» Archive for February, 2011

23Feb Field monitors can give you headphone monitoring as well.

You wouldn’t want to Film something without looking at a monitor right? You probably don’t want to record audio for your film with out hearing it either. People are always looking for an audio monitoring solution for there DSLR cameras. Well if you are already in the market for a video monitor why not kill […]

22Feb CPM DSLR Cubed Cage 3.0

The CPM FILM TOOLS Cubed Cage 3.0 just showed up at the house today. I’ll have a full write up and review once I have a chance to set it up and load it up with gear. Until then here are a few pictures of the Cubed Cage with my Canon t2i mounted on it, […]

22Feb Delkin DDMOUNT-VISE camera mounting clamp

Need to mount your camera in a car for green screen work or attach your field recorder just out of frame to the back of that chair? Well this should solve your problem. The Delkin DDMOUNT is basically a vise attached to a 360 degree swivel mount ball and arm with a 1/4 20 on […]

21Feb Selecting a Wireless setup for your DSLR rig.

Selecting a wireless system is kind of like picking out an apartment, you could live anywhere, but would you want to? After trying 4 or so different wireless setups the one I settled on is the Sennheiser G2 series, because it’s rugged, preforms well, runs on AA batteries, and has a nice little cold shoe […]

20Feb Canon 35mm f1.4 Review

It seems like this question always comes up. What is your number one go to lens? The answer of course is the Canon 35mm f1.4, but I don’t like pointing it out. Why? Well it’s because this lens is almost $1300 which then always starts a debate about wither or not it’s worth it. Don’t get […]

19Feb Zoom H1 V.s. Zoom H4n quick head to head.

I often get questions about the quality of the built in microphone on the Zoom H1. I can safely say after running a few tests between the Zoom H4N and the zoom H1, I can barely tell the difference.  The Zoom H1 is basically just the Zoom H4N without all the features and the built in microphones preform about as […]

19Feb CPM FILM TOOLS DSLR Flyer Kit and Indisystem indiSQUARE review

There are a number of rig manufactures and no lack of options. The trick is to find a good balance between design and price.  Products from companies like Cinevate, Redrock Micro, and Zacuto are designed well but are often out of the price range of most low budget film makers. With that in mind here […]

18Feb Adding a battery Grip makes your DSLR RIG easier to use.

Batteries are a very important and over looked part of filming. Not having enough batteries or easy access to them can slow down filming by hours. Pulling your rig apart to get to the battery compartment can also be very frustrating and time consuming. If you plan to film projects lasting a day or more, […]

17Feb Juicedlink Camera Rigs and other DSLR Cages.

Juicedlink has released a few interesting DSLR camera rigs.  The first one is the Juicedlink DIY107 which is designed to work around the Rode VideoMic. Basically this unit connects to your Rode VideoMic via the 3/8-16 mount on the back of Microphone.  At $36 this could be a handy little bracket. The Juicedlink DIY101 is the normal square camera bracket with […]

15Feb Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens review and video test.

Finding a wide angle lens for you t2i, 60d, or 7d can be a little hard thanks to the crop factor created by the APS-C size sensor (1.6x lens focal length). On a full frame camera 16mm to 35mm is what I would consider wide angle, but on a APS-C sensor 35mm is about 56mm […]