As rumoured in February, Pentax have taken a real gamble here. They are asking themselves: what do DSLR buyers like most about the format? Large sensor image quality or the hassle of interchangeable lenses? Pentax has decided it is the hassle of interchangeable lenses that most attracts people to the format.
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Apple have now officially responded to the FCPX storm. “Final Cut Pro X is a breakthrough in nonlinear video editing. The application has impressed many pro editors, and it has also generated a lot of discussion in the pro video community.”
GH2 hack has now been released. For the latest click here (https://www.eoshd.com/content/tag/hack) If you are wondering where our GH2 hack is by now, you are not alone. Now Vitaliy Kiselev has updated us on what the next steps are to be.
For this week I’ve decided to do a new 33% discount on the EOSHD Anamorphic Shooter’s Guide, down from $29.99 to $19.99 as it was in the weeks after launch. Anamorphic lenses are becoming harder and harder to find so this may help with your search. It contains a buyer’s guide, as well as advice on technique and using the lenses. You can buy the guide on eBay here
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/24024769[/vimeo] Above: Footage shot with the Samyang 35mm F1.4 on a Canon 550D. Buy it now – $575 Reviews have started to come in about Samyang’s promising 35mm F1.4 lens, which is a full frame lens that can be used on the 5D Mark II, APS-C and Micro Four Thirds.
Apple have been processing refunds for Final Cut Pro X as complaints flood in from grumpy pros – and it seems they are taking a lenient approach.
You may already have heard of the Lytro camera which originated at Stanford – a plenoptic camera / 4D light field camera. The concept has a depth sensitive imager and software determined focal plane meaning you can focus after taking the shot.
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/25406665[/vimeo] Buy the Zacuto Z-Finder Pro with Gorilla baseplate Two weeks ago I finally got my hands on the eagerly awaited Sony HX9v compact, this is a bit of a game changer for compacts because it’s image quality rivals that from a DSLR, and for the first time we have 1080/60p on a $400 compact! Usually with a compact you end up sacrificing something and you never get all the…