Sony recently announced the RX10 II and the RX100 IV. Both cameras feature the same stacked 1-inch CMOS sensor as the Sony a7R II, and both have a fixed zoom lens from Zeiss. The $1300 RX10 II (below) has a Carl Zeiss 24-200mm f/2.8 Lens (35mm equivalent.) The $950...
A Full-Frame 24-megapixel image Optically stabilized F/1.7 fixed 28MM lens Shutter speed of 1/16000 ISO up to 50,000 No interchangeable-lens body Contrast-detect autofocus Leica Q Shoots 60 fps HD as MP4 Made in Germany The Catch: $4,250
by Donald Barrett If there’s anything most inexperienced producers face with a certain level of dread, it’s the challenge of editing and finishing a show. Those who have a year or two of experience with Final Cut Pro (why would you edit on anything else?) won’t find...
Pay by MC, Visa, Discover, Amex 1. Go to PayPal.com 2. Click Pay or Send Money > Pay For Goods or Services. 3. Enter this PayPal address: [email protected] $100/hr for coaching. Specify how many hours and include your phone or email address so we can...
M Disks are available now at Amazon. The M-DISC is short for Millennial Disc. It is a write-once optical disc technology that's available in DVD and Blu-ray. It uses an inorganic metal oxide layer to store the data, which should have very long term stability...
In video much of our work is done at our computers. Everything in post production encourages us to sit. As Oscar-winning editor, Walter Murch, says "I would encourage anyone who is an editor to stand while you edit." There are some good health reasons to do so. Many...
Making broadcast quality video with a smart phone is easier than you might think. When I was working in New York as a freelance cameraman for shows like ABC's 20/20, CBS's 60 Minutes and many more, the cameras we used in those days cost about $60,000. Today that same...
Ikegami and the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) have joined forces to create the first handheld 8K video camera, the Ikegami SHK-810. Ikegami’s previous 8K camnera is ten times the size. The SHK-810 is intended for both studio and field production. It weighs less...
The Digital Bolex D16 cinema camera was originally funded on Kickstarter as we reported back in 2012. It is now a real product. This 2k camera makes cinematic quality video and the prices start at $3000. This beautifully shot promo shows off what the D16 can do....
A video deposition is a legal document that must be created a certain way for it to stand up in court. This is a recording rather than a work of art. For instance, you can't zoom in for a close-up like you might in a documentary interview. Jeffrey Menton owns Valuable...
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