First test of Nikon D800 uncompressed HDMI output
Slowly the new DSLRs are giving up their mysteries as they land in the laps of lucky pre-orderers who thanks to Canon and Nikon have had to blindly throw $3000 in their…
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Extent of rolling shutter reduction on 5D Mark III
This Japanese test is quite revealing. Rolling shutter is reduced by half. The 5D Mark III is a (expensive) refinement of a great cinema camera. As we know, ISO performance is almost…
Samyang 24mm F1.4 ED AS IF - Review
As good as Canon's renowned 24mm F1.4L? From Samyang? Maybe the title of the lens gives us a clue... AS IF. In turns out those misguided initials aren't such a bad omen…
Experimenting with Hitchcock and the Nikon J1 with 16mm c-mount lenses
I have the idea to make a tense but beautiful low light, budget thriller with the Nikon J1. It is ideally suited to it. It has the least amount of rolling shutter…
Sony NEX 7 video mode - first impressions review
Thanks mainly to the unexpected success of their NEX line of consumer mirrorless cameras, Sony are probably the only company to realise the truth about mirrorless and its future direction. Namely that…
GH2 split screen versus RED Scarlet
David Cole of BeamPath (3D rig builders) kindly shot this footage. This comparison is just for fun. This is for informational purposes to show what the GH2 looks like with this particular…
Possible Canon 5DX spotted in wild alongside 1DX?
Photographer Stephen Oachs ran into a Japanese man on Safari in Kenya testing two new lenses and two of Canon's new DSLRs. One is of the likes we've not seen before. Below…
RED Scarlet versus Panasonic GH2
Download the full 2K sample shots and view full screen David Cole of 3D rig builders Beampath have a new 3D rig based on the Panasonic GH2 and RED Scarlet, which has…
Optimising the GH2 for ISO 12,800 - a video tutorial
The footage here is shot with the EOSHD Intra-esting patch (AVC Intra at 88Mbit), which you can download here. Edit in Premiere CS5.5 on an AVC-Intra timeline for best workflow performance. Myth…