Australian-based digital recorder company Atomos not only listened to customers asking for more from their cameras and recorders, they acted. Now Atomos is helping redefine industry standards with their new …
Blackmagic Ups The Ante and Adds Crucial Features with Blackmagic Firmware Update 1.9.3
Blackmagic Design has upped the ante once again with the latest version of its Blackmagic firmware, this time for the Blackmagic Pocket Camera (BMPC) and Blackmagic Cinema Camera (BMCC). We …
How to Contribute to the Magic Lantern Development Without Having to Code
Are you a fan of Magic Lantern? If you are using it on a regular basis then you should take a close look at their current request. They want your …
Smartphone OnePlus One Shoots 4k that smokes the Canon EOS 5D Mark III
4K footage from new smartphone entry OnePlus One beats a Canon EOS 5D Mark III (under admittedly ideal lighting conditions). Who should be more worried – Canon, or Apple? Or is …
Surveys Says: Canon C300 Most Popular Camera Among Working Pros in UK
Canon C300 takes top honors, but Sony’s F5/55 garners attention. Thanks to our friends over at Cinescopophilia for alerting us to the 2014 Televisual Production Technology Survey. Televisual questioned 100 …
Top 5 Ways to Ensure You’re Getting a Shot in Focus
One of the number one things that I get asked about and I hear discussed regularly is the issue of getting a shot in focus when shooting video. Many videographers …
This Week’s “Fabulous Excess” Award: Canon’s $165,000 1200mm Lens – Used!
News of the Canon 1200mm lens brought to us courtesy of the team over at Imaging Resource Perhaps you’ve heard the old saw, “The difference between men and boys is …
North Korea Revealed in Engaging Time Lapse “Enter Pyongyang” Shot on Nikon
Filmmaker and planet5D reader Rob Whitworth visits North Korea, and with stunning access to its capital city, Pyongyang, creates engaging Nikon time lapse and we’ve got some exclusive behind-the-scenes info! If …
Reminder of Why We Fell in Love with the Canon 5D Mk II: “Under the Rust”
Knowing how influential the Canon 5D Mk II has been to so many of us, we’re delighted to share with you three items from planet5D reader and filmmaker Julien Lasseur: his …
Shutter Count is Now Available for Windows
What is Shutter Count and why should you care? Well…have you seen what’s been going on at eBay lately? In the past month, 20 or so U.S. location, working Canon …