This much anticipated ‘Chinese Alexa’ basic kit has been officially priced for pre-orders at a shocking $6300.
Read moreKineraw S35 priced to kill – 2K 12bit Raw (from 4K sensor) for $6K
Month: August 2012
Sony full frame video cameras coming with universal lens mount
If this rumour at SAR is true it could turn the industry on its head.
Sony is about to wage war on the Super 35mm format, and wage a war on pros being locked into one line of lenses.
Their higher end video cameras are going full frame with a mirrorless mount.
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Sony NEX 5N gets a replacement NEX 5R with apps – could Filmic Pro be coming to a NEX near you?
The NEX 5R is coming on August 28th according to Sony Alpha Rumors – and Sony is finally taking DSLRs into the ’10s. This camera features a new app platform (a first on a camera like this).
The camera has WiFi built in and the apps could be more interesting than just a few gimmicky filters, because it is possible Sony may provide a full SDK / dev kit for developers. This would be required if third party apps are planned. But it may also be the case that only Sony will provide apps, with each firmware update.
A dev kit is basically an open door for hackers to improve video functionality, after which we won’t call them hackers but developers.
Light for free using natural light sources
Imagine if every photo was lit using a flash gun, well the same goes for cinematic scenes. Often some of the most interesting and varied light is already right in front of you. Not everything has to be studio light rig based.
I don’t think of ‘lighting a scene’ as always directly controlled, often it is wild. Lighting you can control is only half of the cinematographer’s job and so many films make use of the sun as a key light. Terrence Malick has based a career on magic hour light!
The world of natural light is expansive and varied. As someone who has chased light a lot with DSLRs, and avoided the expense, power requirements and weight of having to carry lights around with me, here are some of my tips for a successful natural light shoot.
Revenge of the Zacuto Shootout 2012 – Part 3 review
The third and final part of Zacuto’s debate provoking documentary on cinematography and cameras is out. Part 3 is to me kind of like Revenging the Revenge because it goes back to a non-creative scientific (empirical) test of the cameras.
They appear in order of cost from the $700 iPhone to the $70,000 Sony F65 and each are treated with the same lighting, similar settings and the same grading to match as closely as possible.
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Sony NEX mirrorless full frame model on the horizon?
My friend over at Sony Alpha Rumors has given this the highest SR5 ranking.
Apparently NEX is going full frame.
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Sony NEX EA50 – ENG cameras go APS-C, interchangeable lens
Sony released a new video camera today but it seems to have confused a lot of people.
- It isn’t a future consumer camera. It is a low end ENG camera for shoulder mounted video work.
- It isn’t a cheap FS100. It is a NEX 5N in an ENG body with XLR inputs. (Similarly the VG20 is a NEX 5N in a high end consumer camcorder body)
Instead this is practical tool for run & gun documentary shooters, live event shooters, news gathers and corporate video.
Most other kinds of filmmakers are much better off with the FS100 or a DSLR.
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Sony NEX-Hack update – 1st camera purchased for Someone1.00
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Read the full update at EOSHD NEX-Hack.com
Today myself and Malcolm of Magic Lantern were able to transfer $700 to Someone1.00 to buy his first test body from the NEX-Hack.com donations fund.
We are well on the path to improvements in video image quality and features on the Sony NEX and Alpha cameras.
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