Tag Archives: camera

The Multiplate: The DSLR filmmaker’s essential mounting hub

Posted on 08. May, 2013 by .

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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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DSLR Pinhole Video? Is this something for your arsenal?

Posted on 01. May, 2013 by .

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Well, it turns out that this past weekend (April 28th) was Pinhole photography day – I’ve been working on this story for a while, but you’d think I would have run into that date somewhere HA! There are literally thousands of different ways to shoot – and one of the earliest was shooting without a [...]

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Canon Rebates Now live! Save up to $500. Offer ends on Apr 27.

Posted on 15. Apr, 2013 by .

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Offers valid until 4/27/13 Only Canon EOS 6D rebates:     Lenses and Speedlights rebates: (cover photo credit: snap from the flyer)

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The Canon EOS 5D Mark III helps team shoot stills and DSLR video in a “lean” way (NSFW)

Posted on 28. Mar, 2013 by .

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Here’s an example of where a Canon EOS 5D Mark III can help your team be “lean” (small and agile) and still shoot stills and video for your customer quickly. Chris Gramly contacted us about this shoot where he was asked to produce a marketing piece for a spa – here’s part of his email [...]

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A great report on shooting DSLR video with the Nikon D800 from Nice Lady Productions

Posted on 27. Mar, 2013 by .

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Here’s a great video report on DSLR video with the Nikon D800 from our friend Kelly Conlin from “Nice Lady Productions” - I find her reports easy to understand and comprehensive. You can find out whether she’s really “nice” on her site and her blog Shooting Video with the Nikon D800 Her description: Learn all about the D800 [...]

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Another innovation in Camera Stabilizers? A look at the Supraflux kickstarter project

Posted on 20. Mar, 2013 by .

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Another kickstarter project for the day (seems to be Kickstarter Wednesday! HA) – this is an interesting take on the handheld steadicam – the The Supraflux Video Camera Stabilizer – which is unique because it has an electronic ‘brake’ to help control the motion without you needing to touch the device while filming (which of [...]

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What is it like to film with the Blackmagic Cinema Camera? Behind the scenes on “the ride to fame”

Posted on 03. Jan, 2013 by .

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What is it like using the Blackmagic Cinema Camera on set? Emmanuel Sapolsky sent planet5D a ton of exclusive information on what he learned while filming “the ride to fame” and we’re thrilled to share it with you. It all started with the wish to test the new Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera features with an [...]

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“Trip to Mexico” – a new Blackmagic Cinema Camera short

Posted on 23. Dec, 2012 by .

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“Trip to Mexico” is not only a new Blackmagic Cinema Camera short, but it is one of the Vimeo Staff Picks – so it is getting a lot of attention – so we had to bring it to your attention too. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this video? Cinematic? Fabulous dynamic range? Does [...]

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Change is coming via the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, get ready!

Posted on 20. Dec, 2012 by .

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(planetMitch note: this is a post by our roving Blackmagic Cinema Camera reporter planetMatt Battershell) By now you have known the Blackmagic Cinema Camera to be no slouch in making headlines, rocking NAB, delivering incredible images, and… well, getting delayed. Again. By months. Perhaps my loyal HDSLR ‘fans’ have wondered where I went? I sense [...]

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Canon’s video: How Digital Cameras and Lenses are Made

Posted on 19. Nov, 2012 by .

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This turns out to be a bit old, but it is interesting (and appearing on several other blogs) – tho the moderation seems a bit on the cheesy side as well – I still thought it might hold some interest for those of you who are curious as to how much work goes into creating [...]

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Nikon D600 Gets Rebates from $100 to $250 – limited time!

Posted on 19. Nov, 2012 by .

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There’s a big sale on the Nikon D600 that includes rebates of $100 to $250 and a bundle of goodies. BUT, the rebates and prices are only good thru November 24th! SO HURRY! the ‘goodies’ Lowepro Rezo 170 AW Camera Shoulder Bag,SanDisk 16 GB SDHC Memory Card Extreme Pro Class 10 UHS-I,Pearstone EN-EL15 Lithium-Ion Battery [...]

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Lytro adds Perspective Shift and Filters to their Living Pictures

Posted on 18. Nov, 2012 by .

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What’s coming in the future for cameras? The folks at Lytro continue to push the bleeding edge of at least one aspect of photography – and that is ‘focus’ – and they’re moving forward a bit more into the arena of perspective shift. The interesting thing about the Lytro experience is that it lets the [...]

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