Sony today unveiled their latest "consumer" level camera, the a6300. Although the distinction between consumer level and Pro level are getting harder and harder to tell. The successor to the already excellent Sony a6000 brings almost all of the high end video features of the latest a7 series...
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Panasonic, no stranger to the camera game, today announced a major new development in electronic Global Shutter technology. This Global Shutter tech or something similar will eventually find its way onto almost every new camera produced. And not just by Panasonic. Frequently, large manufacturers cross...
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https://vimeo.com/148669030 FS5 vs a7S II I'm shooting so much low light video these days that I was very interested to see what the new Sony FS5 was capable of, verses the new Sony a7S II. It is possible I will be using one or the other of...
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When the a7S was released just over a year ago, it completely shook up the photo-video industry. I was there at NAB 2014 for the surprise announcement. Artists like myself and my friends were now going to be able to record still photographs and video footage in almost complete...
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Gone are the days of the low image quality but highly portable palm size camera. Those models have almost all be absorbed by the ever growing tidal wave of smartphone cams. Every smartphone made now comes with a decent built in camera. Some, like the...
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https://youtu.be/f0y23l252RI https://youtu.be/CVLBHMbRMW4 Was there ever any doubt that sooner or later Sony Electronics would release the replacement for the A7S? Or that it would be called the A7S II? Last month they replaced the venerable A7R with the A7R II, a major upgrade in almost every way. Everything about...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jor_WkheaE The long wait is over at last! The A7R II has been announced. Eleven Features of the New Sony A7R II Camera. This A7R II Packs Some Real Surprises! https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=47&v=-FZW09bD0m4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AM3Cveq2qzk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J98J98bUsms 42.4 megapixel photos at up to ISO 102400 the world’s first back-illuminated full frame CMOS sensor 399 focal plane phase...
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Sony reports a record 66% growth in what appears to be a still advancing and ever expanding mirrorless digital camera market thanks mainly to the Alpha 7 series and a6000 cameras. However, according to recent survey data the overall DSLR market is not as healthy - shrinking yet another...
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https://vimeo.com/104633742 From the video image stabilization without a gimbal department, we bring you young French filmmaker Emmanuel Pampuri CEO & founder @ Les Machineurs & TRACTOfilm in France, who has just this week announced a whole new type of imaging stabilization system that looks to hold...
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https://youtu.be/KE-tGdAKCZo https://youtu.be/xNo5H1cK_gQ DSL ARM is reported to be an affliction of having your arm stretched from using a heavy DSLR. A few years back, there were many days my arm felt just like this DSL ARM before I threw in the towel and went mirrorless. I also caught a bad case of...
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Unlike the inspiring words Brian Smith has on offer later in, the beginning of this recorded "Live Stream" video is blank for nearly the first hour. We are sorry for the inconvenience of having to ask you to do it, but please move the play...
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[caption id="attachment_50479" align="aligncenter" width="798"] Blackmagic Video Assist - Front View[/caption] NAB 2015, Las Vegas, USA - April 13, 2015 - Blackmagic Design today announced the Blackmagic Video Assist, a portable, all in one professional monitor and video recorder that can be used with any SDI or...
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The first opening of the box, and firing up for the first video recording from the new Olympus OMD EM5 Mark II. As you would expect, not perfect without reading the manual, but intuitive and quite acceptable all the same. A testament to Olympus designing...
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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...
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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...
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Want the full story on what 5-Axis IS does? Play this movie above and in two minutes find out. Only have thirty seconds to spend? Play the quick marketing overview piece below. The Sony juggernaut just never rests. First came the groundbreaking Sony A7, packing twenty...
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