Turning a Telescope to a Super-Telephoto Lens for the Sony A6500 + Sample Footage
There is a vast variety of native lenses you can mount on your Sony A6500 these days and even a greater number that you can adapt with ease, but what about …
CalDigit TUFF 2TB USB 3.1 Type-C External Drive Review
I’ve been using the the CalDigit Tuff 2TB external drive as my main footage offload, transfer, and backup drive for the past couple of weeks and in this post …
RED Epic-W Helium 8K Setup + How To Get You RED Ready For a Shoot
The latest generation RED cameras (especially the entry-level RED Raven and the 5K Scarlet-W) present many with a unique opportunity to get onto the RED train and likewise the …
Creating the Appealing Sam Kolder’s Smooth Zoom In and Zoom Out Transition Effects in Premiere Pro CC
Even though Premiere Pro CC comes with a myriad of transitions and filters by default you can still create your custom ones to add some extra punch to your …
How to Use a Teleprompter More Efficiently for Your Productions
If you are not entirely sold on the idea of using a teleprompter for some of your upcoming productions, J.P. Morgan of The Slanted Lens may convince you to …
New SmallHD 7-inch 702 OLED and 17-inch 1703-P3 Reference Production Monitor
SmallHD just announced two new monitors – their most accurate display yet – the SmallHD 1703-P3 reference grade production monitor, and a new 7-inch 702 OLED on-camera monitor with …
Mounting a GoPro HERO5 Black to a DJI Osmo Mobile
For those of you who already own a DJI Osmo Mobile and GoPro HERO5 Black and want to find a workaround to use both side by side, here’s a video that …
LockCircle Announce Dual HDMI/USB 3.0 Port Protector for Canon 5D Mark IV
Italian gear maker LockCircle do make so fine and very well crafted accessories for DSLRs and mirrorless cameras. Just look at their Sony a6500 cage for yourself here or their …
The Ultimate Portable Monitor for Your Video Editing Workflow On the Go?
I’m not quite sure why we rarely see similar products on the market, but it’s clear that the demand is there. Beyond any doubt, a second monitor can drastically …
New Phantom Flex4K-GS adds Global Shutter to the King of Slow-Mo
Vision Research, a brand name synonymous with high-end pro super-slow motion cameras, recently announced the newest addition to their Phantom Flex line-up of cameras – the Phantom Flex4K-GS. The GS …
Five Effective Tips to Improve Your Fast-Cut Video Edits
Quick-cut video editing could be an incredibly powerful storytelling asset when you want to express a certain creative vision or evoke particular emotions from your audience through a simple …
Five Must Have Panasonic GH5 Accessories + New Footage
Yes, here’s my obligatory “Panasonic GH5 accessories” blog post. No seriously, in all honesty, since I have already pre-ordered a Panasonic GH5 (with the XLR extension unit), I am …
Using Templates To Make High-Quality Videos
Creating high-quality video requires an expertise in a lot of areas. First, there is the shooting of footage, which requires a great eye and excellent knowledge of camera gear. …
Varicam LT Lens Tests – Canon CN-E, Leica R, Sigma 18-35, XEEN, Cooke Speed Panchros and More!
You guys may remember a while back we shared a massive 50+ minute Panasonic Varicam LT review with you that was done by LA-based filmmaker and DP, Ben Meredith. …
Video Devices PIX-E5 4K ProRes Recorder/Monitor Review
The PIX-E series recorder/monitors from Video Devices (you know of Sound Devices fame) have been around for a couple of years now, but I have always wanted to get …
Use This Advanced Creative Technique to Convert Day to Night Footage in Resolve 12.5
There are certain occasions when using your skill and expertise as a colorist is your only option to achieve a particular look in post that is otherwise impossible to …
How to Choose the Right Focal Length for Your Videos
Picking the right lens and optimal focal length, in particular, may drastically vary from occasion to occasion. The lens choice can not only affect the visual relationship between your subject …
StarSlider – Modular 3-Axis Motion Control for Your DSLR or RED
In the past couple of years we’ve seen some seriously incredible advancements in the image capture side of things in our industry. Cameras are getting smaller, cheaper and more …
You Can Now Pre-Order MotoCrane – the World’s First Universal Automotive Camera Crane
Remember the universal MotoCrane that took the internet by storm just a month ago? Well, it’s now officially available for pre-order at $39,500 for the launch package. And no, …
Atomos Shogun Inferno Firmware 8.11 Adds Support for 10bit Output of Panasonic GH5
Atomos just released firmware version 8.11 for their flagship Shogun Inferno HDR monitor/4K recorder. This firmware takes care of some bugs with interlace-ing artifacts when panning with Sony camera …