Contax Zeiss Distagon 28mm F2 Sony A7S Test from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. I find it hard to believe, but it has already been over a month ago that I received the Sony A7S. As I anticipated, hoped, and expected, it has been a very interesting camera to...
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Canon 16-35mm f/4L IS USM test from Jon Roemer on Vimeo. From my good friend Jon Roemer; some interesting video samples shot with the new Canon 16-35mm F4L zoom lens. Commenting on the canon 16-35mm f4l, Jon had this to say, "Testing the sharpness and image stabilization (IS) of the...
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Published on YouTube.Com Jun 6, 2014 Before the invention of the histogram, digital photography enthusiasts had to go through a lot more trouble to get good exposures. While the histogram is one of the most useful tools on your camera, it’s also one of the least understood. Understanding...
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The Canon EOS 5D Mark III is a professional full-frame digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera. It has a 22.3 megapixel CMOS image sensor. Succeeding the EOS 5D Mark II, it was announced on 2 March 2012, the 25th anniversary of the announcement of the first camera in the EOS line, the EOS 650. It was also...
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In our haste to run immediately to a DSLR or Mirrorless solution for video, let us not forget there is another direction to come at this from. The venerable Camcorder has been around for quite some time. Just like its DSLR and Mirrorless cousins, it...
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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera Now Just $499![/caption] Fremont, CA - July 16, 2014 - Blackmagic Design today announced an exciting Summer Special discount for the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera for the low price of US$495. With a normal recommended retail price of US$995,...
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It is hard to believe, but the July 4th holiday is upon us here in the United States. Officially a celebration of America's independence from Great Britain's monarchy, today this holiday has come to represent hot dogs barbecued on an outdoor girl, kids screaming in...
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For those of you not yet convinced about using a mirrorless camera for your hybrid storytelling, Nikon comes to the party with the new Nikon D810. More evolutionary than revolutionary, the Nikon D810 features: Product Highlights 36.3MP FX-Format CMOS Sensor No Optical Low Pass Filter EXPEED 4 Image Processor 3.2" 1,229k-Dot LCD Monitor Full HD 1080p...
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Hot on the heals of the announcement of the Sony Alpha A7S pricing comes what could easily become the star of the Sony show. Scheduled to ship in June, the new Sony pocket-sized RX100 III is the latest evolution in the venerable line of Sony pocket...
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This story was a bit of education for me. Of course, we all know that there is no way that a Galaxy note 3 cell phone is even in the same league as the industrial video workhorse, the Canon 5D Mark III, right? Well, right and wrong,...
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NAB 2014: Honorable Mentions from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. There were all those tasty tidbits from the NAB 2014 Show in Las Vegas, NV, that were not in their own right worthy, sufficiently compelling, or sufficient information available for their own separate stories; or items who's stories...
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Atomos-HD 720p from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. Atomos Global Pty Ltd, Level 1, 36 Park Street South Melbourne, Victoria 3205 Australia, the creator of the award-winning camera-mounted recorders Ninja-2 and Samurai, and the pocket-sized Connect converters, is an Australian hardware design/manufacturing company few have ever heard of. However, that is rapidly changing. ...
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The Panasonic HX-A500 4K Action Cam is just the latest in what is becoming a long line of mirrorless camera magic from Panasonic. Panasonic has been on a tear making great strides in mobile video cameras in recent years. The Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2 was probably the first hybrid digital...
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While most of the country chilled out inside avoiding the "Arctic Vortex," thousands of brave souls battled the crowded isles for the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week in Las Vegas, NV. Show attendance was reportedly brisk again this year, where the features were focused...
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Once in a great while, there’s a revolutionary product that changes the conventional expectations for an entire class of cameras. After twenty days of use, I've decided that among all of the mirrorless cameras I've tried, the Sony A7R is one of those rare...
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Modern photography is incredibly complex. We like to pretend that our mastery of cameras and digital technology has made photography easier or better, but in reality it has never been harder to simply create photographs. Above all else, cameras and digital technology give us choices, and more choice...
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