Modular Cameras Continue to Revolutionize The Industry
Camera “concepts” are a dime a dozen. BUT…I always love it when smart designers take an idea we take for granted–like that consumer/pro-sumer camera made up of a singular body with various other moving parts–and totally shreds it. This is the case with numerous new/emerging manufactures at the moment…RED, GoPro, and even iPhone all fall...
Leica Updates Its Compact Camera Lineup with the X2 and V-Lux 40
The M Monochrom B&W rangefinder wasn’t the only camera Leica unveiled today — the company also announced two new models in its compact camera lineup. The first is the X2, successor to the X1 of 2009. It’s an APS-C sensor camera that features 16.2-megapixels, a fixed 24mm Elmarit f/2.8 ASPH lens, a 2.7-inch LCD screen,...
Best Photo Locations: Abandoned Six Flags In New Orleans
If you’re primarily an on-location photographer or filmmaker, then you know how much value a great location can add to the shoot. So today I’m introducing another Series (ala the ‘Emerging Talent’ and others…) where I feature supercool locations around the world. Stuff I discover, stuff that other send me, places I’d love to shoot....
Pricing announced for Sony FS700…and it may surprise you
When Sony announced the FS700 a few weeks ago, the expected price was “under $10,000″. For most filmmakers this was a still a great price for all the features crammed into the camera. Today Sony has officially announced the price of the camera and it’s $2,000 less then we all expected. $7999 will get you...
Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera available for preorder
If you haven’t heard about the Blackmagic Design Cinema Camera then you must have had your head under a rock for the past two weeks. This camera made a big splash at NAB when it was announced to have interchangeable lenses, 13 stops of dynamic range and 2.5K RAW recording all for under $3K. Watch...
Canon EOS 5D Mark III – Product Advisory – Top LCD light leak resolution
Canon USA has officially published today their resolution about the “top LCD light leak issue” found on the Canon EOS 5D Mark III: Product Advisories To Users of the Canon EOS 5D Mark III Digital SLR Camera Thank you for using Canon products. Concerning the EOS 5D Mark III digital SLR camera, when the...
Canon Adds to Their Cinema EOS Line with the C500 and 1DC 4K HDSLR
After what seems like only a few weeks since the 5D Mark II and the C300, Canon releases two more cameras: the C500 and the 4K capable 1D C. The C500 boasts features such as raw output upgrades, two monitor outputs, up to 60fps in 4K and much more. All current information points to a...
Canon Cinema EOS 1D C
From Canon:
With an 18.1-megapixel full-frame 24mm x 36mm Canon CMOS sensor, the camera records 8-bit 4:2:2 Motion JPEG 4K video to the camera’s CF memory card at 24 frames-per-second.
Well that’s one way to create a sharp 1080p image.
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Canon Announces EOS-1D C DSLR with 4K Video capability
UPDATE – April 13, 2012: Some comments added: At first sight, and according to DPReview: “Unlike the C300, the EOS-1D C does not offer zebra striping or peaking focus aids, which the company sees as being more important in single-person operated documentary settings, rather than the rig-and-crew situations it expects the 1D C to be...
From Skulls to Spam Cans — These Cameras Are SuperCool & SuperWeird
My homies over at Flavorwire ran a really cool gallery of cameras made out of unusual stuff–like trees, shells, and–like you see in the photo above, a turtle shell (no turtles were harmed in the making…only natural causes of death…)… Which got me thinking: cameras have been along so long, people have had the chance...
Smuggled Camera Gear Worth Over $60 Million Seized in China
This past Wednesday, customs officers in China announced the bust of a gigantic camera smuggling operation and the arrest of 14 suspects connected with the illegal transportation of $63.5 million worth of camera equipment. The smuggling ring has allegedly smuggled 60,204 cameras, 13,623 lenses, 483 flashes, 1,025 video cameras, and 348 projectors. Since camera equipment...
