How Does the $100 Canon “Nifty Fifty” Lens Hold Up Against a $5,000 Cinema Lens
It may surprise you, but there are still some folks out there who wonder what justifies the insanely high price tag of a professional cinema lens when compared to …
New LockCircle NOLUX Mattebox + HDMI “LockPort” for your Sony A7RIII and A9
Italian-designers and pro camera accessories maker LockCircle have been making some exquisite looking and high quality accessories for popular cameras such as the Sony A7s II and Panasonic GH5 …
Here’s How to Do Object Tracking with the Zhiyun Crane 2 Gimbal
Thanks to the recent advancements in gimbal technology, pistol grip stabilizers can do more than just smoothing out your footage. Most of these devices are controllable using a mobile …
ARRI Announce Pro Camera Accessories for Sony VENICE
ARRI have been making high quality camera accessories for sometime via their ARRI PCA division, and now they announce their new accessories for the Sony VENICE 6K full-frame CineAlta …
How To Stabilize Shaky Footage Without Using the Warp Stabilizer
Even though the Warp Stabilizer in Premiere Pro CC has saved the lives of many video editors throughout the years, the results using the plug-in are far from perfect. …
BSC EXPO: Rupert Cobb from Gun Hill Studios on the Panasonic EVA1
The Panasonic booth was really busy at this years BSC Expo, and as expected the Panasonic EVA1, the latest addition to the company’s S35 range of cameras, got a …
Why You Should Be Careful When Filming Slow-Motion Video in 2K at 200fps on the Sony FS5
The Sony FS5 is known in the filmmaking community for providing professional 4K footage at a cost that comes lower than other cameras with similar capabilities and even being …
BSC Expo 2018: Kino Flo Freestyle 41, LED Tube Prototype and KF55 LED Light Bulb
Lighting and especially high-end LED lighting had a huge presence at BSC Expo 2018 to no surprise, after all this is a production exhibition show organized by the British …
A Different Approach to Making Your GH5/GH5S Footage Look More Cinematic
There is a considerable amount of cinematic video tests you can find online that use the GH5/GH5S cameras in multiple ways and give different recommendations in regards to how you …
BSC EXPO: Hawk-Woods Launch Mini V-Lok Batteries + Atomos Shogun Inferno/Flame Battery Adapter
It’s time to take a step back from high-end digital cinema cameras and lenses, as after all, what good are these cameras or the camera you use if you …
BSC EXPO: Sony VENICE Gets Dual Base ISO and False Colour
The British Society of Cinematographers Expo, or BSC Expo as it’s more commonly known around here is the UK’s premiere gathering of the latest and greatest in the world …
Panavision Unleash Millennium DXL2 with RED MONSTRO 8K VV Sensor
Panavision and RED kicked-off this year’s BSC Expo with a sequel to their original 2016 Millennium DXL 8K camera collaboration, simply called the DXL 2. The updated large-format camera boasts …
Blackmagic Design URSA Broadcast is the World’s First Affordable Professional UHD Broadcast Camera
What a day! Blackmagic Design has just added another member to the URSA camera lineup. The brand new URSA Broadcast is billed as an advanced broadcast camera for ENG …
ARRI ALEXA LF is a New Full-Frame 4K Digital Cinema Camera + ARRI Signature Primes
ARRI just announced their new ALEXA LF “large format” 4K digital cinema camera at the BSC Expo show in London! I am attending this very show both today and …
The Brand New Phantom v2640 Shoots 12bit 1080p Video at Whopping 11,750 FPS
OK, let’s clear things up! 11,750fps is not an easily attainable frame rate by any stretch of the imagination, but who else rather than the folks at Vision Research …
Check Out This Dirt-Cheap Sokani 5″ Field Monitor for Your Mirrorless Camera or DSLR
When it comes to essential accessories for your mirrorless camera or DSLR, there is no doubt that a quality field monitor should be on the top of your list. …
Fujifilm X-A5 Brings Phase Detect AF and 4K Burst to the Affordable X-A Series
Fujifilm is bringing out a new entry-level camera in their X-A budget mirrorless range of cameras – the Fujifilm X-A5. I’ve been a huge fan of Fujifilm for many …
Sigma 16mm 1.4 DC DN vs Sigma 30mm 1.4 DC DN – Which Lens Should You Choose?
Ever since the Sigma 16mm 1.4 DC DN Lens was announced back in November last year, many folks have been wondering how does it hold up against its older sibling …
Zoom F1 – New Affordable Pocket Audio Recorder for Videographers
More often than not, for one-man band shooters, getting decent wireless audio at events or from moving subjects can become a cumbersome task. There’s no shortage of audio recorders …
The Ultimate 2018 Panasonic GH5/GH5S Rig
After you’ve got your shiny new GH5/GH5S in hand, odds are you are going to need a bunch of accessories to rig it up accordingly. Of course, what you …