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Dec
5
2013

The Timeless Question: “What is my Next Upgrade?”

Three Surefire Purchases That Will Improve Your Work. With press releases about new gear popping up on the market, rebates on current models, the holidays and tax season just around the corner; this is the time of year that many begin thinking about their next…
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Nov
19
2013

4K Switched Live!

Sony will unveil a spectacular new 4K studio camera and a live production switcher at CCW in a few weeks. According to the website, we can expect to see a solution for wireless XDcam workflow, new displays and new wireless audio solutions as well. [adrotate…
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Oct
23
2013

New Hi Speed Mini HD Camera from Pyle Audio - can it compete with the GoPro?

Pyle Audio announces an exciting new camera that may very well shake up the mini HD camera world. You know, that world that has been dominated by GoPro. [adrotate group="6"] [adrotate group="9"] Pyle Audio Pyle Audio has been around for decades. As their name suggests,…
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Oct
16
2013

First Thoughts: the brand new Sony Alpha 7 and 7R Full-Frame Mirrorless System

�?A few years ago Sony changed the game when they introduced the first mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera with an APS-C sized sensor. Today via B&H, Sony announces the A7 and A7r, the world’s first mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera with a full-frame sensor. From this B&H…
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Sep
30
2013

Does Spike Lee Belong on Kickstarter?

Crowd-funding, and Kickstarter in particular, is becoming a household term to the unknown creatives of the world: writers, photographers, inventors, performance artists and more. It is a marketing and financial vehicle to produce a project that may not otherwise have an opportunity to see the…
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Sep
19
2013

Canon’s EOS-1D C: First DSLR Ever to Provide HD Tier 1 for HD Production

I was just like everyone else, waiting anxiously for Canon's super Canon EOS 1D C DSLR announcement. And when that announcement came, the loyalists swooned and the doubters spoke up loudly. One year later, validation comes in the form of European Broadcast Standards Tier 1…
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Sep
19
2013

"Only 78" Kickstarter project seeks aid to replace the seawall in Gabarus

Jawad Mir sent us this request to support his Blackmagic Cinema Camera project on kickstarter Currently, I am directing a feature length documentary called ONLY 78 that is far from finished. It is a grippingly inspiring story of survival, hope and struggle of a brave…
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