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Jan
16
2015

Who Shoots 4k video? Our survey tells a lot! Simple Sunday Survey #4

This week we asked how many of our planet5D subscribers are shooting 4k video and how often they’re doing it… the results, despite all the hype over 4k, are pretty much what I thought… tho actually, the number of[adrotate group="6"] people shooting 4k all the…
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Jan
15
2015

FREE Cine Summit for Cinematographers coming up - plus bonus webinar replay!

If you're not on the planet5D daily email list, you missed out on a huge chance to talk directly with a Hollywood DP and ask questions about lighting! We ended up having a TON of questions and [adrotate group="6"]the webinar went on for almost an…
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Jan
9
2015

Simple Sunday Survey #3 - Canon EOS C100?

Well, I am behind schedule as usual. We did do the Simple Sunday Survey on Sunday but it was late because my hard drive crashed on my iMac Saturday. I spent most of the day Sunday trying to backup things just in case.[adrotate group="6"] I…
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Jan
8
2015

The Hobbit’s vision for the future of cinema looks awful, but it just might work

I just had to post this article from TheVerge - ever since I saw the High Frame Rate (HFR) version of the Hobbit, I've hated the idea of 48fps or higher on the big screen... yet I know many absolutely loved it and want to…
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Jan
5
2015

Watch CES 2015 with BeTerrific!!

Our good friend Michael Artsis is taking his BeTerrific.com team to the CES (The Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas with Wall to Wall coverage January 6-9 with a Special Michael Artsis Show January 5th and is doing his usual amazing job broadcasting live.[adrotate group="6"]…
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Jan
1
2015

Canon drops prices on Canon EOS C100 and Canon EOS C300

Canon's bringing down prices on the Canon EOS C100 (now $3999) and Canon EOS C300 (now $11,999)! That's awesome for those of you wanting to maybe move up from a Canon EOS 5D Mark III - heck, the Canon EOS C100 is now just about…
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Dec
31
2014

Simple Sunday Survey #2 - What’s the best camera brand?

Well, 'what's the best camera brand' may not be the exact way I worded this Simple Sunday Survey, but essentially that's what it is all about. When I asked "What brand of camera do you own?" I think it became a vote of what is…
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Dec
30
2014

Canon Director Confirms the Existence of a High-Megapixel DSLR

There has been talk around the blogs about Canon possibly using a Sony sensor in a higher megapixel DSLR… is this the one? Is this something we really need? In the phoblographer article, they specifically re-iterate that "Canon feels that interchangeable lenses are paramount” -…
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Dec
29
2014

Family Flight - 5 Airbus Commercial Planes Flying Like Fighters

While this may not be the most amazing video ever shot, and these commercial planes don't do 'fighter' rolls and such, but I was intrigued by the behind-the-scenes - and they appeared to be using Canon Cinema EOS series cameras for at least part of…
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Dec
26
2014

Panasonic GH4 bundle $400 off for 2 days - plus memory card deals

Quick update today... Big discount on a cool Panasonic GH4 bundle at Adorama - $400 off but only good thru the end of the day 12/27! plus there are some memory card deals as well... see below... [adrotate group="6"] Panasonic GH4 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 Mirrorless…
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