» Archive for March, 2015

22Mar DSLR FILM NOOB Podcast Episode 17

Episode 17 of DSLR FILM NOOB podcast, Jonny from jonathanapictures.com joins me to discuss MSI GS30 docking laptop, Kowa Lenses, Yongnuo 50mm f1.8, Sapphire filters, and more. You can find the show notes here. You can find the show on itunes here,  Soundcloud, or under the podcast tab above. You can also leave questions on reddit at r/dslr.

17Mar Smallrig NATO protective rails.

Still kind of working on my Smallrig layout and I decided to go with one of their “Safety rails” for the top handle. The little quick release spring numb makes me feel a little safer about handing it off to others and prevents the top handle from sliding completely if I bump the thumbscrew. The Safety rail is […]

15Mar DSLR FILM NOOB Podcast Episode 16

Episode 16 of the DFN podcast, Mitch from planet5D joins me to discuss Mitakon 42.5mm f1.2, Canon 4k rumors, Film grants, New Macbook, and more. You can find the show notes here. You can find the show on itunes here,  Soundcloud, or under the podcast tab above. You can also leave questions on reddit at r/dslr.

12Mar Olympus E-M5 Mark II Image stabilization in action

If you haven’t seen this yet, it’s worth a look. Basically the guys from panophoto.net attached a Panasonic GH4 with 12-35mm f2.8 OIS (image stablized) lens and a Olympus E-M5 mark II with the Olympus 12-40mm f2.8 to a mounting plate and walked around for about 10 min. While the Olympus E-M5 mark II footage gets a little soft as […]

11Mar Saramonic SR-AX107 – First Impressions

The Saramonic SR-AX107 just showed up today. Build is solid and the finish is on par with what you get from Juicedlink and beachtek. The red faceplate on the Saramonic will do little to improve audio quality, but it’s starting to grow on me.  Setting next to a Beachtek DXA-SLR, you can see that it’s a little […]

10Mar DSLR FILM NOOB Podcast Episode 15

DSLR FILM NOOB podcast Episode 15 is up, Devin from impulsenetworks.tv joins me to discuss Super Zoom cameras, FreeSync, memory card testing and more. You can find the show notes here. You can find the show on itunes here,  Soundcloud, or under the podcast tab above. You can also leave questions on reddit at r/dslr.

10Mar Panasonic Gh4 price dropping on ebay to $1182

There are some rumors of a new Panasonic GH4 firmware update coming which might add some “major features”. While that seems to be mostly twitter speculation, new Ebay prices on the GH4 have dropped to $1182, which brings it pretty close to the price of the new Olympus E-M5 MKII. If you’re a M4/3 shooter, I […]

09Mar DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ v2.0 Quadcopter $699

If you are in the market for a drone plus camera, B&H has the DJI Phantom 2 on sale for $699. This is one of B&H’s short “Dealzone” sales so there is a limited supply and and a 14 hour time limit to the sale. If you want one you should probably move fast.

07Mar DSLR FILM NOOB Podcast Episode 14

Episode 14 of the DFN podcast, Mitch from planet5D joins me to discuss Kowa Lenses, Sony FE lenses, Wifi Video Broadcasters, and more. You can find the show notes here. You can find the show on itunes here,  Soundcloud, or under the podcast tab above. You can also leave questions on reddit at r/dslr.

07Mar StarTech Universal USB 3.0 4K Laptop Docking Station Review

I’ve been using the MSI GS60 for the last 4 or 5 months as a high powered editing laptop. Lately I’ve been wondering if it could end up being a desktop replacement, so I started searching for some kind of docking station. After a bit of research I came across the Startech Universal 4k docking […]