NAB 2011 – Interesting gear we didn’t have time to check out part 2: Best of the Rest
So this is my last post from NAB 2011 – only 2 days late. I had a great time seeing old friends, meeting new ones and of course checking out all the new toys. I’d like to thank the dslrnewsshooter crew members Seppe Van Grieken and Johnnie Behiri for their tireless work during the show....
NAB 2011 – Combined V-lock battery plate and HDMI splitter with multi voltage outputs from FV Light
Chinese manufacturer FV Light show an unusual combined V-lock battery plate and HDMI splitter with multiple power tap outputs with different voltages. There is also an option to power the Canon 5DMkII, 7D or 60D with a special cable. FV Light also showed an inexpensive $10 follow focus gear. Many Chinese companies showed what appeared...
NAB 2011 – Technicolor demonstrate the Cinestyle picture style for canon dslr video
Joshua Pines of Technicolor talks to us about the ‘Cinestyle’ picture profile they have developed for Canon DSLR cameras. Designed to give footage from cameras like the 5DMkII maximum room for colour correction and grading in post production. This is done by using a REC 709 log curve instead of a standard gamma curve to...
Turntables in the camps – Simon Weyhe shoots a dslr documentary in Lebanon and Jordan
Turntables in the camps from simon weyhe on Vimeo. I recently spent twelve days in Lebanon and it was an adventure and an experience I will never forget; I saw another side of the world. I was traveling with Simon Lebon and Martin Fernando from Den Sorte Skole and Rita and Lei from Ladybox, who...
Al Jazeera’s Omar Khalifa uses the Canon 7D to shoot documentary hybrid
By Omar Khalifa I’m always trying to break the rules. This time I seized my opportunity during the shoot for Al Jazeera’s Rageh Omaar Report in Lebanon, building some side projects on the 7D. I was Assistant Producer for the programme and shooting second camera, particularly for interviews. I wanted to capture some behind the...
Varavon Loupe EX, Armor Mini rig system
Korean accessory manufacturer Varavon have released some pictures of their new line of DSLR loupes and rigs. Not much detail at the moment but the solution for the Panasonic GH1 and GH2 certainly looks interesting. You can check them out on the man...
Chinese New Year goes with a bang for shooters Jonah Kessel and Paul Morris with Canon DSLRs
By Jonah Kessel As 1.4 billion Chinese people celebrated the Lunar New Year yesterday, cameraman Paul Morris, journalist Kit Gillet and myself packed our bags to capture the remarkable pyro-chaos welcoming the Year of the Rabbit. According to ancient Chinese mythology, an evil spirit known as Nian (年) would terrorize villagers on the first day...
Gear roundup – a quick look at some new video products suitable for DSLR
Here’s a quick roundup of some interesting bits of gear that have caught my eye in the past week or two: Ikan has a new LED light range. Most interesting is the ILED-One which at only $99 but has a metal body and a choice of 3200 or 5600K colour temperatures. Kessler Crane has a...
Nathan Mauger shoots captivating timelapse of Beijing on a Canon Eos7D
Nathan Mauger is a Beijing-based freelance cameraman who has shot for the likes of National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, BMW, Porsche, Mercedes Benz, Rolex, CNN, CNBC, ESPN, CBS, Bloomberg, Louis Vuitton and Nike. In January 2010 I bought a Canon 7D kit solely for the purpose of shooting video. I’ve always loved doing time...
Sean Gallagher shoots multimedia for the Pulitzer Center with a Canon 7D
The Chinese Alligator: Species On The Brink from Sean Gallagher on Vimeo. In April of 2010, I was awarded a grant from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, to cover the issue of China’s disappearing wetlands. This provided me with the first opportunity to seriously shoot video on assignment with a Canon 7D. As I...
Spaces available on October 29th for my first ever London workshop with the F-Stop Academy
I’ll be back in the UK at the end of this month for my first ever UK workshop on HDDSLR. Here’s the full info: Den Lennie & F-Stop Academy presents: A one Day DSLR Video Workshop featuring Dan Chung 29th October 2010 10am-5pm Lunch and afternoon tea included Venue: The London Filter Company, Details here...
Dying To Live – inside South Korea’s ‘Coffin academy’ by Al Jazeera’s Matthew Allard
Dying To Live from Matthew Allard on Vimeo. In South Korea, many people “die” to learn how to live. The country’s Coffin Academies may sound strange, but they have become very popular and even large companies like Samsung have made it mandatory for employees to attend. The idea is for individuals to think about what...
