Production
August Promo: RØDE Microphone for $1
Written by Chris Hurd on July 31st, 2009
Friday July 31st 2009, Sydney Australia – What can you buy for a dollar? A cup of coffee? A bus ticket? A packet of gum, perhaps? What if you could buy one of the world’s premium live handheld dynamic microphones? Or even one of the world’s leading live condenser microphones?
This August RØDE is giving users [...]
JVC NAB09 Booth Debrief
Written by Tim Dashwood on April 28th, 2009
This year I observed most of the NAB show from a fixed position at the JVC booth. I had been asked by JVC to answer questions and demonstrate the new GY-HM700 cameras in 24P cinema configurations. A Final Cut Pro system was also close-by so I was able to demonstrate the speedy workflow from recording [...]
NAB2009 Stabilizer Wrap-Up
Written by Charles Papert, S.O.C. on April 25th, 2009
While a lot of buzz at this year’s NAB was focused on 5DMkII’s on exotic shoulder mounts, LED lighting and anything to do with 3D, not much buzz was left over for the venerable Steadicam and variations thereof. In the stabilizer world it was a year of incremental change, some new models and configurations but [...]
Vinten Vision 3 AS Tripod (2 of 4)
Written by Chris Soucy on April 19th, 2009
Part Two: The “Perfect Balance” System.
A bit of a misnomer as it’s really a “perfect counterbalance” system, but let’s not quibble.
Before launching into this, a slight recap on the original V3 might be in order. The V3 uses a changeable spring system, with, from memory, six or seven different rated springs. On the up side, [...]
Vinten Vision 3 AS Tripod (3 of 4)
Written by Chris Soucy on April 19th, 2009
Let’s observe the Vinten Vision 3 AS in action.
Tripod Mounting / Head Levelling
The tripod mount is classic Vinten, with the usual three lobed handle on the bowl clamp and substantial clamp cup. This works perfectly with any Vinten tripod, whether a 75 mm bowl model or 100 mm bowl with step down ring.
The [...]
Vinten Vision 3 AS Tripod (4 of 4)
Written by Chris Soucy on April 19th, 2009
And the bottom line is….
I won’t beat about the bush. I love this head. In use, the Vision 3 AS is even more flawlessly smooth than it’s predecessor, and that’s saying something.
The combination of the Vision 3 AS and my Vinten FiberTecs’ is visually awesome, a joy to use, as solid as a rock [...]
Vinten Vision 3 AS Tripod (1 of 4)
Written by Chris Soucy on April 18th, 2009
During NAB, April 18 – 23, Las Vegas, Nevada, Vinten will be announcing their new Vision “x” AS range of video pan & tilt heads. The Vision “x” AS range comprises the Vision 3 AS, 5 AS, 8 AS and 10 AS heads, respectively. All Vision “x” AS heads incorporate Vintens new “Perfect Balance” counterbalance [...]
Feature: Steadicam Pilot (1 of 3)
Written by Charles Papert, S.O.C. on July 7th, 2008
See www.steadicam.com/pilot.html
Charles Papert flies the Steadicam Pilot in the Missionary Position with a Canon XH A1.When Garrett Brown was first developing the Brown Effect Stabilizer in the early 70’s, the cameras he used on his prototypes were then-current bantamweights like the Eclair and the Arri 2C, as it only made sense [...]
JVC’s HZ-CA13U Cine Optical PL mount Lens Adapter (COPLA)
Written by Tim Dashwood on March 10th, 2008
We have witnessed a revolution in digital cinematography over the past few years. Features once reserved for $100,000+ professional digital cameras have found their way into camcorders priced under $10,000. Most of the tools required for the long sought after “film-look” (24P, HD recording, ciné gamma and extended dynamic range) are now finally in the [...]
Review: nNovia QuickCapture HD and Small Camera Mount
Written by DVi Contributor on March 1st, 2008
This review originally appears on Josh Chesarek’s web siteand can be discussed on our DV Info Net community message boards.
For every hour of tape you use you have to spend an equal hour to capture it, sometimes more if you log your tapes. This can make the time between shooting and editing a long gap. [...]
