Those of you who read our teardowns know that we commonly are tearing down Canon or Nikon mount lenses. The reasons are pretty simple and it basically comes down to the fact that we have a lot more of those lenses. If we have a...
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Perspective correction, or "tilt–shift" as it is often called, encompasses two different types of movements: rotation of the lens plane relative to the image plane, called tilt, and movement of the lens parallel to the image plane, called shift. Tilt is used to control the orientation of the plane of focus...
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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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Ivanpah Solar Power Facility from TheCameraForum on Vimeo. And from the air, DJI was kind enough to fly this same location, and produced this: Legend has it that Archimedes used a "burning glass" to concentrate sunlight on the invading Roman fleet and repel them from Syracuse. In 1973 a Greek...
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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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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...
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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,...
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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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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...
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http://vimeo.com/107773536 Looking for a great wide angle prime for your Sony A7S? Look no further. The Contax Zeiss 28mm f2 is a champion. One of the things that I always love to do as soon as I can with a new camera body is to test it...
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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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The gentleman who will be making the final decision on what comes next from Sony in the Alpha series of interchangeable lens cameras is Sony Product Manager for Interchangeable Lens Cameras, Mr. Kenta Honjo. Mr. Honjo was interviewed for this Creative Live video segment published on...
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