had [...]
It appears that the current beta of Magic Lantern isn’t working on the new Canon 5d firmware 2.0.7. I decided not to update to 2.0.7, because I rely too heavily on Magic Lantern benefits. Here’s the message from Trammell: I updated my 5D Mark II to 2.0.7 this morning and ran the old 1.0.7 based [...]
