New glass a plenty: Canon, tokina, tamron, samyang and voigtlander launch new lenses
By Dan Chung This month has seen the launch of several new lenses that are of interest to DSLR video shooters: Today Canon launched the new 24-70 2.8L USM II, a 24mm f2.8 IS and a 28mm f2.8 IS. Eagerly awaited by many pros the new version of the 24-70 does not feature an image...
Nikon launch the D800 – a dslr with audio monitoring for $2999 US
By Dan Chung Today Nikon took the wraps off what must be the worst kept camera secret in recent times. The D800 is an all-round professional DSLR for those who value resolution over speed for their stills. It has an all new 36.3 megapixel full frame sensor with a 7360 x 4912 resolution. As standard...
Sony intros new lenses, issues updates and drops the F3 S-log upgrade price
By Matt Allard Big news from Sony USA this week. You can now purchase the S-log upgrade for your F3 for a mere $899 US. This is no doubt a direct response to the launch of the Canon C300. The S-log upgrade was $3800 and came on a SxS card. The $899 price lasts until...
Life in Singapore – captured with a 60D and a Kessler Pocketdolly
By Rick Macomber Life in Singapore from Rick Macomber on Vimeo. For me travelling to Singapore has become like slipping into my favorite pair of shoes – Comfortable. It’s become my favorite city to visit – metropolitan, diverse people, great food and they speak english. And I’ve also grown somewhat accustomed to the long flight....
Enter: The Year of the Dragon – five filmmakers record the spectacular display
By Jonah Kessel 2012: The Year of the Dragon from Jonah Kessel on Vimeo. The plan was simple: to one-up ourselves. One year earlier friends and filmmakers Paul Morris, Kit Gillet and myself decided to make a short video documenting some of the fireworks in Beijing as China celebrated the Lunar New Year. In fact,...
Ultrawide news: New Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 version 2
By Dan Chung Wide angle users with APS-C/Super35mm cameras are well catered for by the excellent Tokina 11-16mm f2.8. It’s my personal favourite ultra wide angle zoom thanks to it’s constant f2.8 aperture and 77mm filter thread size. It is now firmly established as the number one choice for many large sensor video camera shooters...
Ultrawide news: Fotodiox filter solution for Nikon 14-24mm f2.8
By Dan Chung Right in time for the launch of the Nikon D4 and Canon EOS-1DX comes an elegant front filter solution from Fotodiox that allows the use of screw in neutral density filters on the popular 14-24mm f2.8 Nikkor lens. The lens is very sharp and has been very popular with both Nikon and...
Conurus and Metabones launch $399 Canon EF to Sony NEX smart adapter
By Dan Chung Lens adapter maker Metabones and Conurus have developed a smart adapter to allow the use of Canon EF glass on Sony NEX cameras like the FS100, NEX5n and VG20. It gives control of aperture and also apparently image stabilisation too. It is similar to the MTF services adapter which we previously featured...
A strap that changed my life
By Jonah Kessel I can break all reviews into two categories: those that are solicited, and those that are not. This is the latter. And I write this unsolicited review because I believe Blackrapid’s straps have changed my life in a significantly positive way. DSLR News Shooter is a great resource for finding out about...
What we thought of the Canon C300 – four working pros give their views
By Dan Chung After a long day shooting out on location with a pre-production Canon C300 I invited DOP Andy Jackson, James Velacott of Cherryduck productions and Guardian freelance shooter Felix Clay to discuss their thoughts about the new camera with me. Below is a quickly thrown together video of our discussion. Dslrnewsshooter C300 discussion...
‘Bob the aviator’ – a Canon C300 short doc
By Dan Chung I’ve been lucky enough to test a pre-production Canon C300 for the past few days. I’m really happy to post this short story collabrative project shot entirely on the camera. I was joined last Sunday by DOP Andy Jackson who regularly shoots for the BBC, James Velacott of Cherryduck productions and freelance...
Nikon’s James Banfield demonstrates the video functions of the D4
By Dan Chung Yesterday I had a chance to get a hands-on with a pre-production Nikon D4 at the company’s UK headquarters. James Banfield of Nikon UK demonstrates the video functions in the video below. We tried the camera’s clean HDMI output with the Zacuto EVF and Atomos Ninja and I can confirm that it...
