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One of Our Favorite Black Friday Deals So Far: Sony a6000 Body Under $400!

by Hugh BrownstoneNovember 24, 2015Leave a Comment

The a6000 was my camera of the year in 2014 – I liked it so much that I bought one, and it hastened my exit from Canon. But these prices …

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Out, Damned Spot! A Solution to Sony’s Darned Record Button

by Hugh BrownstoneOctober 22, 20154 Comments

The incontrovertible Achilles heel of Sony hybrid cams? The damned spot of a movie record button. But help is here with the Cineasy Touch, especially version 2. planet5D reader Tom Altman …

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Sony a6000 $100 Instant Savings!

by Hugh BrownstoneSeptember 7, 2015Leave a Comment

My favorite camera is $100 cheaper than it was yesterday, though who knows for how long! At the end of 2014 I said the Sony a6000 topped gear of the …

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Battle of the Microphones: 5 Mic/Recorder Walk-Off

by Hugh BrownstoneSeptember 3, 20151 Comment

In this first installment of our newest series “I Suck at Audio,” we compare five different mic/recorder combos in search of aural enlightenment: the RØDE NTG4+ shotgun, RØDElink Filmmaker Wireless …

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Cineasy Touch Solves Sony a7 series, a6000 Record Button Problem

by Hugh BrownstoneJuly 1, 20153 Comments

Simple is good. And in spite of its unfortunate name, the Cineasy Touch is a simple solution to that confounded record button. I love the Sony a6000 [B&H | Amazon] …

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Sony Strategy is an Indie Filmmaker’s Wet Dream

by Hugh BrownstoneJune 9, 20151 Comment

What would YOU call their number one strategy, which reads “Apply technologies in the high-end professional sphere to consumer products;” highlights 4K, high frame rate and wide color gamut as …

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2014: A Great Year for Gear – Is there a perfect camera yet?

by Hugh BrownstoneDecember 23, 2014Leave a Comment

What an amazing year for gear porn. The Year of Mirrorless and 4K 2014 was truly the year of mirrorless – and 4K (selling it, anyway). At one end, it …

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Happy 6th Birthday planet5D! A historical look at the DSLR Video Revolution

by Hugh BrownstoneNovember 15, 2014Leave a Comment

planetMitch note: This is great DSLR Video history written by Hugh – I’ll have a post on Monday with more details about the planet5D history… Cue up the opening seconds of Sgt. …

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Sony a6000 and A7s Enough to Make Professional Nikon Shooter Switch

by Hugh BrownstoneNovember 5, 20143 Comments

In this video, long-time Nikon fan and professional landscape, portrait, travel, and wedding photographer Jason Lanier explains why he sold off his Nikon gear and switched to Sony, beginning with …

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