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New Shooter Bundles + Rig Sale
Posted on 10. Jun, 2013 by Keith Alvendia.
Save on Cinevate camera rigs from now until June 30th, 2013 Cinevate Rig Sale The Simplis Bundle is akin to the Simplis configuration as made popular by the Stillmotion crew. Using the quick-release plate, shooters can switch between rigs and setups with lightning speed, while the 1/4-20 based accessory mounts allow for mounting of nearly [...]
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Zacuto C-Shooter Hands On Review : Erik Naso
Posted on 10. Jun, 2013 by planetmitch.
Erik Naso sent us this review of the Zacuto C-Shooter for the Canon EOS C100, Canon EOS C300, and Canon EOS C500 — thanks Erik! Zacuto C-Shooter Hands On Review From Erik: via Zacuto C-Shooter Hands On Review : Erik Naso. The Canon Cinema EOS cameras are the most ergonomic camera I have used. So why use [...]
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Low light test with BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera from John Brawley
Posted on 09. Jun, 2013 by planetmitch.
John Brawley has released yet another BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera test video – this time featuring low light situations. Here are the other BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera videos so far: The second BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera video from John Brawley First BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera footage in the wild! Will it change the world? Vivid [...]
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Joe McNally Climbed the world’s tallest building the Burj Khalifa – would you do this for a shot?
Posted on 09. Jun, 2013 by planetmitch.
You wouldn’t get me up there I say! Joe McNally Climbed the Burj Khalifa – would you do this for a shot? This is an excerpt from the NYTimes article where Joe was interviewed and they also showed some photos from the shoot and a video (see below). Would you do this? I couldn’t imagine [...]
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Which tool for Cloud Storage “Copy” w/15gb or “Dropbox” w/2gb?
Posted on 09. Jun, 2013 by planetmitch.
Weekend sidetrack (but not completely off topic): Many of us are now using some kind of “Cloud Storage” — in fact, one of the biggest around is called “Dropbox” (not to be confused with a ‘drop-box’ on a mac computer which is just a way to share files locally)… you’ve probably heard of it. When [...]
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“The Battery” A 5D2 Zombie movie you MUST watch + exclusive interviews!
Posted on 07. Jun, 2013 by planetmitch.
Three days ago, my day changed completely when I saw this tweet. @planetmitch my movie, shot on the 5D2 with the help of your site is #4 in horror on iTunes bit.ly/18D9kQ6 — Christian Stella (@ChristianStella) June 4, 2013 Of course, anyone claiming to make it to #4 on iTunes with a big shoutout to [...]
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Alex Buono’s The Art of Visual Storytelling Tour
Posted on 06. Jun, 2013 by Keith Alvendia.
Alex Buono is the Director of Photography for all of the recorded segments of Saturday Night Live and has been DP on several movies as well as being a Canon Explorer of Light so he’s very comfortable presenting – and thanks to Alex inviting me to the St. Louis event yesterday, I was again blessed [...]
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Largest collection of Magic Lantern RAW HDSLR video – part IV
Posted on 06. Jun, 2013 by Keith Alvendia.
Yes, the interest is continuing to swell over the Magic Lantern RAW video feature and we’re still finding amazing videos to share – so here’s episode 4! We’ve got a new Magic Lantern forum section – check it out and comment away and be entered to win that Canon EOS 6D! The past 3+ weeks [...]
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You’ve never seen Shanghai like this before! Incredibly crafted timelapse
Posted on 05. Jun, 2013 by planetmitch.
planetDustin alerted us to this incredible piece of timelapse of Shanghai from Rob Whitworth and JT Singh Read below for some planet5D exclusive behind the scenes info and photos! This is Shanghai Rob’s PR description Keep reading past this for the planet5D exclusives n 1980 Shanghai had no skyscrapers. It now has at least 4,000 [...]
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B&H Sale on Switronix TorchLED Bolt LED Light – thru June 16
Posted on 05. Jun, 2013 by Keith Alvendia.
Last year, the Switronix TorchLED Bolt was a very popular item and it is on sale again thru June 16th at B&H Photo Video – so don’t wait on this! On Sale: Switronix TorchLED Bolt LED Light The Switronix TorchLED Bolt LED Light is a 200W-equivalent light for attaching to the top of your camera [...]
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Arby’s New National Ad Campaign Shot on Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Posted on 04. Jun, 2013 by Keith Alvendia.
Blackmagic sent us this PR and since we like to share, we thought you might want to know… Press Release: Arby’s New National Ad Campaign Shot on Blackmagic Cinema Camera Fremont, CA – June 3, 2013 – Blackmagic Design today announced that Glendale, CA based production and post house Fisher Film Works used Blackmagic Cinema [...]
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Canon EOS 5D Mark II Magic Lantern VS Blackmagic Cinema Camera Raw Video – A OR B?
Posted on 03. Jun, 2013 by planetmitch.
Simple test to see if you can tell the difference between the Canon EOS 5D Mark III (oops!) Canon EOS 5D Mark II Magic Lantern RAW video and the Blackmagic Cinema Camera RAW video — see the description to understand the tests… and of course, you can vote on the forum post for this blog [...]











