Since my college days I’ve been driven to learn how other DP’s light: what units they use, where they put them, how they blend them together. Behind-the-scenes photos, while immensely helpful, are rare these days, but I’ve found significant lighting…
Today Convergent Design releases a firmware update for the Odyssey7 and Odyssey7Q. This release adds features, improves current functions and fixes some previous issues. Highlights of the new firmware include: Higher Frame Rates For Apple ProRes 422(HQ) In 1080p Apple…
[Updated September 2016: Lumu is no longer supported on Android. Apparently the audio-jack interface on Android is too inconsistent to allow the Lumu to function well across the wide variety of devices.] Lumu is a $149 incident-light metering attachment for iOS…
Sony’s New Compact PXW-X70 XDCAM Professional Camcorder CombinesBenefits of 1” Type Sensor and XAVC Technologies in Handheld Model Sensor More than 8x the Size of a Conventional 1/3 Single Chip, Powerful Sensitivity & Low-light Performance; Future Updates to 4K Recording…
Odyssey7 & Odyssey7Q Firmware 2.10.141 Convergent Design will release a firmware update for the Odyssey7 and Odyssey7Q on Monday, July 21st 2014 at 10am Mountain Standard Time. This release adds features, improves current functions and fixes some previous issues. Highlights…
Fremont, CA – July 17, 2014 – Blackmagic Design today announced the immediate availability of Camera 1.8.2 software which adds three new Apple ProRes™ file formats for the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera and Blackmagic Production Camera 4K.…
Blackmagic Design Announces Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera for US$495 Fremont, CA – July 16, 2014 — Blackmagic Design today announced an exciting Summer Special discount for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera for the low price of US$495. With a normal…
July 14th 2014, Sydney Australia – Australian pro-audio manufacturer RØDE Microphones has today announced the iXY with Lightning connector for iPhone 5, 5s and 5c — the highly-anticipated update to RØDE’s stereo microphone for Apple iPhone devices, that allows high-quality…
On heels of my recent article/brain dump on lenses, here are some thoughts on filters: why they’re good, when they’re bad, and why digital filters never look the same. Filters never add, they always subtract. For example, a warming filter…
I don’t know a ton about lenses. I’ve always focused on cameras and film technology, but I’m slowly building a library of information in my head—partially from what I’ve learned over history, and partially from new experience. Here’s a short…