Recently some journalists were given a tour of Panasonic optical division’s factory in Japan.
Month: June 2010
Above: VITA 25k Glimpse of the future – Business Wire and EE Times report, via the excellent Image Sensors World blog that industrial image sensor manufacturer Cypress have just introduced a 35mm global shutter CMOS sensor for video.
Philip Bloom and Rick McCallum have been instrumental in using HDSLRs on the set of Lucasfilm movie Red Tails. For the recent green-screen shoot at a Prague sound-stage Philip invited two up-and-coming young filmmakers, Nino Leitner and Sebastian Wiegärtner to shoot with him. EOSHD caught up with Nino a few days after the shoot to ask him about all things DSLR video related and to find out what he gets…
Robert McLachlan ASC,CSC is a leading director of photography, whom’s work includes The Golden Compass, the Final Destination franchise and network TV show Human Target – www.fox.com/humantarget – on which he used the Panasonic GH1 HDSLR. I’m really pleased to bring you part 2 of my interview with Rob where we talk Human Target, Hollywood, HDSLR cameras and cinema.
UPDATE: The Sony A55 has now been announced and a review is out. It is very disappointing in terms of the video mode EOSHD has been made aware of an innovative step in DSLR video by Sony. Read more on the Sony Pellix HDSLRs here UPDATE. Specs are now revealed: 1) A55 16MP 10FPS EVF-1.44M 1.1X magnification 95% AVCHD full HD 2) A33 14MP 7FPS EVF-1.44M 1.1X magnification 95% AVCHD…