Sunday, November 16, 2008

RED ONE: Obsolete Already?

Adam Wilt | 11/16- 11:54 PM

Where does the current RED hubbub leave the RED ONE?

An R1 yesterday. It doesn’t look too worried.

With last Thursday’s epic announcement (pun intended) from RED, the other shoe has fallen.

Four years ago at DV Expo 2004, a couple of folks working on what was then simply called the “Oakley Special Project” took me aside to discuss a top-secret operation, launched in a remote mountain stronghold in southern California. Eccentric millionaire playboy Jim Jannard (it seems like most modern superheroes have that as a lifestyle description), a camera fancier with something like 1,500 cameras in his personal collection, had decided to build the One Camera to Rule Them All… only it wasn’t one camera.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Here is RED Scarlet / Epic

Scott Gentry | 11/13- 09:15 AM

As a follow up to Mike’s spec post…

Monday, November 10, 2008

Review: Hood-Pro Sock-loupe

Adam Wilt | 11/10- 06:54 PM

$80 turns your PMW-EX1’s LCD into a big, beautiful viewfinder.

The Hood-Pro Sock-loupe turns the EX1’s LCD into an EVF.

Lots of people have said, “if only there were a viewfinder lens I could mount on the PMW-EX1‘s LCD, I’d be happy.” Palm Desert shooter Mike Stevens not only said it, he did it: his Hood-Pro hood is a strap-on LCD hood, and the Sock-loupe is, well, a sock with a +7 diopter loupe sewn into the toe. Pull the sock over the hood, and hey presto! You’ve turned the LCD into an eye-level EVF, arguably better than the one on the EX3. The floppy sock squishes up against your face, whether or not you wear glasses, providing a good seal against extraneous light, while the two-element lens provides a close-up, detailed view of the LCD.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Redrock Micro Launches Cinema Accessories for Video DSLRs

Matt Jeppsen | 10/23- 08:00 AM

Redrock delivers the missing link for transforming new Canon, Nikon video DSLRs into production-ready cinema solutions

October 23, 2008 Dallas, TX – Redrock Micro, the leading provider of cinema accessories for digital filmmakers, today launched new cinema accessory bundles for video DSLR cameras from Nikon, Canon and others. These Redrock products deliver the necessary form factor, support, and features that transform video DSLRs into full-fledged, production-ready cinema tools. 

“Canon is very pleased with the tremendous response the new Canon 5D Mark II has generated from the filmmaking community,” said David Sparer, Senior Manager, Professional Products Marketing for Canon USA. “We are excited about what Redrock’s products bring to the table, expanding the 5D Mark II’s potential with the form factor and tools needed for digital cinema production.”

The latest releases of video DSLRs produce amazing high quality HD video and deliver the advantages of 35mm lenses, but remain awkward for use in video and movie production. Redrock accessories bring the needed cinema form factor, support, and features to video DSLRs, including:

- Rock-solid 15mm support system
- Follow focus for accurate and repeatable focusing
- Swing-away mattebox for light management and easy access to changing lenses
- Shoulder mount and handgrips for steady handheld use
- Support cage for enhanced stability and low angle shots

Redrock accessories are highly regarded as high quality, extremely affordable solutions designed for ownership. The modular approach allows photographers and videographers to select only those items needed, and expand as their needs grow.

“We have taken our expertise from years of developing low cost, high quality cinema accessories for independent filmmakers and have now made them available for video DSLRs,” said James Hurd, Chief Revolutionary for Redrock Micro. “This new breed of cameras combined with Redrock cinema accessories creates a powerful package for producing incredibly high quality cinema results.”

“The Redrock cinema accessories complete the picture for me,” said Vincent Laforet, Pulitzer prize-winning photographer and author of the buzz-creating clip ‘Reverie’ shot with a prototype Canon 5D Mark II. “The 5D Mark II combined with Redrock gear creates a new era of low cost, incredibly high performance options for indie filmmakers. I have never been more excited to be involved in digital still and motion photography.”

The Redrock bundles for video DSLRs are being showcased at Photo Plus in New York October 23-25th in the Canon and Zeiss booths.
The Redrock Micro video DSLR bundles are available to ship November 1, 2008 and can be found at www.redrockmicro.com.

About Redrock Micro
Redrock Microsystems delivers high quality cinema accessories for digital filmmakers at revolutionary prices. Redrock Micro’s products are designed to enhance DV, HD and video DSLR cameras including Panasonic, Sony, Canon, and JVC for true cinema-style shooting. At the heart of the Redrock family is the award-winning Redrock M2 Cinema Lens adapter, which creates the shallow depth of field, angle of view, and focus techniques typically only found in 35mm motion pictures. Additional cinema accessories include the microFollowFocus, microMattebox, microSupport system, and microShoulderMount. Through a unique business approach of direct-to-customer and build-to-order, Redrock delivers the quality and features of premium solutions at a fraction of the price. This approach is ideal for independent filmmakers, owners/operators, film educators and students, and budget-conscious moviemakers. Redrock Micro has offices in Dallas, Texas, and Hollywood, California. Redrock Micro can be reached at and www.redrockmicro.com.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

PMW-EX1 Firmware 1.11

Adam Wilt | 10/21- 04:15 PM

Sony’s 1.11 firmware updates older EX1s with bug fixes, new features.

23.98PsF output is available on EX1s with firmware 1.11.

I’ve upgraded our PMW-EX1 from firmware version 1.03 to firmware version 1.11 and I can happily verify the following improvements…

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Anything Worth Backing Up…

Chris Meyer | 10/19- 07:57 PM

...is worth backing up twice. To good media.

Recently, there was a good discussion on the MediaMotion After Effects list about archiving projects. Some use RAIDs and shared network storage devices; some use tape drives such as the Quantum LTO-3; some use stacks of DVDs; some use raw hard disks with adaptors like the Wiebetech ComboDock (which Art Adams wrote about a few weeks ago). However, three universal themes emerged:

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