The Sony FS7 Gets Full 4K Recording in March
Sony have jam-packed their latest Super 35 4K FS7 with so many features and functionality that it’s getting difficult to keep track. Ever since its announcement at IBC 2014 …
Author: Ogy Stoilov
ARRI Announces a Lightweight Carbon Fibre ALEXA MINI That You Can Fly
ARRI just announced the latest addition to their ever growing ALEXA family of cameras – the ALEXA MINI. Sharing the industry standard 35mm ARRI ALEV III CMOS sensor of …
Podcast 037: ARRI Updates The Amira and the Alexa, KineMAX 6K First Footage, and the Latest From The Blog
Podcast 037: ARRI Updates The Amira and the Alexa, KineMAX 6K First Footage, and the Latest From The Blog Posted by Ogy Stoilov February 23, 2015 In Episode 37 …
RED Teases What Comes After Dragon
Well, I was really hoping for a RED T-Rex, but maybe we’ll have to wait a few more years to see that beast. REDuser – the official forum/online community …
Studio Binder Lets You Send Out Call Sheets via Personalised Email & SMS
Production management and scheduling can easily become a nightmare to deal with. Call sheets, which are designed to get everyone in the cast and crew on the same page …
Here’s Some Smashing Kinefinity KineMAX 6K Footage
Less than a year ago, Chinese camera manufacturer Kinefinity announced their plans to release an affordable digital camera capable of 6K resolution acquisition. We’ve covered their KineMINI 4K camera …
ARRI Releases Firmware Update for the ALEXA With ProRes 3.2K For UHD Delivery
ARRI has been on a roll recently, with the latest AMIRA update release just a couple of days ago, earlier today they released the latest firmware update for the ALEXA …
New 85mm T2.2 Lens From Veydra Mini Primes
Quality and affordability when it comes to lenses, especially to cine primes is a rare occurence. Simply not many options exist. Samyang/Rokinon do make very nice cine-vized lenses, but …
ARRI Amira SUP 2.0 Update Unlocks UHD Recording in March, MPEG-2 50Mb/s 422 MXF Coming Soon
If there ever was a perfect camera, the ARRI Amira would be it. At least, for me. The AMIRA features the Alexa sensor in a slightly smaller package with all the …
Podcast 036: Cutting the 1st Teaser Trailer For My Debut Feature Film I Shot on the BMCC
Podcast 036: Cutting the 1st Teaser Trailer For My Debut Feature Film I Shot on the BMCC Posted by Ogy Stoilov February 16, 2015 In Episode 36 of the …
New Tokina 4K Ready Cine Zoom Lens Coming Early April
Cinema zoom lenses don’t come cheap. But they do offer significant advantages and are desirable for certain productions where primes may not offer the focal range or may slow down …
Tiyaga – New DIY 3-Axis MiniGimbal Stabilizer for your GH4 or Sony A7s
In the last couple of years, the 3-axis handheld gimbal stabilizers inevitably changed the way we shoot video by giving us unparalleled creative options for more stable footage to use in …
Meet the “Sidekick” – The Only Light You’d Need for Your GoPro Hero4
If there’s one thing that I am not a huge fan of on the GoPro Hero4 (I just received my Hero4 Black) or any other GoPro I’ve had is …
Remote Phosphor LED lights from CINEO Lighting
Lately, I’ve been researching various brands offering LED lighting solutions to upgrade my existing predominantly tungsten based lighting kit. My tungsten kit consists of a couple of ARRI 650 …
Vantage Goes Beyond 4K With HAWK65 – New Anamorphic Lenses For 65mm Digital Sensors
Vantage have a longstanding tradition in the film business, and have been creating anamorphic cine lenses for the film industry for the better part of the last 25 years. …
AJA Releases Firmware Update 1.1 For The 4K CION
Just before Christmas, AJA made some folks pretty happy when they announced that after months of finalising their first foray into the camera world, their crowned jewel – the …
Podcast 035: Shooting My Debut Feature Film on the BMCC and Only One Lens
Podcast 035: Shooting My Debut Feature Film on the BMCC and Only One Lens Posted by Ogy Stoilov February 9, 2015 In Episode 35 of the 4K Shooters Podcast, …
The Nuvola NP-1 4K Media Hub Runs Android And it Won’t Break The Bank
I’ve been exploring options for upgrading my aging HD TV and have seriously been considering a 4K TV. Too bad, I missed on the Black Friday deals and Christmas …
The New Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II Has Incredible 5-Axis IBIS, But No 4K
I’ve never owned or shot with Olympus cameras, nor with Nikons. Never got excited about them, I guess I’ve always been a Canon guy. Or brainwashed by them. But …
Official: New Canon 5Ds and 5DsR Get Closer to Medium Format with Massive 50.6MP Sensors
Well, we’ve all heard the rumors, read the specs before, seen the leaked photos and today it gets real – Canon are officially in the megapixel race to maximise …