HDSLR Electronic Follow Focus Control from Manfrotto… 1st of Its Kind
This product is what so many HDSLR shooters have been waiting for… Manfrotto just announced an electronic follow focus system for DSLR cameras with two versions: a clamp system (control attaches to flat surfaces, or to pipes and tubes) and a pro version (ability to switch between photo and video, focus control, rec/stop/shutter release, live view...
VizTools: HandiZoom DSLR Shooting Solution for ENG
With the need to shoot on the fly for ENG or situations that only allow for a quick shot such as concerts or other events, the VizTool HandiZoom looks to be an exciting answer to the DSLR shooter issues with focus and zoom while staying compact and on the fly. It seems to adopt the...
Selective Focus Can Be Your Friend — Tilt Photography on the Cheap
Hey photo friends – Erik here. While I’m typically the video guy around these parts, I wanted to hop on the blog to quickly tell you about a piece of camera gear that I’ve been enjoying lately. I picked up a Tilt Transformer from Lensbaby about a month ago and it’s now a permanent piece...
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...
DitoGear™ InMotion NAB 2012 plus a $2500 DitoGear giveaway!
Tweet Are you going to NAB? If so, you’ll definitely want to stop in to one or more of these DitoGear sessions! Not only that, but whether you are going to NAB or not, you’ll want to enter this give away of one a DitoGear™ OmniSlider 1.0m that is worth USD $2500.00! Please read about...
FROM THE FUTURE: Fully Remote Photography + Video For Less Than $100
I don’t know these Galileo guys, but I want to know them now. After you’ve pondered this video for about a quarter of a second and fully comprehending the future of this device and others like it — all the way down to how it might affect your job, your future and your career path...
Quickly start and stop video recording with the Stedi-Shot DSLR Trigger
As great as DSLR video cameras are, the ergonomics are still a bit lacking. Something as simple as starting your video recording requires a reaching to the back of the camera which can be quite inconvenient if on a shoulder rig. The Stedi-Shot makes it easy to keep your hands on your shoulder rig while...
TrekPak Camera Bag Insert Adjusts with Pins Rather Than Velcro
TrekPak is a new padded camera bag insert that does away with the annoyances of velcro by introducing a new pin system for adjusting dividers: What makes TrekPak really unique, is that you won’t find any Velcro. When you try to adjust a normal gear bag while out in the field, you know how frustrating...
CPM Camera Rigs announces affordable DSLR Geared Head
I’ve had the privilege of watching the latest innovation from CPM Camera Rigs evolve over the past two years. The vision was to bring a low cost, lightweight geared head to the market for small cameras. With a MSRP of $2500, CPM has succeeded. While some will see $2.5K for a video head as expensive,...
DIY Gyroscopic Camera Stabilizer Made On the Cheap
Physics guru David Prutchi recently came across a line of professional grade gyroscopic camera stabilizers by Kenyon Laboratories. They cost thousands of dollars each, but Prutchi noticed that the designs hadn’t changed much since they were first patented in the 1950s. He then set out to create his own DIY version using low-cost gyroscopes from...
Video Blog/Update from Aspen-Snowmass Campaign Shoot — Day 3
Heading into Day 3 during our Aspen/Snowmass campaign, the weather report was looking sketchy. Lo and behold, we were completely wrong–the weather shifted to pure glory and we were able to make some amazing photos again today with the collaboration of a solid crew. Thought I’d save some time/energy from doing some typing, so here’s...
