Building an 8K Video Editing PC for $1,400 in 2019
While 2019 comes to an end, we have to acknowledge the birth of a new category in the low end of the professional market – 6K cameras. The Pocket …
Author: Francis Joseph D'Costa
Buying an ARRI ALEXA for just $6,000?
There is one name that is synonymous with cinema in the mind of any filmmaker, and that’s ARRI. Going back to the roots of cinematography itself, the company has …
Shooting with Anamorphic Lenses on the BMPCC 6K
The Pocket 6K can probably be nominated for the cheapest 6K cine camera on the market these days. A few contenders are in the same price range, but a …
Canon EOS R vs. 5D Mark IV – Which One to Pick for Video?
It’s a bit of an understatement to say that the Canon EOS R had a warm reception (stone-cold could be a better term) when it was announced back in …
Zhiyun WEEBILL-S vs Ronin-SC – Which One to Pick?
After a seemingly static period where most announcements in gimbal technology happened inside the realm of phone stabilizers, drone cameras and such, a new generation of handheld gimbals hit …
Top 5 Adobe Premiere 2020 Video Editing Features
The recent uprising of Resolve as a full-fledged NLE has got Adobe on a chase, and that’s a good thing. Having two rivals trying to compete means more features …
BMPCC 6K vs Panasonic S1H Side-by-Side Camera Comparison
Our round of camera comparisons goes on, after all, we all enjoy a thorough and competent pair of judges highlighting the pros and cons of a camera. The two …
10 Helpful Tips When Using Color Page in Resolve 16
DaVinci Resolve has quickly gained traction among filmmakers, especially after the implementation of the Edit Page in the software a few years ago. If you take a look at …
Four of the Best Specialty Lenses for the Z CAM E2, Pocket 4K, and GH5
There have been various new mounts hitting the market in the last few years, the latter being the EOS R and Sigma L. These formats are born with compatibility …
How Does the Brand New 16″ MacBook Pro Handle 4K Video Editing?
We’ve been used to big keynotes and “one more thing…” revelations by Apple, so it may seem strange to have such an important product come to life with a …
Three of the Best Single-Handed Gimbals of 2019 Thus Far
It won’t be exaggerating to say that in the last couple of years we have seen the so-called rise of the handheld gimbals. Starting with the bulky DJI Ronin …
5 Essential Battery Solutions for the Pocket 4K and 6K Cameras
Beyond any doubt, one of the most common and extremely annoying problems with the Pocket 4K and 6K cameras refers to power consumption. The choice of mounting LP-E6 batteries …
Building a Budget 4K Video Editing PC for $650
One of the most annoying problems in the continuous advancement in tech is how often we have to upgrade, even if, sometimes, we wouldn’t want to do it in …
Sigma fp Closer Look and Sample Footage
It’s strange how the announcement by Sigma of one of the smallest cinema cameras in the world did not get the buzz it deserved and instead was so quickly …
Z CAM E2C Low Light and Exposure Recovery Tests
In the realm of cinema cameras, there are quite a few contenders that have entered the market. One of the most unexpected was the Z CAM E2. Why unexpected, …
Three Must-Have Lenses for the BMPCC 4K and 6K
MFT has been around for a while. It was born in 2008 as a mutual effort between Olympus and Panasonic and held great promises. It has delivered almost all …
Canon C200 vs URSA Mini Pro G2 Side-by-Side Comparison
It seems that the guys from The Slanted Lens continue to test a lot of the cameras these days. This time it’s the Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro G2 against …
Best Camera Accessories for Content Creators in 2019
If you look back a few years, you’d be shocked by the lack of gadgets and tools in the filmmaking market. Many camera operators (the term filmmaker was still …
Editing 8K RAW Video in Real Time on a Laptop?
It has been roughly a year since the announcement of NVIDIA Turing, the architecture at the heart of the Nvidia RTX 2000 series. Following the steps of Pascal, the …
GoPro HERO8 Black vs. GoPro HERO7 Black vs. DJI Osmo Action Side-by-Side Comparison
The battle for the throne of “the action cam king” is now open. After years of solid dominance, GoPro has encountered a worthy opponent embodied in the DJI Osmo …