NAB 2012: AbelCine shows $38K Fujinion Cabrio ENG style cine lens F3 setup
By technical editor Matthew Allard:
Want to shoot ENG style large sensor video? got $38K spare? Andy Shipsides of AbelCine has the new Fujinon Cabrio cine zoom with ENG style servo control rigged to a Sony F3 and AbleCine ENG viewfinder kit. I got a ha...
NAB 2012: Technicolor show CineLight simple colour correction and grading software
By technical editor Matt Allard:
Technicolor’s new CineLights software is marketed as a straightforward way to colour correct and grade footage shot with log style gamma curve material. We speak to the company about it.
NAB 2012: Zacuto new plasma light demo
By techincal Editor Matt Allard:
Jens from Zacuto demonstrates the company’s new Plasmalight at NAB 2012.
NAB 2012: JuiceLinked RM333 audio adapter for Canon EOS5D mkIII and Nikon D800
By technical editor Matt Allard:
Juicedlink’s Robert Rozak talks to me about the new Juicedlink RM333 audio adapter for Canon 5D mkIII and Nikon D800 at NAB 2012.
NAB 2012: Matt Allard talks to Den Lennis about shooting with the Sony NEX FS700
By technical Editor Matt Allard:
Den Lennie of the F-Stop Academy was kind enough to spend some time discussing his experiences with the new Sony NEX FS700 with the Dslrnewsshooter team.
NAB 2012: Kessler Crane new products – mini Stealth slider, quick release system and Fusion system
By technical editor Matt Allard:
Eric Kessler of Kessler Crane walks us through his latest products – some of which look like they are going to be well suited to news and documentary shooters.
NAB 2012: Matt Allard talks in detail to Blackmagic about their $2995 Digital Cinema Camera
By technical editor Matt Allard: We managed to get an in depth preview of the new Blackmagic Digital Cinema camera in the show hall at NAB 2012 today. The camera offers some exciting features at what will be a breakthrough price if they deliver the on the image quality. It has a Micro 4/3 sensor...
NAB 2012: New Zeiss lenses including the 70-200 T2.9, 15mm and 135mm compact primes and CP.2 superspeeds
By technical editor Matt Allard: Richard Schleuning of Zeiss took the time to talk me through the company’s new line of lenses. In Cine style these include the new 70-200 T2.9, 15mm and 135mm Compact primes and 35, 50 and 85mm super speed CP.2s. He also showed the new 15mm f2.8 ZF stills lens. All...
NAB 2012: Jag35 show new support rigs and improved wireless follow focus
By technical editor Matt Allard:
Jag35 have been busy prepping new products for NAB this year. They have a new shoulder support for the Red Scarlet, an improved wireless follow focus system, dslr shoulder rigs and friction based follow focus for Canon...
Blackmagic Design launch $2995 2.5K large sensor digital cinema camera
By technical editor Matt Allard:
Blackmagic Design have announced a high spec digital cinema camera at a breakthrough price of $2995 US. We have spoken at length to Blackmagic today and will have more detailed info later.
NAB 2012: Zacuto demonstrate Recoil rigs for Canon C500, C300, Sony FS100 and Red Scarlet
By technical editor Matt Allard:
Since their announcement last week we have been keen to check out just how the new Zacuto recoil rigs with Tornado remote focus actually work. Steve Weiss of Zacuto was kind enough to give us a look at the system before...
Tsunami one year on – by Al Jazeera’s Matt Allard
By technical editor Matt Allard The Invisible Enemy from Matthew Allard on Vimeo. Over the past twelve months, I have spent more than 150 days in Japan covering the initial earthquake and tsunami and the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, which continues to haunt the country today. I was back this time to cover...



