Posts Tagged ‘red epic’

I already feel like an idiot way too often when I think about how much I don’t know, but when a highly regarded camera manufacturer announces a breathless update with an uber-cool name (in this instance The RED WEAPON upgrade); a whole lot about relative…

In this age of nostalgia for the film-stocks of the past while lusting after lenses sharp enough for 4K and more, it is useful to remember that vintage glass has its place in recreating the looks of long-gone eras.[adrotate group="6"] Cinematographer John Brawley recently shared some…

There are a lot of camera tests available online and it is hard to always find the cameras you want compared to the cameras you are interested in seeing.  If you are like me you are a little skeptical as to how much you can…

When was the last time you watched a short and thought “how did they do that?” and then: “how did they do THAT?” Cinematographer and planet5D reader Marc Donahue turned us on to his mash-up of breakdancing, [adrotate group="6"]gymnastics, parkour, and camera technique with his…

We've been getting a lot of Panasonic GH4 inputs since the cameras started shipping last week. Luke Neumann has done this very interesting comparison of the Panasonic GH4 to the RED Epic to the Canon EOS 5D Mark III with Magic Lantern RAW video.[adrotate group="6"]…

The team at http://www.motionvfx.com/ found this one and we wanted to share it to make your Sunday a bit more interesting. At least I hope it makes your day more interesting... it did for me.[adrotate group="6"] Oh, and this was meant to see if the…

Curious about which cameras independent film makers are using these days? Find out in a survey of the 2014 Sundance Film Festival entries. See a complete list of cameras used by the 2014 Sundance Filmmakers in IndieWire's article "How'd They Shoot That? Here's the Cameras…

My family and I were in Yosemite last summer - such an amazing place! We featured the first episode of this series last year (A ‘must see’ Canon EOS 5D Mark II short: Yosemite HD) and Colin and partner have made an amazing sequel which…

Zeiss Cine Zooms sell for $20K each. Are they worth it? Our friend Den Lennie, of F-STOP ACADEMY, shot "Escape" for Zeiss to showcase their two new Cine Zooms. You can see both lenses in action[adrotate group="6"], the Zeiss 70-200mm T2.9 Compact Zoom CZ.2 Lens,…

I don't remember where I found this, I think it was posted on twitter, but it is awe-some! I used to be able to ski (before that ultimate frisbeeaccident which [adrotate group="6"]took out my knee many years ago), but watching these guys using the MōVI…