Luminous Landscape have posted some extremely sharp first impressions of the Sony NEX 5. LL is a great site for camera reviews and they hit the nail on the head every time. The Sony NEX 5 is undoubtedly be a candidate for many people’s next video camera purchase or a first toe-dip for people new to HDSLR video. It won’t be after reading this.
Month: May 2010
1. Economies of scale 40 million Canon SLR format cameras have been sold since 1987 and half of those after 2003. In 2010 digital photography is a huge market, much larger than niche Red found in the comparatively small indie filmmaking and professional production markets.
EOSHD.com presents the HDSLR Wiki – an invaluable resource for the creative HDSLR video shooter or the professional cinematographer!* EOSHD today introduces a new feature of the site, one which I hope shooters will find helpful in days to come (especially those new to video on HDSLRs). The HDSLR Wiki at wiki.eoshd.com
[vimeo]11951795[/vimeo] The HX5 is not the usual compact fair we’ve been used to up to now. The HX5 is the first proper HD Compact. A compact camera which does full HD video. Under the hood, we have the IMX050 Exmor R sensor. See our article on the technology here. Right now, back-side illumination isn’t the huge leap some expected, but this technology will come into it’s own as sensors get…
(Above – Exmor sensors for mobile phones) I’ve been reading some interesting tech documents from Sony related to the image sensor in their latest compacts, the HX5 and TX7. Since Sony are selling the sensor itself to clients they have a wealth of public domain information on it. In a nutshell sensitivity and speed are the aims of the Exmor R, which has a back-illuminated structure. Most of the speed…
I’ve recently written an article about DSLR video, introducing new people to the HDSLR video world for DigitalRev. They seemed to like the article and I have joined the team as a contributor. You can read the article here
Back a few months ago Sin City director and Predators producer Robert Rodriguez was spotted with a Zacuto rig and 2 7Ds on location at Zillker Park in Austin, Texas. It’s a pleasure to now be able to see it. The music video has premiered on IFC.com (the Independent Film Channel) complete with an interview with the man himself.
The AppleInsider website has some good new information on the direction of Apple’s Final Cut Pro software, and Steve Jobs himself has been answering emails on the subject.