Lytro camera gets manual controls, new colors and accessories for exacting light-field fans By Jon Fingas A frequent gripe of Lytro camera owners has been the hands-off nature of the photography, with that signature infinite focus about the only real fine-tuning that’s on tap. As of a fresh firmware upgrade, the light-field camera is much friendlier to demanding shooters. The...
Sony VG900 leaks, packs full-frame sensor into a NEX camcorder
Sony VG900 leaks, packs full-frame sensor into a NEX camcorder Sony must have a fixation on stuffing full-frame sensors into small spaces this year. A fresh photo and details slipping out to Sony Alpha Rumors show what’s billed as the VG900, the first NEX-branded . via $3,300 price for the purportedly imminent launch, the VG900 isn’t an impulse purchase for...
Blackmagic launches Cinema Camera MFT with Micro Four Thirds mount, sans autofocus, for $3K
Blackmagic launches Cinema Camera MFT with Micro Four Thirds mount, sans autofocus, for $3K Blackmagic Design has thrown its Cinema Camera MFT into the Micro Four Thirds arena, but it will only work with lenses that have manual iris and focus capability. via push your “start” button, check the PR for the entire skinny.
Project Aether films northern lights at 100,000 feet using a GoPro camera Sadly we can’t all be spacemen. Commercial travel beyond the atmosphere is getting closer but still priced way, way, way beyond the budgetary constraints of mere human beings. The closest many of us will get to outer space is photography and, thanks to ever-cheaper and ever-more-durable cameras, getting...
Forget the Helicopter: New Drone Cuts Cost of Aerial Video
The average episode of Top Gear runs around $1 million to produce. But those high-style, high-flying – and incredibly expensive – aerial shots just got slightly more affordable with the introduction of a new quadrocopter specifically developed for shooting automotive action. By Damon Lavrinc on May 17, 2012 Read the full story on wired: Forget the Helicopter: New Drone Cuts...
What Exactly Is A Digital Bolex? Fusing Past and Present, D16 Records 2K for Under $3K
DV Magazine featured this great article on one of the retro-tech products that celebrates the old-school analogue aesthetic, whilst combining it with cutting edge digital-generation features, at a prosumer price-point. The Bolex H16 helped to democratize amateur and low-budget filmmaking much in the same way that HDSLRs have opened the doors today—by providing a high-quality but inexpensive tool that puts...
First impressions of Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Blackmagic Design couldn’t have dreamed for a better reception of their new Cinema Camera. With some seeing it as a major challenger for very much more expensive rigs, and even the death of the “big boys”, it will be interesting to see how it deals with the rigors of life in the real-world. eoshd.com have already published two articles that...
Q: What’s after HD? A: 33MP Super Hi-Vision.
For some reason HD is being asked less about these days. I guess that means we’ve all figured out the work-flows involved, and are looking for a new challenge. Q: So what is the prime question now? A: “What comes after HD?” Q: And what is that? A: Why the 33MP resolution video promised by Super Hi-Vision. Here’s a brief...
Press Release: Blackmagic Design Announces Blackmagic Cinema Camera
NAB 2012, Las Vegas, USA – April 16, 2012 – Blackmagic Design today announced Blackmagic Cinema Camera, a revolutionary digital cinema camera design that includes powerful features such as super wide 13 stops of dynamic range, high resolution 2.5K sensor, built in high bandwidth SSD recorder, open file format support, color correction with full version of DaVinci Resolve and a...
