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The Multiplate: The DSLR filmmaker’s essential mounting hub
Posted on 08. May, 2013 by Keith Alvendia.
In case you haven’t seen this one, we thought we’d let you know about a kickstarter project for a new mounting plate. The Multiplate The Multiplate was designed by Tom Dowler, co-owner of Long Haul Films, award-winning Boston-based wedding and live event filmmakers. Frustrated by a lack of simple, easy-to-use and cost effective solutions for [...]
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What to take on a Destination HDSLR Film Assignment
Posted on 14. Feb, 2013 by planetmitch.
This is another guest post from Abraham Joffe – who recently caused a lot of controversy with his post “4k kills the photography business? The Canon EOS 1D C shooting stills!” This isn’t controversial, but indeed educational – thanks Abraham! There is nothing quite like the feeling of heading off to a new part of [...]
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The Rise of the Multicopter and Aerial Photography – a new planet5D series
Posted on 07. Feb, 2013 by planetmitch.
We welcome TJ Diaz (from xFly Films) as a guest blogger – he’s going to write a series on using multicopters for Aerial Photography – including some discussion on the dos and don’ts in future articles. In the USA, there’s been a lot of discussion of the risks and there will be some new rules [...]
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The Tax Man Cometh… and the Tax Man Taketh Away. Could you be impacted by Sales Tax?
Posted on 30. Jan, 2013 by Maddie.
Tax time is NOW here in the United States! Yikes! That can send fear into the hearts of every small business owner. This is a guest post from Marv Heston from HestonPhoto.com (all photos in the article are from Marv – no, they aren’t tax related, but I wanted to show off his talents!) and [...]
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Watch the beauty of flowers in this Canon EOS 5D Mark II timelapse
Posted on 07. Jan, 2013 by planetmitch.
Nature is amazing – many photographers love to take photos of flowers but not many venture into timelapses – in this Staff Favorite (from vimeo’s staff, but my staff loves it too), Katka Pruskova (who prefer’s “Kate” according to her bio) has made her “first timelapse” of some amazingly beautiful flowers. Flowers TimeLapse Compilation by [...]
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4k kills the photography business? The Canon EOS 1D C shooting stills!
Posted on 28. Dec, 2012 by planetmitch.
Does shooting 4k video kill the photography business or is it just another tool? Here, we have a guest post from Abraham Joffe showing how he shot stills with the Canon EOS 1D C – but by only shooting video and extracting the stills from the 4k video itself. It includes many comments from photographers [...]
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Sony? Really? Robert Evans on shooting with a Sony Alpha Camera (a99 and a77)
Posted on 18. Dec, 2012 by planetmitch.
Robert Evans is amazing – we interviewed him in December 2010 and you can see that post here – but Robert has posted a new report (warning, some images are NSFW) on shooting with the Sony Alpha a99 and Sony a77. Who is Robert Evans anyway? Robert has photographed some of the most amazing weddings [...]
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Canon adds 2 cool new EF lenses – EF 24-70 f/4L IS & EF 35 f/2 IS
Posted on 05. Nov, 2012 by planetmitch.
Canon has pulled the string on 2 new EF lenses with image stabilization – the Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0L IS USM and the Canon EF 35mm f/2.0 IS USM PRE-ORDER at B&H:: Canon EF 35mm f/2.0 IS USM Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0L IS USM Here’s the Canon [...]
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Iconic Images – Abraham Joffe shoots Namibia Solo with a Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Posted on 31. Oct, 2012 by planetmitch.
Today, we have a guest post from Abraham Joffe – whom we highlighted a while back in this post: “iPhone cinema – exposed!” (i find it funny that we posted that last year on the same date – Oct 31!) – he’s sent us his latest effort – a film about “Iconic Images” (one of [...]
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CANON U.S.A. EXPANDS THE EOS-1D X DIGITAL SLR CAMERA AUTOFOCUS CAPABILITIES WITH NEW FIRMWARE UPDATE
Posted on 18. Oct, 2012 by planetmitch.
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., October 17, 2012 – Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced a new firmware update in response to user requests which further enhances the capabilities of Canon’s flagship EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera. The EOS-1D X will now be capable of AF point illumination during AI Servo AF and [...]
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Canon announces full frame Canon EOS 6D with built in WiFi and GPS
Posted on 17. Sep, 2012 by planetmitch.
Welcome the Canon EOS 6D to the Canon full frame DSLR family and it is their lowest priced full frame DSLR camera ever – plus, it is their first DSLR with internal WiFi and GPS! It has a lower price tag than the Canon EOS 5D Mark III, but is also missing some of its [...]
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Canon announces new Canon EOS C100 – the baby brother to the Canon EOS C300 and the Canon EOS C500
Posted on 29. Aug, 2012 by planetmitch.
Canon has surprised us this morning by announcing the new Canon EOS C100 – a baby brother to the Canon EOS C300 and the Canon EOS C500 – and has “formally” announced the Canon EOS C500 which they had announced and shown a prototype at NAB. If you’re really excited, you can pre-order now thru [...]
