New 2nd edition of the EOSHD Anamorphic Shooter’s Guide is now available, click here to read more! I haven’t seen very many documentaries, TV shows or news reportage shot with anamorphic lenses. Some of this work of course isn’t suited to a cinema aesthetic – but some projects would really benefit from it. I have assembled a quick to use anamorphic ENG rig for handheld footage.
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[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/28731943[/vimeo] Full NEX 5N review here Disclaimer: The VG20 could have been running pre-production firmware at the IFA show. If this is the case, clean HDMI and more picture tuning options could be present in the final camera, but other criticisms (like moire) most likely are not addressed. How does the NEX 5N compare to Sony’s higher end dedicated video cameras? Well first of all let me tell you that…
I have always wondered what a Sony product would look like if it had the full force of their technology behind it. Have Sony just killed the Alexa? It certainly seems so. With a January release date the Sony F65, and set to be shown at the IBC in Amsterdam this week – the F65 is the successor to the Sony CineAlta F35.
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/28596419[/vimeo] Occasionally you stumble on something completely unexpected. It’s great when this happens. The 5Ds and 7Ds, workhorses of the DSLR world, have nothing more to give; the lure and mystique of those early days in 2009 have all but vanished. The Sony NEX 5N however is different. A tempting new mistress who has yet to remove her makeup and demand you clean crusty left-over fries from the oven. I’ve only…
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/28479793[/vimeo] Today I was at the IFA 2011 consumer electronics show in Berlin. The full EOSHD show report for DSLR video will appear on DPReview.com. Until then, here are some snippets of information I was able to gather throughout the press day here.
I’ve been chewing this subject over recently with Sam Morgan Moore who is an experienced pro stills photographer turned videographer. “What sony are doing at the moment – first with the FS100 and some appaerenly competent stills glass – is opening up an unheard of possibility… A professional stills shooter who does not use Canon or Nikon but uses cameras made by the company that brought you the Walkman and the…
In an interview with EPhotozine Panasonic talk X lenses (as first exclusively revealed by EOSHD last week) and the GH2.
(Click the ISO 12,800 sample image above to enlarge to 1:1). Original samples from http://www.imaging-resource.com Will Sony’s decision to put 24MP in the NEX 7 and A77 backfire? It certainly seems so. The mid-range 16MP NEX 5N has by far the better image quality at high ISOs despite being half the price. It’s the Fuji F31fd of DSLRs!