» Archive for February, 2011
14Feb Zoom h4n Firmware update.
A few people have had problems trying to use the audio trick I pointed out a few weeks back. If you want to record a single microphone into both channels of your zoom h4n with different audio levels using a splitter then you’ll want to upgrade the firmware on your zoom h4n to 1.72. The […]
13Feb Fixing the Blink problem on the Lilliput monitor with the 5d 60d and t2i.
So one of the most irritating things about shooting on pretty much any of canon’s camera line (minus the 7d) is that the HDMI port goes from HD to SD when you press the record button. This normally causes most field monitors to blink, but thanks to a little info from dzoemie you don’t have […]
12Feb Remote control focusing and recording on your Canon DSLR.
One very handy thing and a function that isn’t covered very well in the manual is the ability to start and stop recording using a simple IR remote control. You can also use this same remote to pull focus before you begin recording. With either the Canon RC-1 or a generic IR remote you can […]
11Feb Atomos Ninja HDMI ProRes field recorder monitor Released.
To be honest I had almost forgotten about this interesting little product until this morning, when out of the blue I received an e-mail from Atomos letting me know that I still had my place in the pre-order line. Apparently pre orders will start shipping this month. If you haven’t heard of this yet then let me start […]
10Feb Decoded Generic batteries for your 7d, 60d, and 5d mark II. Are they any good?
I’m not sure what it is about film makers, but it always seems like they’re trying to save money. Often the things they want to cut corners on are items that could be really helpful. But every once in awhile something comes along that is actually over priced for no reason at all. In case […]
09Feb Camera Body Cap with a built in lens
Sometimes your camera is packed away in a camera bag with a body cap on it, when out of the blue an airplane dives out of the sky in front of you. If only you had a lens on your camera instead of a body cap. You could have gotten the shot that would have […]
08Feb Okii USB follow focus review
My Okii USB follow focus showed up in the mail on Thursday of last week and I was able to spend the entire weekend messing around with it. The first notable thing about the Okii USB follow focus is the packaging. The unit arrived in a small tin with a nice little see-through cover and […]
07Feb Yet another Canon DSLR Release t3i/600d
Canon Just announced the Rebel t3i/600d and this camera doesn’t look like anything fresh from canon. The spec list is almost the same as 60d and t2i. Why would anyone feel the need to upgrade? This new release has the same Digic 4 processor as every other current Canon DSLR on the market and the […]
07Feb Canon 28mm f1.8 review.
People are always asking me what lenses they should get. I often recommend Canon 85mm f1.8, the Canon 50mm f1.4, and the Sigma 30mm f1.4. Once I finish the next question is “what about the Canon 28mm f1.8?”, and I always have to explain that I’m not a hug fan of this lens. The canon 28mm […]
06Feb DSLR Steadyfocus rig
I was looking around at a few of the different rigs on the market and came across this little guy. It looks like a clever idea for the price. Often a Follow focus alone will run some where in the range of $150 to $300 and that doesn’t include a camera mount or rail system. […]
