Monday, November 10, 2008

Adam Wilt | 11/10- 06:54 PM

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

Matt Jeppsen | 10/23- 08:00 AM

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

Adam Wilt | 10/21- 04:15 PM

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

Chris Meyer | 10/19- 07:57 PM

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:

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Adam Wilt | 10/07- 09:15 PM

The business end of the HVR-Z5.

There were a couple of unexpected surprises at VMI’s mini-Sony show today in Sunnyvale, CA. While the HVR-S270 and PMW-EX3 camcorders, the PMW-EX30 SxS recorder/player, wireless mics, and LCD displays were the main attractions, Sony also fetched along one of three prototype HVR-Z5 camcorders currently in the USA, as well as a fiber-connected studio setup for the EX3. I also saw the B4-mount lens adapter for the EX3.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Adam Wilt | 09/30- 05:41 PM

The US$8320 (street price) Sony PMW-EX3 is an eight-pound, high-definition “chainsaw” camcorder with three 1/2” CMOS sensors. It’s essentially a repackaged EX1—true 1920x1080 sensors, 1080 and 720-line XDCAM EX recording on SxS cards, variable frame rates, wide-latitude cine gammas, hugely tweakable—with an interchangeable lens mount, an impressive EVF, and improved ergonomics. Like the EX1, it makes stunning HD images, and like the EX1, it’s a handheld handful.

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