Gear

Gear

Focus From Afar

For camera assistants, new tools to pull focus wirelessly

Talk to different shooters, and you're likely to get a variety of different views on the necessity of a follow-focus system.

August 2012

The FT-ONE variable frame rate camera from FOR-A brings slow-motion capabilities to 4K-resolution video.

Introduced more than six years ago, the Merlin was designed originally as a solution for smaller camcorders, with hover-like floating stabilization of the image for extended takes and smooth pans even when dealing with tricky camera movement obstacles like staircases, corners and motion.

The 5D Mark III

Canon’s long-awaited update to its landmark 5D Mark II has arrived

In developing the EOS 5D Mark II, Canon wanted to give AP still photographers the ability to capture video while on their photo assignments.

At A Glance: Pregrading

Irudis Tonalizer|VFX gets your footage into shape

Once the shooting stops, it's time to create your look. For many, the color-grading process is a plug-in to an editing application with an assortment of preset looks.

True Cinematic Results

Hands-on with the Canon EOS C300, the ultimate camera for indie filmmakers

In the April issue of HDVideoPro, I wrote up a First Look on the new Canon EOS C300, Canon's first professional large-sensor digital camera system.

First Look: Back In The Game

Nikon releases the D4 and D800, two DSLRs with much improved features for filmmakers

When it was announced, back in September 2008, the Canon EOS 5D Mark II was the game-changing DSLR that helped start a filmmaking revolution.

Audio Assist: Modern Sound Reports

Recording stereo, and apps for writing sound reports

You ask a simple question that actually has a pretty complex answer.

First Look: Blackmagic Cinema Camera

Blackmagic Design launches a revolutionary digital cinema camera

At NAB 2012, a similar game-changing event took place. Australian company, Blackmagic Design—mostly known for their video converters, routers, disk recorders, etc.—announced the arrival of a new digital cinema camera, which is simply titled the Blackmagic Cinema Camera.

June 2012

Canon is welcoming new family members to the Cinema EOS line with two cameras capable of 4096x2160 resolution and four lenses.

At A Glance: Swift JIB50

Fast to set up and easy to carry, the SWIFT JIB50 telescoping jib provides an affordable solution for overhead tracking, panning, tilting and crane-style movements

Available on its own or in total kit solutions that also package a remote head and tethered remote control of the system, the SWIFT JIB50 provides independent filmmakers with more possibilities for camera movements, the same kind of overhead shots that professional productions often create using expensive cranes and jibs.

Scarlet Fever

RED’s modular Scarlet-X delivers 5K stills and 4K motion picture capture—definitely not for amateurs

I have a confession to make. Although I've seen plenty of RED ONEs and EPICs on sets and have placed my hands on models at trade shows (when they're not encased behind glass), I've actually never shot with one.