» Archive for the ‘DSLR NOOB’ Category
25Mar MustHD 5.6 inch 1280×800 HDMI field monitor – First impressions
I just received the MustHD 5.6 inch 1280×800 HDMI field monitor in the mail. A number of you were asking about the MustHD after my earlier review of the Aputure VS-3 field monitor so here it is. Out of the box the MustHD field monitor is surprisingly light weight. The controls are numerous and fairly easy to use, […]
21Mar Azden FMX-DSLR Review video
Over all I’d say the Azden FMX-DSLR is a pretty good buy. It’s more straightforward and easy to use than a Juicedlink RM333 and it’s less expensive than the Beachtek DXA-SLR. It also offers up a few more routing and mixing options as well as lav power via the 3.5mm jack. As I mentioned in […]
19Mar Wireless stereo audio with the Tascam DR-60d field recorder
As promised here is a full overview of the Tascam DR-60d wireless setup. All of the audio in this video (minus the intro) was recorded via a Wi audiolink stereo wireless transmitter. I’ve had very good luck with this setup in the field and this method has dramatically reduced the number of times I’ve needed […]
14Mar DSLR FILM NOOB Mailing list?
I’ve received a surprising number of requests for an e-mail subscription option that covers info on the site and the youtube channels (channel 1, channel 2). I thought e-mail lists were kind of out dated, but maybe they are back in style and i’m just behind the times. If you think this might be a […]
14Mar DSLR battery management on film projects
Rob was asking about battery management and storage yesterday. I realized it’s something I’ve never really spent much time talking about. While battery management isn’t a very sexy topic of conversation it’s pretty important to the filmmaking process. After all you can’t really film anything if you don’t have power. On most of the projects […]
13Mar Wasabi LP-E6 battery and charger combo
I’ve tried out a number of different generic decoded batteries on the market and the majority of those batteries worked fine in the Canon 7d and 5d mark II. Unfortunately this hasn’t been the case with the Canon 6d and 5d mark III. Canon has crippled their new cameras with all kinds of battery detection, […]
10Mar Quick look at my EOS-M film kit
Here’s a quick look at the basic kit I’ve been using with the Canon EOS-M body. This bag has been lent out on 5 different shoots so far and everyone that’s used it seems to be pretty happy with the results. This is just a quick overview, I should have a deeper look at the […]
09Mar Samsung 840 EVO RAPID mode problem solved.
I picked up the Samsung 840 EVO a few weeks back and mentioned I was having trouble getting RAPID mode to work correctly on my desktop. After a few emails back and forth with Samsung I was finally able to get the problem sorted out. Turns out the latest version of Samsung Magician 4.3 has […]
10Feb BlackMagic 4k Camera price drop to $2995
It looks like BlackMagic is dropping the price of it’s 4k production camera to $2995, coming down $1000 from earlier pricing. There has been a lot of speculation about the possible price of the new Panasonic GH4 (which will also be 4k capable) settling in at around the $2000 price point. While the BlackMagic 4k production […]
10Feb Batch processing Gopro Hero 3 protune clips in Gopro Studio
I’ve been shooting allot with the Hero 3 black edition lately and do to a misunderstanding I had about how the Gopro Studio software works, I was unaware that you could batch convert files to .avi or .mov, instead I was exporting each file individually using the export option in step 3 of the program, […]
