The quest for a small, light, levelling video tripod and head - the result
Where to buy - Acratech Levelling Base at Adorama in the US and Bob Rigby in the UK / Europe. Manfrotto 701HDV at Adorama US and Amazon UK. In part 1 I…
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Live Q&A with Nikon reveals D4 video shortcomings
(Above: new 1080p D4 footage shot in Germany - view full screen in 1080p mode - still looks pretty soft though) Comprehensive technical information and preview of the Nikon D4 at ImagingResource…
Canon - "mirrorless is our future" and video optimised lenses coming 2012
Canon will release a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera in 2012. Japanese website DCWatch has the first interview where Canon have spoken in detail about the development of the new system. There's so…
Timelapse goes virtual with Camera Projection
I came across this today which is really quite incredible. It is made by Patryk Kizny of DitoGear who create timelapse sliders with inspiration from Greg Downing at XREZ Studio (they developed…
Nikon J1 - 16mm interchangeable lens movie camera?
EOSHD takes a first look at the Nikon J1 If you are doing personal work as a lone artist the Nikon J1 might be of interest. Whilst many filmmakers quite reasonably would…
Nikon D4 supports iPad as field monitor and remote
The Nikon D4 has the ability to monitor and control the camera via a web browser on a portable device like the iPad. Nikon chose the HTTP protocol to do this, which…
Panasonic GH2 in Shanghai - Part 2
This footage is using my Vanilla patch which is a steady 44Mbit for high reliability on the hacked Panasonic GH2. The title of the video is from a disturbing Cultural Revolution era…
Canon G1X - compacts go pro
Once again the rumours were right and the no-show of Canon's G12 successor has been explained by the appearance of a pro-compact with much larger 1.5 inch sensor and DIGIC 5. Rather…
Nikon D4 official specs leaked - analysis of new video features
The Nikon D4 will soon be unveiled and will jump the availability of the Canon 1DX by going on sale in February. The camera has a 16MP full frame sensor and completely…