Posts Tagged ‘convergent design’

Convergent Design’s Odyssey7Q+ [B&H | Amazon] is one of the big hitters in combo 4K recorder/monitors. Through the end of May, they’re throwing in a pair of 256G solid state drives (retail value $790) to sweeten the deal.[adrotate group="6"] What else is there to write?…

While waiting with bated breath for a long-overdue firmware upgrade for the GH4, hopefully to appear during NAB 2015, we’ve found something else to focus on. Panasonic USA has just released 'Forever Young', a short movie shot by LA photographer/director Michael Grecco with the Panasonic…

Within spitting distance of each other on price, convergent design’s Odyssey 7Q+ squares off against Atomos’ Shogun for the title of premier external 4K video recorder. Which one will actually ship first? That may be the ultimate parameter by which people decide to go with…

In less than a year, it’s become a go-to external monitor/4K RAW recorder hybrid for Sony FS700, Canon C500, and Arri operators -- and now the Odyssey7Q price has been reduced for a limited time from $2,295 to $1,795. [adrotate group="6"] All of a sudden, external…

Another significant product being announced for NAB - I plan to stop by the Convergent Design booth to see this! They've certainly wowed the crowd before and this one should be pretty cool.[adrotate group="6"] Convergent Design Press Announcing the Convergent Design Athena 4K/Multi-Stream Player/Recorder Encoder/Decoder,…

Matthew Allard sent in this LONG, DETAILED review of the Convergent Design Odyssey 7Q which is really quite fascinating! Convergent Design Odyssey 7Q Review From Matthew Allard of NewsShooter.com: The Convergent Design Odyssey 7Q was one of the most exciting announcements of the year. I…

Note: Here's a post from Den Lennie of F-Stop Academy [adrotate group="6"] [adrotate group="9"] After hinting that we might see something soon, Sony have officially released their 4K recording path for the FS700. [caption id="attachment_27004" align="alignnone" width="550"] 4K recording for Sony NEX-FS700[/caption] [adrotate group="7"] In…

We've seen digital recorders with monitors built in, but why not have a beautiful OLED monitor that has a digital recorder as an added benefit? The Odyssey7 from Convergent Design seems like a great idea. I've used the Atomos Ninja 2 before and while it…