SonyAlphaRumors have had a huge Sony horde of leaks including the first images of the production Sony NEX7, a camera likely to blow the GH2 and Fuji X100 into the dust. It launches alongside a new video optimised Zeiss 24mm F1.8. With 1080/60p at 28Mbit, the NEX7 is  pro mirrorless camera with 24 megapixel sensor and metal body. It maintains the small size of the NEX5 but with more manual control,…
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With the latest PTools 3.61d there are some new anamorphic shooting and workflow options. Key to this is a big improvement to the 480p MJPEG mode that I first shot with a few weeks ago. The good news is it’s now capable of proper HD video in 4:3 and not just upscaled 480p. It also does the squeeze in-camera so you can edit the clips straight off the card without…
Vimeo are today launching a Pro account. It is $199 and designed for businesses and pros.
Above snap taken with SLRMagic E-mount 28mm with SLRMagic macro extension tube on Sony NEX. Click here to buy the lens on eBay. Full review soon! Premiere Pro CS5 aside, support for AVCHD has been poor to date on PCs and Macs. Are you tired of having to wait for media to transcode in Final Cut Pro? Can’t edit HX9v 1080/60p in Final Cut Pro X? Having trouble previewing AVCHD…
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpA6TC0T_Lw[/youtube] Here’s our first glimpse of Red Tails in action, the Lucasfilm picture that Philip Bloom was a camera operator on with the Canon 7D and 5DMkII. According to Philip Bloom on Twitter there are at least 5 shots in the trailer from a DSLR, and you just can’t really tell them apart from the Sony F35 CineAlta A-cam shots. Check out more BTS and photos here and download the HD…
1. AVCHD 42Mbit ISO 3200 2. MJPEG LPowell Low Light Patch Disclaimer: things change fast in the hack world. What may be true today may not be true tomorrow. Always check the latest developments. Ever since the GH1 was hacked, countless people have been shooting MJPEG when they’d get better results with AVCHD. It is really a shame to see all these projects shot in 720/30p with moire and noise,…
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/22111423[/vimeo] For Lovers Only is a French New Wave inspired no-budget film shot on the 5D Mark II by The Polish Brothers and it sells for $14.99 on iTunes. A beautiful black & white portrayal of a couple as they fall deeper in love. It has zero marketing budget, zero distribution budget and a crew of three, two of whom are the stars.
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/26611738[/vimeo] The GH2 is already a lot of bang for the buck. This hack has made it a bonafide plastic explosive! In the latest hack released today Vitaliy has enabled high bitrate AVCHD in 1080/24p cinema mode for the first time. These represent the first image quality improvements for the hacked GH2. What does it look like? Watch the video above to find out.