UPDATE: THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED! Due to the high number of entries, Panasonic extended the competition to 4 places at the workshop from 2. So a huge thank you to everyone who entered and congratulations to the winners below… Temujin Doran Godfrey Kirby Thomas Voce-Siriani Michael Lorushe
Month: April 2013
Sony have revealed two very early prototype cameras at NAB. They are hybrid stills / video cameras from the pro A/V division in Japan. One is a DSLR style camera with what looks like a PL mount. Sony is also committed to developing a range of full frame cinema prime lenses.
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/63490371[/vimeo] Key info 4K at 1000fps, uncompressed raw and TBA ‘industry standard’ codec $140,000 with 2TB CineMag October delivery date The record breaking (4K at 900fps) FT-One just got bettered by Vision Research who have unveiled their latest Flex high speed camera at NAB. Delivery doesn’t start until October at the earliest as features are still being added throughout the Summer of 2013, but the prototype at NAB is able to…
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/62917185[/vimeo] Check out the GH3 MoVI footage and donate to charity – $3 at Vimeo On Demand There’s more – particularly on how the wireless video monitoring and camera operators work with the MoVI – by Timur Civan here If you’ve ever wanted to pull off just about any camera move with a tiny handheld rig, that just became reality. Potentially replacing the traditional steadicam at a stroke the tiny…
Click the image above enlarge Japanese pro audio / visual company FOR-A have just announced this high speed monster ahead of NAB. The spec is truly ground-breaking.
Image source: Frank Glencairn NAB 2013 is being prepared and an eagle eyed Frank Glencairn has spotted what appears to be a giant ad board for Blackmagic’s next version of Resolve – version 10.
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/63285458[/vimeo] The Canon 1D C has taken to the skies for the first time thanks to Perspective Aerials founder Anthony Jacobs, who has just stepped up their drone to fly heavier cameras. The new rig has a custom built RC follow focus by Anthony Lenzo of Air Sea Land (ASL).
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/53914149[/vimeo] Cheetahs at 1200fps on Vimeow I love slow mo and it is great to be able to do it now on the Nikon 1 series at 400fps, albeit limited to a low-fi look (the 1200fps on that camera is extremely low resolution!). Now the technique has gone 65mm – yes medium format sized. The Phantom 65 Gold is a 14bit raw 4K cinema camera. It can shoot 200fps in 4K…