Posted By Clint Milby
New Super Camera Packs a 2.5K Sensor For Less Than $3000.00 If you heard a collective gasp coming from about ninety thousand people in Las Vegas last week, it was most likely in reaction to
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
With the exception of a camera from Blackmagic Design that nobody saw coming, I think it’s safe to say Canon owned NAB 2012. Not only were they showcasing their excellent new Cinema EOS C300, they also launched the update to the 5D Mark II camera – the 5D Mark III. It’s also probably safe to say that
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
At NAB 2006, RED Digital Cinema announced the 4K RED ONE camera, which became the talk of the show for both ASC cinematographers as well as eager film students. Show attendees crowded RED’s booth to peer at a prototype behind glass and surrendered their credit cards to place $1,000 deposits at the chance to buy
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
Last year right after NAB, I converted my office desk to a standing desk in order to train for NAB 2012. A year of standing while working was well worth it because after a grueling three days on the show floor, my feet still feel relatively fresh. (Although I can’t say the same for my
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
In recent years, disruptive technology like the RED ONE, the Canon 5D Mark II, and all-in-one NLE suites have made it fairly easy to create a professional looking project. As a result, budgets have shrunk – especially in post – and editors have been asked to perform brand new tasks, including titling, color correction and
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
Well, if you just plucked down $16K on your brand new C300, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your camera is now obsolete. Just kidding. The C300 is still a terrific digital motion picture camera and its 1920 x 1080 resolution is still the dominant format for both production and exhibition.
Posted By Neil Matsumoto
With Sony‘s announcement of the new NEX-FS700U, 1920 x 1080 capture is now officially over! Well, not quite. Everyone is predicting that NAB 2012 will officially launch mainstream 4K solutions and this announcement definitely kicks off the “4K for the masses” movement. We already have a number of cameras on the high-end of production (Sony