Why I think Canon have forgotten the indie filmmaker
Canon entered the indie filmmaking market in 2009 with the 5D Mark II whether they intended to or not. The live view stills mode enabled a rudimentary video feature. This provided the…
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"Hurt Locker" lens Canon 8-64mm T2.4 PL zoom - perfect companion for the Blackmagic Cinema Camera?
UPDATE: Shane now seems to say it vignettes at 8-12mm. Take all this with a pinch of salt until he makes his mind up Usually most Super 16mm cinema glass won't cover…
Fuji X series gets big video mode upgrade - 1080/60p, high bitrate recording, anti-moire sensor and more
As a stills camera I liked the Fuji X100 - it was an actual die-hard photographic tool with gorgeous good looks in a sea of plastic consumer gadgetry. However the terrible AF…
1D X has traces of 1D C firmware but Magic Lantern 'will never touch 1D series' as Canon threatens potential hackers with legal trouble
A few months ago I reported back what Canon had told me officially at Photokina - that the 1D C had some very minor hardware changes over the 1D X (like a…
New 70mm Panavision / NASA digital cinema camera sighted at film festival
In May last year I reported that Pavavision were working with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on sensor technology for a possible digital cinema camera. In a surprise unveling at the International Film…
Editing raw video on a $900 Hackintosh (with $5000 Mac Pro levels of performance)
With the raw format becoming affordable for the first time this year (Blackmagic Cinema Camera, Red One, Ikonoskop) many aspiring filmmakers are considering taking advantage. But to edit raw you need to…
EOSHD's top 5 cameras of 2012
Starting with number... 5. Sony RX100 Get the full countdown after the break... The $699 RX100 was easily the most powerful camera per square inch and per dollar in 2012. Of course…
A look at the new GoPro Hero 3 iPhone app - iPhone as wireless monitor and remote control
I recently picked up the Hero 3 Black Edition. It's a great overall point-of-view camera not just a favourite of sports shooters. The size of a matchbox and it does 2.7K and…
The Hobbit HFR Review - my verdict on 48 frames per second
Above: Peter Jackson in the camera department of "The Hobbit" Peter Jackson chose to take a controversial step away from the cinema look and shoot The Hobbit at 48p HFR. I've now…