We want to shout out to all of our German friends and thank them for joining us here on TheCameraForum.Com with this "First Look" at the next generation iPad. No, it will not be available for sale in time for Christmas 2012, at least not...
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Hobbits, wizards and other Middle Earthlings are becoming an ever greater part of New Zealand's tourism push. The Kiwi government footed $99 million of "The Hobbit" film's $270 million production price tag, and chipped in an additional $10 million to its marketing coffer, all to make...
Hobbits, wizards and other Mid...
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The new Olympus 17mm f/1.8 has been officially released for sale! It will cost you. Estimated Street Price: $499.99 And it's worth it, from our first look. With a total length of just 1.4 inches, the M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm f1.8 is light as a feather and incredibly compact. The autofocus performance of...
The new Olympus 17mm f/1.8 has...
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Amore Mio is Italian for "My Love." Judging by this excellent wedding production done by Austin, Texas, wedding filmmaker Joe Simon, that love certainly shines too. Joe shot Amore Mio using a prototype software version of the new Panasonic GH3. Joe's thoughts? Well, the quality of...
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Dig - Sony F55. Looking for a hearty new camera rig to add some spice to your next indie film? Not satisfied the new Panasonic GH3 will be sufficient upgrade as a video answer for your client's needs? Are you one of those people who won't settle...
Dig - Sony F55. Looking for...
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This one minute commercial was published by Canon on November 20, 2012. As of this morning, twelve days later, it has racked up 319,692 YouTube views. It's received 2,830 likes, 12 dislikes. It has over a hundred comments. Someone is paying attention. I have no knowledge whether...
This one minute commercial w...
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First up, here are Canon's marketing claims for their first mirrorless camera system, the EOS-M: "Inspired by Canon's EOS technology, the EOS M digital compact system camera allows limitless creativity. Capture full HD video with smooth, quiet continuous autofocus made possible by Movie Servo AF and...
First up, here are Canon's mar...
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Surf photographers are an interesting lot. Heroes of the surf all, the best bravely move with fierce determination directly towards a force of nature that engulfs, mangles, and tries its best to break their bodies into many tiny broken pieces. How do they manage to...
Surf photographers are an inte...
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And you think video doesn't lie? Here's 3 anamorphic illusions; a Rubik's cube, a roll of tape, and an old tennis shoe. Every one of these fooled me. Which one is your favorite? I think I like the tennis shoe the best, but they are...
And you think video doesn't li...
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Did you ever wonder how food commercials capture that perfect shot of beer cascading into a glass, or perfectly moistened vegetables falling elegantly onto a plate? Let's go behind the scenes for a visit to the German studio The Marmalade, where they specialize in slow...
Did you ever wonder how food c...
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It's Monday after the long Thanksgiving Weekend here in the USA so something fun is called for as we all head back to the grindstone. Here's a tutorial from the Webby Award nominated site Glove And Boots that's just the ticket. Many thanks to our friends at mirrorlesscentral.com for...
It's Monday after the long Tha...
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Long ago and far away in my distant past - about 25 years to be exact - I had the crazy idea of learning to fly an R/C Helicopter. I wasn't all that interested in the R/C bits of it, my vision was to mount a...
Long ago and far away in my di...
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I ran across an interesting story at The Jesuit Post and found it to be very inspirational as well as disturbing in some ways. So much in fact, I contacted the author Jesuit Tim O’Brien for his permission to repost it here as a Feature Story....
I ran across an interesting st...
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I Couldn't Make This From JPG'S Okay! Giulio, Fro, Will and all the rest; I get where you're coming from. I did shoot the parts for the video at the top using a mirrorless camera, but I could not have created this production without having RAW...
I Couldn't Make This From JPG'...
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This week's Hybrid Hangout™ From DiscoverMirrorless.Com Both jpeg and RAW photo file formats are good these days, but they are very different. Now that we are adding more video into our everyday imaging, we realize that there is no RAW for video. Ouch. So, when is it...
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The last time I visited Machu Picchu was probably back in 1994. At that time, it was a long arduous trip first to Cusco, then on to a half day train ride on what had to be the most primitive railroad in South America. Like...
The last time I visited Machu ...
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