» Archive for the ‘Filming’ Category
12Nov 4 CFL softbox review video
I’m slowly catching up on equipment reviews I’ve been putting off, my schedule has been all over the place. I posted this 4 CFL softbox awhile back, started using it for product lighting and forgot to post a full review. I’ve been using it for a few months without any problems so that’s a pretty […]
05Nov Sony SLTA99V Alpha A99, Almost perfect.
Imagine if I asked you what features you’d like to see in a new full frame DSLR for both video and stills use. For me it would probably be higher frame rates (stills and video), view finder in video mode, clean hdmi out, and better auto focus. Add to that full time auto focus in video […]
30Oct Canon 7d Magic Lantern Alpha firmware update
It only took one month from the time the Magic Lantern team announced the Canon 7d hack solution to the day they were able to release the alpha version of Magic Lantern for the 7d. The progress so far looks good. Even though this is only an alpha, the team has already managed to incorporate some of […]
20Sep Low price SSD alternative, Momentus XT Raid 0 array, a fast low power editing solution
Before I made the switch to SSD drives, I was a big fan of Seagate’s Momentus XT Hybrid drives. If you aren’t familiar with this type of drive, it basically uses a 4GB SLC SSD drive as a read/write buffer for a 500 GB 7200 RPM platter. The end result is that the high speed buffer […]
17Sep Canon 6d anounced
I’m only gone for a week, and a flood of cameras are announced. Out of all of these announcements the Canon 6d shouldn’t be to much of a surprise for most of you. The 6d has been rumored to be on the horizon for quit a few months, with the only real question being final specs and release date. Here are […]
17Sep Mecury playback engine GTX 670 v.s. GTX 285 speed test
Just made it back from Boston on Saturday night and had a little bit of time to run some rendering speed tests on the GTX 670 and the GTX 285 with CS6 (finally made the upgrade). I used two timelines, the first I’ll call the “Easy timeline” which is composed of a 2 minute and 42 second […]
05Sep V-Control USB Focus controller Video Review
The V-Control USB focus controller has finally started to show up on ebay. At less then half the price of other focus controllers ($185) it offers a number of improvements over other models on the market. Things like the half press record/focus button, a digital display of the step settings, easy adjustment for send speed, and […]
26Aug Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 on a full frame camera for that wide angle and fish eye look
If you are in the market for a ultra wide angle fish eye lens for your full frame camera, the Canon 8-15mm f4 lens is top notch, which means you’ll pay a top notch price. Although not quit as wide and not quit as fish eye as the Canon 8-15, the Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 lens […]
22Aug Voigtlander 40mm f2.0 Ultron SL-II review video
The Voigtlander 40mm f2.0 Ultron SL-II lens is sort of an odd ball. It’s manual focus with electronically controlled aperture, all metal build, and the “close-up” attachment are interesting and strange features. Over all I enjoyed this lens, but its not an item for everyone. At $199 the Canon 40mm f2.8 could be considered a […]
20Aug Rokinon 35mm f1.4 – First Impressions
The Rokinon 35mm f1.4 showed up this morning. If the brand Rokinon doesn’t sound familiar, you might have seen it under the label Bower or Samyang but all of them are basically the same lens with slightly different branding. At a price of less then $500, it was designed to be a less expensive alternative to the Canon 35mm f1.4 L and a step […]
