In days of old when men were bold, and DSLR video was not yet invented, to record video you would turn to a dedicated video camera. If you wanted to be a hybrid storyteller you wanted both photos and videos. So you’d need to bring two cameras with you, a "still"...
In days of old when men we...
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Curiosity from John Brawley on Vimeo. Shot entirely with the Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II. Many of the motion tracking shots for this were also shot using the new DEFY G2 Gimbal with the E-M5 Mark II mounted up. For full details on the hows and...
Curiosity from John Brawle...
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Life At A Snail's Pace - Final from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. It is amazing what inspirational stories you can find to tell right from your own backyard. This short film actually started life as a macro still lens test, not a video. I wanted a macro still of...
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Sony FS7 Test from Jon Cole on Vimeo. Shot on Sony FS7 Shot in Slog2 Edited in Premiere Pro Graded in DaVinci Resolve Big thanks to the talent Michaela Petro. I'm too stunned for words. This video speaks for itself! Great job Jon Cole. PLEASE RATE THIS STORY! [ratings]...
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A comic review of the Motion Nine Cube cage for the A7s, with guest appearances from a team of real life experts: Ren & Stimpy, Philip Bloom, Mr. Horse and a special cameo appearance by Michael Knight. Produced and recorded by Filmkit. Filmkit is created by...
A comic review of the Moti...
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I have a confession to make. I have been working with animated gifs for several years. I believe it to be an art form unto its own. The movie above was done August 8th, 2011. At that time, the technology to create Cinemagraphs was difficult, crude, not...
I have a confession to make....
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The long wait is over. The first DEFY G2x gimbal is due to ship on February 15th, 2015! [caption id="attachment_49893" align="aligncenter" width="950"] The DEFY G2x promises three minutes from case to shooting, and comfort for at least the hour and a half battery life![/caption] The DEFY G2x gimbal promises...
The long wait is over. Th...
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The Samsung Portable SSD T1 has all of the usual nice things about flash storage. It has no moving parts, it is blinding fast compared to rotating platter hard disk drives (portable or otherwise), it is extremely reliable, it is practically indestructible, and did I mention it...
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Not to be outdone by the GoPro4, Sony unleashed their latest entry into the personal action camera space at CES 2015. The FDR-X1000V is a serious competitor as well, besting the GoPro4 in several ways from the specifications at least. It also is a stunning...
Not to be outdone by the G...
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For regular all around shooting, I find the Contax Zeiss 85mm f1.4 Planar to be a bit too long for my video tastes. I have not spent nearly the time shooting this tight of a lens as I have with wider angle lenses. On my other hybrid storyteller hand,...
For regular all around shoot...
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Atomos Shogun Introduction from Atomos Video on Vimeo. It has been a long time coming, delayed several times, and still is not functionally complete but finally the long awaited Atomos Shogun has started to arrive to fill dealer backorders. What this means to people like myself...
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Coming from the wild "Mirrorless Madness" world of Still Photography, I find many strange things are used in video production that at first blush made no sense to me at all. It was only after my video experience started to catch up to my enthusiasm that I begin to realize how much...
Coming from the wild "Mirro...
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If you are like millions of other photographers, the personal work usually ends up getting shot on the one camera you always have with you - your phone. If that phone happens to be an Apple iPhone capable of running IOS-8+ Santa Clause may have...
If you are like millions o...
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A7II Hands On Review Video Introduction by Paul Gero, Sony Artisans of Imagery Program from Paul Gero on Vimeo. Ladera Ranch wedding and portrait photographer Paul Gero is no stranger to the regular readers of TheCameraForum. Paul has appeared in several of our stories, the latest...
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Cousin Kate & The Light In The Darkness from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. We're working on another music video project, this time for LA's hot new Pop music sensations, Cousin Kate. These gals and guys are always so much fun to work with! We decided to film some...
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Unboxing The A7II from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. There is always excitement and great anticipation when a new camera body is released, especially one with revolutionary features like 5-axis image stabilization, XAVC-S Codec, and S-Log2 from ISO 1600 up. To differentiate it in my mind, I have...
Unboxing The A7II from The...
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