More Blackmagic URSA 4.6K Footage & New Black Friday Deals
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Top #BlackFriday Deals For Filmmakers on All Budgets
It’s this time of the year again – the last week of November when the days around a cherished American Holiday turn into the happiest time of the year …
New Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K Camera Footage (Finally) Released
The Blackmagic URSA Mini 4.6K has easily been the most awaited and delayed camera in 2015. Ever since Blackmagic announced the miniaturised version of the URSA Major camera with …
Sony FS7 HyperGammas and Custom Mode Matrix Tutorials
Over the past year, Sony’s FS7 4K camera has overtaken the world of corporate, documentary and promo video production. The Sony FS7 has also made a significant impact in …
Sony A7sII Sun Spot Issue Fixed In New Firmware 1.10
The Sony A7sII was unveiled to the public at IBC 2015 in Amsterdam alongside the other big Sony camera announcement – the PXW-FS5, and it quickly became a very …
New SLR Magic Cine 50mm f/1.1 Budget Lens for Sony A7s, A7s II, A7R II and Sony FS5
SLR Magic have been making waves in the budget cine lens realm for some time now. The company is well known for their excellent wide angle fast primes for …
A Quick Look at the OWC Envoy Pro Mini USB 3.0 SSD
The Envoy Pro Mini from revered SSD maker and Mac performance upgrade retailer OWC is an extremely powerful and fast SSD, despite its modest physical dimensions. Even though at first glance the …
AJA Expands KiPro Family With KiPro ULTRA 4K Recorder
AJA is well known for introducing innovative and reliable products widely used in the broadcast and other professional video production world. The makers of the AJA CION 4K camera, …
Blackmagic Video Assist Monitor/Recorder Gets First Major Firmware Update
Blackmagic Design announced a whopping 30+ new products at this year’s NAB 2015 trade show in Las Vegas. Of course the URSA Mini 4K and Mini 4.6K cameras were …
Panasonic DVX200 Firmware 1.25 Improves Noise and Rolling Shutter
Panasonic undoubtedly has a lot of hopes for their DVX200 4K camera. The re-incarnation of the legendary DVX100, which was the first digital camcorder to feature progressive recording in …
New DJI OSMO Competitor – Yuneec ActionCam 4K Handheld Gimbal Camera
Just a few days ago, drone maker Yuneec International expanded their Typhoon family of UAV’s, which include the now 4K Q500 quadcopter, with a new addition – a single grip …
ARRI ALEXA Mini Gets 4:3 2.8K ProRes Plus Lexar CFast Cards Support
Being the latest entry in the ever-growing ALEXA family of premium digital cameras, the ALEXA Mini just got another essential firmware upgrade. The SUP 3.0 version of the software includes major improvements for …
Canon Announces XA30 and XA35 Compact Camcorders
Well, they may have the output of Sony, but Canon do release new cameras from time to time. This time the Japanese behemoth has some great news for vloggers, …
Budget Wireless Video Transmitter System From CAME TV
Having a reliable video transmitter/receiver system is mandatory on set, not only because it saves you all the clutter related to dealing with lengthy cables and bulky setups. Most importantly, this tool is …
Tascam’s New DR-701D Multi-Track Recorder Has HDMI and Timecode In
Tascam has been making some awesome field recorders for DSLR filmmakers like the DR-60D Mark II ($199.99 at B&H) and the slimmer and more portable DR-70D ($300 at B&H). …
New Sony A7sII LockPort Micro Cage from Lock Circle
The form factor of most 4K cameras today requires some significant additional accessories in order to complete the rig and bring in up to the rigorous demands of modern …
Azden PRO-XD New Budget Digital Wireless Microphone System
Having a wireless audio solution in your kit bag as a sound recordist or a jobbing cameraman/woman is a must these days. With budgets for “sound persons” often gone …
SEETEC Have a New Budget Monitor Plus I Have Some More Sony RX10 II Footage
Budget Chinese monitor maker SEETEC have released some information about their new monitor out aimed at DSLR and mirrorless filmmakers working with shoe-string budgets, or ones who simply want …
Some Important Considerations Before Buying a Sony A7R II or Sony A7S II
Even though the Sony A7R II and Sony A7S II are sharing a few similar features such as 4K internal recording, 5-axis image stabilization, enhanced high-speed auto-focusing along with similar price …
Blackmagic URSA Mini 4K Review & Footage
The majority of the independent filmmaking world is eagerly awaiting the arrival of the URSA Mini cameras and in particular the 4.6K versions. However deliveries are still up in …