Blackmagic Feb 1st Broadcast New Products Announcements
Today, Blackmagic Design took the opportunity to live stream their new 2018 broadcast product updates. On-screen Blackmagic CEO, Grant...
The large format look, continued: shallow focus and stressing old lenses
I’ve been getting some play time with RED’s new Weapon camera with a Monstro sensor at Videofax in San...
The “large format” look: Sigma primes on a RED Monstro, in 8K
What’s the big deal about large format cinematography? Shallow focus on wide shots. It’s a big deal. One of...
Meet Me at Arri Burbank on January 19th
If you’ve got some time to spare on January 19th, and you’re near Burbank, stop by and see me...
Panasonic GH5S camcorder/camera proves that less (pixels) is more
At CES 2018, Panasonic just announced the new GH5S to accompany the original GH5 camcorder/camera. In a way, the...
Review: Panasonic AU-EVA1 4K Cine Camera, part 3
This is part 3 of a three-part review; there’s more in part 1 and part 2 [Updated 8 Jan 2018...
Review: Panasonic AU-EVA1 4K Cine Camera, part 2
This is part 2 of a three-part review; there’s more in part 1 and part 3 Display The LCD monitor...
Review: Panasonic AU-EVA1 4K Cine Camera
Panasonic’s $7,345 AU-EVA1 is a Super35mm single-sensor camcorder with a 5.7K Bayer-mask sensor, an EF lens mount, variable frame...
Some thoughts on color, brightness, and contrast
I’m not happy with just knowing that colors work together in artistic ways. I want to know why. Here...
Panavision revives VistaVision for a digital world: part 2
Does large format really create a greater sense of depth and dimensionality in a flat image? Read on to...